14DEUTSCHENGLISH15RDS OPERATIONSThe unit provides basic functions of RDS, including Pl (Program ldentification), radiostation name, RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time), AF (Alternative Frequency), TA (TrafficAnnouncement) and PTy (Program Type) selection.af function■ Alternative frequencies lists are used for the same program service and used inconjunction with the Pl code (Program ldentification code) to assist automatic tuning.using this information, a radio can automatically search another station that is playingthe same material. This is useful when the station you are listening to is fading out.■ To activate AF function, touch the [AF] button on the user interface.■ To cancel this function, do the operation above again. note:■ During auto switching radio frequency, some interference may be heard. Turning offAF function can settle this issue at the expense of AF switching.ta function■ The TA (Traffic Announcement flag) function lets the unit receive traffic announcementsautomatically no matter what media source is playing back. The TA function can beactivated by a TP (Traffic Program) station broadcasting traffic information.■ when TA is activated and a traffic announcement is received, the current playing sourcewill be overridden by the traffic announcement if the current radio band is Fm and the'TA' indicator lights up, indicating that the unit is waiting for traffic announcements.■ The unit returns to the original source after the traffic announcement has ended.■ To activate TA function, touch the [TA] button on the user interface.■ To cancel this function, do the operation above again.RDS OPERATIONSptY function■ PTy is the abbreviation for Program Type which is a code defining the type of programbeing broadcasted (e.g. news or Rock).■ Six PTy options will display on the screen. To view more PTy options, touch the scroll barand arrows on the screen.■ when one PTy option is touched (e.g. news), auto search for next available PTy byincreasing tuning frequency will take place, until the PTy of the next station matchesthe current. lf no matched PTy has been found, the unit will return to the original radiofrequency.program service (ps)■ used for receiver displays of an 8 character alpha numeric Program Service namewhich may use upper or lower case characters, e.g {bbC_4_Fm}, {Classic_}.ct (clocK time)■ Some stations broadcast the time and date within the encoded RDS signal. The clocktime is automatically adjusted when 'CT' is set to 'On'.rt (radio text)■ when this function is activated, the unit will display short message data transmittedfrom the provider, such as station information, the name of the current broadcastingsong and the artist name.