Radio Reception

Tuning to preset radio stations

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

RDS

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 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 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.

Searching programme type (PTY)

PTY helps you find a desired programme type. To enable PTY, first programme RDS stations into the tuner memory (see Programming radio stations)

1While receiving an RDS station, press RDS briefly until the programme type is displayed.

2Press PRESET 3 or 4 (on the remote control ¡ or ™ ) until the desired programme type is displayed.

3Press and hold down on TUNING à or á (on the remote control à or á ) to start

searching.

➜ The radio tunes to a RDS station broadcasting this programme type. If the programme type is not available TYPE NOT FOUND is displayed.

RDS Programme types

NO TYPE

No RDS programme type

NEWS

News services

AFFAIRS

Politics and current affairs

INFO

Special information programmes

SPORT

Sports

EDUCATE

Education and advanced training

DRAMA

Radio plays and literature

CULTURE

Culture, religion and society

SCIENCE

Science

VARIED

Entertainment programmes

POP M

Pop music

ROCK M

Rock music

MOR M

Light music

LIGHT M

Light classical music

CLASSICS

Classical music

OTHER M

Special music programmes

English

RDS News and Traffic

Announcement (TA)

You may set up the tuner in such a way that listening to CD or tape is interrupted by the NEWS of a RDS station.This only works if the RDS station broadcasts a NEWS signal while sending the news.

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Philips MC-122 manual Tuning to preset radio stations, Searching programme type PTY, RDS News and Traffic Announcement TA