"john d hamilton" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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I think I know what's going on here.

Barring the (real) possibility that the set is incorrectly designed, or
that the instructions are incorrect (also highly likely), you were _not_
scanning the stations. Rather, you were _reprogramming_ the unit.

There is no inherent law of nature that requires the scanned stations to
overwrite the manually programmed settings. For example, when I press
SEEK or SCAN on my car radio, it has no effect on the memory presets.

So...

Either the set has only an "auto program" function (which you are
mistaking for a scan), or you are selecting the "auto program" function
(rather than a simple scan).

Well Done again, William... Actually, I pressed the option, wait for it...
*Local Scan*.

"Now I'm a dab at penny readings."
"They are not remarkably entertaining."

Coruscating logic cannot retroactively override poor product design.

Spock said "'Fascinating' I reserved for the unexpected." This is indeed
fascinating.

I found the owner's manual here...

http://www.consumer.philips.com/cons...adio+DA1103-05

"Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of
properly."
So do chocolate cakes. There is only one way to dispose of chocolate cakes
properly.

After wading through the warnings (see above) about how I might electrocute
the dog if I pressed the wrong button, etc, I found that the only way one
can store (or clear) a station is by pressing the Preset button. There's
nothing in the instructions about any automatic storage. Nor does it seem
possible to preset more than one station at time. Once you've

I'm stumped. Wish I could see the thing. Unless you're doing something
Really Weird, it looks as if there's some Really Bad Code in the system
controller. I would go to the Philips site and let them know you're mad as
hell, and you're not going to this any more!

PS: "Local" Scan? How is it different from a "Full" scan? Do they mean
scanning all the blocks? What makes any particular block "local"? Inquiring
minds want to know!