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4Press ENTER.
Example:
5Press Cursor Y/5 to change the 
setting.
6Press ENTER.
The current VFP settings appear again.
7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other 
parameters.
8Press VFP.
NOTE
 Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the 
procedure, the setting at that time will be stored.
7While stopped
1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 
program window appears on the TV 
screen.
2Follow the instructions that appears on 
the TV screen to program the desired 
chapters/ tracks.
 For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 18.)
 The content’s numbers that you have to specify for 
programming varies depending on the disc type:
DVD VIDEO: Titles and chapters
VCD, SVCD, CD: TracksDVD AUDIO, MP3, WMA, MPEG4:
Groups and tracks
 Before you program the tracks in bonus group on a DVD 
AUDIO, perform the procedure of “Playing back a bonus 
group” (see page 19) to turn on the BONUS indicator on the 
display window.
 You can specify the chapters/tracks whose number is up to 
99.
 (For CD, SVCD or VCD) When the total playback time 
exceeds 99 minutes 59 seconds, “–:–” will appear on the 
display window. But, it is possible to continue 
programming.To clear the programs one by one from the last 
entered number
Press CANCEL repeatedly.
To clear all programs
Press 7.
You can also clear the program by turning off the system.
3Press 3 (play button) to start Program 
Playback.
If all of the programmed tracks/files have been played back, 
playback stops and the program window appears again. Note 
that program setting remains. 
To check the program contents
During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program window 
appears.
To quit the Program mode
While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program 
window and “RANDOM” disappears from the TV screen.
NOTE
 The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.
 Program Playback may not work for some discs.
You can play titles or 
tracks on a disc in 
random order.
7While stopped
1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 
“RANDOM” appears on the TV screen.
2Press 3 (play button).
After playing all titles/tracks on the disc, the system stops 
playback and quits the Random mode.
To quit the Random mode
While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program 
window and “RANDOM” disappear from the TV screen.
You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system.
NOTE
 The same title/track will not be played back more than once during 
Random Playback.
Program Playback
USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS.
USE CANCEL TO DELETE THE PROGRAM.
Random Playback
See page 20 for button locations.
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Repeating the current selection
7For DVD VIDEO:
During playback
For VCD/SVCD:
During playback without PBC 
function
For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/
JPEG/MPEG4:
During playback or stopped
When using the REPEAT button:
Press REPEAT.
Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes.
* During playback of a JPEG disc, “REPEAT GROUP” and 
“REPEAT ALL” do not appear on the TV screen.
NOTE
 When the Program mode is active with a DVD AUDIO, VCD, 
SVCD, or CD, the Repeat mode changes in the same manner.
Note that, however, in the “ ” mode the system repeats all the 
programmed tracks, instead of all tracks on the disc.
 For DVD VIDEO and DVD AUDIO, REPEAT ALL may not be 
available depending on the disc.
When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/
WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 disc):
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
the Repeat mode.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
To cancel Repeat Playback
Select “OFF” in step 4.
Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat]
You can repeat playback of a 
desired part by specifying the 
beginning (point A) and 
ending (point B).
7During playback
When using the A-B RPT button:
1Press A-B RPT at the beginning of the 
part you want to repeat (point A).
The repeat mode indicator “ ” appears on the display 
window.
2Press A-B RPT again at the end of the 
part you want to repeat (point B).
The repeat mode indicator on the display window changes to 
“ ” and A-B Repeat Playback starts. The selected 
part of the disc (between point A and B) is played repeatedly.
To cancel
Press A-B RPT during A-B Repeat Playback.
Repeat Playback
Display 
windowTV screen Meanings
Repeats the current group for 
DVD AUDIO/MP3/WMA/
JPEG/MPEG4 disc.
REPEAT 
GROUP*
Repeats the current title for 
DVD VIDEO.
Repeats all tracks/files for 
VCD/SVCD/CD/MP3/WMA/
JPEG/MPEG4 disc.
REPEAT ALL*
 1Repeats the current track for 
DVD AUDIO/VCD/SVCD/
CD/MP3/WMA/MPEG4 disc.
REPEAT TRACK, 
REPEAT STEP
Repeats the current chapter for 
DVD VIDEO.
REPEAT STEP
No 
indicationRepeat mode is off.
The system plays back the disc 
normally.
C11:31:01
Repeat mode indicator
See page 20 for button locations.
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When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
“A-B”.
5Press ENTER at the beginning of the 
part you want to repeat (point A).
6Press ENTER at the end of the part you 
want to repeat (point B).
A-B Repeat Playback starts.
7Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
To cancel
Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER.
