Alfa Romeo Alfa 147 GTA Owner's Manual page 159

To turn alternative frequency search AF of
the station chosen on/off, keep the "AF-
TA" button pressed (1) pressed until hear-
ing the "beep". The name RDS (if available)
stays on the display and if the AF function
has been turned on the symbol "AF" is
shown.
If the radio is working in the AM band,
when the "AF-TA" (1) is pressed, it pass-
es to the FM band on the last station se-
lected.
TA function
(traffic information)
Some stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMT) are enabled to also broadcast in-
formation about traffic conditions. In this
case the display shows the wording "TP".
To turn on/off the traffic information TA
function briefly press (less than 1 second)
the "AF-TA" button (1).
The listening conditions and information
given on the display may be the following:
TA and TP: if tuned to a station that sends
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is on
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TP: if tuned to a station that sends traf-
fic information but the traffic information
function is off
TA(*): the traffic information function is
on but the radio is tuned to a station that
does not give traffic information
TA and TP not shown on the display: the
radio is tuned to a station that does not give
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is off.
(*) If the traffic information function TA is on,
but the radio station chosen does not give traf-
fic information, the device "beeps" every 30 sec-
onds.
With the TA function on (traffic informa-
tion) it is possible:
a) to search only RDS stations that trans-
mit in the FM band, enabled to broadcast
traffic information
b) receive traffic information even if the
Compact Disc player or CD-Changer is in use
c) receive traffic information at a prede-
fined minimum volume even with the ra-
dio volume off.
The operations to be carried out for each
of the three above conditions are listed be-
low.
a) To receive stations enabled to broad-
cast traffic information:
– select band FM1, FM2 or FMT
– briefly press (less than 1 second) the
"AF-TA" button (1) so that the display
shows "TA".
– press the tuner buttons "˙˙" (7) or
"¯¯" (4).
To store stations with TA on, carry out the
storage operations (see "Manual station
storage").
b) If wishing to receive traffic informa-
tion when listening to a Compact Disc, be-
fore inserting the Compact Disc or turning
on the CD-Changer, tune to a station enabled
to broadcast traffic information (TP) and
turn on the TA function. If while listening to
the Compact Disc, this station broadcasts
traffic information, the Compact Disc will be
suspended temporarily and resumed again
automatically after the end of the message.
At the start of reception of traffic informa-
tion, the display will briefly show "INFO
TRA", while the display continues giving
further information (frequency, name, time
of CD etc.).