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This feature Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the regular FM radio signal. When you are receiving an RDS station, and the station name are displayed.

Switching through different RDS information

Press RDS on the set repeatedly to switch through the following information (if available):

Station name

Radio text messages

RDS clock

Press DISPLAY on the set to view the frequency of an RDS station.

NEWS/TA – News and traffic announcement

With this function activated, listening to a CD(RW) or an external source will be interrupted temporarily by the news or traffic announcement of an RDS station.

1Tune to the desired RDS station.

2Play your CD(RW) or your external source.

3Press NEWS/TA on the set repeatedly to select one of the following:

yTA is shown and listening will be only interrupted when the station is broadcasting traffic announcements.

yNEWS is shown and listening will be only interrupted when the station is broadcasting news.

yNEWS and TA is shown and listening will be interrupted when the station is broadcasting either news or traffic announcements.

yNEWS and TA disappear and the function is deactivated.

Note: In order to avoid unwanted recordings, this function does not work whilst recording a CD(RW) or whilst in menus.

EON

The feature Enhanced Other Networks contains information on the RDS content of certain other RDS radio stations. When EON is active, EON is shown. Then listening to a CD(RW) will not only be interrupted temporarily by the news or traffic announcement of the selected station, but of other RDS stations as well.

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Philips FW-R8 manual Tuner, Switching through different RDS information, Station name Radio text messages RDS clock