16
Basic Operation
T
uning the Radio
Your receiver offers three types of electronic tuning — manual, automatic, and
memory.
Manual and Automatic Tuning
Follow these steps to manually or automatically tune to the stations.
1. Press
TUNER
. Then press
FM/AM
to select the desired band. The receiver
tunes to and displays the frequency last selected in that band.
2. Press
TUNING
or once to manually select the next higher or lower fre-
quency. Or, hold down
TUNING
or to rapidly change frequencies.
Release the button to stop.
To automatically search for the next higher or lower station, release
TUN-
ING
as soon as the display starts to change. The receiver searches up or
down the band to the next strong station.
Notes:
•
TUNED
appears when you tune to a strong station.
• If you press
TUNING
at the top of the frequency range or
TUNING
at
the bottom of the frequency range, the display returns to the other
end of the range.
• Automatic tuning works for FM stations only.
Memory Tuning
Memory tuning lets you store up to 30 AM or FM frequencies in three different
classes (10 frequencies in each class), then instantly tune to a stored station.
Follow these steps to store a station in a memory location.
1. Press
TUNER
. Then press
FM/AM
to select the desired band.
2. Use either manual or automatic tuning to select the frequency you want to
store.
If desired, press
FM MONO
for FM stereo or monaural sound (see “Using
FM MONO” on Page 16). This setting is also stored in memory.
3. Press
MEMORY
.
MEMORY
lights, and
-
(for the channel number) and the
class number (
1
,
2
, or
3
) flash on the display for about 5 seconds.
4. While
MEMORY
appears, press
CLASS
until the class number you want (
1
,
2
, or
3
) appears, then press
STATION
or until the channel number you
want appears.
The class and station numbers light steadily, indicating the receiver mem-
orized the frequency.
To tune to a stored station, press
CLASS
so the desired class number appears,
then press
STATION /
to select the station.
Basic Operation
Using FM MONO
To receive FM stations in stereo, press
FM MONO
so
MONO
disappears from the
Note:
For weak signals, we recommend
manual tuning.
Notes:
• If you store a frequency in a memory
that already contains a frequency, you
replace the previous frequency.
• If your receiver is disconnected from
AC power for several days, it loses all
the stored frequencies.