Philips FW775P/22 Instructions For Use Manual page 20

TUNER
Receiving RDS radio station Ç
RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting service that
allows FM stations to send additional information along
with the regular FM radio signal. This additional
information can contain:
• STATION NAME: The station name is displayed.
• FREQUENCY: The frequency of the station is
displayed.
• PROGRAM TYPE: The following program types exist
and can be received by your tuner: News, Affairs, Info,
Sport, Educate, Drama, Culture, Science, Varied, Pop
M, Rock M, M.O.R. (middle of the road music), Light
M, Classics, Other M, No type.
• RADIO TEXT (RT): text messages appear in the
display.
When you have tuned to a RDS station, the RDS logo (Ç)
and the station name will appear on the display:
• The display normally shows the radio station name if
available.
By repeatedly pressing RDS button you can change
the type of display information:
™ The display shows in turn:
STATION NAME ™ FREQUENCY ™
PROGRAM TYPE ™ RADIO TEXT ™
STATION NAME ...
Note:
– When you press the RDS button and the display
shows "NO RDS" , it indicates that either the tuned
station is not transmitting RDS signal or it is a non
RDS station.
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RDS Time
Some RDS station may be transmitting a real clock time
at an interval of every minute.
Setting the time with RDS clock
1 Press CLOCK•TIMER.
™ "--:--" or current time appears on the display.
2 Press CLOCK•TIMER once more to enter clock setting
mode.
™ "00:00" or current time starts flashing.
3 Press RDS.
™ The message "SEARCH RDS TIME" will be
displayed.
™ If the station does not transmit RDS clock, "NO
RDS TIME" will be displayed.
™ When the RDS clock is read, "RDS TIME" will be
displayed. The current clock time is displayed for 2
seconds and will be stored automatically.
News
(only available in Radio Station with RDS)
You can activate NEWS function in Standby or any source
mode except Tuner mode. Once the News PTY (program
type) is detected in a RDS station, it will switch to TUNER
mode automatically.
To start NEWS function
1 Press NEWS.
• The NEWS flag and "NEWS ON" will be displayed.
• It will search for the first available RDS station in the
presets and wait for the News PTY (program type) to
be available. During News PTY search :
™ If NEWS activate from Standby or Demo mode, the
display will show "WAITING FOR NEWS".
™ If NEWS is activated from CD, Tape or Aux mode,
the current source activity will be remain
uninterrupted.
™ If no RDS station is found after the search, the
News function will be switched off. The display
will show "NO RDS NEWS" and NEWS flag will
disappear from the display.
• When News transmission is detected, the system will
switch to Tuner mode.
™ The NEWS flag starts flashing.
• After News has ended, the last selected source mode
will be resumed.
™ The NEWS flag will disappear from the display.
To cancel NEWS function
• Press NEWS again.
™ The NEWS flag disappears and "NEWS OFF" will
be displayed.
™ The last selected source mode will be resumed.
Notes:
– During NEWS bulletin, you can press any available
source button to cancel NEWS function and execute
the relevant source mode.
– The NEWS works only once for each activation.
– If NEWS is activated from Standby or Demonstration
mode, it switches to Tuner mode and the sound will be
muted until News is available.
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