Sony XR-C850RDS - Manual (Page 12)

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Locating a station by
programme type
You can locate the station you want by
selecting one of the programme types shown
below.
Note
If you are in a country or regions where EON data is not
transmitted, you can use this function only for the stations
you have tuned in once.
Programme types Display
News NEWS
Current Affairs AFFAIRS
Information INFO
Sports SPORT
Education EDUCATE
Drama DRAMA
Culture CULTURE
Science SCIENCE
Varied VARIED
Popular Music POP M
Rock Music ROCK M
Middle of the Road Music M.O.R. M
Light Classical
LIGHT M
Classical CLASSICS
Other Music Type OTHER M
Weather WEATHER
Finance FINANCE
Children's programmes CHILDREN
Social Affairs SOCIAL A
Religion RELIGION
Phone In PHONE IN
Travel TRAVEL
Leisure LEISURE
Jazz Music JAZZ
Country Music COUNTRY
National Music NATION M
Oldies Music OLDIES
Folk Music FOLK M
Documentary DOCUMENT
Not specified NONE
Note
You can not use this function in some countries where no
PTY (Programme Type selection) data is available.
1
Press (PTY/LIST) during FM reception
until “PTY” appears.
P T Y
INFO SUR EQ
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Press (TIR) for two seconds to return to
the original display.
t lights up.
The unit turns on automatically and stands
by for traffic announcements for four hours
(two hours before and after the preset
time).
If the preset station does not broadcast the
traffic announcement while searching, the
unit starts searching for other traffic
programme (TP) stations.
To cancel the TIR function
Select “TIR off” in step 2 above.
Tips
• While the unit is recording the traffic announcement,
t
and “TA” flash.
• If the unit still cannot find a TP station, it starts a new
search every five minutes until it finds one.
• If you pull out the ignition key while the TIR function is
on, "TIR on" and t flash a few times.
Notes
• The unit also stands by for traffic announcements for two
hours after you turn off the engine, as long as the TIR
function is on.
• If you have a power aerial, it automatically extends every
time the unit searches for a traffic programme station.
If you have a manual aerial, make sure that the aerial is
fully extended.
• If you do not use your car for about ten days, the TIR
function will turn off automatically to avoid battery
wear, even if the TIR function is on.
Playing back the recorded traffic
announcements
When there are recorded traffic
announcements you have not listened to yet,
t flashes.
1
Press (TIR).
The latest traffic announcement is played
back. To listen to the previous ones, press
(TIR) or the + side of (SEEK/AMS).
To replay the announcements, press
the – side of (SEEK/AMS).
“NO Data” appears if no traffic
announcements were recorded.
2
Press (TIR) to go back to the original
programme.
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TIR AF/TA