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Menu No.
Menu Item Description
Jog Wheel Editing Procedure
18
TA (Traffic Alert) is an announcement broadcast to
warn of congested or dangerous road conditions.
The TP flag (Menu 17) must be set in support of
routine Traffic Program announcements for the TA
flag to become active. See Page 49 for a complete
description of this utility and the cautions to be ad-
dressed for using it.
If TP is set to 0 on Menu 17, then this Menu 18
screen will indicate that Traffic Alerts are NOT sup-
ported. When TP is set to 1 on Menu 16, this Menu
17 screen will normally say that the Traffic Alert is
Off. When a Traffic Alert is Active, however, this
screen will show the TATIME countdown (Menu 18).
The TA flag is preferably set with a manual switch at
the operator’s position (Page 56), but also may be set
with software (top of Page 50). The TA flag cannot
be initiated locally with the jog wheel.
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TATIME is the timeout setting for the TA flag. This
is a safety feature built into the 730 Encoder that
prevents it from sending a ‘never-ending’ TA flag if,
for example, the manual TA switch is inadvertently
left in a closed position or a software TA command
is not cancelled. See Page 50 for additional notes.
Push the jog wheel and rotate it to choose an appro-
priate TA auto-timeout interval. 30 seconds should
be sufficient to accommodate most important traffic
announcements. Push the jog wheel to save the
selection. The timer will be reset to this figure each
time the TA switch is closed, or each time a TA soft-
ware command is received.
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The Alternative Frequency list is the RDS utility that
allows a receiver to keep track of all frequencies
that carry the very same broadcast at the very same
time (synchronously). The receiver holds this fre-
quency list in memory, and can scan the frequen-
cies and select the strongest signal that carries the
program. This utility is used by European broad-
casting networks and by US stations that have
‘translators’ to fill holes in their coverage area.
If you have one or more qualifying Alternative Fre-
quencies, press the jog wheel and then turn it to se-
lect the frequency of your translator. Press the jog
wheel again to save the frequency. Then go to the
next AF menu screen and do the same for any other
translators.
NOTE:
Be sure to include the primary station fre-
quency in this list!
To remove a frequency from the list, simply change
the setting to NONE. The 730 Encoder automatically
resorts the list to eliminate gaps. RESORTING will
show as this is being done.
45
DHCP is an automatic IP network configuration
feature. With DHCP enabled, the 730 Encoder
(client) receives its IP address and other configura-
tion information automatically from the server or
network router.
Push the jog wheel and select either 0 (or 1) to disa-
ble (or enable) DHCP. Push again to accept the set-
ting. The lower line of the LCD will indicate the
choice.
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When DHCP is
not
used to configure the network
connection, these four fields must be programmed
manually. This is best delegated to your Network
Administrator, who should be familiar with this type
of setup.
Push the jog wheel to access the data areas and
enter the relevant information. Proper values are
critical to solid network connection. To abort data
entry at any time during the process, hold the jog
wheel down and allow the blinking cursor to ‘fall off’
the left-hand side of the LCD screen.
50
The MAC address shown on the upper line of this
screen is the unique hardware ID of this particular
730 Encoder. A unique MAC address is essential to
network connectivity. This registered address is
assigned during the manufacturing process and
cannot be changed.
On the lower line, this screen also displays the Ex-
ternal IP address of the local network that the en-
coder is connected to.
The MAC address is unique to the encoder and can-
not be changed. However, pushing the jog wheel will
re-acquire the External IP address shown on the low-
er line
