Philips FW545C/22 User Manual page 17

News/TA (Traffic
Announcement)
(only available in
Radio Station with RDS)
You can activate NEWS or TA function in
Standby, Demonstration or any source
mode except Tuner mode. Once the News
Program Type (for NEWS function) or Traffic
Announcement data (for TA function) is
detected in any of the selected RDS
stations, it will switch to TUNER mode
automatically.
NEWS/TA key toggles in the following
sequence :
NEWS ™ TA ™ OFF ™ NEWS
To start NEWS or TA function
1 Press NEWS/TA to select NEWS
function.
™ The flag and "NEWS" will be
NEWS
displayed.
• If you want to select TA function, press
NEWS/TA again.
™ The flag and "TA" will be
TA
displayed.
2 When NEWS or TA is selected;
• It will search for the first 5 preset RDS
stations and wait for the News Program
Type / Traffic Announcement data to be
available in any of these RDS stations.
During the search :
™ The current source activity will
remain uninterrupted.
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™ If no RDS station is found in the first
5 presets after the search, the
NEWS/TA function will be switched
off. The display will show "NO
RDS NEWS" or "NO RDS TA"
and or flag will disappear
NEWS TA
from the display.
• When NEWS/TA transmission is
detected, the system will switch to
Tuner mode.
™ The or flag starts flashing.
NEWS TA
To cancel NEWS or TA function
• Press NEWS/TA until the or
NEWS TA
flag disappears and "TA OFF" is
displayed.
Notes:
– If you are listening to a non RDS TUNER
radio station and should you decide to
hear NEWS or TA, first select other
source (e.g. CD, TAPE or AUX), then
press NEWS/TA.
– Before using the NEWS or TA feature,
ensure that the first 5 presets are RDS
stations.
– The NEWS/TA works only once for each
activation.
– During News bulletin or Traffic
Announcement, you can press any
available source or Tuner function keys
to cancel NEWS/TA function and
execute the relevant source mode.
– If set is switched to Tuner source, the
NEWS/TA function will be cancelled,
" NEWS OFF " or " TA OFF " will be
displayed immediately after the
" TUNER " message.
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