Philips FW D5 - Manual (Page 36)

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TUNER
– You can cancel manual programming by
pressing Ç (on the system only).
– During programming, if no button is
pressed within 20 seconds, the system
will exit programme mode
automatically.
Tuning to Preset Radio
Stations
• Press í or ë (or Digit 0-9 on the
remote control) to select the desired
preset number.
™ The preset number, radio 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 radio station
name is displayed.
• PROGRAMME TYPE: The following
programme 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.
When you have tuned to a RDS station, the
RDS logo (
Ç) and the radio station name
will appear on the display:
• The display normally shows the radio
station name if available.
By repeatedly pressing RDS/CD TEXT
button you can change the type of
display information:
™ The display shows in turn:
STATION NAME ™
PROGRAMME TYPE ™ RADIO
TEXT ™ TUNED FREQUENCY
™ STATION NAME ...
Note:
– When you press the RDS/CD TEXT
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 Clock
Some RDS station may be transmitting a
real clock time 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/CD TEXT.
™ The message "SEARCH RDS
TIME" will be displayed.
™ If the station does not transmit RDS
clock, " 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/TA (Traffic
Announcement)
(only available in Radio Station with
RDS)
You can activate NEWS or TA function in
Standby, Demonstration or any source
mode except Tuner mode. Once the News
Programme Type (for NEWS function) or
Traffic Announcement data (for TA function)
is detected in any of the selected RDS
stations, it will switch to TUNER mode
automatically.
NEWS/TA key toggles in the following
sequence :
NEWS ™ TA ™ OFF ™ NEWS
To start NEWS or TA function
1 Press NEWS/TA to select NEWS
function.
™ The
NEWS and " NEWS" will be
displayed.
• If you want to select TA function, press
NEWS/TA again.
™ The
TA and " TA" will be displayed.
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