Autostore Control; Traffic Information Control - Ford Transit VM 430 Handbook

AUTOSTORE CONTROL

AutoStore can be used to store the
stations with the strongest signals
available, either from the FM waveband
or from both AM and FM on Sony.
• Press and hold the
RADIO button.
• The sound mutes and
'AUTOSTORE' display appears
while the unit searches through the
frequencies.
• When the search is complete,
sound is restored and the strongest
signals are stored on the AutoStore
presets.
Note: AutoStore will store the 10
strongest signals available and overwrite
the previously stored stations.
Note: The AutoStore waveband can
also be used to store stations manually in
the same way as other wavebands.
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
CONTROL
Many stations broadcast on the FM
waveband have a TP code to signify that
they carry traffic programme information.
Activating traffic
announcements
Before you can receive traffic
announcements, you must press the
TA button. A 'TA-D' or 'TA-L' display will
appear to show the feature is switched
on.
Audio unit operation
If you are already tuned to a station that
broadcasts traffic information, 'TP' will
also be displayed. Otherwise the unit
will search for a traffic programme and
display 'TP SEEK' while doing so. If it
cannot locate such a station, 'Not Found'
will be displayed.
AM/FM, AST or
'TP' appears within a box when you are
tuned to a station providing traffic from
a linked radio data system (RDS) or
enhanced other network (EON) station.
When traffic information is broadcast, it
will automatically interrupt normal radio,
tape or CD playback and 'TRAFFIC' or
'NEWS' will appear in the display.
If the traffic signal weakens, 'TP' will flash
in the display. Press the left or right arrow
button to find another station.
Note: If this happens during tape or CD
playback or, on certain models, with the
radio volume set to zero, the unit will
retune automatically to another traffic
station.
If a non-traffic station is selected or
recalled using a preset button, the audio
unit will remain on that station unless:
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Local or distant traffic
The number of RDS or EON traffic
announcements may become excessive
in some areas so there is an option to
select between local traffic information
and all available information.
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TA is turned off, then on again.
On certain models, the volume
control is set to zero for four minutes
after which the audio unit will retune
to another traffic station.