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TA Timeout
An optional safety feature is built into the SmartGen 6.0 to guard against an extended software-
activated TA flag. For example, presuming that the TA flag has been activated via software
command and the data link is suddenly lost. A command that deactivates TA flag would not be
received, and the TA flag would remain raised indefinitely. As this is not acceptable, an automatic
timeout option has been included for software-activated TA flags.
In order for this function to be used – the interactive TA button should be enabled. The
timeout can be set from 1 to 255 minutes. This will automatically deactivate the TA flag after the
programmed time has elapsed.
NOTE
: The Timeout should not be used to define the actual period that the TA flag is raised.
The TA flag must be reset to zero immediately following a traffic announcement. Again, it’s best to
use the manual switch option for this command as described in
“Activating the TA Flag” on page 26
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Dynamic PS
DPS is proprietary setting, which not conform with RDS/RBDS Standard. Because of driving
safety considerations, broadcasters have, from the start, been discouraged from making the PS
“dynamic”; that is, to send long messages in a succession of 8-character frames. As a matter of
note, it remains a violation of both the CENELEC and the NRSC standards to flash or scroll the PS
display. Nevertheless, this nefarious practice of “Scrolling-PS” has become very common, both in
the US and abroad.
The Dynamic PS can hold up to 64 characters of text, which can be made to scroll across the
RDS radio faceplate. Left undisturbed, the encoder will scroll the same message endlessly.
Parsing is the encoder’s “smart” mode of message transmission. Parsing breaks messages down
into meaningful character groups for efficient display on the 8-character alphanumeric readout
common to all RDS receivers.
When Parse is set to 0 (words centered) or 9 (words left justified) parsing sends short words
together. Longer words, up to and including 8 characters, are sent individually. Words that exceed
8 characters are “sidestepped” through two or more consecutive displays.
When Parse is set between 1 and 8 the message is scrolled 1 to 8 characters at a time without
divisions into word groups.
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