Philips dcb310 - Manual (Page 5)

DAB RADIO
SWITCHING ON DAB RADIO
For the first time when DAB mode is switched on, the system will perform an
auto scan. Then all the available DAB stations will be stored on the set, and the
radio will tune to the first available station.
1. Press POWER to power on the set.
2. Press once or more FM / DAB to select DAB.
➜ "Welcome to DAB" is displayed briefly, then the radio auto tunes to
a station.
CHANGING DAB STATIONS
1. In DAB mode, press TUNING +/- repeatedly until your desired station name is
displayed.
➜ The selected station name appears on the second line of the display.
2. Press 2; to confirm.
➜ The radio will immediately tune to the selected station.
About station display symbols
You may see some symbols displayed before the station names as follows:
: The symbol indicates that the station is one of ten most-listened stations by
you based on DAB radio's monitoring.
?: The symbol indicates that the station is not currently available, or not active.
>>: This symbol indicates that the station is a primary station with secondary
service.
<<: This symbol indicates that the station is a secondary station.
SCANNING FOR DAB STATIONS
New stations and services will be regularly added in the DAB broadcast. To make
new DAB stations and service available on your DAB radio, a search is needed.
DAB Scanning in UK:
•
In DAB mode, press briefly AUTO-SCAN to perform a local search (small
range) for DAB stations.
➜ This scanning may take 10 seconds.
DAB Scanning outside UK:
•
In DAB mode, press and hold AUTO-SCAN for more than 2 seconds to per-
form a search of full scan (wide range) for DAB stations.
➜ This scanning will take longer than local search.
STORING DAB PRESETS
You can preset up to 30 DAB stations on the memory for easy access.
1. In DAB mode, press TUNING +/- repeatedly until your desired station name
is displayed.
• To select desired DAB station, you may also perform manual tuning. (see
Manual Tune)
2. Press briefly PROG to activate programming.
3. Press PRESET +/- to allocate a number (1-30) for the preset.
➜ "PRESET X saved" is displayed briefly on the second line of the dis-
play. and the stored preset number will be displayed.
4. Press and hold PROG to confirm.
Helpful hints:
– If you have already saved a DAB station in that preset location, it will be
overwritten by a new station.
– When you store DAB stations, these do not overwrite your FM presets.
SELECTING A PRESET DAB STATION
1. In DAB mode, press PRESET +/- to select a desire preset station.
2. Press
2; to confirm.
Helpful hints:
– If you have not yet stored a DAB station in one of the presets, "Empty preset"
will be displayed. The display will revert to the previously selected station
after a few seconds.
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