Receivingtraffic
announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you re-
ceive traffic announcements automatically, no
matter what source you are listening to. TA
can be activated for both a TP station (a sta-
tion that broadcasts traffic information) or an
enhanced other network
s TP station (a station
carrying information which cross-references
TP stations).
1 Tune in a TP or enhanced other net-
work
s TP station.
When you are tuned into a TP or enhanced
other network
s TP station the TP (
) indica-
tor will light.
2 Press TA to turn traffic announcement
standbyon.
Press
TA
and
TA ON
appears in the display.
The tuner will standby for traffic announce-
ments.
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To turn traffic announcements standby off,
press
TA
again.
3 Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume
when a traffic announcement begins.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announce-
ments.
4 Press TA while a traffic announcement
is being received to cancel the announce-
ment.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until
TA
is pressed
again.
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You can also cancel the announcement by
pressing
SOURCE
,
BAND
,
a
,
b
,
c
or
d
while a
traffic announcement is being received.
Notes
!
You can also turn on or off TA function in the
menu that appears with the pressing of
FUNCTION
.
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The system switches back to the original
source following traffic announcement recep-
tion.
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Only TP and enhanced other network
s TP sta-
tions are tuned in during seek tuning or BSM
when TA is on.
Respondingto the TP alarm
When a TP or enhanced other network
s TP
station is lost due to a weak signal the TP
(
) indicator is extinguished and a series of
short beeps, about five seconds long, sound to
remind you to select another TP or enhanced
other network
s TP station.
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When listening to the tuner, tune in an-
other TP or enhanced other network
s TP
station.
UsingPTY functions
You can tune in a station by using PTY infor-
mation.
Searchingfor an RDS station by
PTY information
You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programs, such as those listed on page
19.
1 Press FUNCTION to select program type
selection (PTY).
Press
FUNCTION
until program type appears
in the display.
RDS
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