TMC –Traffic Message Channel
Switching TMC on/off
TMC is switched on when “TMC” appears in a box in the display.
To switch TMC on:
•Press TMC briefly,
“TMC” will appear in a box in the dis- play.
If the radio is not yet tuned into a TMC sta- tion, seek tuning will begin to find a TMC station.
If the DSC function for “HELP” is switched to “ON”, you will hear the code numbers for the selection activated.
If necessary, refer to the section on “DSC programming -
Next you will hear all of the current traffic information just for the selection you have activated. All of the following messages in- dicate only changes in the overall situation.
Switching TMC off:
•Press TMC briefly.
If you press the key during a traffic messa- ge, the message will be interrupted. In this case, you must press TMC again in order to switch the function off.
TMC traffic information
Listening to TMC information
You will automatically hear all of the TMC traffic information available when you switch the function on.
•Press TMC briefly,
“TMC” will appear in a box in the dis- play.
Next you will hear all of the current traffic information for the selection you have acti- vated. All of the following messages will then indicate just changes in the overall situati- on.
Reading TMC information
During a TMC message you can also read the corresponding text including exact pla- ce names in the display.
•Use << >> to select the text passages.
Listening to the information again
If you would like to hear all of the informati- on again, press TMC twice (TMC will switch off and on again).
Switching to the next/previous message
If there are several TMC messages, you can press 
/
to switch between them.
Urgent messages
Particularly urgent messages always have priority, even when TMC is switched off.
Important: The radio must be tuned into a TMC station (TMC appears in the display).
If you are using an input menu, e.g. DSC, AUD, these messages will not be heard un- til you exit the menu.
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