Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON
The abbreviation “EON” stands for En- | Traffic announcement priority | Warning beep | ||
hanced | Other Networks, meaning the | on/off | If you leave the reception area of the traffic | |
exchange of information within a radio net- |
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If the priority for traffic announcement pro- | programme station currently tuned into, you | |||
work. |
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| grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in will hear a warning beep after approximate- | |||
Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messag- | ||||
the display. | ly 30 seconds. | |||
es for their service area at regular intervals. | ||||
To switch the priority on or off: | This alarm tone will also be released when | |||
All traffic | programme stations transmit a | |||
pressing a preset button which has no traf- | ||||
• Press TIM for approximately two sec- | ||||
special carrier signal alongside their pro- | ||||
fic programme allocated to it. | ||||
grammes, which is decoded by your car ra- | onds until you hear a beep. | |||
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dio. If this signal is identified, “TP” will ap- | When pressing TIM while a message is be- | Switching the warning beep off | ||
pear in the display (Traffic Programme). | ing broadcast, this message will be interrup- | |||
a) Tune into another station offering traf- | ||||
In addition to these, there are also stations | ted. The unit will then switch back to the pre- | |||
which do not actually transmit traffic pro- | vious condition, though the recording of this | fic information: | ||
grammes themselves, but by using RDS- | message in the TIM memory will remain | • Press the rocker switch or | ||
EON they offer the possibility to receive the | uninterrupted. | • press a preset button which has a | ||
traffic messages broadcast by another traf- | If you press the TIM button once again, | |||
traffic programme station allocated | ||||
fic programme station in the same radio | “RECORD” will appear in the display for | |||
to it. | ||||
network. |
| approximately two seconds. | ||
| Alternatively: | |||
If you wish to have the priority for traffic an- | When interrupting an EON message, the | |||
b) Switch off the priority for traffic an- | ||||
nouncements activated while listening to | radio will not continue to record the an- | |||
nouncements: | ||||
one of these stations (e.g. NDR3), “TA” must | nouncement since it will switch back to the | |||
• Press TIM for approximately two | ||||
appear on the display panel. | programme heard before. | |||
If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the | The priority for other traffic messages re- | seconds until you hear a beep. | ||
radio will automatically switch to the linked | mains active. | “TA” will disappear from the dis- | ||
traffic programme station (in this case, | Please note that several buttons have no | play. | ||
NDR2) for the duration of the message and | function while a traffic announcement is |
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return to the original programme (NDR3) | broadcast. |
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afterwards. |
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