NOTE
 When playing back a DVD VIDEO, A-B Repeat Playback is possible 
only within the same title.
 “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.
You can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection.
On the center unit ONLY:
While the system is turned off
 The system turns on and “LOCKED” appears on the display 
window.
 If you try to eject the disc, “LOCKED” appears to indicate that 
the tray is locked.
To cancel
Carry out the same operation again.
 The system turns on and “UNLOCKED” appears on the display 
window.
NOTE
 This function also takes effect for the sources other than DVD.
 Before you start operation;
There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is 
cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
1Press SETTING.
Example:
2Press Cursor Y/5 to select the item 
you want to set.
 BAL (Balance):
You can adjust the balance between the front left and front 
right speakers.
 DEC (Decode):
When you play an external source (AUX DIGITAL is 
selected as a source) that was encoded with Dolby Digital or 
DTS Digital Surround, the following symptoms may occur;
 No sound comes out at the beginning of playback.
 Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters 
or tracks.
AUT (Auto)/PCM:Normally select this. The system 
automatically detects the incoming signals.
DOLBY D: Select this if the symptoms above occur 
when playing a disc (or software) encoded 
with Dolby Digital.
DTS: Select this if the symptoms above occur 
when playing a disc (or software) encoded 
with DTS Digital Surround.
 A. POS (Audio Position):
Set the audio position of subwoofer so that the subwoofer 
level can be automatically adjusted properly. (The smaller 
the number becomes, the more the level decreases 
automatically when listening in stereo.)
3Press Cursor 3/2 to make an 
adjustment or selection.
Example:
The adjustment display automatically disappears a few 
seconds later with the current setting.
NOTE
 When “DOLBY D” or “DTS” is selected, if a signal encoded with 
another digital format comes in, you cannot listen to the sound. (The 
GDIGITAL or C indicator flashes.)
Tray lock
Press and hold
Sound and other settings
BAL : CENT ER
BAL : R--
5
See page 20 for button locations.
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Setting DVD preferences
 You can change the language used in the setup menus. See 
“Menu description”.
Basic operation on the setup menus
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press DV D.
7While stopped
1Press SET UP.
2Follow the instructions that appears on 
the TV screen.
: Language menu (LANGUAGE)
7MENU LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages.
 Select the initial menu language*.
7AUDIO LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have multiple audio languages.
 Select the initial audio language*.
7SUBTITLE
Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages.
 Select the initial subtitle language*.
7ON SCREEN LANGUAGE
 Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this 
system.
* When the language you have selected is not recorded to a disc, 
the original language is automatically used as the initial 
language.
NOTE
 See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each 
language, such as “AA”, etc.
The language codes list
Using the setup menus
Menu description
AUDIO
Cursor
(3/2/Y/5)/
ENTER
AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi
AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian
AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RU Russian
AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda
AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit
AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi
AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho
AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo-Croatian
BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese
BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak
BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian
BH Bihari KO Korean (KOR) SM Samoan
BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona
BN Bengali, Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali
BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ Albanian
BR Breton LA Latin SR Serbian
CA Catalan LN Lingala SS Siswati
CO Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho
CS Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese
CY Welsh LV Latvian, Lettish SV Swedish
DA Danish MG Malagasy SW Swahili
DZ Bhutani MI Maori TA Tamil
EL Greek MK Macedonian TE Telugu
EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TG Tajik
ET Estonian MN Mongolian TH Thai
EU Basque MO Moldavian TI Tigrinya
FA Persian MR Marathi TK Turkmen
FI Finnish MS Malay (MAY) TL Tagalog
FJ Fiji MT Maltese TN Setswana
FO Faroese MY Burmese TO Tonga
FY Frisian NA Nauru TR Turkish
GA Irish NE Nepali TS Tsonga
GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TT Tatar
GL Galician NO Norwegian TW Twi
GN Guarani OC Occitan UK Ukrainian
GU Gujarati OM (Afan) Oromo UR Urdu
HA Hausa OR Oriya UZ Uzbek
HI Hindi PA Panjabi VI Vietnamese
HR Croatian PL Polish VO Volapuk
HU Hungarian PS Pashto, Pushto WO Wolof
HY Armenian PT Portuguese XH Xhosa
IA Interlingua QU Quechua YO Yoruba
IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto-Romance ZU Zulu
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: Picture menu (PICTURE)
7MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play 
DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9.
 16:9 (Wide television conversion)Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide 
TV).
 4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion)Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the 
black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen.
 4:3 PS (Pan Scan conversion)Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the 
black bars do not appear, however, the left and right edges of 
the pictures will not be shown on the screen.
