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Radio Operation
CHOOSE RADIO BAND
On the faceplate or remote control, press
the # / Band Button to change the radio
band.
The unit has five bands - three FM (FM1,
FM2, and FM3) and two AM (AM1 and AM2)
Band selects. Each of the five bands can
store up to six preset stations, for a total of
30 preset memory stations.
RADIO TUNE/SEEK FUNCTION
In Radio Mode, press and hold the >>| or |<<
Button, the word MANUAL will be shown on
the LCD. Now you will be able to tune the
radio frequency by AM10KHz / FM200KHz
with each press of |<< or >>| button.
MONO/STEREO RECEPTION CONTROL
On the front panel or remote control, press
the No. 7 / Mono button to toggle between
mono reception or stereo reception. The
display will show “MONO” or “STEREO”.
Improvement of reception of distant stations
can be done by selecting “MONO” opera-
tion which may cut down some reception
noise. This feature is only available when in
FM mode.
SAVE YOUR PRESET STATIONS
There are six numbered preset buttons
which can store and recall stations for each
band. While listening to a radio station that
you would like to save as a pre-set, press
and hold one of the buttons numbered 1-6
for 3 seconds. That button is now the pre-
set button for that station.
5.
AUTOMATIC STORE/PRESET SCAN
A. Automatic Scan & Store
While listening to the FM Radio, press and hold
the
*
symbol / AS/PS Button for 2 seconds.
The receiver will automatically scan and save
stations to one of the FM Bands
.
While listening to the AM Radio, press and
hold the
*
symbol / AS/PS Button for 2
seconds. The receiver will automatically
scan and save stations to one of the AM
Bands.
B. Reset Automatic Scan & Store
Press and hold the
*
symbol / AS/PS but-
ton for 3 seconds and the receiver will scan
the radio stations in your area, then save
them over the current pre-sets.
C. Scan Saved Stations
Press the
*
symbol / AS/PS Button once
to scan all stations saved to a band. In the
FM Mode, all 3 FM Bands will be scanned.
In the AM Mode both of the AM Bands will
be scanned.
RDS OPERATION
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is
used to send small amounts of digital in-
formation via conventional FM radio broad-
casts. The RDS system standardizes sev-
eral types of information transmitted such
as time, track, artist information, and sta-
tion identification.