Varta V-AVM711D, Instruction Manual

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received, the current playing source will be overridden by the traffic announcement if the current radio band is
FM and the “
ТА ” indicator lights up, indicating that the unit is waiting for traffic announcements. The unit returns
to the original source after the traffic announcement has been received.
PTY function
PTY is the abbreviation for Program Type which is a code defining the type of program being broadcast (e.g. News
or Rock).
Program service (PS)
Used for receiver displays of an 8 character alpha numeric Program Service name which may use Upper or Lower
case characters, e.g. {BBC_4_FM}, {Classic_}. The function is for indicating and cannot be operated.
CT (Clock time)
Some stations broadcast the time and date within the encoded RDS signal. The clock time is automatically adjusted
when “CT” is set to “On”.
RT (Radio Text)
When this function is activated, the unit will display short message data transmitted from the provider, such as
station information, the name of the current broadcasting song and the artist name. The function is for indicating
and cannot be operated.
TP (Traffic Program Flag)
A flag indicating whether the station broadcasts traffic announcements at some time in the day. The function is for
indicating and cannot be operated.