NOTE
 Even if “4:3 PS” is selected, the screen size may become “4:3 LB” 
with some DVDs. This depends on how DVDs are recorded.
7PICTURE SOURCE
When you set the scan mode to PROGRESSIVE (see page 15), you 
can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content 
on the disc is processed by field (video source) or by frame (film 
source).
Normally set to “AUTO”.
VIDEOSuitable for playing back a video source disc.FILMSuitable for playing back a film source disc.AUTOUsed to play a disc containing both video and film source 
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the 
current disc according to the disc information.
 If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique 
lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.
7SCREEN SAVER (See page 18.)
You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function.
7FILE TYPE
When several types of files are recorded on a disc, you can select 
which files to play.
After changing FILE TYPE setting, be sure to turn the power off, 
then turn the power on to enable the new setting.
 AUDIOSelect this to play MP3/WMA files. STILL PICTURESelect this to play JPEG files.VIDEOSelect this to play MPEG4 files.
: Audio menu (AUDIO)
7D. RANGE COMPRESSION
(Dynamic range compression)
You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a 
low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital.
ONSelect this when you want to fully apply the compression 
effect (useful at midnight).
 AUTOSelect this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its 
full dynamic range (no effect applied).
NOTE
 When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the 
surround mode is off, the setting of D. RANGE COMPRESSION is 
set to ON automatically.
: Speaker setting menu 
(SPK. SETTING)
7Level menu (LEVEL)
CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER/
SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SUB WOOFER
Adjust the output level of related speakers.
TEST TONE*
Outputs the test tone.
RETURN
Returns to the SPK. SETTING menu.
* The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the 
following sequence:
s Front left speaker s Center speaker s Front right 
speaker s Surround right speaker s Surround left 
speaker s (back to the beginning)
Ex.: 16:9 Ex.: 4:3 LB Ex.: 4:3 PS
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7Distance menu (DISTANCE)
Example:
In this case, set the distance of each speaker as follows;
 Distance of front speakers:  3.0 m
 Distance of center speaker:  2.7 m
 Distance of surround speakers: 2.4 m
FRONT SPEAKER/CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND 
SPEAKER
Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers.
Within the range from 0.3 m to 9.0 m. (by 0.3 m)
RETURN
Returns to the SPK. SETTING menu.
: Other setting menu (OTHERS)
7RESUME (See page 25.)
You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function.
7ON SCREEN GUIDE
You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons. (See page 
16.)
7Parental lock menu (PARENTAL LOCK)
You can restrict playback of a DVD VIDEO containing violent 
scenes that is not suitable for your other family members.
 This setting takes effect only for DVDs containing the Parental 
Lock level information — Level 1 (most restrictive) to Level 8 
(least restrictive).
COUNTRY CODE
Select this when you set the code for your resident. (See 
page 34.)
SET LEVEL
Select this when you set the level of restriction.
PASSWORD
This item is selected automatically when some changes 
are made on Parental Lock setting. Enter a four-digit 
number as your password with number buttons 0-9, then 
press ENTER.
 If you have failed to enter your correct password three 
times, you cannot select an item other than EXIT. In such a 
case, press ENTER to exit the mode, then try the setting 
again.
EXIT
Returns to OTHERS menu. Be sure to exit the Parental Lock setting mode after 
entering your password. Otherwise, the changes you made 
won’t be stored.
 If you forget your password, enter “8888” instead of your 
password.
NOTE
 When you enter wrong passwords three times, you can select “EXIT” 
only.
