Philips MC 148 Manuel D’Utilisation

You can store up to a total of 40 radio stations in the
memory. 

Automatic programming
Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset
number. From this preset number upwards, former program-
med radio stations will be overwritten. The unit will only
program  stations which are not in the memory already.
1 Press PRESET 

4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) to

select the preset number where programming should
start. 

2 Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control for more

than 2 seconds to activate programming.
™

AUTO is displayed and available stations are
programmed in order of waveband reception
strength: FM followed by AM. The last preset
automatically stored will then be played.

Manual programming
1 Tune to your desired station (see Tuning to radio

stations).

2 Press PROGRAM on the set or remote control to activate

programming.
™

PROGRAM flashes in the display.

3 Press PRESET 

4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) to

allocate a number from 1 to 40 to this station.

4 Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setting.

™

PROGRAM disappears, the preset number and the
frequency of the preset station are shown.

5 Repeat the above four steps to store other stations.

• You can overwrite a preset station by storing another

frequency in its place.

Press PRESET 

4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control) until

the desired preset station is displayed.

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:
1 Select TUNER source.

2 Press SHUFFLE 

SIDE A

/

B

on the set for at least 5 seconds. 

™ The display shows either 

GRID 9 or GRID10.

If the signal of the FM station is too strong or too weak it
is possible to adjust the antenna sensitivity.
• Press REPEAT/

REV MODE

/ 

BAND

on the set until the

display shows 

LOCALor DISTANT.

1 Select TAPE source.

™ The display shows 

TAPE briefly. The tape counter

TAPE 000 display with the 

SIDE A

or 

SIDE B

and reverse

mode status are then shown during tape mode.

2 Press OPEN to open the tape door.

3 Insert a recorded cassette and close the tape door.

4 Press PLAY•PAUSE 

2; (2 on the remote control) to

start playback.

5 By pressing 

5 or 6 on the remote control fast winding

of the tape is possible in both directions. 
– To review and cue at low volume, press 

5 or 6 on

the set.

– During fast winding or review/cue you can monitor

the tape passage with the tape counter. Release the
fast wind or review/cue control at your desired
passage.

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