Traffic information station reception with RDS-EON

If the station you are tuned into does not

The abbreviation “EON” stands for En-

Traffic announcement priority

transmit radio text, “No Text” will appear in

hanced Other Networks, which means that

on/off

the display.

information is exchanged within a radio net-

If the priority for traffic announcement pro-

 

 

work.

 

 

grams is activated, “TA” will light up in the

Switching radio text off

Many FM radio stations provide their serv-

display.

 

 

• Press TU, NEXT and RT (radio text)

ice area with traffic messages at regular in-

To switch the priority on or off:

one after the other.

tervals.

• Press TU to access menu level 2.

The red arrow in front of “RT” will disappear. Along with their programs, all traffic infor-

• Press the TA button.

 

 

mation stations transmit a special carrier sig-

 

 

If you press STOP while a message is be-

 

 

nal, which is decoded by your car radio. If

 

 

ing broadcast, this message will be inter-

 

 

this signal is identified, “TP” will appear in

 

 

the display (Traffic Program).

rupted. The unit will then switch back to the

 

 

In addition to these, there are also stations

previous mode. The priority for other traffic

 

 

messages remains active.

 

 

which do not actually transmit traffic infor-

 

 

 

 

 

mation themselves, but by using RDS-EON

Warning beep

 

 

it is possible for them to forward the traffic

 

 

 

 

 

messages broadcast by another traffic in-

If you leave the reception area of the traffic

 

 

formation station in the same radio network.

information station you are currently tuned

 

 

If you want to have the priority for traffic an-

into, you will hear a warning beep at inter-

 

 

vals of approx. 30 seconds.

 

 

nouncements activated while listening to

 

 

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

 

 

(Traffic Announcement priority) must appear

press a preset button for a station which

 

 

does not send the traffic information signal.

 

 

on the display panel.

 

 

 

 

 

If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the

Switching the warning beep off

 

 

radio will automatically switch to the linked

 

 

a) Tune into another station offering traf-

 

 

traffic program station (in this case, NDR2)

 

 

for the duration of the message and return

fic information:

 

 

to the original program (NDR3) afterwards.

• Press the rocker switch or

 

 

 

• press a preset button which has a traf-

 

 

 

fic information station allocated to it.

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RDM 169 specifications

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