SoundMax SM-CMD3007 User Manual
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Press OSD button on the RC to show enabled PTY function icon.
RDS background
RDS service availability varies with areas. Please understand if RDS service is not available in you area, the
following service is not available.
AF (Alternative frequencies) function
Press and hold AF/TA button on the RC or BND button on the panel to enable AF function. When the radio
signal strength is poor, enabling the AF function will allow the unit to automatically search another station
with the same PI (Program Identification) as the current station but with stronger signal strength.
Note: AF indicator on the display will flash until RDS information is received. If RDS service is not available
in your area, turn off the AF mode.
TA (Traffic alarm) function
Press AF/TA button on the RC or press and hold MODE button on the panel to activate the traffic alarm
function.
When TA function is activated, it will search the station with TA information automatically. If there is no TA
information, it will search the station with TP information automatically, if there is no TP information either,
it will return to the previous station after searching.
When receiving the station with TP information but without TA information, TP icon is on and TA icon keeps
blinking; when receiving the station with TP and TA information, both TP and TA icons are on.
When playing in other mode and TA information is received, it will change to the radio mode automatically.
After playing over, it will return to the previous mode. Press AF/TA button on the RC or press and hold
MODE button on the panel once to ignore the received TA information, do it twice to turn off the function.