Clarion dxz738rmp owner manual RDS Operations TA Traffic Announcement, Selecting PTY, PTY seek

RDS Operations

TA (Traffic Announcement)

In the TA standby mode, when a traffic announce- ment 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 announce- ment 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.

∗Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast.

∗In the TA standby mode, a TP station has priority over a PTY broadcast station.

●Setting the PTY standby mode

When you press the [] button, “PTY” lights in the display and the PTY standby mode is turned on. When the selected PTY broadcast starts, the PTY item name appears in the display.

●Cancelling the PTY standby mode

When you press and hold the [] button for 1 second or longer, “PTY” goes off in the display and PTY standby mode is cancelled.

●Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast

Press the [] button during the PTY interrupt broadcast, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and the unit returns to PTY standby mode.

Selecting PTY

1.When you press the [] button, the unit goes into PTY select mode.

2.Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons. Al- ternatively, turn the [ROTARY] knob clock- wise or counterclockwise to select the de- sired PTY.

∗Below are the factory default settings stored for the [DIRECT] buttons.

English

●Searching for a TP station

When “TP” is not lit, if you press the [TA] button, “TA” in the display lights and the unit automati- cally 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.

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, press and hold the [P/ A] button for 2 seconds or longer. The TP sta- tions 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 broad- cast of the selected programme type even if the unit is on a function mode other than radio.

Preset		PTY item
number	ENGLISH	Contents
1	News	News
2	Info	Information
3	Pop M	Pop Music
4	Sport	Sport
5	Classics	Serious Classical Music
6	Easy M	Easy Listening Music

3.The PTY select mode is cancelled automati- cally 7 seconds after a PTY is selected.

PTY seek

1.When you press the [] button, the PTY select mode is turned on.

2.Select PTY.

3.Press the [a] or [d] button. If you press the [d] button, the unit seeks a PTY broad- cast moving up the frequencies; if you press the [a] button, it seeks moving down the frequencies.

∗If no station with the selected PTY broadcast can be received, the unit returns to the PTY select mode.

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