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.
TP
indicator lights.
2
Press TA to turn traffic announcement
standby on.
#
To turn off, press
TA
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 while a traffic announcement
is being received to cancel the announce-
ment.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until
TA
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 on the next
page.
1
Display the function menu.
Refer to
Introduction to advanced operations
on page 12.
2
Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PTY in
the function menu.
3
Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to
select a program type.
NEWS/INFO
—
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 on 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.
%
Press NEWS and hold to turn on news
program interruption.
Press
NEWS
until
NEWS ON
appears in the
display.
#
To turn off news program interruption, press
NEWS
and hold until
OFF
appears in the display.
Operating this unit
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