RDS Operations

TA (Traffic Announcement)

PTY

In 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.

∗RDS interrupt does not function during AM radio reception or in TV mode.

∗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 TA standby mode

If you press the TA button 0 when only “TP” is lit in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display and the unit is set into 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 0 while a traffic announcement broadcast is being received, the traffic announcement broadcast reception is cancelled and the unit goes into TA standby mode.

●Cancelling TA standby mode

With “TP” and “TA” are lit in the display, press the TA button 0. The “TA” in the display goes off and TA standby mode is cancelled.

∗If “TP” is not lit, pressing the TA button 0 searches for a TP station.

●Searching for a TP station

When “TP” is not lit, if you press the TA button 0, “TA” lights in the display and the unit automatically searches a TP station.

Note:

•If a TP station is not received, the unit continues the search operation. Pressing the TA button 0 again makes the “TA” indicator go off 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 that can be received is less than 6, broadcast stations already stored in memory are left without being overwritten.

1.With “TA” lit in the display, press the PS/AS button 5 for 2 seconds or more.

2.The TP stations with the good reception condition are stored into preset memory.

∗Even if you select FM1 or FM2, a TP station is stored into memory for FM3.

This function enables you to listen to a broadcast of the selected programme type when it starts, even if the unit operates on a function mode other than radio.

∗RDS interrupt does not function during AM radio reception or in TV mode.

∗Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast.

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

Selecting PTY

1.When you press the PTY button 8, the unit goes into PTY select mode.

2.Press any one of the PRESET buttons # to select a desired PTY. Alternatively, when the panel is closed, operate the SEARCH button 2 upward or downward to select a desired PTY.

∗Below are the factory default settings stored for the PRESET buttons #.

Preset

 

PTY item

number

ENGLISH

Contents

1

NEWS

News

2

INFO

Information

3

POP M

Pop music

4

SPORT

Sports

5

CLASSICS

Classics

6

M,O,R,M

Middle of the road music

 

 

 

3.The PTY select mode is cancelled automatically 7 seconds after a PTY is selected.

●Cancelling PTY standby mode

When you press the PTY button 8 for 1 second or longer, the indicator “PTY” goes off and PTY standby mode is cancelled.

●Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast

Press the PTY button 8, during the PTY interrupt broadcast to display the subsidiary, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and the unit returns to PTY standby mode.

PTY seek

1.Press the PTY button 8, the PTY select mode is turned on.

2.Select a desired PTY.

3.Press the right or left side of the SEARCH button 2. If you press the right side, the unit seeks a PTY broadcast moving up the frequencies; if you press the left side, it seeks moving down the frequencies.

English

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