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MEMORY FM MODE
CLEAR
Presetting your favorite stations
You can store your favorite stations in the preset memory. Follow
the procedure below:
1. Select FM or AM using the INPUT
buttons or the IN-
PUT
buttons on the remote controller.
2. Use the TUNING/PRESET
buttons to select the fre-
quency of your favorite station.
The
indicator lights up on the display when the broadcast-
ing station is properly tuned in. The frequency is changed in 200
kHz (or 50 kHz) steps in FM and 10 kHz (or 9 kHz) steps in AM.
To automatically scan the FM stations, hold down the TUNING/
PRESET
buttons for more than 0.5 seconds, then release
the button, scanning will stop when a station is tuned in.
3. Press the MEMORY button.
The MEMORY indicator lights up and “– –” will flash.
4. While “– –” is flashing, use the TUNING/PRESET
but-
tons to select the preset number into which to store the sta-
tion frequency.
The preset number will flash on the display.
Note
If you select a preset number into which a station has already
been programmed, the number will flash rapidly. If you proceed
with this number, the original station will be replaced by a new
station.
5. While the number is flashing, press the MEMORY button.
The frequency will be stored into the selected preset number.
Notes
• Up to 30 stations can be stored in the preset memory.
• If you try to store more than 30 stations, “FULL” appears on the
display and you cannot store any more.
• If the FM station received is an RDS station that has a PS (Pro-
gram Service Name), the frequency display will change to the PS
display. (Refer to page 25 for more information on the RDS func-
tion.) RDS reception is available only on the European models.
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Receiving stations
TUNING/PRESET
INPUT
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REMOTE CONTROLLER
STANDBY/ON
INPUT
TIMER ENTER
RANDOM
MEMORY REPEAT
CD
PLAY MODE
SLEEP
A.PRESENCE
CLOCK
CALL
MUTING
REPEAT
MD
VOLUME
PLAY MODE
REPEAT
TUNER
PRESET
CDR
TAPE
SCROLL
RC-421S
DISPLAY
TUNING/PRESET
STANDBY/ON
MEMORYFM MODE
CLEAR
PHONES
INPUT
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INPUT
INPUT
Remote controller
TUNING/PRESET
STEREO
MEMORY
Lit Flash
STEREO
MHz
AUTO
MEMORY
Lit Flash
TUNING/PRESET
STEREO
MHz
AUTO
Disappear
Selected preset
number
MEMORY FM MODE
CLEAR
MEMORY INPUT
After the brief appearance of the above
information, the display shows the fre-
quency that is stored into the selected
preset number.