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RDS Functions
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eceiving traffic announcements
The TA (traffic announcement standby) function
lets you receive traffic announcements auto-
matically, no matter what source you are listen-
ing to. The TA function can be activated for
both a TP station (a station that broadcasts traf-
fic information) or an enhanced other network’s
TP station (a station carrying information which
cross-references TP stations).
Turning the TA function on or off
1. Press
2
2
or
3
3
to tune in to a TP or
enhanced other network’s TP station.
The “TRFC” indicator lights when the tuner
is tuned in to a TP station or an enhanced
other network’s TP station.
2. Press TA to turn the TA function on.
The “
3
TRFC” indicator lights, indicating that
the tuner is waiting for traffic announce-
ments.
• Press TA again when no traffic announce-
ment is being received to turn the TA func-
tion off.
Note:
• The system switches back to the original source fol-
lowing traffic announcement reception.
• The TA function can be activated from sources
other than the tuner if the tuner was last set to the
FM band but not if it was last set to the MW/LW
band.
• If the tuner was last set to FM, turning on the TA
function lets you operate other tuning functions
while listening to sources other than the tuner.
• If you switched the TA function on while tuned in to
neither a TP nor an enhanced other network’s TP
station, only “T” in the “TRFC” indicator lights.
• Only TP or enhanced other network’s TP stations
are tuned in during seek tuning when the “
3
TRFC”
or “T” indicator is on.
• Only TP or enhanced other network’s TP stations
are stored by BSM when the “
3
TRFC” or “T” indi-
cator is on.
Canceling traffic announcements
• Press TA while a traffic announcement is
being received to cancel the announce-
ment and return to the original source.
The announcement is canceled but the tuner
remains in the TA mode until TA is pressed
again.
Adjusting the TA volume
When a traffic announcement begins, the vol-
ume adjusts automatically to a preset level to
enable you to hear the announcement clearly.
• Turn VOLUME to adjust and set the vol-
ume during reception of a traffic
announcement.
The newly set volume is stored in memory
and recalled for subsequent traffic
announcements.
TP alarm
About 30 seconds after the “
3
TRFC” indicator
turns to “T” due to a weak signal, a five second
beep sounds to remind you to select another
TP or enhanced other network’s TP station.
• When listening to a RDS broadcast, press
2
2
or
3
3
to tune in to another TP station or
enhanced other network’s TP station.
In sources other than the tuner, the tuner
automatically seeks out the TP station with
the strongest signal in the current area 10
(or 30)* seconds after the “
3
TRFC” indicator
turns to “T”.
* Time taken before seek begins
TA function ON
10 seconds
TA, AF functions ON
30 seconds
