Listen To Radio; Tune To A Radio Station; Program Radio Stations Automatically; Program Radio Stations Manually - Philips DCB188/05 User Manual

8 Listen to radio

Tune to a radio station

1
Press TUNER repeatedly to select FM.
2
Press SCAN.
»
The radio automatically tunes to a
station with sufficient signal strength.
3
Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations.
• To tune to a station with weak signal,
press /
optimal reception.
Program radio stations
automatically
You can program a maximum of 30 preset
radio stations.
1
In the FM tuner mode, press and
hold SCAN for 2 seconds to activate
automatic program mode.
»
All available stations are stored in the
order of reception strength.
»
The first programmed radio station is
broadcast automatically.
Program radio stations
manually
You can program a maximum of 40 preset
radio stations.
1
Tune to a radio station. (See "Tune to a
radio station" section.)
2
Press PROG to activate program mode.
3
Press PRESET/ALBUM
number to this radio station.
4
Press and hold PROG to confirm.
5
Repeat the above steps to program other
stations.
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repeatedly until you find
to allocate a
Tip
•
To overwrite a programmed station, store
another station in its place.

Select a preset radio station

1
In tuner mode, press PRESET/ALBUM
to select a preset number.
»
The radio station stored under the
selected number is broadcasted.
Tip
•
Position the antenna as far as possible from
TV, VCR or other radiation source.
• For optimal reception, fully extend and adjust
the position of the antenna.

FM stations with RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a service that
sends additional broadcast information along
with FM stations.
If you listen to a FM station with RDS signal,
"RDS" displays.
Display RDS information
1
Tune to the desired RDS radio station on
the FM waveband.
2
Press INFO/RDS on the remote control
repeatedly to switch through the
following information (if available):
• Station name
• Program type (for example: News,
Sport, etc.)
• Frequency
• Stereo/Mono Mode
• Current time
• Date