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User Manual of High-End RDS/EON
Car Radio System CCR612 (V0.3)
Application Note
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6.5.2 PTY functions
CCR612 offers the user the possibility to search for a station with a certain userselected PTY code. When
key PTY is pressed, the currently received PTY code is displayed. If no PTY code is received the display
will show "NO PTY" . By pressing the key FREQ-UP or FREQ-DOWN, the user can select the PTY code
of his choice. When key PTY is pressed for 2 seconds (while the radio is in the PTY selecting mode), the
radio will start a PTY searchfor the selected PTY code. Figure 17 shows how to select aprogramme type.
Only one programme type can be selected.
PTY
FREQ UP
FREQ DOWN
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
VARIED
POP M
ROCK M
M.O.R. M
LIGHT M
CLASSIC
OTHER M
ALARM
PTY
6 Sec timeout or
other key,
cancel PTY select
mode
Start PTY Scan in up direction
RDS RBDS
NEWS
INFORM
SPORTS
TALK
ROCK
CLS ROCK
ADLT HIT
SOFT RCK
TOP 40
COUNTRY
OLDIES
SOFT
NOSTALGA
JAZZ
CLASSICL
R & B
SOFT R&B
LANGUAGE
REL MUSIC
REL TALK
PERSNLTY
PUBLIC
TEST
ALERT!
> 2 sec.
Figure 17 Selecting the PTY code
PTY codes "ALARM" / "TEST" / "ALERT!" can not be selected. The radio will respond to a PTY alarm
message in the same way as a TA traffic announcement, independent of TA mode. For the USA
application the RBDS PTY table is used.
During a PTY search the PTY icon blinks. When the radio receives a PTY code, the PTY icon is on.
When TA mode is on during a PTY search, the radio will first try to find a station which is a traffic station
with the correct PTY code. When no such station can be found (even not in Dx mode), the radio will drop
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