6) TA BUTTON(TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)
When pressed short, it is activated as TA mode on or off
When TA mode is on and traffic announcement is transmittude
- When the unit is in CD mode, it will switch to radio mode temporarily.
- If the volume lever was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point.
- When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display.
Note: When TA switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will
only stop at station which has TA broadcasting.
7) AF BUTTON(ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
When pressed short, AF switching mode is selected.
When AF switching mode is selected, the radio check the signal strength of the AF all the time.
When pressed long, it is activated as regional mode ON/OFF.
- Regional mode ON:
AF Switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes are same as
current station. REG segment is turned on, in LCD display.
- Regional mode OFF:
The Regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is
implemented.
Some broadcasting stations may change their program from normal broadcasting to regional
broadcasting for a certain period. When regional mode is off, the region identification in the PI
code is ignored; the radio may switch to a local variant of the current program. When region mode
is on, the radio will only switch to a program carrying the exact same PI code.
12)PTY BUTTON
Each time when this button is pressed, the PTY mode will toggle in the following order:
PTY Music Group -> PTY Speech Group ->PTY Off
The current PTY code is displayed on the LCD, use the 6 preset buttons to select the other PTY
code, the distribution of program type are as follow:
Music Group
Speech Group
Button Number
M1
POP , ROCK
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO
CLASSICS,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VAR IED
JAZZ, COUNTRY
EASY, LIGHT
SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA
NATION, OLDIES
SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN
FOLK
TRAVEL, LEISURE, DOCUMENT
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
When PTY code is selected, the radio will search the band for the station that matches the PTY
code.
Note: When AF switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will
only stop at station which has RDS broadcasting.
WEATHER,FINANCE, CHILDREN
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