Receiving traffic
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.
The TP (
) indicator will light.
2
Press TA/NEWS to turn traffic an-
nouncement standby on.
#
To turn off, press
TA/NEWS
again.
3
Use MULTI-CONTROL to adjust the TA
volume when a traffic announcement be-
gins.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announce-
ments.
4
Press TA/NEWS while a traffic an-
nouncement is being received to cancel the
announcement.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until
TA/NEWS
is
pressed again.
Notes
!
You can also turn this function on or off in the
menu that appears by using
MULTI-CONTROL
.
!
The system switches back to the original
source following traffic announcement recep-
tion.
!
Only TP and enhanced other network
’
s TP sta-
tions are tuned in during seek tuning or BSM
when TA is on.
Using PTY functions
You can tune in a station by using PTY (pro-
gram type) information.
Searching for an RDS station by
PTY information
You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programs, such as those listed in the fol-
lowing section. Refer to the next page.
1
Display the function menu.
Refer to
Introduction to advanced operations
on page 14.
2
Use MULTI-CONTROL to select
PTY search in the function menu.
3
Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to
select a program type.
News&Inf
—
Popular
—
Classics
—
Others
4
Press MULTI-CONTROL to begin the
search.
The unit searches for a station broadcasting
that program type. When a station is found, its
program service name is displayed.
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed in the following section. Refer to the
next page.
#
To cancel the search, press
MULTI-CONTROL
again.
#
The program of some stations may differ from
that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
#
If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-
gram you searched for,
Not found
is displayed
for about two seconds and then the tuner returns
to the original station.
Using news program interruption
When a news program is broadcast from a
PTY code news station, the unit automatically
switches to the news broadcast station. When
the news program ends, reception of the pre-
vious program resumes.
Tuner
En
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Section
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