CDR23 Radio - "NO TP"?

[PaulE]

Can anyone explain why the CDR23 radio in my 2003 Boxster S randomly beeps and displays "NO TP" when the radio is turned on and tuned to any FM station? When I first bought the car I looked through the owner's manuals asked the dealer but wasn't able to find an answer and since then I haven't pursued it. This is a US car in the US and as far as I know, there are no Traffic Programs available in the US. Pressing the TP button on the radio only mutes the volume of the radio. If there's a way to eliminate this minor annoyance, I would like to do it or have it done by my dealer when I get my oil changed if it involves some type of programming.

Thanks in advance.

[Tool Pants]

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[Loren]

Can anyone explain why the CDR23 radio in my 2003 Boxster S randomly beeps and displays "NO TP" when the radio is turned on and tuned to any FM station? When I first bought the car I looked through the owner's manuals asked the dealer but wasn't able to find an answer and since then I haven't pursued it. This is a US car in the US and as far as I know, there are no Traffic Programs available in the US. Pressing the TP button on the radio only mutes the volume of the radio. If there's a way to eliminate this minor annoyance, I would like to do it or have it done by my dealer when I get my oil changed if it involves some type of programming.

Thanks in advance.

You can download the CDR-23 Owners Manual here

[PaulE]

It is looking for Tool Pants....

Well of course there is NO TP if you're in San Jose and my car is in NJ! :)

I have all the owner's manuals, including the radio manual. I just downloaded and re-read the radio owner's manual, and the only information in there on TP is that the TP button is for the Traffic Program on page 2 showing the radio face. I was hoping this one minor annoyance could be disposed of. Oh well.

[PaulE]

I'm resurrecting this thread as after 7 years of 2003 Boxster S ownership my CDR-23 radio finally gave me a Traffic Program!

On my drive down to Raleigh, North Carolina 3 weeks ago, I was listening to my IPOD on the radio through an FM transmitter. While passing near Camden, NJ, an actual traffic and weather TP announcement came through the the radio. Well, it inspired me to once again see if I could find out how to turn off the TP function, and this time I found it here:

1. You need to be in CD mode when you turn the CDR-23 on.

2. Immediately after it powers on the display shows PORSCHE, and then the CD information is shown. For a few seconds, there is an additional symbol (actually a small arrow) on the display above the 0 button.

3. Press the 0 button (before the arrow dissappears)

4. If you now press TP it will cycle through TP ON, TP MUTE, TP OFF and you make your change.

I did as instructed above and TP has successfully been disabled. As I said in my original post, I couldn't find this information in the owner's manual, radio manual or quick guide to the radio. The 2 times I asked my dealer about this they didn't have a clue. Just wanted to share.