Finding a program type (pty) station (rds and xm™), Rds messages – Pontiac 2007 G6 User Manual

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To adjust both speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the tone button while no
speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED
displays and One beep sounds. The balance and
fade adjusts to the middle position.

Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)

To select and find a desired PTY perform the
following:

1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program

type select mode. PTY for FM or PTYPE for
XM™ and a program type displays.

2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.

3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the

SEEK up arrow to select the PTY and to take
you to the PTY’s first station.

4. To go to another station within that PTY press

the SEEK up arrow again. If the radio cannot
find the desired PTY, NONE FOUND
displays and the radio returns to the last
station you were listening to.

After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE
button is pressed again, the radio exits
program type select mode.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate
frequency lets the radio switch to a stronger
station with the same program type. To turn
alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for
two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF
displays. The radio can switch to stations with a
stronger frequency.

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF
displays and AF disappears from the display.
The radio does not switch to other stations.

This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.

RDS Messages

ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national
emergencies. When an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station, ALERT!
displays. You will hear the announcement, even if
the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is
playing, play stops during the announcement. Alert
announcements cannot be turned off.

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