News - Philips FW-C220 User Manual

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 "12:00
starts flashing.
3
Press RDS.
The message "SEARCH RDS TIME" will be
displayed.
If the current station is not receiving any RDS
information, "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.
If within 90 seconds, the RDS time is not
detected, "NO RDS TIME" will be displayed.
Note:
– Some RDS station may be transmitting a real
time clock at a minute interval. The accuracy of
the transmitted time depends on the transmitting
RDS station.

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.
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¶ It will scan stations stored in the first 5 preset
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¶ When NEWS transmission is detected, the
¶ Press NEWS again.
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To start NEWS function
Press NEWS.
and "NEWS" will be displayed.
NEWS
and wait for the News Program Type data to be
available in any of these RDS stations. During
the search :
The current source activity will remain
uninterrupted.
If no RDS station is found in the first 5
presets, the NEWS function will be switched off.
The display will show "NO RDS NEWS" and
will disappear from the display.
NEWS
system will switch to Tuner mode.
The starts flashing.
NEWS
To cancel NEWS function
disappears and "NEWS OFF" will
The
NEWS
be displayed.
Notes:
– If you are listening to a non RDS TUNER radio
station and should you decide to hear NEWS, first
select other source (e.g. CD, TAPE or AUX), then
press NEWS.
– Before using the NEWS feature, ensure that the
first 5 presets are RDS stations.
– The NEWS works only once for each activation.
– During News bulletin, you can press any
available source or Tuner function keys to cancel
NEWS function and execute the relevant source
mode.
– If set is switched to Tuner source, the NEWS
function will be cancelled, "NEWS OFF" will be
displayed immediately after the "TUNER"
message.
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