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DB258R
Notes:
• This function is disabled when a national station
such as BBC R2 is being received.
• The REG function ON/OFF setting is valid when
the AF function is ON.
• •
• •
• Switching the REG function ON
Press and hold the
[
AF
]
button for 1 second or
longer.
“REG” in the display lights and the REG function
turns on.
••
••
• Switching the REG function OFF
Press and hold the
[
AF
]
button for 1 second or
longer.
“REG” in the display goes off and the REG func-
tion turns off.
TA (
Traffic Announcement
)
In the TA standby mode, when a traffic announce-
ment broadcast starts, the traffic announcement
broadcast is received as top priority regardless of
the function mode so you can listen to it. Traffic
programme
(
TP
)
automatic tuning is also possible.
∗ This function can only be used when “TP” is lit in
the display. When “TP” is lit, this means that the
RDS broadcast station being received has traffic
announcement programmes.
REG (Regional Programme) function
When the REG function is ON, the optimum re-
gional station can be received. When this func-
tion is OFF, if the regional station area switches
as you drive, a regional station for that region is
received.
∗ The factory default setting is “OFF”.
Manually tuning a regional station in
the same network
1. This function is valid when the AF function is
ON and the REG function is OFF.
Note:
• This function can be used when a regional broad-
cast of the same network is received.
2. Press any one of the
[
DIRECT
]
buttons to call
out the regional station.
3. If the reception condition of the called out sta-
tion is bad, press the
[
DIRECT
]
button of the
same number. The unit receives a local sta-
tion on the same network.
RDS Operations
••
••
•
Setting the TA standby mode
If you press the
[
TA
]
button when only “TP” is lit
in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display
and the unit is set into the TA standby mode until
a traffic announcement is broadcast. When a traffic
announcement broadcast starts, “TRA INFO” ap-
pears in the display. If you press the
[
TA
]
button
while a traffic announcement broadcast is being
received, the traffic announcement broadcast re-
ception is cancelled and the unit goes into the TA
standby mode.
••
••
• Cancelling the TA standby mode
With "TP" and "TA" lit in the display, press the
[
TA
]
button. The "TA" in the display goes off and
the TA standby mode is cancelled.
∗ If “TP” is not lit, pressing the
[
TA
]
button searches
for a TP station.
••
••
• Searching for a TP station
When “TP” is not lit, if you press the
[
TA
]
button,
“TA” in the display lights and the unit automati-
cally receives a TP station.
Note:
• If a TP station is not received, the unit continues the
search operation. Pressing
[
TA
]
button again goes
off “TA” in the display and stops TP station search-
ing.
Auto store function for TP stations
You can automatically store up to 6 TP stations
into preset memory. If the number of TP that can
be received is less than 6, broadcast stations al-
ready stored in memory are left without being
overwritten.
With "TA" lit in the display, press and hold the
[
P/A
]
button for 2 seconds or longer. The TP sta-
tions with the good reception sensitivity are stored
into present memory.
∗ Even if you select FM1 or FM2, a TP station is stored
into memory for FM3.
PTY
This function enables you to listen to a broadcast
of the selected programme type when it starts
even if the unit is on a function mode other than
radio.
∗ Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast.
∗ In the TA standby mode, a TP station has priority
over a PTY broadcast station.