4Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setting.

PROGRAM 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 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) until the desired preset station is displayed.

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 preset in the factory for your area if not:

1Select TUNER source.

2Press 9 on the set for at least 5 seconds.

The display shows either GRID 9 or GRID10.

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

RDS

 

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TUNING

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.

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/ CLOCK briefly until the programme type is displayed.

2Press 2; or 9 on the set (¡ or ™ on the remote control) until the desired programme type is displayed.

3Press and hold down on TUNING 2™ ( 6 on the remote control) 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

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Philips MZ3 manual Tuning to preset stations, Changing tuning grid some versions only, RDS some versions only, Eon