Press TU, NEXT and RT (radio text) one after the other.
• Press TU to access menu level 2.
Traffic announcement priority on/off
If the priority for traffic announcement pro- grams is activated, “TA” will light up in the display.
To switch the priority on or off:

Traffic information station reception with RDS-EON

DEUTSCH

Activating radio text

Park your vehicle in a safe place, switch off the ignition. The radio will switch off auto- matically.

Press ON for approx. 1 sec. to switch the radio back on.

The abbreviation “EON” stands for En- hanced Other Networks, which means that information is exchanged within a radio net- work.

Many FM radio stations provide their serv- ice area with traffic messages at regular in- tervals.

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Along with their programs, all traffic infor-

• Press the TA button.

If the red arrow lights up in front of “RT”,

mation stations transmit a special carrier sig-

If you press STOP while a message is be-

radio text is active.

nal, which is decoded by your car radio. If

this signal is identified, “TP” will appear in

ing broadcast, this message will be inter-

The text will run through the top line of the

the display (Traffic Program).

rupted. The unit will then switch back to the

display.

In addition to these, there are also stations

previous mode. The priority for other traffic

 

If you tune into a different radio station, the

messages remains active.

which do not actually transmit traffic infor-

text transmitted by that radio station will be

 

mation themselves, but by using RDS-EON

Warning beep

displayed.

it is possible for them to forward the traffic

If the station you are tuned into does not

 

messages broadcast by another traffic in-

If you leave the reception area of the traffic

transmit radio text, “No Text” will appear in

formation station in the same radio network.

information station you are currently tuned

the display.

If you want to have the priority for traffic an-

into, you will hear a warning beep at inter-

 

Switching radio text off

nouncements

activated

while listening to

vals of approx. 30 seconds.

one of these

stations

(e.g. NDR3), “TA” This warning beep will also be emitted if you

• Press TU, NEXT and RT (radio text)

(Traffic Announcement priority) must appear

press a preset button for a station which

one after the other.

on the display panel.

 

does not send the traffic information signal.

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The red arrow in front of “RT” will disappear. If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the radio will automatically switch to the linked traffic program station (in this case, NDR2) for the duration of the message and return to the original program (NDR3) afterwards.

Switching the warning beep off

a)Tune into another station offering traf- fic information:

• Press the rocker switch or

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Blaupunkt RCM 169 Traffic information station reception with RDS-EON, Activating radio text, Switching radio text off