Viking TMC 148 TMC -Traffic Message Channel, TMC Help, Selecting a TMC station

TMC –Traffic Message Channel

TMC is an RDS data service for traffic mes-	The numbers of the motorways and the
sages for specific regions or roads. TMC is	major roads can be entered one after the
an online service, which means that new	other and stored/selected together. As an
traffic messages are updated immediately.	alternative, 5 areas such as “London” can
The Viking TMC 148 equipped with a TMC	be selected and stored.
DriveCard is able to receive a constant flow	You are able to receive selected traffic in-
of digital traffic messages from radio stati-	formation immediately. In addition to the
ons in the UK that broadcast TMC.	spoken messages, you can read more de-
Traffic information broadcast normally from	tailed information in the display.
radio stations (RDS-TA) has priority over	You will hear the corresponding, most cur-
TMC information. If both TA and TMC are	rent information. All of the following messa-
activated, a TMC report can be interrupted	ges indicate just changes in the overall si-
by traffic information broadcast by the traf-	tuation. You always have the opportunity to
fic radio station. In this case, the TMC mes-	read or listen to the selected information in
sage will be repeated.	its entirety.

for the Netherlands by the year 2000. Con- tact your local dealer for further informati- on.

TMC Help

When TMC--HELP is switched to “ON” (de- fault setting), this function provides additio- nal information, such as selected areas or roads.

Use the DSC menu to switch “TMC--HELP” on or off.

If necessary, refer to “DSC programming - TMC--HELP”.

Selecting a TMC station

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Traffic information can be selected

It is possible to select traffic information by motorway and A roads or by region. The map on the last page of these operating in- structions indicates which regions can be selected.

For traffic information for motorways, the motorway junctions are identified by the numbers indicated on the traffic signs and road atlases.

For a route, it is possible to select and store up to 5 different motorways and 5 A roads.

TMC with an international future

At the present time, the TMC system is un- der construction throughout Europe. Full coverage for TMC is already available in Germany, Denmak and the Netherlands. In 1999, other European countries, like the UK, will follow.

TMC information in foreign countries

TMC subscribers can listen to traffic infor- mation in their own language in foreign coun- tries.

The country-specific TMC Card makes this possible. This TMC Card will be available

If the radio is tuned into a station which pro- vides TMC, “TMC” will appear in the display. If ”TMC” does not appear in the display, you can

•press TMC briefly

to tune into a TMC station.

You can also use the seek-tuning rocker switch or one of the station selection keys to select a TMC station.

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