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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 6, 2008, 14:51

Title: Turn off Traffic alerts
Post by: Anonymous on May 6, 2008, 14:51
Hi,

Just a quickie if someone can help.

Bought my Mr2 a couple of weeks ago, but who ever had it last has the stereo programmed in to give traffic alerts.  This cuts into whatever I am listening to and i'm about to get an itrip for my ipod so I won't want the frequency being interupted by traffic alerts every 10 minutes!  I'm sure someone will be able to tell me how to disable it??? Thanks, Jo  s:o :o s:o
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Post by: Liz on May 6, 2008, 14:56
Turn off the TA function, is you car post or pre facelift or does it have an aftermarket stereo?
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Post by: uktotty on May 6, 2008, 14:56
look for a button marked TP or TA and click it till it disappears on the screen.
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Post by: Anonymous on May 6, 2008, 16:16
It's an Mr2 Roadster, new shape with the factory fitted standard Sony CD / Cassette in it.

I will have a look and see if I can press the Traffic Control switch off which someone has mentioned below.

Thanks
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Post by: SimonC_Here on May 6, 2008, 16:20
The roadster in 2000-2003 (ish) had a sony head unit later years had one  <MOD roger> with a CD player that gets dubed "Fisher price" on here.

Simon
Title: Re: Turn off Traffic alerts
Post by: SteveJ on May 6, 2008, 18:22
Quote from: "jomr2"Hi,

Just a quickie if someone can help.

Bought my Mr2 a couple of weeks ago, but who ever had it last has the stereo programmed in to give traffic alerts.  This cuts into whatever I am listening to and i'm about to get an itrip for my ipod so I won't want the frequency being interupted by traffic alerts every 10 minutes!  I'm sure someone will be able to tell me how to disable it??? Thanks, Jo  s:o :o s:o

If the HU is tuned to the iTrip then it wont know when a traffic announcement is being transmitted as it relies on the tuner being set to a radio station that carries the TA flag (which it wont be  s;) ;) s;)  ) so it will make no difference if TA is on or off  s:) :) s:)
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Post by: filcee on May 8, 2008, 14:29
I think the radios 'listen' for traffic announcements on all frequencies.  That's why radio Oxford interrupts my trips to the shops with news of the M40/M25 interchange (which I am 2+ hours away from grrrr ....)

ISTR there's a button on the front - somewhere in the bottom row - of the older Sony units, probably marked TA or TP, that controls this function.