Listening To Traffic Announcements - Sony XR-3700RDS Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to a regional programme
The "REG ON" (regional on) function of this
unit lets you stay tuned to a regional
programme without being switched to another
regional station. (Note that you must turn the
AF function on.) The unit is factory preset to
"REG ON, " but if you want to turn off the
function, do the following.
AF/TA
Press the button for more than two
seconds until "REG OFF" lights up in the
display.
Note that selecting "REG OFF" might cause
the unit to switch to another regional station
within the same network.
Note
This function does not work in the United Kingdom and in
some other areas.
Local Link function (United
Kingdom only)
The Local Link function lets you select other
local stations in the area, even though they are
not stored in your presets.
1
Press a preset number button that has
stored a local station.
2
Within five seconds, press again the
preset number button of the local
station.
3
Repeat this procedure until the desired
local station is received.
Listening to Traffic
Announcements
The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic
Programme (TP) data let you automatically
tune in an FM station that is broadcasting
traffic announcements even though you are
listening to other sources.
AF/TA
Press the button until "TA ON" or "AF/
TA ON" lights up in the display.
The unit starts searching for traffic information
stations. "TP" lights up in the display when
the unit finds a station broadcasting traffic
announcements.
When the traffic announcement starts, "TA"
flashes, then flashing stops when the traffic
announcement is over.
Actual total number
Tip
When the traffic announcement starts while you are
listening to another programme source, the unit
automatically switches to the announcement and goes back
to the original source when the announcement is over.
Notes
• "NO TP" flashes for five seconds if the received station
doesn't broadcast traffic announcements. Then, the unit
starts searching for a station that does broadcast traffic
announcements.
• When the "EON" indication appears with "TP" in the
display window, the current station makes use of
broadcast traffic announcements of other stations in the
same network.
To cancel the current traffic
announcement
Press the AF/TA button momentarily.
To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off
the function by pressing the
"AF/TA OFF" lights up.
Presetting the volume of traffic
announcements
You can preset the volume level of the traffic
announcements beforehand so you wouldn't
miss the announcement. When a traffic
announcement starts, the volume will be
automatically adjusted to the preset level.
1
Select the desired volume level.
2
Press the button while pressing
3
the button.
SEL
A beep sounds and the setting is stored.
Receiving emergency
announcements
If an emergency announcement comes in while
you are listening to the radio, the programme
will be automatically switched to the
announcement. If you are listening to a source
other than the radio, the emergency
announcements will be heard if you set AF or
TA to on. The unit will then automatically
switch to these announcements no matter what
you are listening to at the time.
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