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Radio operations
The Radio
Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s
frequency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to
tune with the remote control (
a
page 15).
Preparation: Turn the unit on.
1 Press [FM] or [AM] to select the band.
2 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.
Each time you press the button:
MANUAL PRESET
3 Press [TUNE/TIME ADJUST ( or )]
to select the frequency of the required
station.
“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
“STEREO” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being
received.
If RDS is being received, the display changes again to show
the name (a below).
4 Adjust the volume.
Auto tuning
Press and hold [TUNE/TIME ADJUST ( or )] for a moment
until the frequency starts changing rapidly. The unit begins auto
tuning, stopping when it finds a station.
If noise is excessive in FM
Remote control only
Press [AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO”.
Each time you press the button:
AUTO MONO
This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak for some
reason but broadcasts are heard in monaural.
Press [AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode.
MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
Leave the tuner in AUTO for normal listening. Stereo and monaural
broadcasts are automatically played as they are received.
A
RDS broadcasting
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data
system (RDS) available in some areas.
Changing the display
Press [DISP].
Each time you press the button:
→ PS display (the name of the station)
↓
PTY display (the type of program)(a a)
↓
RT display (various kinds of information, such as call-in
↓ numbers, weather, and news.)
Spectrum analyzer
↓
“TUNED” display
“TUNED” changes back to the PS display after 5 seconds.
RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
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