2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files

RDS (1): With RDS off, press the RDS SELECT button,followed by this button to turn RDS on. The RDSdisplay will turn on. You must have RDS on to use thenew RDS functions. The RDS display will also turn onif one of the other RDS function buttons has beenpressed on. If you are tuned to a station broadcastingRDS information, the station’s call letters and ProgramType (PTY) will replace the station’s frequency on thedisplay. After five seconds, the program type will bereplaced on the display by the station’s program typename. The program type and program type name maybe the same or different. Press BAND to recall thefrequency and program type displays. If the radio istuned to a station that is not broadcasting RDSinformation, the station’s frequency will remain on thedisplay. While RDS is on, the radio will search for astronger station in the network when a station gets tooweak for listening. Press the RDS SELECT button,followed by this button again to turn RDS off.All RDS functions will be turned off.REGION: You can also use the RDS button to accessthe region function. When an RDS station becomesweak, this function searches for a stronger station withinthe same network. A network can span a great distance.One network can have stations spread across a countryor continent. Each network breaks down into regions.With regions, local news items like weather and trafficare available to you. When the region function is on, theradio only searches for stations in the same network andregion. You can only use the region function whenRDS is already on. Press the RDS SELECT button.Then press and hold the RDS button for two seconds.REGION: ON will appear on the display. WhileREGION: ON appears on the display, press the RDSbutton again to turn the region function off. REGION:OFF will appear on the display. The region function canbe turned on again by pressing the RDS button.TA (2): Press the RDS SELECT button, followed bythis button to receive traffic announcements. The radiowill turn on the TA display. TP will appear on thedisplay if the tuned station broadcasts trafficannouncements. You may also receive trafficannouncements from stations in the network related tothe tuned station. If the current tuned station does notbroadcast traffic announcements, the radio will seek to astation which does. When the radio finds a station whichbroadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop. If nostation is found, NONE FOUND will appear on thedisplay and the TA icon will turn off. When SEEK orSCAN is pressed with the traffic announcement functionon, the radio will only stop at stations which broadcasttraffic announcements.3-15