Traffic Announcement (TA)

This feature procedure provides the interruption of the audio to allow for the broadcast of a traffic announcement. TA mode is enabled\disabled by pressing ALT-TA. when enabled, the TA light will be on. When TA is enabled, and the receiver is not currently tuned to a station broadcasting TA, the receiver will seek to the next available station broadcasting traffic announcements. If no station is found, the receiver will return to the previously tuned station and cancel the TA mode. When tuned to a station that broadcasts traffic announcements, the TA light will illuminate.

The following sequence will occur when a TA is detected:
1. If the TA is being referenced with EON, the receiver will tune to the referenced network. Only stations with an identical PI code to that of the reference network will be accepted.
2. If a playback is in use, the receiver will immediately switch the audio to the tuner and the playback device will pause.
3. The display will indicate "TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT".
4. The volume will be set to the greater of a) the minimum default volume or b) the current listening volume. The volume is adjustable during the receipt of a traffic announcement. When the traffic announcement is complete, the previously selected functions are returned to user set positions.