AVR 11 (serv.man5) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 18

Operation

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The AVR11 allows you to scan for a
specific PTY by using the following steps:

Press the 

(

button until the RDS

indicator illuminates.

Press the 

%

button on the front

panel. The information display will read

PTY SEL

. While this display is still

visible press the 

&

button to scroll up or down through the
list of possible programme types until the
desired PTY is shown in the display.

While your desired PTY is still visible in
the display press the 

%

button

again. The tuner will scan through the
stations in the preset memory for those
that match the desired PTY.

When the scan is finished a list of the
preset locations for the RDS stations
broadcasting the selected programme will
appear briefly in the display window 
(i.e., 

04/13/26

). The unit will

automatically tune to the station in the
group with the strongest signal. 

NOTE: Make note of the preset locations
shown, as you may wish to manually
select an alternate station. Although all
stations indicated will be broadcasting
the same programme type, they may not
be broadcasting the identical
programme.

Radio Text (RT) Display
Some stations include additional
information in their RDS transmissions
such as information about the station,
the current programme or the current
musical selection’s title or artist. Since
this information may be too long to fit in
the standard RDS display, the RADIO
TEXT (RT) function will automatically
scroll the text across the information
display.

To view the RT display you must be
listening to a station that is transmitting
RDS data. Press the 

*

button on the

front panel to access the display.

The word 

TEXT

will flash in the display

window as the receiver checks for an RT
message. If a message is detected it will
automatically scroll across the display. To
return to the standard RDS display, press
the 

*

button again, or switch to a

different input. 

NOTE: The RT function requires a strong
signal for proper operation. If you receive
a partial message or see letters in the text
replaced with asterisks (“

*

”) try slowly

adjusting the FM antenna to improve the
signal strength or tune to another,
stronger, RDS station.

Programme Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to
encode broadcasts with Programme Type
(PTY) codes that indicate the type of
material being broadcast. The following
list shows the abbreviation used to
indicate each PTY in the front panel
information display along with an
explanation of the PTY:

• 

NEWS

• 

AFFAIRS

: Political and current

events

• 

INFO

: General information, financial

and trading news, medical conference
and weather information

• 

SPORT

: Sporting Events

• 

EDUCATE

: Scholastic and industrial

education programmes

• 

DRAMA

: Broadcast plays and literature

performances

• 

CULTURE

: Cultural, religion and

community programmes

• 

SCIENCE

: Scientific and technical

programmes

• 

VARIED

: Entertainment

• 

POP M

: Popular music

• 

ROCK M

: Rock music

• 

M O R

: Middle of the Road Music

• 

LIGHT M

: Light Classical Music

• 

CLASSICS

: Serious Classical Music

• 

OTHER M

: Other types of musical

programmes. i.e., Jazz, Reggae, Rap, etc.

• 

ALARM

: Emergency Warnings

• 

NONE

:(PTY Undefined)

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