BMW Motorrad K 1600GTL, Rider'S Manual

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Radio Data System (RDS)
Some stations broadcasting in
the FM waveband transmit addi-
tional information, including pro-
gramme names.
The name of the station can only
be displayed if the RDS function
is on. If no station name is trans-
mitted, waveband and frequency
are shown in the display.
Traffic channel
If a station broadcasting on the
FM waveband transmits traffic
announcements, this is in many
countries included in the RDS
signals (
113).
If at least one station with traffic
announcements is being received
by the audio system, area
1 con-
tains a
T
symbol. The traffic
channel station does not neces-
sarily have to be the same as the
station that is currently playing.
You can switch on the traffic
channel function only if RDS is
active. If the traffic-programme
function is ON and at least one
station with a traffic channel is
receivable,
TP
appears at posi-
tion 1 .
If a traffic channel station is be-
ing played and the traffic channel
function is on, any other operat-
ing mode is interrupted for the
duration of the announcement.
Exception: if communication sys-
tems are connected in commu-
nication mode, these will not be
interrupted.
Regional broadcasts
In the FM band, stations can use
several frequencies for their pro-
gramming. These may vary from
region to region. These altern-
ative frequencies are contained
in the RDS data, which enables
the audio system to change the
frequency of the station automat-
ically according to where it is.
Some stations use these dif-
ferent frequencies to broadcast
different, region-specific pro-
grammes at different times of
day. This could mean that the
programme will change automat-
ically if the region is changed,
even if the rider has not changed
the station.
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