Sony MDX-C8970R, Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording the traffic
announcements
—Traffic Information Replay (TIR)
You can listen to the latest traffic
announcements by recording them. The unit
automatically records and stores up to eight
traffic announcements. If the recording
exceeds eight minutes, the recorded
announcements are updated, so you can
always hear the latest information.
The TIR function turns on the unit
automatically and records the traffic
announcements for up to two hours before and
after a preset time.
Presetting the time and the station
1
Press and hold (TIR) until “TIR” lights up
in the display.
2
Press (5) ( t ) repeatedly until “TIR on”
appears.
3
Press (TIR) repeatedly until the time
indication appears.
1
Set the hour by rotating the dial.
2
Press (5) (
t
) until the minute digits
flash.
3
Set the minute by rotating the dial.
4
Press (TIR) .
5
Select the desired station by pressing the
preset number button or pushing the
SEEK/AMS control up or down.
6
Press (TIR) for two seconds to return to
the original display.
c lights up.
3 4 5
The unit turns on automatically and stands
by for traffic announcements for four hours
(two hours before and after the preset
time).
If the preset station does not broadcast the
traffic announcement while searching, the
unit starts searching for other traffic
programme (TP) stations.
To cancel the TIR function
Select “TIR off” in step 2 above.
Tips
• While the unit is recording the traffic
announcement,
c
and “TA” flash.
• If the unit still cannot find a TP station, it starts a
new search every five minutes until it finds one.
• If you pull out the ignition key while the TIR
function is on, “TIR on” and
c
flash a few times.