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RDS
The external environment (hills, b
uildings, tunnels, basement car
p
arks, ...) may block reception,
i
ncluding in RDS mode. This is a
n
ormal effect of the way in which radio
w
aves are transmitted and does not
i
ndicate any failure of the audio system.
Press the MENU
button.
Select " Audio functions ".
Press OK.
Select the " FM waveband
preferences "
function.
Press OK. Select "
Activate RDS ".
Press OK , R
dS i
s displayed in the
screen.
In " Radio "
mode, press OK
directly to activate /
d
eactivate RDS mode.
R
dS
, if displayed, enables you to continue
listening
to the same station by automatic
r
etuning to alternative frequencies.
H
owever, in certain conditions, coverage
of
an RDS station may not be assured
t
hroughout the country as radio stations
do
not cover 100 % of the territory. This
e
xplains the loss of reception of a station
that
can occur during a journey.
Receiving TA messages
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate traffic messages.
The
TA (Traffic Announcement)
f
unction gives priority to T
a
alert
messages. To operate, this function
n
eeds good reception of a radio station
transmitting this type of message.
W
hen a traffic report is transmitted, the
c
urrent audio source (Radio, CD, ...)
i
s
interrupted automatically to play the
T
A
message. Normal playback of the
a
udio source resumes at the end of the
t
ransmission of the message.
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QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
The stored stations do not
function (no sound,
87.5
Mhz is displayed...). An
incorrect waveband is selected.Press the B
a
nd a
S
T button to return to the
waveband (
aM
, FM1, FM2, FM
aS
T) on which the
stations
are stored.
The
traffic announcement
(
TA)
is
displayed. I
d
o
n
ot receive any traffic
information. The
radio station is not part of the regional traffic information
n
etwork. Tune to a radio station which broadcasts traffic
information.
The quality of reception of
the radio station listened
to gradually deteriorates
or the stored stations do
not function (no sound,
87.5 Mhz
is displayed...). The
vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station
l
istened to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area
t
hrough which the vehicle is travelling.Activate
the RDS function to enable the system
t
o check whether there is a more power ful
t
ransmitter in the geographical area.
The
environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, underground car parks...)
b
lock reception, including in RDS mode.This
phenomenon is normal and does not
i
ndicate a failure of the audio equipment.
The
aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
t
hrough an automatic car wash or into an underground car park).Have
the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Sound cut-outs of 1 to
2 seconds
in radio mode.
du
ring this brief sound cut-out, the R
d
S searches for another
frequency
giving better reception of the station.Deactivate
the RDS function if the phenomenon
i
s too frequent and always on the same route.
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