Subwoofer
Front left
Center 
speaker
Front right
3.0 m
2.7 m
2.4 m
2.1 m
Surround leftSurround right
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Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock
AD Andorra ER Eritrea
LALao People’s Democratic 
RepublicRW R wa nd a
AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain SA Saudi Arabia
AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LB Lebanon SB Solomon Islands
AG Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles
AI Anguilla FJ Fiji LI Liechtenstein SD Sudan
AL Albania FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) LK Sri Lanka SE Sweden
AM Armenia
FMMicronesia (Fedelated States 
of)LR Liberia SG Singapore
AN Netherlands Antilles LS Lesotho SH Saint Helena
AO Angola FO Faroe Islands LT Lithuania SI Slovenia
AQ Antarctica FR France LU Luxembourg SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen
AR Argentina FX France, Metropolitan LV Latvia SK Slovakia
AS American Samoa GA Gabon LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya SL Sierra Leone
AT Austria GB United Kingdom MA Morocco SM San Marino
AU Australia GD Grenada MC Monaco SN Senegal
AW Aruba GE Georgia MD Moldova, Republic of SO Somalia
AZ Azerbaijan GF French Guiana MG Madagascar SR Suriname
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina GH Ghana MH Marshall Islands ST Sao Tome and Principe
BB Barbados GI Gibraltar ML Mali SV El Salvador
BD Bangladesh GL Greenland MM Myanmar SY Syrian Arab Republic
BE Belgium GM Gambia MN Mongolia SZ Swaziland
BF Burkina Faso GN Guinea MO Macau TC Turks and Caicos Islands
BG Bulgaria GP Guadeloupe MP Northern Mariana Islands TD Chad
BH Bahrain GQ Equatorial Guinea MQ Martinique TF French Southern Territories
BI Burundi GR Greece MR Mauritania TG Togo
BJ Benin
GSSouth Georgia and the South 
Sandwich IslandsMS Montserrat TH Thailand Code Language
BM Bermuda MT Malta TJ Tajikistan
BN Brunei Darussalam GT Guatemala MU Mauritius TK Tokelau
BO Bolivia GU Guam MV Maldives TM Turkmenistan
BR Brazil GW Guinea-Bissau MW Malawi TN Tunisia
BS Bahamas GY Guyana MX Mexico TO Tonga
BT Bhutan HK Hong Kong MY Malaysia TP East Timor
BV Bouvet Island
HMHeard Island and McDonald 
IslandsMZ Mozambique TR Turkey
BW Botswana NA Namibia TT Trinidad and Tobago
BY Belarus HN Honduras NC New Caledonia TV Tuvalu
BZ Belize HR Croatia NE Niger TW Taiwan
CA Canada HT Haiti NF Norfolk Island TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands HU Hungary NG Nigeria UA Ukraine
CF Central African Republic ID Indonesia NI Nicaragua UG Uganda
CG Congo IE Ireland NL Netherlands
UMUnited States Minor Outlying 
Islands
CH Switzerland IL Israel NO Norway
CI Côte d’Ivoire IN India NP Nepal US United States
CK Cook Islands IO British Indian Ocean Territory NR Nauru UY Uruguay
CL Chile IQ Iraq NU Niue UZ Uzbekistan
CM Cameroon IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) NZ New Zealand VA Vatican City State (Holy See)
CN China IS Iceland OM Oman
VCSaint Vincent and the 
Grenadines
CO Colombia IT Italy PA Panama
CR Costa Rica JM Jamaica PE Peru VE Venezuela
CU Cuba JO Jordan PF French Polynesia VG Virgin Islands (British)
CV Cape Verde JP Japan PG Papua New Guinea VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)
CX Christmas Island KE Kenya PH Philippines VN Vietnam
CY Cyprus KG Kyrgyzstan PK Pakistan VU Vanuatu
CZ Czech Republic KH Cambodia PL Poland WF Wallis and Futuna Islands
DE Germany KI Kiribati PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon WS Samoa
DJ Djibouti KM Comoros PN Pitcairn YE Yemen
DK Denmark KN Saint Kitts and Nevis PR Puerto Rico YT Mayotte
DM Dominica
KPKorea, Democratic People’s 
Republic ofPT Portugal YU Yugoslavia
DO Dominican Republic PW Palau ZA South Africa
DZ Algeria KR Korea, Republic of PY Paraguay ZM Zambia
EC Ecuador KW Kuwait QA Qatar ZR Zaire
EE Estonia KY Cayman Islands RE Réunion ZW Zimbabwe
EG Egypt KZ Kazakhstan RO Romania
EH Western Sahara RU Russian Federation
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Tuner operations
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press FM/AM.
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the 
band.
Example:
When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz.
2Press TUNING9/( repeatedly until 
you find the frequency you want.
When you hold down the button until the system starts 
searching for stations and then release it, the system stops 
searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal 
strength is tuned in to.
NOTE
 When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the TUNED 
indicator lights on the display window.
 When an FM stereo program is received, the ST indicator lights on the 
display window.
Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be 
quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations.
7To preset the stations
1Tune in the station you want to preset.
 If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM 
station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting 
the FM reception mode”. (See page 36.)
Example:
When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz.
2Press MEMORY.
While “– –” are flashing:
3Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to 
select a preset number you want.
 For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 18.).
Example:
When the preset channel 1 is selected.
If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 
again.
While the selected number is flashing:
4Press MEMORY.
The selected number stops flashing.
The station is assigned to the selected preset number.
If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 
again.
5Repeat steps 1 to 4.
 Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously 
stored one.
7To tune in to a preset station
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select FM or 
AM.
2Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to 
select a preset number.
 For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 18.).
The buttons described below are used on pages 35 to 38.
