6. AF [ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES] BUTTON
When pressed briefly, AF switching mode is selected and the state of AF switching mode is displayed
by AF segment in display.
Segment off: AF switching mode off.
Segment on: AF switching mode on, and has RDS information.
Segment flashing: AF switching mode on, but RDS information is not received yet.
When AF switching mode is selected, the radio checks the signal strength of AF all the time.
The interval of checking time of each AFs depends on the signal strength of the current station, from
a few minutes for strong station to a few seconds for weak station.
Every time that new AF is stronger than current station, it switches over to that frequency for a very
short time, and the NEW FREQUENCY is displayed for 1-2 seconds.
Because the mute time of AF switching or checking time is very short, it is almost inaudible in case
of normal program.
During FM mode, when AF is on, SEEK, (SCAN), AUTO-MEMORY function can only receive and
save RDS program.
When pressed long, AF mode is converted to REGION ON/OFF mode.
REG ON:
AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes are same as current
station.(PI CODE is checked when AF CHECK in progress)
REG OFF:
The regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is
implemented.(PI CODE and COVERAGE AREA is not checked when AF CHECK in progress)
7. TA [TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT] BUTTON
When pressing the button, TA mode is switch on or off.
When TA mode is on(TA is displayed on LCD), it will begin to seek TA station and TA
SEEK will be displayed on LCD for a while.
When traffic announcement is transmitted:
1). If the unit is in SD, USB mode, it will switch to radio mode temporarily.
2). If volume level is below 20, volume level is raised to 20, and returns to its previous mode and volume
level when the traffic announcement is over.
If volume is adjusted during traffic announcement, only the traffic announcement volume is valid.
* TA interruption function:
The current traffic announcement is cancelled by pressing this key. But the TA mode will not be off.
* When TA is on, SEEK, (SCAN), AUTO MEMORY function can be received or saved only when traffic
program identification code has been received.
