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RDS *
Using the RDS on FM
The RDS (Radio Data System) allows
you to continue listening to the same
s t a t i o n , w h a t e v e r f r e q u e n c y i t i s u s i n g
in the region you are travelling through. Press the "RDS" button
b r i e fl y t o s w i t c h t h e f u n c -
tion on or off.
The multifunction screen will indicate:
- "RDS" if the function is selected,
- "(RDS)" if the function is selected
but not available.
RDS station following
The display indicates the name of the sta-
tion selected. When the RDS is selected,
the radio searches continuously for the
transmitter which is broadcasting the se-
lected station with the best reception.
T r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n p r o g r a m m e ( T A ) Regional following mode (REG)
When they are part of a network, cer-
tain stations broadcast regional pro-
grammes in the various areas they
serve. The regional following mode
allows you to continue listening to the
same programme.
To do this, press the
"RDS" button for
more than two seconds to switch the
function on or off.
A n y t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n a n n o u n c e m e n t
will be given priority, whatever source
you are listening to (radio, CD).
If you wish to interrupt a message,
press the
"TA" button; this switches the
function off.
N o t e : t h e v o l u m e o f t h e t r a f fi c i n f o r -
mation is independent of the volume
of normal radio listening. You can
adjust it using the volume button.
The setting will be stored and will be
used for subsequent messages.
Search by type of programme (PTY)
This allows you to listen to stations broad-
c a s t i n g a s p e c i fi c t y p e o f p r o g r a m m e
(News, Culture, Sport, Rock...). When FM is selected,
press the "TA" button for
more than two seconds
to switch the function on
or off. To search for a
PTY programme:
- select the PTY function,
- press button J or L b r i e fl y t o s c r o l l
down the list of the different types of
programme offered,
- when the programme of your choice is displayed, press button J or L for
more than two seconds to carry out
an automatic search (following an
automatic search, the PTY function
is switched off).
In PTY mode, the types of programme
can be stored. To do this, press the pre-
selection buttons "1" to "6" for more
than two seconds. Press the corre-
s p o n d i n g b u t t o n b r i e fl y t o r e c a l l t h e t y p e
of programme stored.
EON system
This system connects stations which
are part of the same network. It permits
the broadcasting of TA t r a f fi c i n f o r m a -
tion or of a PTY programme broadcast
by a station which is part of the same
network as the station to which you are
listening.
This service is available when you have
selected the TA t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n p r o -
gramme or the PTY search by type of
programme.
Press the
"TA" button to
switch the function on or
off.
The multifunction screen will indicate:
- "TA" if the function is selected,
- "(TA)" if the function is selected but
not available.
* According to country.
