Pontiac Sunfire owners manual page 162

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Using RDS When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Datawill appear on the display, instead of the frequency. System (RDS). RDS is a system that sends data alongMost RDS stations provide their station name, the time with the audio of the FM station you are currently tunedof day and a Program Type (PTY) for their current to. You can use RDS to display program informationprogramming. Some stations also provide the name of and to control your radio. With RDS, the radio can:the current program. Seek only to stations with the types of programs youTRAF: Press this button to receive traffic want to listen to, announcements. The traffic announcement brackets will seek to stations with traffic announcements,appear on the display. TRAF will appear on the display if the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. If receive announcements concerning local andthe current tuned station does not broadcast traffic national emergencies, andannouncements, the radio will seek to a station that receive and display messages from radio stations.does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop. TRAF will RDS is always on. RDS features are only available forappear on the display. If no station is found, NO use on FM stations which broadcast RDS information.TRAFFIC will appear on the display. The RDS features of your radio rely upon receivingTraffic Interrupt Feature: Your radio can be specific RDS information from these stations. Theseprogrammed to interrupt the playback of a cassette tape, features will only work when the RDS information isCD or FM radio by enabling the traffic interrupt feature. available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcastPress the TRAF button once to turn on the traffic incorrect information that will cause the radio featuresfeature, if supported by the current tuned RDS station. If to work improperly. If this happens, please contact thethe station does not support the traffic interrupt feature, radio station. the radio will search for an RDS station that does support the feature. When the traffic interrupt feature is on, TRAF will appear on the display. 3-27

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