Rds (Radio Data System); Switching Through Rds Information; Tuning To A Program Type (Pty); Automatic Clock Setting Via Rds - Philips MCM275/05B User Manual

Tuner
RDS
The feature RDS (Radio Data System) is a
service that allows FM stations to send additional
information along with the regular FM radio
signal. When you are receiving an RDS station,
and the station name are displayed.

Switching through RDS information

1
Tune to the desired RDS radio station on the
FM waveband (see Tuning to radio stations)
2
Press RDS/NEWS on the remote control
repeatedly to switch through the following
information (if available):
– Station name
– Program type (for example: News, Sport, etc.)
– Radio text messages
– Frequency
Note:
– NO PS, NO TYPE or NO TEXT is displayed if
you press RDS/NEWS and no RDS signal is
available.

Tuning to a program type (PTY)

PTY enables you to tune to a desired program
type.
1
Program RDS stations (See Programming
radio stations)
2
When tuning to an RDS station, press RDS/
NEWS on the remote control repeatedly until
the program type is displayed
3
Press ALBUM/ PRESET repeatedly to select
the desired program type
4
Press and hold 4 / ¢ until SEARCH
appears
➜
The radio tunes to a radio station
broadcasting of the program type
➜ TYPE NOT FOUND is displayed if the
program type is not available
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Automatic clock setting via RDS

When the set is on, the clock can be automati-
cally set by a time signal broadcast together with
the RDS signal. This only works if the RDS station
is sending this time signal.
Note:
– The time signal broadcast from certain RDS
stations may not always be accurate.