Listen To The Radio; Tune To A Radio Station; Program Radio Stations Automatically; Program Radio Stations Manually - Philips DCM250/12 User Manual

8 Listen to the
radio

Tune to a radio station

Tip
•
For optimal FM reception, fully extend and adjust the
position of the FM antenna.
•
For optimal MW reception, adjust the position of the
MW loop antenna.
1
Press TUNER to select the tuner source.
2
Press BAND to select FM or MW.
3
Press and hold
seconds.
»
[SEARCH] (search) is displayed.
»
The radio tunes to a station with
strong reception automatically.
4
Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations.
• To tune to a weak station, press
/ repeatedly until you fi nd optimal
reception.
Program radio stations
automatically
Note
•
You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio
stations.
1
In tuner mode, press and hold PROG for
2 seconds to activate automatic program
mode.
»
[AUTO] (auto) is displayed.
»
All available stations are programmed
in the order of waveband reception
strength.
/ for more than 2
»
The fi rst programmed radio station is
broadcast automatically.
Program radio stations
manually
Note
•
You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio
stations.
1
Tune to a radio station.
2
Press PROG to activate program mode.
»
[PROG] (program) blinks on the
display.
3
Press / to allocate a number (1 to 40)
to this radio station, then press PROG to
confi rm.
»
The preset number and the frequency
of the preset station are displayed.
4
Repeat the above steps to program other
stations.
Note
•
To overwrite a programmed station, store another
station in its place.

Select a preset radio station

1
In tuner mode, press /
preset number.

Show RDS information

RDS (Radio Data System) is a service
that allows FM stations to show additional
information. If you tune to a RDS station, a RDS
icon and the station name are displayed.
When automatic programming is used, RDS
stations are programmed fi rst.
to select a
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