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RDS
The external environment (hills,
buildings, tunnels, basement car
parks, ...) may block reception,
i
ncluding in RDS mode. This is a
n
ormal effect of the way in which radio
waves are transmitted and does not
indicate
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 , RDS is displayed in the
screen.
In " Radio " mode, press OK
directly to activate /
d
eactivate RDS mode.
RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue
listening to the same station by automatic
retuning
to alternative frequencies.
H
owever, in certain conditions, coverage
of an RDS station may not be assured
throughout 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)
function gives priority to TA 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
current audio source (Radio, CD, ...)
i
s interrupted automatically to play the
TA
message. Normal playback of the
a
udio source resumes at the end of the
transmission of the message.
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QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
The stored stations do not
function (no sound,
87.5
Mhz is displayed...). An
incorrect waveband is selected.Press the BAND AST button to return to the
waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) 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
network.
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
listened to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area
through
which the vehicle is travelling.Activate the RDS function to enable the system
to
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
indicate
a failure of the audio equipment.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
through
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.During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for another
frequency
giving better reception of the station.Deactivate the RDS function if the phenomenon
is
too frequent and always on the same route.
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