Sony XR-C453RDS - Manual (Page 9)

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Listening to a regional programme
The “REG” (regional on) function of this unit
lets you stay tuned to a regional programme
without being switched to another regional
station. (Note that you must turn the AF
function on.) The unit is factory preset to
“REG“ but if you want to turn off the function,
do the following.
Press (AF/TA) for more than two seconds
until “REG” disappears.
Note that turning the “REG” function off
might cause the unit to switch to another
regional station within the same network.
Note
This function does not work in the United Kingdom and in
some other areas.
Listening to traffic
announcements
The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic
Programme (TP) data let you automatically
tune in an FM station that is broadcasting
traffic announcements even though you are
listening to other programme sources.
Press (AF/TA) until “TA” or “AF TA” lights
up on the display.
The unit starts searching for traffic
information stations. “TP” lights up on the
display when the unit finds a station
broadcasting traffic announcements.
When the traffic announcement starts,
“TA” flashes, then flashing stops when the
traffic announcement is over.
Tip
When the traffic announcement starts while you are
listening to another programme source, the unit
automatically switches to the announcement and goes back
to the original source when the announcement is over.
Notes
• “NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received station
doesn’t broadcast traffic announcements. Then, the unit
starts searching for a station that does broadcast traffic
announcements.
• When the “EON” indication appears with “TP” on the
display, the current station makes use of broadcast traffic
announcements of other stations in the same network.
Re-tuning the same
programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF)
The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function
automatically selects and re-tunes the station
with the strongest signal in a network. By
using this function, you can continuously
listen to the same programme during a long-
distance drive without having to re-tune the
station manually.
1
Select an FM station.
2
Press (AF/TA) until “AF” lights up on the
display.
The unit starts searching for an alternative
station with a stronger signal in the same
network.
Notes
• When the (AF/TA) button is pressed during FM3 band
reception, the band changes automatically to FM1.
• When there is no alternative station in the area, and you
don’t need to search for an alternative station, turn the
AF function off by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF”
disappears.
Changing the displayed items
Each time you press (AF/TA), the displayed
items change as follows:
z AF
z TA z AF TA*
Blank
Z
* Select this to turn on both AF and TA functions.
Notes
• “NO AF” and the station name flashes alternately, if the
unit cannot find an alternative station in the network.
• If the station name starts flashing after selecting a
station with the AF function on, this indicates that no
alternative frequency is available. Press (SEEK/AMS)
while the station name is flashing (within eight seconds).
The unit starts searching for another frequency with the
same PI (Programme Identification) data (“PI seek”
appears and no sound is heard). If the unit cannot find
another frequency, “NO PI” appears, and the unit
returns to the originally selected frequency.
Radio/RDS
96.0 MHz
98.5 MHz
Frequencies change automatically.
Station
102.5 MHz