Manual tuning
AUDIO
Number buttons Remote control 
mode selector
810k  
Preset tuning
103.50M 
__
103.50M
1 103.50M
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When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, you can 
change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.
7While listening to an FM station
Press FM MODE.
The FM reception mode appears on the display window.
Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode changes.
 AUTO MUTING:
When a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo 
sound. (The ST indicator lights on the display window.) When in 
monaural, you will hear monaural sound. This mode is also 
useful to suppress static noise between stations. The AUTO 
MUTING indicator lights on the display window.
 MONO:
Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo 
effect. (The ST indicator goes off.) In this mode, you will hear 
noise until you are tuned in to a station. (The AUTO MUTING 
indicator also goes off.)
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with 
their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their 
station names, as well as information about what type of program 
they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.
When tuned in to an FM station which provides the RDS service, 
the RDS indicator lights up on the display window.With the system, you can receive the following types of RDS 
signals:
PS (Program Service): Shows commonly known station names.
PTY (Program Type): Shows types of broadcast programs.
RT (Radio Text): Shows text messages the station sends.
Enhanced Other Network: See page 38.
NOTE
 RDS is not available for AM (MW) broadcasts.
 RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting 
RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2 Press FM/AM.
7To show the RDS signals information
Press RDS DISPLAY while listening to an 
FM station.
Each time you press the button, the indication on the display 
window changes.
PS (Program Service):
While searching, “PS” appears and then the station names will be 
displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent.
PTY (Program Type):
While searching, “PTY” appears and then the type of the broadcast 
program will be displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.
RT (Radio Text):
While searching, “RT” appears and then text messages the station 
sends will be displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.
Frequency:
Station frequency (non-RDS service).
About characters shown on the display window
When PS, PTY, or RT signals appear on the display window, some 
special characters and marks may not be displayed correctly. 
NOTE
 If searching finishes at once, “PS”, “PTY”, and “RT” will not appear 
on the display window.
Selecting the FM 
reception mode
Using the RDS (Radio 
Data System) when 
receiving FM stations
103.50M
RDS indicator
AUDIO
See page 35 for button locations.
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Searching for a program by PTY codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a 
particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 35) 
by specifying the PTY codes.
7To search for a program using the PTY codes
NOTE
Before you start operation; The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
 To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH 
while searching.
 There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is 
canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
1Press PTY SEARCH while listening to 
an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” flashes on the display window.
While “PTY SELECT” is flashing:
2Press PTY9 or PTY( until the PTY 
code you want appears on the display 
window.
 For details, see “Description of the PTY codes”.
While the PTY code selected in step 2 is still on the display 
window:
3Press PTY SEARCH again.
While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY code 
alternate on the display window.
The system searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds 
the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.
To continue searching after the first stop
Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications on the display 
window are flashing.
If no program is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display 
window.Description of the PTY codes
NOTE
 Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be 
different from the above list.
News: News.
Affairs: Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the 
news — debate, or analysis.
Info: Programs the purpose of which is to impart advice 
in the widest sense.
Sport: Programs concerned with any aspect of sports.
Educate: Educational programs.
Drama: All radio plays and serials.
Culture: Programs concerning any aspect of national or 
regional culture, including language, theater, etc.
Science: Programs about natural sciences and technology.
Varied: Used for mainly speech-based programs such as 
quizzes, panel games and personality interviews.
Pop M: Commercial music of current popular appeal.
Rock M: Rock music.
Easy M: Current contemporary music considered to be 
“easy-listening”.
Light M: Instrumental music, and vocal or choral works.
Classics: Performances of major orchestral works, 
symphonies, chamber music, etc.
Other M: Music not fitting into any of the other categories.
Weather: Weather reports and forecasts.
Finance: Stock Market reports, commerce, trading etc.
Children: Programs targeted at a young audience.
Social: Programs about sociology, history, geography, 
psychology and society.
Religion: Religious programs.
Phone In: Involving members of the public expressing their 
views either by phone or at a public forum.
Travel: Travel information.
Leisure: Programs about recreational activities.
Jazz: Jazz music.
Country: Songs which originate from, or continue the 
musical tradition of the American Southern States.
Nation M: Current popular music of the nation or region in 
that country’s language.
Oldies: Music from the so-called “golden age” of popular 
music.
Folk M: Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a 
particular nation.
Document: Programs concerning factual matters, presented in 
an investigative style.
TEST: Broadcasts for testing emergency broadcast 
equipment or unit.
Alarm !: Emergency announcement.
None: No program type, undefined program, or difficult to 
categorize into particular types.
See page 35 for button locations.
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