Program Type Display Function - Honda Civic Owner's Manual

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Audio System (on vehicles without navigation system)
To adjust the volume of the traffic
announcement, turn the power/
volume knob while the
announcement is broadcasting. The
adjusted volume level will be stored,
then that level will be used on the
next time traffic announcement. If
you adjust the volume below the
minimum level, the default level
(level 9) will be used on the next
time. The volume of the PTY NEWS
or the PTY ALARM function can
also be adjusted (see page
If your vehicle's battery goes dead,
or is disconnected, the traffic
announcement volume level will be
reset to the default setting (level 9).
To turn off the TA function, press
the TA/PTY button again. TA will go
out from the display.
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Features
Pressing the TA/PTY button will not
turn off the TA function while you
are listening to the traffic
information. It will just switch to the
selected audio playing mode.
If you use seek or auto select with
the TA function on, the system
searches only TP stations.
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PTY (Program Type) Display
Function
When the TA/PTY button is pressed
for more than 2 seconds until you
hear a beep, the PTY display
function comes on. This function
shows you the program type of the
selected RDS station. For example, if
the station is broadcasting drama,
DRAMA is shown in the display. If it
is a station of scientific programs,
SCIENCE is shown. The principal
PTYs are shown as follows.
NEWS: Short accounts of facts,
events, publicly expressed views,
reportage, etc.
AFFAIRS: Topical programs
expanding upon the news.