Philips MZ7 Stereo System User Manual


 
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Note:
When you press the RDS button and the
display shows "
NO RDS
", it indicates
that either the tuned station is not
transmitting RDS signal or it is a non
RDS station.
RDS Clock
Some RDS station may be transmitting a
real clock time at an interval of every
minute.
Setting the time with RDS clock
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER.
"--:--" or current time appears on
the display.
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER once more to
enter clock setting mode.
"00:00" or current time starts
flashing.
3 Press RDS.
The message "SEARCH RDS
TIME" will be displayed.
If the station does not transmit RDS
clock, "NO RDS TIME" will be
displayed.
When the RDS clock is read, "RDS
TIME" will be displayed. The
current clock time is displayed for 2
seconds and will be stored
automatically.
If within 90 seconds, the RDS time is
not detected, "NO RDS TIME"
will be displayed.
TUNER
NEWS•TA (Traffic
Announcement)
(only available in
Radio Station with RDS)
You can activate NEWS or TA function in
Standby, Demonstration or any source
mode except Tuner mode. Once the News
Program Type (for NEWS function) or Traffic
Announcement data (for TA function) is
detected in any of the selected RDS
stations, it will switch to TUNER mode
automatically.
NEWS•TA key toggles in the following
sequence :
NEWS TA OFF NEWS
To start NEWS or TA function
1 Press NEWS•TA to select NEWS
function.
The NEWS flag and "NEWS" will be
displayed.
If you want to select TA function, press
NEWS•TA again.
The TA flag and "TA" will be
displayed.
2 When NEWS or TA is selected;
It will scan RDS stations stored in the
first 5 preset and wait for the News
Program Type / Traffic Announcement
data to be available in any of these RDS
stations. During the search :
The current source activity will
remain uninterrupted.
If no RDS station is found in the first
5 presets, the NEWS•TA function
will be switched off. The display will
show "NO RDS NEWS" or "NO
RDS TA" and NEWS or TA flag will
disappear from the display.
When NEWS•TA transmission is
detected, the system will switch to
Tuner mode.
The NEWS or TA flag starts flashing.
To cancel NEWS or TA function
Press NEWS•TA until the NEWS or TA
flag disappears and "TA OFF" is
displayed.
Notes:
If you are listening to a non RDS TUNER
radio station and should you decide to
hear NEWS or TA, first select other
source (e.g. 3CDC, TAPE or CDR/AUX),
then press NEWS•TA.
Before using the NEWS or TA feature,
ensure that the first 5 presets are RDS
stations.
The NEWS•TA works only once for
each activation.
During News bulletin or Traffic
Announcement, you can press any
available source or Tuner function keys
to cancel NEWS•TA function and
execute the relevant source mode.
If set is switched to Tuner source, the
NEWS•TA function will be cancelled,
"
NEWS OFF
" or "
TA OFF
" will be
displayed immediately after the
"
TUNER
" message.