Radio Operation
During radio operation in one FM
frequency band the search for a traffic
announcement station is started
automatically (TA SEEK) .
If an FM station is being received which
transmits the latest traffic announce-
ments from time to time, the TP display
lights up.
When the TA function is switched on ,
the FM traffic automatically interrupt CD
operation(the word TRAFFIC appears
in the display).
The volume level is increased to the
minimum value for the transmission of
traffic announcements.
After the traffic announcements has
finished, the program that was previously
running is resumed.
Interruption of the TA Function:
if you would like to interrupt the current
traffic announcement, touch the TA
section on screen briefly . This does
switch off the TA mode .
AF FUNCTION
(Alternative Frequencies)
AF is a function that works with the help
of RDS (Radio Data System) and can
only be used with FM stations . The radio
searches in the background for the best
frequency reception of the station that
has been tuned into .
Touch the AF section on touch screen or
swing and keep the SEL knob in the
TA/AF direction for about 2 seconds ,
the AF function is activated. The AF
symbol appears in the display .
When the AF function has been switched
on, the radio continuously tests the
signal strength of the AF frequency .
The test interval for each AF frequency
depends on the signal strength of the
current station and varies from a few
PTY FUNCTION
In Radio mode, touch the PTY
section briefly (or press and hold
the MU/PTY button on the front
panel) , to select the Programme
type .
In Radio mode, touch the AF
section briefly (or swing and hold
the SEL knob in the TA/AF
direction) , to activate the AF
function. Touch it again to turn off the
AF function .
besides the stations name, some FM
stations also transmit information on the
type of programme. This information can
be displayed by your car radio .
PTY Selection of the programme type
Examples of such types of programme
are :
SPORT NEWS POP WEATHER
With the PTY function you can specifically
select stations transmitting a particular
type of programme. Touch the PTY range
on screen repeatedly to call up the PTY
selection menu . The message
“PTY SEEK” then appears briefly in the
display .
when PTY has been selected the radio
starts searching for corresponding PTY
information and stops when the PTY
information has been found, “NO PTY”
appears in the display. If the PTY
information being searched for no longer
exists, the PTY function automatically
switches to normal mode .
minutes in the case of weak signals.
Whenever the new AF frequency is
stronger than the station that is currently
tuned in , the radio switched to this
frequency for a short time for a short
time and the message
“NEW FREQUENCY “ is displayed for
one or two seconds.
the status of the AF function is shown by
an AF symbol in the display.
If the AF symbol appears in the display,
the AF function is switched on and RDS
transmission date is being received .
If the AF symbol flashes in the display,
the AF function is selected but no RDS
signal can be received at the moment .
Note :
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