Philips mc118c3799 Manuel D’Utilisation

MC 118 / 22  page 11

PTY helps you find a desired programme type. To enable
PTY, first programme RDS stations into the tuner memory
(see Programming radio stations)

1 While receiving an RDS station, press RDS/ CLOCK

briefly until the programme type is displayed.

2 Press PRESET 

4 or 3 (¡ or ™ on the remote control)

until the desired programme type is displayed.

3 Press and hold down on TUNING 

5 or 6 (5 or 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

You may set up the tuner in such a way that listening to CD
or tape is interrupted by the news of a RDS station. This
only works if the RDS station broadcasts a NEWS signal
while sending the news.
1 Tune to the desired RDS station.

2 Press NEWS/TA once or more on the remote control to

select the news option.
™

NEWS ON, TA ON or  OFF is displayed briefly.

™

is displayed if you have activated the news or

TA  option. Changing listening source will not disarm
the function.

Notes:
• To avoid unwanted recordings, the 

NEWS announcement

does not work while recording a cassette.

• When you receive RDS news or traffic announcements

during CD playback, playback will pause and you will be
able to hear the news/TA. Playback resumes after the
broadcast has finished. In tape mode, the tape continues
playing but you will hear the news/TA only until the
broadcast has finished.

• If you are using the RDS 

NEWS announcement with an

EON station, the whole network is searched for the
respective news.

Disarming RDS News and Traffic Announcement
There are a number of ways to disarm the news feature:
• Press NEWS/TA on the remote control during reception

of the news option.

• Press standby on the set or remote control.
• Tune to a non-RDS-station.

1 Select TAPE source.

™ The display shows 

TAPE throughout tape operation.

2 Press STOP•OPEN to open the cassette door.

3 Insert a recorded cassette and close the cassette door.

4 Press PLAY 

2 to start playback.

5 To interrupt playback press PAUSE. To resume, press this

key again.

6 By pressing 

5 or 6 on the set fast winding of the tape

is possible in both directions. 

7 To stop the tape, press STOP•OPEN.

• The keys are automatically released at the end of the

tape, except if PAUSE has been activated.

Note: The sound source cannot be changed while playing

or recording a cassette.