PHILIPS MC70/37
Service Manual

Radio Reception
Tuning to a weak radio station RDS optimal reception is found. service that allows FM stations to send additional signal. This additional information can contain:
TAPE
POWER

English

English

PLAY STOP

3 CDC

q Press à or á briefly and repeatedly until the RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting
TUNER

STANDBY-ON
PAUSE DEMO STOP

PREV NEXT

information along with the regular FM radio

NEWS

To stop storing the manual preset
PRESET

SEARCH/ TUNE

q Press � on the system.

ECO

STATION NAME: The radio station name is
PROG REC AUX/CDR

iR

Notes: displayed. � If you attempt to store more than 40 preset PROGRAMME TYPE: The following radio stations, "PROGRAM FULL" will be programme types exist and can be received by � During programming, if no key is pressed within Drama, Culture, Science, Varied, Pop Rock M, 20 seconds, system will exit the Programme M.O.R. (middle of the road music), Light M, mode automatically. Classics, Other M, No type. RADIO TEXT (RT): text messages appear on
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displayed. your tuner: News, Affairs, Info, Sport, Educate,

OPEN

BASS TREBLE

Tuning to Preset Radio Stations the display.
q Once you�ve preset the radio stations, press í q Tuned to a radio station from FM band. § The preset number, radio frequency, and

Receiving RDS Radio Station or ë to select the desired preset number.

Erasing a Preset Radio Station
stop storing automatic 1 Press í or ë to select preset radio station To check the RDS information

The last preset or first § If the radio station transmitting RDS signal, Storing Preset Radio Stations waveband will appear on the display. available will then be played when RDS logo ( ) and the radio station You can store up to 40 preset radio stations in completed. name will appear on the display. the memory.

Automatic Preset Programming PROG or � system. be erased. q Press RDS on the remote control repeatedly to Note: � If no number is selected, automatic preset will begin from preset (1) and all your former presets will be overridden.

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q Plug Play setting (refer to �Basic Functions 2 Press and hold �on system until �PRESET PRESET scroll through the following information (if

1 Press to select TUNER mode. § The numbers of all other preset radio � STATION NAME ....

Plug and Play�). DELETED� DELETED appears on the display. available) : STATION NAME � PROGRAMME OR § The radio frequency remain on the display. TYPE RADIO TEXT � TUNED FREQUENCY

§ "TUNER TUNER" TUNER will be displayed. A few seconds stations in the band with higher numbers are later, the current radio frequency will appear on also decreased by one. Notes: display. Manual Preset Programming q Repeat steps 1�2 to erase other preset � If the tuned radio station does not transmit RDS § If FM station received in stereo, Press TUNER repeatedly to select the desired stations. signal or is a non RDS station, "NO RDS" will be 1 appear on the display. waveband : FM, MW or LW. displayed. To begin automatic preset from a desired � If RDS text message is not available at the Press PROG. 2 preset number station, "NO RDS TEXT" be displayed. § will start flashing. PROGRAM

q Press í or ë select the desired For Recording, please refer to �Tape § The next available preset number will be

2 Press and hold PROG until "AUTO AUTO" AUTO appears on radio station with sufficient signal strength is Setting the RDS time
§ The system will search for all RDS stations preset number 2

number. Operation/Recording�. displayed for selection. RDS Time § For those radio stations that had been stored Press and hold à or á until the frequency Some RDS station may be transmitting a real 3 clock time at an interval of every minute. another preset number. § The display will show "SEARCH SEARCH" SEARCH until a in one of the preset will not be restored again indication starts to change, then release.

the display. found. 1 Press and hold CLOCK on the remote control. § will start flashing. To store the radio station to another § "00:00 00:00" 00:00 or current time starts flashing. PROGRAM Press RDS on the remote control.

PROGRAM

and then continue with radio stations on FM, q Press í or ë to select the desired preset § "SEARCH TIME" will be displayed. SEARCH RDS TIME § When time is read, "RDS TIME" will MW and LW band respectively. number. RDS TIME displayed. The current time will be displayed § All available stations with sufficient signal Press PROG again to store the radio station. 4 for 2 seconds and stored automatically. strength be stored automatically. § will disappear from the display. § If the station does not transmit RDS § The system will stop searching when all the q Repeat steps 2�4 to store other preset radio time within 90 seconds, "NO NO RDS TIME" TIME will available radio stations are stored or when the stations. be displayed. memory for 40 preset radio stations is used. 19 20