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• The preset number may disappear on the
display if the tuner tunes in a regional station
which differs from the originally set station.
• REGIONAL can be turned on or off indepen-
dently for each FM band.
Receiving traffic announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you
receive traffic announcements automatically,
no matter what source you are listening to. TA
can be activated for both a TP station (a station
that broadcasts traffic information) or an
enhanced other network’s TP station (a station
carrying information which cross-references TP
stations).
1 Tune in a TP or enhanced other network’s
TP station.
2 Press TA/NEWS on the head unit to turn
traffic announcement standby on.
Press TA/NEWS on the head unit until T flash-
ing in the display. The tuner will standby for
traffic announcements.
• To turn traffic announcements standby off,
press TA/NEWS on the head unit again.
3Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume when
a traffic announcement begins.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announcements.
4 Press TA/NEWS on the head unit while a
traffic announcement is being received to
cancel the announcement.
The tuner returns to the original source but
remains in the standby mode until TA/NEWS is
pressed again.
Notes
• You can also turn on or off TA/NEWS in the
setting menu that appears with the pressing
of TA/NEWS.
• The system switches back to the original
source following traffic announcement recep-
tion.
• Only TP and enhanced other network’s TP
stations are tuned in during seek tuning or
BSM when TA is on.
Responding to the TP alarm
When a TP or enhanced other network’sTP
station is lost due to a weak signal a series of
short beeps, about five seconds long, sound to
remind you to select another TP or enhanced
other network’s TP station.
When listening to the tuner, tune in another
TP or enhanced other network’s TP station.
• When listening to sources other than the
tuner, the unit will automatically seek out a TP
station with the strongest signal after a 10- or
30-second delay. The delay is 10 seconds if TA is
on and 30 seconds if TA and AF are on.
