Sony CDX-C560RDS Listening to traffic announcements, Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and TA data, 4 Press (4) (n), 5 Press (SHIFT), or “AF.TA-ON”appears

Select an FM band (page 7).

Listening to traffic announcements

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic Programme (TP) data let you automatically tune in an FM station is broadcasting traffic announcements even though you are listening to other programme sources.

	Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until “TA-ON”
	or “AF.TA-ON” appears.
	The unit starts searching for traffic
	information stations. “TP” appears in the
	display when the unit finds a station
	broadcasting traffic announcements.
	When the traffic announcement starts,
	“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the
	traffic announcement is over.
	Tips
	• If you press (AF/TA) while tuning in the traffic
	announcement, the unit can play a CD.
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	• If the traffic announcement starts while you are listening
	to another programme source, the unit automatically
	switches to the announcement and goes back to the
	original source when the announcement is over.

Notes

•“NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received station does not broadcast traffic announcements. Then, the unit starts searching for a station that broadcasts traffic announcements.

•When “EON” appears with “TP” in the display, the current station makes use of broadcast traffic announcement of other stations in the same network.

To cancel the current traffic announcementPress (AF/TA) momentarily.

To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF.TA-OFF” appears.

Presetting the volume of traffic announcements

You can preset the volume level of the traffic announcements beforehand so you won’t miss the announcement. When a traffic announcement starts, the volume will be automatically adjusted to the preset level.

1 Select the desired volume level.2 Press (AF/TA) for two seconds. “TA” appears and the setting is stored.

Receiving emergency announcements

If an emergency announcement comes in while you are listening to the radio, the programme will be automatically switched to the announcement. If you are listening to a source other than the radio, the emergency announcements will be heard if you set AF or TA to on. The unit will then automatically switch to these announcements no matter what you are listening to at the time.

Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and TA data

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA function every time you tune in the preset station. You can select a different setting (AF, TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or the same setting for all preset stations.

Presetting the same setting for all preset stations

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2 Press (AF/TA) repeatedly to select either “AF-ON”, “TA-ON” or “AF.TA-ON” (for both AF and TA functions).

Note that selecting “AF.TA-OFF” stores not only RDS stations, but also non-RDS stations.

3 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAYMODE) repeatedly until “BTM” appears.4 Press (4) (n).5 Press (SHIFT).

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