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TUNING
C1:AM 630 kHz
TUNER
SP
Indication on the front panel (example)
Preset station
number
Reception band
Station frequencyColon
*1
Preset station
group
*1
The colon (:) lights up in the preset mode and goes off in the tuning
mode.
Automatic and manual tuning
There are 2 ways to tune; automatic and manual.
Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are
strong and there is no interference.
■ Automatic tuning
1 Press INPUT H / G (TUNER on the remote
control) to select TUNER as the input source.
2 Press PRESET/BAND to select the reception
band. (“FM” or “AM”)
Each time PRESET/BAND is pressed, the mode
changes as follows:
FM (Tuning mode) ^ AM (Tuning mode) ^ (Preset
mode) ^ FM (Tuning mode) ^ ...
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• Make sure that the colon (:) turns off when the mode switches
to the tuning mode.
3 Press AUTO/MAN’L so that the “AUTO”
indicator lights up on the front panel display.
4 Press PRESET/TUNING u / d once to begin
automatic tuning.
Press u to tune in to a higher frequency, or press d
to tune in to a lower frequency.
y
• Use the manual tuning method if the tuning search does not
stop at the desired station because the signal is weak.
• When tuned in to a station, the “TUNED” indicator lights up
and the frequency of the received station is shown on the front
panel display.
A/B/C/D/E
PRESET/BAND PRESET/TUNING MEMORY AUTO/MAN’L
DISC DIRECT
SILENT
PRESET/BAND AUTO/MAN'L
INPUT H / G
PRESET/TUNING
u / d
■ Manual tuning
If the signal from the station you want to select is weak,
you must tune in to it manually.
1 Select TUNER and the reception band
following steps 1 and 2 described in
“Automatic tuning” at left.
2 Press AUTO/MAN’L so that the “AUTO”
indicator goes off from the front panel
display.
3 Press PRESET/TUNING u / d to tune in to
the desired station manually.
Hold down the button to continue the tuning search.
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• Manually tuning in to an FM station will automatically change
the reception mode to monaural to increase the signal quality.