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MUTE
DISC
SCAN
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B
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MUTE
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Traffic Announcements
TA Stand by
M o d e
When TA is on, tape or CD
changer playback will be
Muting in TA Mode
To listen to only Traffic Announcements while muting, press
and hold
[TA]
for more than 2 seconds.
To cancel the muting in TA mode (muting in TA mode / T A
mode), take either following two.
¡Press
[TA]
again.
¡Turn the
[VOL]
.
Note:
To switch to TA off, press
[TA]
again and hold for more
than 2 seconds.
TP Auto Search
When reception of a TP station is poor, TP Auto Search will
automatically search for a TP station with better reception.
TA Mode
Press
[TA]
to switch the TA mode on.
(Press again to switch the TA mode off.)
T A O N
:
If the station received is not a TP station, the
unit automatically searches for a TP station
to tune in to it.When the TP station received
begins a traffic announcement,you can hear it
TP Seek Tuning
Seek tunes only TP stations.
(
a
page
6)
Auto TP Station Preset
RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS Basics
The following functions are available when receiving RDS stations.
PS Display
(Program Service name)
The name of station is dis-
played instead of the fre-
quency.
CT Service
(Clock Time)
When receiving an RDS sta-
tion, the CT (Clock Time)
service automatically
adjusts the time. “NO CT” is
displayed in areas where CT
service is not available.(The
clock is not adjustable by
hand.)
AF Mode
Default: AF mode is active (AF O N )
(Press
[AF]
on the main unit to switch the AF mode
off or on)
AF ON : AF, Best Station and PI Seek function are
active.
PTY Display
Some RDS FM stations period-
ically provide traffic infor-
mation.
T P
(Traffic Program identifica-
tion)
Broadcasting of traffic infor-
mation
T A
(Traffic Announcements iden-
tification)
Radio announcements on traf-
fic conditions
Preset Memory
Best Station Research
Best Station Research is
automatically activated to
store the station with the
best reception for each pre-
set button.
PI (Program
Identification) Seek
If Best Station Research does
not work properly and
reception is poor when tun-
ing in a preset station,
press the same preset but-
ton again. PI Seek will
search an AF station with
good reception.
Display Change
Press
[DISP]
to change the
display as follows.
REG (Region)
M o d e
Changes the selection range
of AF, Best Station Research
and PI Seek.
Press and hold
[AF] (REG)
.
The frequency is changed
only for programs within
the region.
(default)
The frequency is changed
PS (Program Service
3 sec-
Frequency
CT (Clock Time)
RDS service availability varies with areas. Please understand if RDS service is not available
in your area. This chapter explains the summary and operation regarding RDS.
