Philips DAB FM radio AE5900 - Manual (Page 7)

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 outside UK:
• In DAB mode, press briefly SCAN to per-
form a search of wider range (full scan) for
DAB stations.
DAB Scanning in UK:
• In DAB mode, press and hold SCAN for
more than 2 seconds to perform a local
search for DAB stations.
➜ Local scan time is shorter than full scan.
Storing DAB presets
You can preset up to 5 DAB stations on the
preset button for easy access.
1 In DAB mode, press 1 / 2 repeatedly until
your desired station name is displayed.
• To select desired DAB station, you may also
perform manual tuning (see Manual Tune).
2 Press PRESET once, and then press 1 / 2 to
select preset numbers.
3 Press SELECT on the top of the set to
store the preset station.
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 sta-
tion
1 In DAB mode, press PRESET on the top of
the set.
2 Press 1 / 2 to select presets 1-5.
3 Press SELECT to confirm the selection.
Resetting to the factory setting
(also available in FM mode)
Resetting to the factory setting will delete all
of the preset stations.
1 In DAB or FM mode, press and hold MENU.
➜ "Press SELECT to confirm reset" is dis-
played.
2 To reset, press SELECT.
➜ All the presets will be deleted, and
"PHILIPS DAB & FM Radio" is displayed.
• To not to reset, wait a few seconds until
"Press SELECT to confirm reset" disappears.
➜ The radio will revert to the previous
operating status.
Changing the DAB station
information
In DAB broadcasting, on the display, the first
line shows a station name, and the second
line shows the service information for the
current station.You are offered with 7 types
of information.
• Press DISPLAY repeatedly to cycle through
the display information in the sequency as fol-
low (See
6, take "BBC Radio 5 Live" as an
example of a station name):
1: Dynamic Label Segment (DLS):This
is scrolling text information supplied by the
DAB station, such as music titles or details of
the programme.
2: Program Type (PTY):This is a descrip-
tion of the type of programme, provided by the
DAB station and the broadcaster.
3: Multiplex Name:This will show the
multiplex that is broadcasting the programme
you are listening to.
4: Time and Date:This displays the time
and date, provided by the broadcaster.
5: Channel and Frequency:This displays
the channel number and the transmission fre-
quency.
6: Signal information:This shows the digi-
tal bit-rate and the signal mode.
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