Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON
Loudness | EON stands for Enhanced Other Networks, | Traffic announcement priority | |
Adjusts the low bass frequencies for a more | meaning the exchange of information with- | on/off | |
in a radio network. |
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natural sound. | If the priority for traffic announcement pro- | ||
Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messag- | |||
Switching Loudness on/off: | grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in | ||
es for their service area at regular intervals. | |||
the display. | |||
• Press the AUD button for approximate- | |||
All traffic programme stations transmit a | |||
To switch the priority on or off: | |||
ly 1 sec. | special carrier signal alongside their pro- | ||
When the Loudness function is active, “LD” | grammes, which is decoded by your car ra- | • Press the AF/TA button. | |
will light up in the display. | dio. If this signal is identified, “TP” will ap- When pressing AF/TA while a message is | ||
See chapter “DSC programming” for more | pear in the display (Traffic Programme). | being broadcast, this message will be inter- | |
information. | In addition to these, there are also stations | rupted. The unit will then switch back to the | |
| which do not actually transmit traffic pro- | previous condition. The priority for all other | |
| grammes themselves, but by using RDS- | traffic messages remains active. | |
| EON they offer the possibility to receive the | Please note that several buttons have no | |
| traffic messages broadcast by another traf- | function while a traffic announcement is | |
| fic programme station in the same radio | broadcast. | |
| network. |
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| If you wish to have the priority for traffic an- | Beep tone | |
| nouncements activated while listening to | If you leave the reception area of the traffic | |
| one of these stations (e.g. NDR3), “TA” must | ||
| appear on the display panel. | programme station currently tuned into, you | |
| If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the | will hear a beep tone approximately every | |
| radio will automatically switch to the linked | 30 seconds. | |
| traffic programme station (in this case, | This tone will also be released when press- | |
| NDR2) for the duration of the message and | ing a preset button which has no traffic pro- | |
| return to the original programme (NDR3) | gramme allocated to it. | |
afterwards.
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