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USING RDS FEATURES
Receiving traffic announcements
OncetheunitissettoTA(TrafficAnnouncement)
Standby mode, you can hear traffic
announcementsassoonastheybegin,iftheunit
is in a mode other than MW or LW reception
mode.
1. Tune in an FM station.
2. Press TA to turn on the TP indicator and
enter TA Standby mode.
If the tuned-in station does not offer traffic
announcement service, the TP indicator
blinks.Inthiscase,tuneinanotherFMstation.
3. SelectamodeotherthanMWorLWreception
mode.
When a traffic announcement starts, the unit
automaticallyentersFMreceptionmode,andthe
TA indicator lights. The frequency indicator also
displays the station name a few seconds later.
When the announcement is finished, the TA
indicatorgoesout,andtheoriginalsourcewillbe
heard.
DuringFMreception,press AF,thenpressTA to
turnontheAFandTPindicators. Thisfunctionis
also available in CD Play mode.
If the signal strength of an alternative frequency
falls below a certain level, both the AF and TP
indicators blink.
This function is activated automatically when a
traffic announcement has begun on another
network, so you can listen to the traffic
announcement.
Traffic announcements are heard at a preset
level, regardless of the volume setting. This is
convenient when you want to hear no other
sources other than the traffic announcement.
When the listening volume is set lower than the
preset level, the volume increases to the preset
level.
Setting the preset level for TA mode
1. Press and hold AF for more than 2 seconds.
“BOOST 40” is displayed.
Adjust the volume using the Jog Dial.
The volume changes by 5 steps each time
the Jog Dial is rotated.
2. Press SEL to store the adjusted volume in
memory.
The volume will not be stored in memory if
SEL is not pressed.
•Whenreceivingtrafficannouncements,you
canincreasethevolumemanually,butyou
cannot decrease it, even though the
indicator changes.
Note
Each time you rotate the Jog Dial clockwise, the
sound increases in increments of 5 (45, 50, 55,
60, 65, 70, 75, 80).
Each time you rotate the Jog Dial
counterclockwise, the sound decreases in
increments of 5 (35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0).
Receiving traffic announcements (while in a
mode other than MW or LW reception mode)
PressTAtoturnontheTPindicator. Theunitwill
search for the TP station without disturbing the
current mode.
When a traffic announcement starts, the current
mode pauses, and you can hear the
announcement.Whentheannouncementisover,
the previous mode resumes.
About urgent broadcasts (with AF and TA button
OFF)
Even when playing a CD, the unit automatically
switches to Radio mode to receive urgent
broadcasts.
Whentheurgentbroadcastiscompleted,theunit
automatically switches back to CD Play mode
(i.e., to the condition it was in prior to the urgent
broadcast). To cancel reception of an urgent
broadcast before the broadcast is finished, you
can:
•Insert a CD, thus switching to CD Play mode (if
a CD is already inserted, eject it and then
reinsert it).
•Press FUNC repeatedly to select the desired
play mode.
To listen to traffic announcements, press FUNC
repeatedly to switch to Radio mode, then press
TA.
