Chevrolet VENTURE 2001 Manual page 257

Accessing RDS Stations:
1. Push the SEEK TYPE button or turn the P
LIST/AUDIO knob to display the program type list.
2. Turn the knob either clockwise or counterclockwise
to select a program type. The list is alphabetical.
If you select ANY TYPE your radio will seek to
the first PTY available.
3. Push the SEEK TYPE button to activate search.
TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. If the current tuned station does not
broadcast traffic announcements, the radio will seek to a
station that does. The traf icon will flash on the display.
When the radio finds a station that broadcasts traffic
announcements, it will stop. If no station is found,
NO TRAF will appear on the display.
Traffic Interrupt Feature: Your radio can be
programmed to interrupt the playback of a cassette tape,
CD or FM radio by enabling the traffic interrupt feature.
Press the TRAF button once to seek to an RDS station
that supports the traffic interrupt feature if the current
tuned station does not. The traf icon will flash on the
display when seeking for a station that supports traffic
interrupt. When the traffic interrupt feature is on,
TRAF will appear on the display.
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When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio
station, you will hear it, even if the volume is muted or
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a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. The traf icon
and TRAFFIC will appear on the display while the
traffic announcement plays. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player was being used, the tape or compact
disc will stay in the player and resume play at the point
where it stopped.
VOL: Turn this knob clockwise to increase volume when
RDS interrupts regular play. Turn it counterclockwise to
decrease volume.
INFO: If the current station has a message, INFO will
appear on the display. These text messages are from the
RDS broadcaster to the listening public and may be
general information such as artist and song title, call in
phone numbers, etc. Press this button to see the message.
If the whole message does not appear on the display,
parts of the message will appear every three seconds until
the message is completed. To scroll through the message
at your own speed press the INFO button again for less
than one second. A new group of words will appear
on the display. Once the complete message has been
displayed, INFO will disappear from the display until
another new message is received. The old message can
be displayed by pressing the INFO button until a new
message is received or a different station is tuned to.