Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 248

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Radio
time and returns when the station is stored.
The preset button can now be used.
A list of pre-selected channels can be shown
in the TV screen. The function is activated/
deactivated in FM/AM mode under
Show presets or AM menu
presets.
RDS functions
RDS (Radio Data System) links FM transmitters
into a network. An FM transmitter in such a
network sends information that gives an RDS
radio the following functions:
•
Automatically switches to a stronger trans-
mitter if reception in the area is poor.
•
Searches for programme type, such as
traffic information or news.
•
Receives text information on current radio
programme.
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NOTE
Some radio stations do not use RDS or only
some if its functionality.
If a required programme type is located the
radio can switch stations interrupting the audio
source currently in use. For example, if the CD
2 Only applies to High Performance Multimedia and Premium Sound Multimedia.
3 Factory settings.
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player is in use, it is paused. The interrupting
transmission is played at a preset volume, see
page 248. The radio returns to the previous
2
audio source and volume when the set pro-
gramme type is no longer broadcast.
FM menu
The programme functions alarm (
Show
traffic information (
gramme types (
order of priority, where alarm has the highest
priority and programme types has the lowest.
For additional settings of programming inter-
EON Distant
ruptions (
the section "Enhanced Other Networks –
EON" below. Press EXIT to return to the inter-
rupted audio source, press the OK/MENU to
clear the message.
Alarm
This function is used to warn of serious acci-
dents and catastrophes. The alarm cannot be
temporarily interrupted or deactivated. The
message ALARM!
when an alarm message is transmitted.
Traffic information – TP
This function allows traffic information sent
within a set station's RDS network to break
through. The TP
function is activated. If the preset station can
ALARM!
),
TP ), news ( NEWS ), and pro-
PTY ) interrupt one another in
EON Local
and ), see
appears on the TV screen
symbol indicates that the
send traffic information then this is shown by
TP
glowing brightly in the TV screen, otherwise
TP will be grey.
–
Activate/deactivate in FM mode under
menu TP.
Enhanced Other Networks – EON
This function is useful in urban areas with many
regional radio stations. It allows the distance
between the car and the radio station trans-
mitter to determine when programme functions
should interrupt the current audio source.
–
Activate/deactivate in FM mode by select-
ing one of the options under
Advanced settings EON:
•
Local
– interrupts only if the radio station
transmitter is close.
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Distant
– interrupts if the station trans-
mitter is far away, even if there is a lot of
static.
TP from selected station/all stations
The radio can only interrupt for traffic informa-
tion from the selected station or all stations
within the RDS network.
–
Go in FM mode to FM menu
settings Set TP favourite
FM
FM menu
Advanced
to change.