Section
02
Operating this unit
Receiving traffic announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you re- ceive traffic announcements automatically, no matter what source you are listening to. TA can be activated for both a TP station (a sta- tion that broadcasts traffic information) or an enhanced other network’s TP station (a station carrying information which
1Tune in a TP or enhanced other net- work’s TP station.
TP indicator lights.
2Press TA to turn traffic announcement
standby on.
# To turn off, press TA again.
3Use
The newly set volume is stored in memory and recalled for subsequent traffic announce- ments.
Searching for an RDS station by PTY information
You can search for general types of broadcast- ing programs, such as those listed on the next page.
1 Display the function menu.
Refer to Introduction to advanced operations on page 12.
2Use
3Push
NEWS/INFO—POPULAR—CLASSICS— OTHERS
4Press
The unit searches for a station broadcasting that program type. When a station is found, its program service name is displayed.
PTY (program type ID code) information is listed on the next page.
4Press TA while a traffic announcement is being received to cancel the announce- ment.
The tuner returns to the original source but re- mains in the standby mode until TA is pressed again.
Notes
!You can also turn this function on or off in the menu that appears by using
MULTI-CONTROL.
!The system switches back to the original source following traffic announcement recep- tion.
!Only TP and enhanced other network’s TP sta- tions are tuned in during seek tuning or BSM when TA is on.
Using PTY functions
You can tune in a station by using PTY (pro- gram type) information.
#To cancel the search, press
#The program of some stations may differ from that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
#If no station is broadcasting the type of pro- gram you searched for, NOT FOUND is displayed for about two seconds and then the tuner returns to the original station.
Using news program interruption
When a news program is broadcast from a PTY code news station, the unit automatically switches to the news broadcast station. When the news program ends, reception of the pre- vious program resumes.
%Press NEWS and hold to turn on news program interruption.
Press NEWS until NEWS ON appears in the
display.
# To turn off news program interruption, press NEWS and hold until OFF appears in the display.
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