Tuner
Basic Operations
Selecting a band
1 Press B (BAND/ESC) until the desired band (F1,
F2, F3 for FM or MW/LW) is displayed.
Manual tuning (step by step)
1 Press c or d.
Seeking
1 Press and hold c or d, and then release.
You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing c
or d.
While pressing and holding c or d, you can skip
stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you re-
lease c or d.
Note
This unit’s AF (alternative frequencies search)
function can be turned on and off. AF should be
off for normal tuning operation (refer to page 10).
Storing and recalling stations
for each band
Using preset tuning buttons
1 When you find a station that you want
to store in memory, press one of the preset
tuning buttons (1 to 6) and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
2 Press one of the preset tuning buttons
(1 to 6) to select the desired station.
# You can also recall stored radio stations by
pressing a or b during the frequency display.
Switching the RDS display
RDS (radio data system) contains digital infor-
mation that helps search for the radio sta-
tions.
% Press
.
Program service name—PTY information—
Frequency
# PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
PTY list
NEWS/INFO
NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current affairs), INFO (Infor-
mation), SPORT (Sports), WEATHER (Weather), FI-
NANCE (Finance)
POPULAR
POP MUS (Popular music), ROCK MUS (Rock
music), EASY MUS (Easy listening), OTH MUS
(Other music), JAZZ (Jazz), COUNTRY (Country
music), NAT MUS (National music), OLDIES (Oldies
music), FOLK MUS (Folk music)
CLASSICS
L. CLASS (Light classical), CLASSIC (Classical)
OTHERS
EDUCATE (Education), DRAMA (Drama), CULTURE
(Culture), SCIENCE (Science), VARIED (Varied), CHIL-
DREN (Children’s), SOCIAL (Social affairs), RELIGION
(Religion), PHONE IN (Phone in), TOURING (Travel),
LEISURE (Leisure), DOCUMENT (Documentaries)
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Operating this unit
Advanced operations using
special buttons
Receiving traffic announcements
Regardless of the source you are listening to, you can
receive traffic announcements automatically with TA
(traffic announcement standby).
1 Tune in to a TP or enhanced other network’sTP
station.
2 Press TA/NEWS to turn traffic announcement
standby on or off.
3 Use M.C. to adjust the TA volume when a traffic
announcement begins.
The newly set volume is stored in the memory
and will be recalled for subsequent traffic an-
nouncements.
4 Press TA/NEWS while a traffic announcement is
being received to cancel the announcement.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until TA/NEWS is
pressed again.
Using news program interruption
When a news program is broadcast from a PTY code
news station, the unit automatically switches to the
news broadcast station. When the news program
ends, reception of the previous program resumes.
1 Press and hold TA/NEWS to turn news program
interruption on or off.
A news program can be canceled by pressing TA/
NEWS.
Function settings
1 Press M.C. to display the main menu.
2 Turn M.C. to change the menu option
and press to select FUNCTION.
3 Turn M.C. to select the function.
After selecting, perform the following proce-
dures to set the function.
# If MW/LW band is selected, only BSM or
LOCAL is available.
BSM (best stations memory)
BSM (best stations memory) automatically stores the
six strongest stations in the order of their signal
strength.
1 Press M.C. to turn BSM on.
To cancel, press M.C. again.
REGION (regional)
When AF is used, the regional function limits the se-
lection of stations to those broadcasting regional pro-
grams.
1 Press M.C. to turn the regional function on or off.
LOCAL (local seek tuning)
Local seek tuning lets you tune in to only those radio
stations with sufficiently strong signals for good re-
ception.
1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode.
2 Turn M.C. to select the desired setting.
FM: OFF—LEVEL 1—LEVEL 2—LEVEL 3—LEVEL
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MW/LW: OFF—LEVEL 1—LEVEL 2
The highest level setting allows reception of only
the strongest stations, while lower levels allow the
reception of weaker stations.
3 Press M.C. to confirm the selection.
PTY SEARCH (program type selection)
You can tune in to a station using PTY (program type)
information.
1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode.
2 Turn M.C. to select the desired setting.
NEWS/INFO—POPULAR—CLASSICS—OTHERS
3 Press M.C. to begin the search .
The unit searches for a station broadcasting that
type of program. When a station is found, its pro-
gram service name is displayed.
PTY (program type ID code) information is listed
in the following section. Refer to the previous
page.
The program of some stations may differ from
that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
If no station is broadcasting the type of program
you searched for, NOT FOUND is displayed for
about two seconds and then the tuner returns to
the original station.
TA (traffic announcement standby)
1 Press M.C. to turn traffic announcem ent standby
on or off.
AF (alternative frequencies search)
1 Press M.C. to turn AF on or off.
NEWS (news program interruption)
1 Press M.C. to turn the NEWS function on or off.
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Operating this unit
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