AF/
TA

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Press the

AF/

button during tape, CD or

TA

MD playback. n“TA” appears on the display.

The unit will start to search for traffic announcements. When an announcement is received, tape, CD or MD playback will stop, and the traffic information station can be heard.

In case you press the button while an MW or LW station is received, the unit will automatically change to FM reception.

Cancelling the Currently Received Traffic Announcement

Press the AF/TA button momentarily.

Cancelling the TA mode

Press the AF/TA button until “AF/TA OFF” appears on the display.

Note

If no traffic information stations can be received, “NO TP” will blink for about four seconds, and then the search for other stations transmitting traffic announcements will start.

Each time you press the AF/TA button, the display window changes as follows:

z AF ON z TA ON z AF/TA ON

AF/TA OFF Z

The “EON” Indication

When both “TA” and “EON” are displayed, this means that in addition to the currently received station, another station too is broadcasting a traffic announcement.

Presetting the Volume of Traffic Announcements

It is possible to hear the traffic announcements at a previously set volume level. For example, even if volume is turned to zero, it will automatically change to the preset level when a traffic announcement starts. (In case the current volume level is higher than the preset level, the current level will not change.)

1 Select an FM station and the desired volume level.

2 Press button

SHUF

while pressing the SEL

3

button.

When you hear a beep tone, the setting is completed.

Receiving Emergency Announcements

In case of danger through an emergency or a natural disaster, RDS stations transmit emergency announcements to warn the drivers in that area. Such announcements can be received only when the AF or TA functions are activated. When an emergency announcement is received, tape, CD or MD playback will stop, the unit will automatically change to FM, and the information can be heard.

Selecting the Programme Type

Some stations use RDS to distinguish the types of their programmes during broadcasting.

There are following programme types:

 

Program types

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News

 

 

 

NEWS

 

Current Affairs

 

 

 

AFFAIRS

 

Information

 

 

 

INFO

 

Sport

 

 

 

SPORT

 

Education

 

 

 

EDUCATE

 

Drama

 

 

 

DRAMA

 

Culture

 

 

 

CULTURE

 

Science

 

 

 

SCIENCE

 

Varied

 

 

 

VARIED

 

Pop

 

 

 

POP M

 

Rock

 

 

 

ROCK M

 

Middle of the Road

 

 

 

M.O.R. M

 

Light Classical

 

 

 

LIGHT M

 

Serious Classics

 

 

 

CLASSICS

 

Other Music Types

 

 

 

OTHER M

 

Not specified

 

 

 

NONE

 

(when the station does not

specify the programme type)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTY

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press the LIST

button during FM

 

reception. n“PTY” appears on the

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the currently received station is

 

transmitting PTY (programme type

 

selection) data, one of above-shown

 

programme type names will be displayed.

If the currently received station is no RDS station, or if the RDS data has not been read, “- - - - - ” will be displayed. In this case, you can select “NEWS” or other programme

PTY

types by pressing the LIST button.

PTY I NFO

2 Press again within five seconds.

The programme types will be displayed in the order shown above.

PTY SPORT

Actual total number:

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Sony XR-F21RDS operating instructions Selecting the Programme Type, Presetting the Volume of Traffic Announcements