Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:00:07 GMT From: "enjjpt8506" <enjjpt8506nospamo.com> Subject: Re: PI Seek?? SAAB Audio
<enjjpt8506nospamo.com> wrote in message news:Hu5te.7929$VK4.1239nospamread1.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > "©Êrbnospam" <1nospamcommmode> wrote in message > news:d90lco$19m$1nospam6.svr.pol.co.uk... >> >> "enjjpt8506" <enjjpt8506nospamo.com> wrote in message >> news:uq2se.4852$VK4.4632nospamread1.news.atl.earthlink.net... >>> Hi All, >>> >>> A friend of mine has a 2004 9-3 Linear. She gets a "PI Seek" message in >>> her message center as the FM signal fades from the previously tuned >>> station. The station comes back after a few minutes. Quite annoying. >>> >>> I couldn't find any mention of it in the owner's manual. There is a >>> reference to a "TP Seek" when using the Traffic program feature of the >>> system. She's taking it to the dealer. Any ideas piror to her >>> appointment? >>> >>> TIA, >>> >>> John G >>> '89 900S >>> '01 9-5 Sportwagon >>> (every 12 years whether I need one or not) >> >> >> IIRC this is Programme Information on the RDS system. On UK national >> radio stations they often use different frequencies in different parts of >> the country, and as you cross a signal boundary it will search for the >> same station ID and re-tune for your continued listening pleasure. I >> don't travel cross-country much these days, but in a previous car it >> would occasionally do 'PI seek' if the signal went down. >> >> Does your friend's do this on all stations? If not, it's probably just a >> poor signal from her favourite station. >> >> Not sure if you can switch it off though. >> >> Hope this is of some help >> >> D :-) >> >> >> > I'll pass this on. The station in question is supposed to be one of the > stronger in the vicinity. I'm not aware of a possible conflict. For > whatever reason, the signal fades. She's concerned it may be a car problem > vs. a radio station problem. Thanks for the info. > > I'll post her results after she has the dealership take a look. > > John G > Here's what we found out. Without a trip to the dealer! I was messing with the radio using the Owners Manual as a guide. I noticed the FM tuner was in European increments (.1 Mhz rather than US .Mhz - most US cars only tune the "odd" FM frequencies..88.5, 88.7, etc. Hers tuned every tenth - 88.5, 88.6, 88.7, etc.) Then I noticed the radio was preset for Europe. When I switched the radio from the European tuning mode to the US tuning mode, the "PI Seek" message disappeared. (It also dumped my all my friend's presets - oh well, that's the price for good service). I suspect that Europe must transmit the Programme Information along with the FM signal. Once the tuner was in the US mode it no longer looked for the "PI", thus the problem vanished. Anyone in Europe confrim my theory?? Thanks, John G
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