Rds, Eon | Philips MC118 manual

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Programming radio stations

You can store up to a total of 40 radio stations in the memory.

Automatic programming

Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset number. From this preset number upwards, former program- med radio stations will be overwritten. The unit will only programme stations which are not in the memory already.

1Press PRESET 4 or 3 (Á or ª on the remote control) to select the preset number where programming should start.

4Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setting.

ªPROGRAM disappears, the preset number and the frequency of the preset station are shown.

5Repeat the above four steps to store other stations.

•You can overwrite a preset station by storing another frequency in its place.

Tuning to preset stations

Press PRESET 4 or 3 (Á or ª on the remote control) until the desired preset station is displayed.

STANDBY	M C	1 1 8	M I
ON			M I	C R O	S Y S
ON				C R O	S Y S
						T E M
					CD	TIMER
				PROGRAM		TIMER
SELECT
	DBB	DSC			VOLUME
		DSC		INCREDIBLE
				INCREDIBLE
SENSOR	INTERACTIVE			SURROUND
IR
		SOUND
REPEAT
BAND

OPEN•CLOSE

PROGRAM

TIMER

ON • OFF

RDS

CLOCK

SHUFFLE

Note: If no preset number is selected, default is preset 1 and all your presets will be overwritten.

2Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control for more than 2 seconds to activate programming.

ªAUTO is displayed and available stations are programmed in order of waveband reception strength: FM followed by MW and then LW stations. The last preset automatically stored will then be played.

Manual programming

1Tune to your desired station (see Tuning to radio stations).

2Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control to activate programming.

ª PROGRAM flashes in the display.

3Press PRESET 4 or 3 (Á or ª on the remote control) to allocate a number from 1 to 40 to this station.

Changing tuning grid (some versions only)

In North and South America the frequency step between adjacent channels in the AM and FM band are 10 KHz and 100 KHz respectively. In the rest of the world this step is 9 KHz and 50 KHz. Usually the frequency step has been pre- set in the factory for your area if not:

1Select TUNER source.

2Press SHUFFLE on the set for at least 5 seconds.

ª The display shows either GRID 9 or GRID10.

Note: All preset stations will be lost and need to be repro- grammed.

Switching FM antenna sensitivity

If the signal of the FM station is too strong or too weak it is possible to adjust the antenna sensitivity.

•Press REPEAT/BAND on the set until the display shows LOCAL or DISTANT.

RDS (some versions only)

Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to show additional information. If you are receiving a RDS

station, and the station name are displayed.

When automatic programming is used, RDS stations will be programmed first.

Scrolling through different RDS information

•Press RDS/ CLOCK briefly and repeatedly to scroll through the following information (if available):

–Station name

–Programme type such as NEWS, SPORT, POP M...

–Radio text messages

–Frequency

Note: If you press RDS/ CLOCK and the RDS signal is not available NO RDS is displayed.

EON

Enhanced Other Network allows you to search for an RDS station offering a certain programme type. If EON is

available, is shown.

MC118 specifications

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