Sony CDX-M700R: Listening to traffic announcements
Listening to traffic announcements: Sony CDX-M700R
Table of contents
- Welcome ! Precautions
- Notes on CDs
- Table of Contents
- Location of controls
- Location of controls Security side Operation side
- The corresponding buttons of the unit control the same functions as those on the card remote commander.
- Turning the unit on/off Resetting the unit Security release settings
- How to use the menu Setting the clock
- CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional) Listening to a CD
- Locating a specific track Locating a specific point in a track Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a disc
- Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks in random order — Shuffle Play
- Labelling a CD — Disc Memo
- Locating a disc by name
- Selecting specific tracks for playback
- Memorising only the Radio desired stations Memorising stations automatically
- Receiving the memorised stations
- RDS Overview of the RDS Retuning the same function programme automatically Displaying the station name
- Changing the display item Listening to a regional programme Local link function
- Listening to traffic announcements
- Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and TA data
- Locating a station by programme type
- Setting the clock DAB automatically Overview of DAB
- Basic operations of DAB
- Presetting DAB services Presetting DAB services automatically — BTM manually
- Replacing the services in preset memories Listening to a DAB programme
- Settings on the audio Locating a DAB service by reception programme type (PTY)
- DSP (CDX-M700R only) Setting the equalizer
- Selecting the listening Selecting a soundstage position menu
- Adjusting the balance Adjusting the front and rear fader
- Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s) Listening to each programme source in its registered DSO
- Using the rotary Other Functions commander Labelling the rotary commander
- By rotating the control Other operations By pushing in and rotating the control (the PRESET/DISC control)
- Adjusting the sound characteristics (CDX-M600R only) Attenuating the sound
- Changing the sound and display settings
- Boosting the bass sound Selecting the spectrum analyser
- Additional Adjusting the sound and Information frequency of the equalizer preamplifier Maintenance
- Dismounting the unit
- If the front panel does not open because of a blown fuse
- Specifications
- Troubleshooting guide General CD/MD playback
- Radio reception RDS
- Error displays (when an optional CD/MD unit is connected)

Presetting the volume of traffic
Listening to traffic
announcements
You can preset the volume level of the traffic
announcements
announcements beforehand so you won’t miss
the announcement. When a traffic
The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic
announcement starts, the volume will be
Programme (TP) data lets you automatically
automatically adjusted to the preset level.
tune in an FM station that is broadcasting
traffic announcements even if you are listening
to other programme sources.
1 Select the desired volume level.
Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until “TA on” or
2 Press (AF/TA) for two seconds.
“AF TA on” appears.
“TA” appears and the setting is stored.
The unit starts searching for traffic
information stations. “TP” appears in the
Receiving emergency
display when the unit finds a station
announcements
broadcasting traffic announcements.
When the traffic announcement starts,
If an emergency announcement comes in while
“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the
you are listening to the radio, the programme
traffic announcement is over.
will be automatically switched to it. If you are
listening to a source other than the radio, the
Tips
emergency announcements will be heard if
• If the traffic announcement starts while you are
you set AF or TA to on. The unit will then
listening to another programme source, the unit
automatically switch to these announcements
automatically switches to the announcement and
no matter which source you are listening to at
goes back to the original source when the
the time.
announcement is over.
• If you select the mode using the buttons on the
unit, press (TA) until “TA on” appears.
Note
“NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received
station does not broadcast traffic announcements.
Then, the unit starts searching for a station that
broadcasts it.
To cancel the current traffic
announcement
Press (AF/TA).
To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off
the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF
TA off” appears.
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