66
a) Tune into another station offering traf- fic information:
• Press the rocker switch or
Switching the warning beep off
This volume was preset at the factory, but you can use the DSC function to alter the setting as desired (see “DSC programming - TA VOL”).
Adjusting the volume for traffic announcements and the warning beep
Warning beep
Automatic search function
Switch off the priority for traffic an- nouncements:
• Press TA.
“TA” will disappear from the display.
• press a preset button which has a traffic information station allocated to it.
The abbreviation “EON” stands for En- Traffic announcement priority hanced Other Networks, which means that on/off
information is exchanged within a radio net-
If the priority for traffic announcement pro-
work.grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in Or:
Many FM radio stations provide their serv- the display.b) ice area with traffic messages at regular in- To switch the priority on or off:
tervals.• Press the TA button.
Along with their programs, all traffic infor- If you press TA while a message is being mation stations transmit a special carrier broadcast, this message will be interrupted.
signal, which is decoded by your car radio. The unit will then switch back to the previ-
If this signal is identified, “TP” will appear in ous mode. The priority for other traffic mes- (Cassette operation)
the display (Traffic program).sages remains active.If you are listening to a cassette and you
In addition to these, there are also stations Please note that several buttons have no leave the reception area for the traffic infor- which do not actually transmit traffic infor- function while a traffic announcement is mation station you have selected, then the
mation themselves, but by using RDS-EON broadcast.car radio will automatically search for a new
it is possible for them to forward the traffictraffic information station.
messages broadcast by another traffic in-If the radio is unable to find a traffic infor-
formation station in the same radio network.mation station within 30 sec. after the sta- If you leave the reception area of the traffic tion search has started you will hear a beep If you want to have the priority for traffic an- information station you are currently tuned every 30 sec. to alert you to this situation.
nouncements activated while listening to into, you will hear a warning beep at inter- Proceed as described above to switch off
one of these stations (e.g. NDR3), “TA” must vals of approx. 30 seconds.the beep. appear on the display panel.
This warning beep will also be emitted if you
If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the
press a preset button for a station which
radio will automatically switch to the linked
does not send the traffic information signal.
traffic program station (in this case, NDR2) for the duration of the message and return to the original program (NDR3) afterwards.
Traffic information station reception with RDS-EON