BLAUPUNKT TPRPNTO RDM126
Owner's Manual

Switching from stereo to mono (FM)
If reception is poor, you may get better sound quality by switching to mono: Press the lo button for approximately
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Program type
Use cc >r to have the last selected program type displayed and to choose a new one. You can select any one of the stored types with the preset buttons 1 - 6. Condition: PTY must be active. All of the program types listed below are available. The letters printed in bold are identical to the actual short-time indication in the display.

two seconds. With mono playback, the stereo sign CD will disappear from the display. Each time the radio is switched on, stereo playback is activated. The unit will automatically switch to mono if the received signal is not strong enough for stereo playback.

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PTY - Program Type
PTY is an RDS service offered by more and more radio broadcasters. This feature allows you to select FM stations according to their program type. After you have chosen the PTY of your preference, the corresponding stations can be selected either by seek tuning or using the scan function.

Switching PTY on/off Press P T Y .
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When the function is active, the program type selected last will briefly appear in the display. �PTY� will be permanently indicated in the lower right corner of the display panel.

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onds. After the beep tone the display will show the program type offered by the tuned in station. ~~ _

Displaying the selected program type
Press << or >z-. The program type selected last will be displayed briefly.
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Selecting a program type
a) Using the preset buttons When PTY is switched on, you can use the preset buttons l-6 to select the program types stored at the factory. Press one of the presets 1 - 6. The selected program type will be displayed for two seconds.
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�?,. If you wish to listen to a station with this PTY,
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If the system is unable to find a station offering the selected program type, the display will show �NO PTY� and a beep tone will be released. The station received before starting seek tuning will be tuned in.

Emergency Alert System
Your RDS tuner is also able to automatically receive any RDS emergeny announcements broadcast during extraordinary circumstances.

press A/V to start seek tuning operation.

If the system is unable to find a station offering Ihe selected program type, the display will show �NO PTY� and a beep tone will be released. The station received before starting seek tuning will be tuned in. You can assign different program types to each preset position. Please refer to the next chapter �Storing program types�.

Storing program types
One program type was assigned to each of the preset buttons l-6 at the factory. If desired, you can also store other available program types. To do so, make sure that �PTY� lights up in the display.
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Using the cc >z buttons of the rocker switch When PTY is switched on, you can select a program type using buttons c< >>.
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If necessary, press the PTY button to switch on the function. Select a program type using buttons cc >> and hold down the desired preset button (1-6) until you hear a beep.

Notice:
As earlier mentioned, these functions are currently only supported by a limited number of RDS stations.

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Press cc or >>; the program type selected last will be displayed for three seconds. During this period press z-> (forwards) or cc (backwards) to select the desired type. Press cc or >> as many times as required.

Now the selected program type can be recalled by pressing this preset. For this the PTY function must be active.

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Scanning stations with PTY-SCAN
Condition: �PTY� must appear in the display. Press the SC button. All received stations offering the selected program type will be scanned. To switch off PTY-SCAN:
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If you wish to listen to a station offering the selected PTY,
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press A/V to start seek tuning operation.

Press SC once again.

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