Philips MCD988/12 DVD Player User Manual


 
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Radio Reception
Tuning to radio stations
1 Press STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote)
to switch on the last selected source.
2 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to
select FM mode.
3 Press and hold 1 / 2 on the remote until the
frequency indication starts to change, then
release.
The system automatically tunes to the next
strong radio station.
To tune to a weak station, press 1 / 2 on the
remote briefly and repeatedly until an optimal
reception is found.
4 Repeat Step 3 if necessary until you find the
desired radio station.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset up to 40 stations regardless of
the reception.
Automatic programming
Press PROGRAM on the remote for more
than two seconds to activate programming.
All available stations are programmed.
Manual programming
1 Tune to your desired radio station (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2 Press PROGRAM on the remote.
PROGicon flashes.
3 Press ¡ / to select the desired preset
number.
If “PROGicon goes off before you select the
desired preset number, press PROG on the
remote.
4 Press PROGRAM on the remote again to
store the radio station.
Repeat steps 1-4 to store other radio stations.
Other Functions
Listening to preset radio stations
In tuner mode, press ¡ / to select the
desired preset number.
The preset number, radio frequency, and
waveband are displayed.
RDS
Radio Data System is a service that allows
FM stations to show additional information. If
you are receiving a RDS station, and the
station name are displayed.
When automatic programming is used, RDS
stations will be programmed first.
Scrolling through different RDS
information
Press CLOCK/RDS briefly and repeatedly to
scroll through the following information (if
available):
Station name
Radio text messages
Frequency
Setting the RDS clock
Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real clock time at an interval of every minute. It
is possible to set the clock by using a time signal
which is broadcast together with the RDS signal.
1 Tuned to an RDS station from FM band (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2 Press and hold CLOCK/RDS for more than
two seconds.
3 Press CLOCK/RDS again.
"SEARCH TM" is displayed.
When RDS time is read, “RDS” and RDS time
time value are displayed and the current time
will be stored.
Note:
Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real time clock at a minute interval. The accuracy
of the transmitted time depends on the
transmitting RDS radio station.