Philips FW390C/22 User Manual page 15

Storing Preset Stations
You can store up to 40 radio stations in the
memory. When a preset radio station is
selected, the preset number appears next
to the frequency on the display.
Automatic programming
1 Press TUNER.
2 Press TUNER (BAND) again to select
the desired waveband : FM, MW or LW.
3 Press PROGRAM for more than one
second.
™ PROGRAM flag starts flashing and
'AUTO' will be displayed.
™ Every available station for the
selected waveband will be stored
automatically. The frequency and
preset number will be displayed
briefly.
™ The system will stop searching when
all the available radio stations are
stored or when the memory for 40
preset radio stations is used.
™ The system will remain tuned to the
last stored preset radio station.
• Repeat the above procedure to store
other preset radio stations for the other
waveband. Remember to select the next
available preset number before
proceeding. If not, some of the preset
radio stations may be erased.
Notes:
– You can cancel the automatic
programming by pressing PROGRAM or
STOP•CLEAR Ç on the system only.
– If you want to reserve a section of
preset numbers, for example preset
numbers 1 to 9, select preset 10 before
starting automatic programming: now
only the preset numbers 10 to 40 will be
programmed.
Manual programming
1 Press TUNER.
2 Press TUNER (BAND) to select the
desired waveband : FM, MW or LW.
3 Press PROGRAM for less than one
second.
™ PROGRAM flag, the frequency and
preset number start flashing.
™ The next available preset number will
be displayed for selection.
4 Press TUNING à or á to tune to the
desired frequency.
• If you wish to store the radio station to
another preset number, press PRESET
4 or 3 to select the desired preset
number.
5 Press PROGRAM again.
™ PROGRAM flag will stop flashing,
and the radio station will be stored.
• Repeat the above procedure to store
other preset radio stations.
Notes:
– When 40 radio stations are stored and
you attempt to store another radio
station, the display will show "
PROGRAM FULL ". If you want to
change an existing preset number;
repeat steps 4 and 5.
– You can cancel manual programming by
pressing STOP•CLEAR Ç on the
system only.
– During programming, if no button is
pressed within 20 seconds, the system
will exit program mode automatically.
Tuning to Preset Radio
Stations
• Press PRESET 4 or 3 to select the
desired preset number.
™ The preset number, frequency and
waveband appear on the display
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.
TUNER
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.
RDS Time
Some RDS station may be transmitting a
real time clock 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.
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