RDS Operations
English
TA (Traffic Announcement)
In the TA standby mode, when a traffic announcement broadcast starts, the traffic announcement broadcast is received as top priority regardless of the function mode so you can listen to it. Traffic programme (TP) automatic tuning is also possible.
∗This function can only be used when “TP” is lit in the display. When “TP” is lit, this means that the RDS broadcast station being received has traffic announcement programmes.
●Setting the TA standby mode
If you press the [TA] button when only “TP” is lit in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display and the unit is set into the TA standby mode until a traffic announcement is broadcast. When a traffic announcement broadcast starts, “TRA INFO” appears in the display. If you press the [TA] button while a traffic announcement broadcast is being received, the traffic announcement broadcast reception is cancelled and the unit goes into the TA standby mode.
●Cancelling the TA standby mode
As “TP” and “TA” lit in the display, press the [TA] button. The “TA” in the display goes off and the TA standby mode is cancelled.
∗If “TP” is not lit, pressing the [TA] button searches for a TP station.
●Searching for a TP station
When “TP” is not lit, if you press the [TA] button, “TA” in the display lights and the unit automatically receives a TP station.
Note:
•If a TP station is not received, the unit continues the search operation. Pressing [TA] button again goes off “TA” in the display and stops TP station searching.
The TP stations with the good reception sensitivity are stored into preset memory.
∗Even if you select FM1 or FM2, a TP station is stored into memory for FM3.
PTY
This function enables you to listen to a broadcast of the selected programme type even if the unit is on a function mode other than radio.
∗Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast.
∗In the TA standby mode, a TP station has priority over a PTY broadcast station.
∗The factory default setting is “OFF”.
1.Press the [OPTION] button.
2.Push the [SEEK PANEL] leftward or rightward to select “PTY”.
3.Press the [UP] or [DN] button to select “ON” or “OFF”.
• ON:
“PTY” in the display lights and PTY standby mode is turned on. When the selected PTY broadcast starts, the PTY item name appears in the display.
• OFF:
“PTY” in the display goes off and PTY standby mode is cancelled.
4.Press the [OPTION] button to return to the previous mode.
●Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast Press the [TA] button during the PTY interrupt broadcast, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and the unit returns to PTY standby mode.
PTY seek
1.Press the [OPTION] button to switch to the RDS adjustment selection display.
Auto store function for TP stations
You can automatically store up to 6 TP stations into preset memory. If the number of TP can be received less than 6, broadcast stations already stored in memory and left without being overwritten.
As “TA” lit in the display:
1.Press the [OPTION] button.
2.Push the [SEEK PANEL] leftward or rightward to select “AUTO STORE”.
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2.Push the [SEEK PANEL] leftward or rightward to select “PTY SELECT”.
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4.Push the [SEEK PANEL] rightward to search for a PTY broadcast in the direction of higher frequencies; push the [SEEK PANEL] leftward to search in the direction of lower frequencies.
∗If no station with the selected PTY broadcast can be received, the unit returns to the PTY select mode.
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