Alfa Romeo A0B0364b User Manual page 57

To tune alternative frequency search AF
on/off, keep the "AF-TA" button (1)
pressed until hearing the beep. The name
RDS (if available) stays on the display and
if the AF function has been turned on the
symbol "AF" is shown.
If the radio is working in the AM band,
when the "AF-TA" (1) is pressed, it pass-
es to the FM band on the last station se-
lected.
TA function
(traffic information)
Some stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMT) are enabled to also broadcast in-
formation about traffic conditions. In this
case the display shows the wording "TP".
To turn the TA (traffic information) func-
tion on/off, briefly press (less than 1 sec-
ond) the "AF-TA" button (1).
The listening conditions and information
given on the display may be the following:
TA and TP: if tuned to a station that sends
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is on
TP: if tuned to a station that sends traf-
fic information but the traffic information
is off
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TA(*): the traffic information function is
on but the radio is tuned to a station that
does not give traffic information
TA and TP not shown on the display: the
radio is tuned to a station that does not give
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is off.
(*) If the TA traffic information function is on,
but the radio station chosen does not give traf-
fic information, the device beeps every 30 sec-
onds.
With the TA function (traffic information)
it is possible:
a) to search only RDS stations that trans-
mit in the FM band, enabled to broadcast
traffic information
b) receive traffic information even if the
Compact Disc player or CD-Changer is in use
c) receive traffic information at a prede-
fined minimum volume even with the ra-
dio volume off.
The operations to be carried out for each
of the three above conditions are listed be-
low.
a) To receive stations enabled to broad-
cast traffic information:
– select band FM1, FM2 or FMT
– briefly press (less than 1 second) the
"AF-TA" button (1) so that the display
shows "TA".
– press the tuner buttons "˙˙" (7) or
"¯¯" (4).
To store stations with TA on, carry out the
storage operations (see "Manual station
storage").
b) If wishing to receive traffic informa-
tion when listening to a Compact Disc, be-
fore inserting the cassette or starting the CD-
Changer, tune to a station enabled to broad-
cast traffic information (TP)and activate the
TAfunction. If while listening to the Com-
pact Disc, this station broadcasts traffic in-
formation, the Compact Disc will be sus-
pended temporarily and resumed again au-
tomatically after the end of the message. At
the start of receiving traffic information the
display will briefly show the wording "IN-
FO TRA", while the display continues giv-
ing further information (frequency, name,
time of CD etc.).