Cassette Recorder - Philips MC 148 User Manual

Programming radio stations
You can store up to a total of 40 radio stations in the
memory.
Automatic programming
Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset
number. From this preset number upwards, former program-
med radio stations will be overwritten. The unit will only
program stations which are not in the memory already.
1 Press PRESET 4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) to
select the preset number where programming should
start.
Note: If no preset number is selected, default is
preset 1 and all your presets will be overwritten.
2 Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control for more
than 2 seconds to activate programming.
™ AUTO is displayed and available stations are
programmed in order of waveband reception
strength: FM followed by AM. The last preset
automatically stored will then be played.
Manual programming
1 Tune to your desired station (see Tuning to radio
stations).
2 Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control to activate
programming.
™ PROGRAM flashes in the display.
3 Press PRESET 4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) to
allocate a number from 1 to 40 to this station.
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4 Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setting.
™ PROGRAM disappears, the preset number and the
frequency of the preset station are shown.
5 Repeat the above four steps to store other stations.
• You can overwrite a preset station by storing another
frequency in its place.
Tuning to preset stations
Press PRESET 4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) until
the desired preset station is displayed.
Changing tuning grid (some versions only)
In North and South America the frequency step between
adjacent channels in the AM and FM band are 10 KHz and
100 KHz respectively. In the rest of the world this step is
9 KHz and 50 KHz. Usually the frequency step has been
preset in the factory for your area if not:
1 Select TUNER source.
2 Press SHUFFLE / on the set for at least 5 seconds.
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™ The display shows either GRID 9 or GRID10.
Note: All preset stations will be lost and need to be repro-
grammed.
Switching FM antenna sensitivity
If the signal of the FM station is too strong or too weak it
is possible to adjust the antenna sensitivity.
• Press REPEAT/ / on the set until the
REV MODE BAND
display shows LOCALor DISTANT.

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Cassette playback
1 Select TAPE source.
™ The display shows TAPE briefly. The tape counter
TAPE 000 display with the or
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mode status are then shown during tape mode.
2 Press OPEN to open the tape door.
3 Insert a recorded cassette and close the tape door.
4 Press PLAY•PAUSE 2; (2 on the remote control) to
start playback.
5 By pressing 5 or 6 on the remote control fast winding
of the tape is possible in both directions.
– To review and cue at low volume, press 5 or 6 on
the set.
– During fast winding or review/cue you can monitor
the tape passage with the tape counter. Release the
fast wind or review/cue control at your desired
passage.
and reverse
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