Pioneer 9000 Owner's Manual - Page 28

TA Function

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Using the RDS Functions TA Function The TA (Traffic Announcement standby) function lets you receive traffic announcements automatically, no matter what source you are listening to. The TA function can be activated for a TP station (a station that broadcasts traffic information). Activating/Deactivating the TA Function 1. Tune in a TP station by pressing the 2/3 button. The Car icon lights when the tuner is tuned to a TP station. 2. Press the MENU button. The main menu icons whirl down, with "Function" highlighted in green. 3. Click the joystick. The Tuner Function Menu appears. 4. Select "TA" by moving the joystick. "TA" is highlighted in green. 5. Activate the TA function by clicking the joystick. Each click toggles TA On/Off. 6. Press the RETURN button. You go back to the Center Room. The "Traffic" indicator lights, indicating that the tuner is waiting for traffic announcements. Repeat the preceding operation when no traffic announcement is being received to deactivate the TA function. "Traffic" Car icon Note: • The system switches back to the original source following traffic announcement reception. • The TA function can be activated from sources other than tuner if the tuner was last set to the FM band but not if it was last set to the AM band. • In sources other than tuner, the tuner automatically seeks out the TP station with the strongest signal in the current area 10 seconds after the Car icon disappears from the display. (During seek operation, Car icon disappears.) • Only TP stations are tuned in during the Seek Tuning mode when the "Traffic" indicator is ON. 27 • Only TP stations are stored by BSM when the "Traffic" indicator is ON.

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TA Function
The TA (Traffic Announcement standby) function lets you receive traffic announcements
automatically, no matter what source you are listening to. The TA function can be activated
for a TP station (a station that broadcasts traffic information).
Activating/Deactivating the TA Function
1.
Tune in a TP station by pressing the
2
/
3
but-
ton.
The Car icon lights when the tuner is tuned to a TP sta-
tion.
2.
Press the MENU button.
The main menu icons whirl down, with
Function
highlighted in green.
3.
Click the joystick.
The Tuner Function Menu appears.
4.
Select “TA” by moving the joystick.
TA
is highlighted in green.
5.
Activate the TA function by clicking the joy-
stick.
Each click toggles TA On/Off.
6.
Press the RETURN button.
You go back to the Center Room.
The
Traffic
indicator lights, indicating that the tuner
is waiting for traffic announcements.
Repeat the preceding operation when no traffic
announcement is being received to deactivate the TA
function.
Note:
The system switches back to the original source following traffic announcement reception.
The TA function can be activated from sources other than tuner if the tuner was last set to the
FM band but not if it was last set to the AM band.
In sources other than tuner, the tuner automatically seeks out the TP station with the strongest
signal in the current area 10 seconds after the Car icon disappears from the display. (During
seek operation, Car icon disappears.)
Only TP stations are tuned in during the Seek Tuning mode when the
Traffic
indicator is
ON.
Only TP stations are stored by BSM when the
Traffic
indicator is ON.
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Using the RDS Functions
“Traffic”
Car icon