Philips DCM250/12 - Manual (Page 18)

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English
8 Listen to the
radio
Tune to a radio station
Tip
For optimal FM reception, fully extend and adjust the •
position of the FM antenna.
For optimal MW reception, adjust the position of the
•
MW loop antenna.
1
Press TUNER to select the tuner source.
2
Press BAND to select FM or MW.
3
Press and hold / for more than 2
seconds.
[SEARCH] (search) is displayed.
»
The radio tunes to a station with
»
strong reception automatically.
4
Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations.
To tune to a weak station, press •
/ repeatedly until you fi nd optimal
reception.
Program radio stations
automatically
Note
You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio •
stations.
1
In tuner mode, press and hold PROG for
2 seconds to activate automatic program
mode.
[AUTO] (auto) is displayed.
»
All available stations are programmed
»
in the order of waveband reception
strength.
The fi rst programmed radio station is
»
broadcast automatically.
Program radio stations
manually
Note
You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio •
stations.
1
Tune to a radio station.
2
Press PROG to activate program mode.
[PROG] (program) blinks on the
»
display.
3
Press / to allocate a number (1 to 40)
to this radio station, then press PROG to
confi rm.
The preset number and the frequency
»
of the preset station are displayed.
4
Repeat the above steps to program other
stations.
Note
To overwrite a programmed station, store another •
station in its place.
Select a preset radio station
1
In tuner mode, press / to select a
preset number.
Show RDS information
RDS (Radio Data System) is a service
that allows FM stations to show additional
information. If you tune to a RDS station, a RDS
icon and the station name are displayed.
When automatic programming is used, RDS
stations are programmed fi rst.