Radio/Rds - Philips MC165 Manual

Tuning to radio stations
1 Press TUNER.
t is shown.
2 Select a wave band by pressing BAND repeatedly.
The selected waveband is shown.
3 Keep 11 TUNING 22 (5 or 6 on the remote control)
depressed for approximately 1 second.
SEARCH is displayed and the radio tunes to a
station with sufficient strength.
4 Repeat searching until you find the desired station.
• To tune to a weak station briefly press 11 TUNING 22
(5 or 6 on the remote control) as often as necessary
for optimum reception.
Programming radio stations
It is possible to store up to 30 radio stations. The set can
select and programme stations by itself or you can choose
them yourself.
Automatic programming
Using automatic programming will overwrite your former
presets.
• Keep PROGRAM on the set depressed for more than
2 seconds.
AUTO is displayed and all available stations are
programmed.
Manual programming
1 Tune to a desired radio station (see "Tuning to
radio stations").
2 Press PROGRAM on the set.
flashes.
PROGRAM
3 Press 4 PRESET 3 to allocate a number from 1 to 30 to
this station.
4 Press PROGRAM on the set to confirm the setting.
goes off, the preset number and the
PROGRAM
frequency of the preset station are displayed.
Tuning to preset stations
• Press 4 PRESET 3 until the preset number of the
desired station is displayed.
Switching FM antenna sensitivity
If the signal of a FM transmitter is too strong or too weak it
is possible to adjust the antenna sensitivity.
• Keep DSC depressed for more than 5 seconds.
Either LOCAL or DISTANT is displayed.
RDS
Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to
send additional information. If you are receiving a RDS
station, R and the station name are displayed.
Switching through different RDS information
• Press RDS on the set repeatedly to switch through the
following information (if available):
– Frequency
– Program type such as: NEWS, SPORT, POP M,...
– Radio text messages
– Station name
News announcement
It is possible to set up the tuner in a way that listening to a
CD is interrupted by the news of a RDS station.
1 Tune to the desired RDS station.
2 Play your CD (see "Playing a CD").
3 Press NEWS on the remote control.
is shown. While news are broadcast the set
NEWS
will switch to tuner. Afterwards CD play continues.

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