Radio
RDS Operation
To activate RDS, press the TA button and hold for at least 2 seconds until RDS ON is displayed.
To deactivate RDS, press the TA button and hold until RDS OFF is displayed.
With the radio tuned to an RDS station and RDS activated, the radio gathers RDS information and displays the service name/data.
If the radio is not tuned to an RDS station, it will remain on that station and display the frequency, and RDS will remain on in readiness for a signal.
When listening to a national network station, or a station that broadcasts on more than one frequency, the radio will
When RDS data is lost and no alternative frequency signal is available, the radio will stay on station, the display shows the frequency only and RDS remains on in readiness for the signal to recover.
If the RDS function does not respond correctly, see ‘RDS
TA operation
To activate TA: Press the TA button momentarily (less than 2 seconds).
TA will appear at the top of the display. The radio then checks that the station has RDS TP (Traffic Programme); indicated by TP at the top of the display. If TP is not available on the current station, the radio will perform a TP SEEK while it searches for a station.
If a TA station is not available, a beep is sounded and TA is removed from the display.
With TA activated, traffic announcements will interrupt radio, tape or CD/MD play. If set at a minimum, the volume will increase for the announcement, returning to normal setting afterwards. When receiving, the display will show TRAFFIC.
To deactivate TA: Momentarily press TA.
Preset TA volume
When the radio is set to minimum volume and a traffic announcement occurs, the volume is raised to a preset level. This level can be adjusted by pressing the MENU button followed by touching the VOLUME PRESET button on the
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