2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files

While a traffic announcement plays, the radio uses aspecial type of volume called TA volume. To increaseTA volume, turn the PWR/VOL knob clockwise.Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.TA VOLUME will appear on the display while thevolume is being adjusted.When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radiostation or a related network station, you will hear it,even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape orcompact disc is playing. If the radio tunes to a relatednetwork station for a traffic announcement, it will returnto the original station when the announcement isfinished. If the cassette tape or compact disc player wasbeing used, the tape or compact disc will stay in theplayer and resume play at the point where it stopped.Press the RDS SELECT button, followed by this buttonagain to turn TA off.MSG (3): When RDS is on, if the current station has amessage, MSG will appear on the display. Press theRDS SELECT button, followed by this button to see themessage. If the whole message does not appear on thedisplay, parts of the message will appear every threeseconds until the message is completed. To see the partsof the message faster than every three seconds, press thisbutton again.A new group of words will appear on the display.Once the complete message has been displayed, MSGwill disappear from the display until another new MSGis received.PTY (4): This button is used to turn on and off ProgramType (PTY) seeks and scans. Press the RDS SELECTbutton, followed by this button. The PTY display will turnon. RDS SELECT: PTY NEWS will appear on the displayfor three seconds. (The PTY shown will be the last PTYselected.) Press the RDS SELECT button, followed by thisbutton again to turn the PTY display off.PTY (5) (6): With RDS on, press the RDS SELECTbutton, followed by or . The PTY display will turnon, if it is not already on. RDS SELECT: PTY NEWS willappear on the display for three seconds. (The PTY shownwill be the last PTY selected.) While this message isdisplayed, use and to move up and down the PTYlist. If you pause on a PTY for three seconds, PRESETPTY: NEWS will appear on the display. While thismessage is displayed, you can save the PTY in a preset bypressing one of the six numbered pushbuttons until youhear a beep. Allow three seconds for the message todisappear if you do not want to save the PTY in a preset.See “Radio Data Systems (RDS) Program Type (PTY)Selections” in the Index.3-16