Philips FW-C380 Tuner, RDS Clock, Setting the time with RDS clock, 1Press CLOCK TIMER, English

Models: FW-C380

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RDS Clock

Tuner

RDS Clock

Some RDS station may be transmitting a real clock time at an interval of every minute.

Setting the time with RDS clock

1Press CLOCK•TIMER.

"--:--" or current time appears on the display.

2Press CLOCK•TIMER once more to enter clock setting mode.

"00:00" or current time starts flashing.

3Press 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.

To start NEWS function

1Press NEWS.

The NEWS and "NEWS" will be displayed.

It will scan stations stored in the first 5 preset 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 NEWS will disappear from the display.

When NEWS transmission is detected, the system will switch to Tuner mode.

The NEWS starts flashing.

To cancel NEWS function

Press NEWS again.

The NEWS disappears and "NEWS OFF" will 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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Philips FW-C380 Tuner, RDS Clock, Setting the time with RDS clock, 1Press CLOCK TIMER, To start NEWS function, English