22R D S - T M C T R A F F I C I N F O R M A T I O N
A s o p p o s e d t o t h e r o a d i n f o r m a t i o n fl a s h e s broadcast by an FM station during its nor-mal programming (see the TA function in R D S ) , t h e T M C ( T r a f fi c M e s s a g e C h a n n e l ) messages are coded and not audible. TMC fi l t e r s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s o f i n t e r e s t t o y o u and broadcasts it in the language selected in your NaviDrive, even in a foreign country where the language of the local radio is not your own.The availability of such information depends on the country and on the region where you are travelling.This information is displayed in a superim-posed window and by symbols on the map (colour display). It be read out by the voice synthesiser.
Remark :The volume of the voice synthesiser can be adjusted in the menu “TMC T r a f fi c I n f o r m a -tion” and by moving control C while the TMC t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n i s b e i n g h e a r d .The messages contain for example : A date and time of transmission, the nature of the t r a f fi c i n c i d e n t , i t s l o c a t i o n , p l u s t h e n a m e a n d d i r e c t i o n o f t h e t r a f fi c a r t e r y c o n c e r n e d .The messages are classed according to the distance of the incident from your vehicle. This list is updated approximately every 15 minutes.
T o r e c e i v e a n d v i e w t h i s t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n , it is necessary to insert the navigation CD- R O M , t o a c t i v a t e T M C t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n , to select a type of incident and a type of g e o g r a p h i c a l fi l t e r i n g .Selection of an FM radio station broad- c a s t i n g R D S - T M C t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n i s automatic. If you want to select a different station, you must use the menu “Filter-ing of TMC information” then “Choice of TMC station”.
Remarks :The multifunction screen displays the “T M C” sy m b o l a s s o o n a s a s t a t i o n broadcasting TMC information is being received.When the FM station selected cannot broadcast the TMC information, the “TMC” symbol will be barred on a monochrome screen and shaded on a colour screen.Depending on the station selected, the t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n m a y b e m o r e o r l e s s complete and precise, or cover a larger or smaller area. Each radio station is individually responsible for the quality of the information that it broadcasts.
27R A D I O S O U R C E - R D S S Y S T E M
RECALL OF PRE -SET STATIONSA shor t press on one of the pre-selection buttons 1 to 6 on the keypad W recalls the corresponding memorised station.If it is a RDS station, the frequency appears some seconds before the name appears.For RDS stations, recall of a station may prompt a search of the frequency correspond-ing to the region where you are located.This operation can also be performed using the control 1 at the steering wheel.
U SING THE RDS ( RADIO DATA SYSTEM ) FUNCTION ON FMUSING THE RDS ( R RDS (R
The majority of FM stations use the RDS system.This system enables such stations to transmit non-audible data in addition to the broadcast-ing of their programmes.The data provides access to various func-tions described in this chapter, such as: i nte r m i t te nt t r a f f i c i n f o r m at i o n f l a s h e s, display of the station name and automatic station scanning.RDS enables you to continue listening to your chosen radio station, regardless of the different frequencies it uses in the regions through which you are travelling.
SCANNING OF RDS STATIONSNaviDrive keeps the best possible recep-tion.It continuously looks for any other frequen-cies on which the selected radio station is broadcast, automatically choosing the frequency of fering the best reception (if the station broadcasts on more than one transmitter or frequency).Activation or deactivation of the function can be accessed via the “AUDIO” main menu or via the “R ADIO” contextual menu.The display will indicate :RDS, if the function is active and available for the station chosen.RDS barred on the monochrome display or RDS shaded on the colour display, when the function is activated but not available on the station.If the station you have selected does not broadcast on dif ferent frequencies in the areas in which you are travelling, it is possible to deactivate the automatic RDS transmission scanning function.
