Refer to Table 1 for categories available in North America.
Refer to Table 2 for categories available in other regions.
  1. While in the FM band, select Cat to access a list of all available categories. For some radios, the Categories button is on the Stations screen.
  2. See Figure 1. Select categories from the list.
    1. Individual categories selected: Radio seeks or scans only stations from the selected categories. The FM screen shows the category filter icon.
    2. Clear All (or no categories selected): Radio seeks or scans all stations.
    3. Set All: Radio seeks or scans for stations that are broadcasting any of the program types. The radio does not stop on any station unless it is broadcasting a program type code. The FM screen shows the category filter icon.
1Set all/clear all categories
2Individual categories
Figure 1. Setting Categories
Table 1. FM Categories: RBDS, North America
OPTION
OPTION
  • Set/Clear All
  • News
  • Information
  • Sports
  • Talk
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Adult Hits
  • Soft Rock
  • Top 40
  • Country
  • Oldies
  • Soft
  • Nostalgia
  • Jazz
  • Classical
  • Rhythm & Blues
  • Soft Rhythm & Blues
  • Foreign Language
  • Religious Music
  • Religious Talk
  • Personality
  • Public
  • College
  • Weather
Table 2. FM Categories: RDS, Other Regions
OPTION
OPTION
  • News
  • Current Affairs
  • Information
  • Sport
  • Education
  • Drama
  • Culture
  • Science
  • Varied
  • Pop Music
  • Rock Music
  • Easy Listening
  • Light Classical
  • Serious Classical
  • Other Music
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Children's Programs
  • Social Affairs
  • Religion
  • Phone-in
  • Travel
  • Leisure
  • Jazz Music
  • Country Music
  • National Music
  • Oldies Music
  • Folk Music
  • Documentary