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Basic operations/Listening to radio
Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart,
and other countries use 10 kHz spacing.
If you purchased the system at a post exchange,
select either spacing according to the country
where you will use the system. This function is not
designed for U.S.A. and Canada models.
On the receiver ONLY:
7 When the receiver is turned off
To select 10 kHz spacing, while holding down
SEARCH + on the receiver, press F on the
receiver to turn on the power. “AM 10 kHz
STEP” appears in the display window.
To select 9 kHz spacing, while holding down
SEARCH – on the receiver, press F on the
receiver to turn on the power. “AM 9 kHz
STEP” appears in the display window.
NOTE
• If the spacing is switched, the preset radio station
memory will be erased.
This receiver can receive FM and AM radio
broadcasts.
1 Slide the remote control
mode selector to
RECEIVER.
2 Press FM/AM to select “FM” or
“AM”.
• Pressing FM/AM selects a radio broadcast
as the sound source.
• You can also use SOURCE SELECT on the
receiver to select a radio broadcast as the
sound source.
• Each time you press FM/AM, the band will
toggle between “FM” and “AM”.
Example:
Display on the receiver for U.S.A. or Canada
models
3
Press TUNING or TUNING
repeatedly to select a radio
station (frequency).
• When the receiver has received an FM
stereo broadcast, “ST” (stereo) indicator
lights up.
• You can also select a radio station using the
automatic tuning.
Automatic tuning:
Hold down TUNING or TUNING until the
frequency starts changing, and then release
the button.
When the receiver has received a broadcast,
the frequency automatically stops changing.
To quit the function while searching for a
broadcast, press TUNING or TUNING .
NOTE
•Pressing SEARCH – or SEARCH + on the receiver
also enables you to select the radio station.
• If an FM stereo broadcast is difficult to hear because
of noise, you may be able to hear the broadcast
more easily by pressing FM MODE to switch the
sound to monaural reception. In this case, “MONO”
lights up. To return the sound to stereo reception,
press FM MODE again.
Setting the AM tuner
spacing (only for models
sold at post exchanges)
Number
buttons
MEMORY
FM/AM
FM MODE
Remote control
mode selector
TUNING
//
PRESET
//
ENTER
SEARCH – SEARCH
+
Receiver
Selecting a radio station
Frequency
Listening to radio broadcasts
Listening to radio
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