Panasonic CQ-C3100AN Operating Instructions Manual page 7

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Traffic Announcement (TA)
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Some RDS FM stations periodically provide traffic information.
[VOLUME]
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VOLUME
PUSH
SEL
DISC / FOLDER SCROLL
MUTE 1 2 3
[TA] (TP (TA) Search)
TP (TA) Search
(Default: OFF)
While the unit is receiving a non-TP station or TP station
with poor reception, the unit will seek a TP station with
good reception by pressing [TA] (TA mode) during recep-
tion of an FM station. When the TP station received begins
a traffic announcement, you can hear it from the unit even
in the other modes (TA standby or CD or MP3/WMA) .
TP Indicator
lights up during reception of TP station.
TA Standby Mode
Being set to TA on in another mode, the unit will be auto-
matically switched to the radio mode and make a traffic
announcement when it begins. The traffic announcement
having finished, the unit will return to the previous mode.
To listen to only traffic
announcements
While listening to an FM station which is not currently
broadcasting traffic announcement, turn the [VOLUME]
to the counterclockwise to set the volume to 0. The traffic
announcement will be output at the TA volume level.
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[]] [[]
(TP seek tuning)
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RANDOM SCAN REPEAT
PTY
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4 5 6 BAND
Other TA functions
TA Volume Set: Traffic announcements are broadcast at
the TA volume level. (a Page 32)
TP Seek Tuning: When TA ON is selected, only TP sta-
tion will be searched.
Press and hold []] or [[] for more than 0.5 seconds,
then release. Seeking will start.
TP Auto Preset Memory: When TA ON is selected,
only TP station will be memorized automatically.
15 for auto preset memory)
TP Auto Search: When reception of a TP station
becomes poor, TP Auto Search will automatically search
for a TP station with better reception.
RDS FM stations provide a program type identification signal. (Example: news, rock, classical music, etc.)
VOLUME
PUSH
SEL
MUTE
Program Type (PTY) Mode
Press and hold [DISP] (PTY) for more than 2 seconds to
switch the PTY display mode on and off.
The PTY function described below becomes enabled after
selecting to the PTY mode.
PTY Selection
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q Press [[] to change the program type as shown below.
([]]: opposite direction)
SPEECH / MUSIC
INFO / SPORT
CULTURE / SCIENCE / VARIED
ROCK_M / EASY_M / LIGHT_M / CLASSICS /
OTHER_M / WEATHER/ FINANCE / CHILDREN /
SOCIAL / RELIGION / PHONE_IN / TRAVEL
LEISURE / JAZZ
/ FOLK_M / DOCUMENT
OLDIES
w Select the desired program type and press [BAND].
Search will start to tune in to a station broadcasting the
selected program type.
Press [BAND] again to cancel.
Note:
¡ When there is no corresponding program type station,
"NONE" is displayed for 2 seconds.
Program Type (PTY) Reception
[]] [[]
indicator
(PTY selection)
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TRACK
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DISC / FOLDER SCROLL RANDOM SCAN REPEAT
PTY
APM
1 2 3 4 5 6 BAND
Preset Buttons [1] to [6] (PTY preset) [BAND] (Preset PTY search, PTY selection)
PTY Preset
PTY Preset Call
Program types are stored in memory under preset buttons
from [1] to [6] as shown in the tables on the next page.
To tune in the desired program type, press any of preset
buttons from [1] to [6].
Preset PTY Search
q Select a program type by pressing the preset button.
The preset program type appears on the display for 5
seconds.
/ NEWS / AFFAIRS /
/ EDUCATE / DRAMA / Example: Press preset button [1].
/ POP_M /
w Press the same preset button again (or press [BAND])
to tune in the desired program type station.
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Example: Press preset button [1] again.
/ COUNTRY / NATION_M /
Press [BAND] again to cancel.
Note:
¡ When there is no corresponding program type station,
"NONE" is displayed for 2 seconds.
PTY Preset Change
q Select a program type by using PTY Selection or press-
ing PTY Preset buttons.
w Press and hold one of the buttons from [1] to [6] for
more than 2 seconds.
Example: Press and hold preset button [2] for more
than 2 seconds.
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[DISP] (PTY)
(PTY mode)
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