Sony XR-4740RDS Listening to traffic announcements, Re-tuning the same programme automatically

Re-tuning the same programme automatically

—Alternative Frequencies (AF)

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function automatically selects and re-tunes the station with the strongest signal in a network. By using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long- distance drive without having to re-tune the station manually.

Frequencies change automatically.

96.0 MHz

98.5MHz

Station

102.5 MHz

EN

1 Select an FM station.

2 Press (AF/TA) until “AF” lights up on the display.

The unit starts searching for an alternative station with a stronger signal in the same network.

Note

When there is no alternative station in the area, and you don’t need to search for an alternative station, turn the AF function off by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF” disappears.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (AF/TA), the displayed items change as follows:

z AF z TA z AF TA*

Blank Z

*Select this to turn on both AF and TA functions.

Notes

•“NO AF” and the station name flashes alternately, if the unit cannot find an alternative station in the network.

•If the station name starts flashing after selecting a station with the AF function on, this indicates that no alternative frequency is available. Press (SEEK/AMS) while the station name is flashing (within eight seconds). The unit starts searching for another frequency with the same PI (Programme Identification) data (“PI seek” appears and no sound is heard). If the unit cannot find another frequency, “NO PI” appears, and the unit returns to the originally selected frequency.

Listening to a regional programme

The “REG” (regional on) function of this unit lets you stay tuned to a regional programme without being switched to another regional station. (Note that you must turn the AF function on.) The unit is factory preset to “REG“ but if you want to turn off the function, do the following.

Press (AF/TA) for more than two seconds until “REG” disappears.

Note that turning the “REG” function off might cause the unit to switch to another regional station within the same network.

Note

This function does not work in the United Kingdom and in some other areas.

Local link function (United

Kingdom only)

The Local Link function lets you select other local stations in the area, even though they are not stored in your presets.

1 Press a preset number button that has stored a local station.

2 Within five seconds, press again the preset number button of the local station.

3 Repeat this procedure until the desired local station is received.

Listening to traffic announcements

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

Press (AF/TA) until “TA” or “AF TA” lights up on the display.

The unit starts searching for traffic information stations. “TP” lights up on the display when the unit finds a station broadcasting traffic announcements. When the traffic announcement starts, “TA” flashes, then flashing stops when the traffic announcement is over.

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