Listen To Radio; Tune To A Radio Station; Program Radio Stations Automatically; Program Radio Stations Manually - Philips DCM278/12 User Manual

6 Listen to radio

Tune to a radio station

1
Press TUNER to select FM.
2
Press and hold
seconds.
» SEARCH] (search) is displayed.
[
»
The radio tunes to a station with
strong reception automatically.
3
Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations.
• To tune to a weak station, press
repeatedly until you find optimal
reception.
Program radio stations
automatically
You can program a maximum of 20 preset
radio stations (FM).
1
In the tuner mode, press and hold PROG/
CLOCK SET for more than 2 seconds to
activate automatic program mode.
» AUTO] (auto) is displayed.
[
»
All available stations are programmed
in the order of waveband reception
strength.
»
The first programmed radio station is
broadcast automatically.
Program radio stations
manually
You can program a maximum of 20 preset
radio stations (FM).
1
Tune to a radio station.
2
Press PROG/CLOCK SET to activate
program mode.
» PROG] (program) is displayed.
[
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/ for more than 2
3
Press / to allocate a number to this
radio station, then press PROG/CLOCK
SET to confirm.
4
Repeat the above steps to program other
stations.
Tip
•
To overwrite a programmed station, store
another station in its place.

Select a preset radio station

/
1
In tuner mode, press / to select a
preset number.
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" is displayed.
Display RDS information
1
For an FM station with RDS, press
RDS/DISPLAY repeatedly to display
various broadcast information.