Receiving Traffic Information; Pty (Programme Type) Tuning; Receiving Traffic Information While Playing Cd Or Radio; Priority News - Alpine CDA9857 Owner's Manual

Receiving Traffic Information

1
Press TA so that the "TA" indicator lights up.
2
Press or to select your desired traffic
information station.
When a traffic information station is tuned in, the "TP"
indicator lights up.
Traffic information is heard only when it is being broadcast.
If traffic information is not being broadcast, the unit is set in
the standby mode. When a traffic information broadcast
begins, the unit automatically receives it and the display
shows "T. INFO".
When the traffic information broadcast is over, the unit will
automatically set in the standby mode.
• If the traffic information broadcast signal falls below a certain level,
the unit remains in the receiving mode for 1 minute. If the signal
remains below a certain level for over 1 minute, the "TA" indicator
blinks.
• If you do not want to listen to the traffic information being received,
lightly press TA to skip that traffic information message. The TA
mode will remain in the ON position to receive the next traffic
information message.
• If the volume level is changed while receiving traffic information, the
changed volume level will be memorized. When traffic information is
received next time, the volume level will be automatically adjusted to
the level memorized.
• In the TA mode, the SEEK tuning selects only the TP stations.

PTY (Programme Type) Tuning

1
Press FUNC. to activate the audio function mode.
2
Press 3 PTY to activate the PTY mode, while the
unit is in Radio (FM receiving) mode.
The Programme Type of the station being currently received
will be displayed for 10 seconds.
If there is no receivable PTY broadcast, "NO PTY" will be
displayed for 10 seconds.
If no RDS station can be received, the display shows "NO
PTY."
• If no operation is performed within 10 seconds after pressing 3 PTY,
the PTY mode will be automatically cancelled.
3
Press or within 10 seconds after
activating the PTY mode to choose the desired
programme type while the PTY (programme type) is
being displayed.
Each press scrolls the programme type by one.
LIGHT CLASSIC
MUSIC MUSIC
4
Press 3 PTY within 10 seconds after selecting the
programme type to start searching for a station in
the selected programme type.
The chosen programme type display blinks during
searching and lights when a station is found.
If no PTY station is found, "NO PTY" will be displayed for 10
seconds.
5
Press FUNC. to activate the preset mode.
• When the audio function mode is activated, perform the operation.
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OTHERS
MUSIC
Receiving Traffic Information While
Playing CD or Radio
1
Press TA so that the "TA" indicator lights up.
2
Press or to select a traffic information
station if necessary.
When a traffic information broadcast starts, the unit
automatically mutes the CD player/changer or the regular
FM broadcast.
When the traffic information broadcast finishes, the unit
automatically returns to the original source play before the
traffic information broadcast began.
When traffic information stations cannot be received:
In the tuner mode:
When the TP signal can no longer be received for over 1
minute, the "TA" indicator blinks.
In the CD mode:
When the TP signal can no longer be received, the traffic
information station of another frequency will be selected
automatically.
• The receiver is equipped with the EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
function in order to keep track of additional alternate frequencies to
the AF list. The "EON" indicator lights up while an RDS EON
station is being received. If the station being received does not
broadcast the traffic information, the receiver automatically tunes in
the related station that broadcasts the traffic information when it
occurs.
3
Press TA to deactivate the Traffic Information mode.
The "TA" indicator goes out.

Priority News

This function allows you to preset to give priority to the News
programme. You will never miss the News programme as the unit
automatically gives priority to the News programme whenever it begins
broadcasting, and interrupts the programme you are currently listening.
This feature is functional when your unit is set to a mode other than the
LW and MW modes.
1
Press FUNC. to activate the audio function mode
while the unit is in Radio (FM receiving) mode.
2
Press NEWS 2 to activate the PRIORITY NEWS
mode.
The "NEWS" indicator appears in the display.
To disable the PRIORITY NEWS function, press NEWS 2.
• In the PRIORITY NEWS function, unlike in the TA function, the
volume does not increase automatically.
3
Press FUNC. to activate the preset mode, while the
unit is in Radio (FM receiving) mode.