Radio Operations

Changing the reception area

This unit is initially set to USA frequency intervals of 10kHz for AM and 200kHz for FM. When using it outside the USA, the frequency reception range can be switched to the intervals below.

●Setting the reception area

1.Press BND button # and select the desired radio band. (FM or AM)

2.While pressing RDM button 7, each time you press and hold the number “1” Preset button 9 for 2 seconds or longer, the reception area switches from inside the USA to outside the USA or from outside the USA to inside the USA.

∗Any station preset memories are lost when the reception area is changed.

Listening to the radio

1.Press FNC button 3 and select the radio mode.

2.Press BND button # and select the radio band. Each time the button is pressed, the radio reception band changes in the following order:

FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1...

3.Press the right or left side of SEARCH button % to tune in the desired station.

Tuning

There are three types of tuning mode available, seek tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.

Seek tuning

1.Press BND button # and select the desired band. (FM or AM)

∗If “MANU” is illuminated in the display, press and hold BND button # for 1 second or longer. “MANU” in the display disappears and seek tuning is now available.

2.Press the right or left side of SEARCH button

% to automatically seek a station. When the right side of SEARCH button % is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if the left side of SEARCH button % is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of lower frequencies.

Manual tuning

There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and step tuning. When you are in the step tuning mode, the frequency changes one step at a time. In quick tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired frequency.

1.Press BND button # and select the desired band. (FM or AM)

∗If “MANU” is not illuminated in the display, press and hold BND button # for 1 second or longer. “MANU” is illuminated in the display and manual tuning is now available.

2.Tune into a station.

●Quick tuning:

Press and hold the right or left side of SEARCH button % for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

●Step tuning:

Press the right or left side of SEARCH button

%to manually tune in a station.

Recalling a preset station

Atotal of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6- FM3, 6-AM) exist to store individual radio stations in memory. Pressing the corresponding preset button recalls the stored radio frequency automatically.

1.Press BND button # and select the desired band. (FM or AM)

2.Press the corresponding Preset button 9 to recall the stored station.

∗Press and hold one of Preset buttons 9 for 2 seconds or longer to store that station into preset memory.

Manual memory

1.Select the desired station with seek tuning, manual tuning, or preset tuning.

2.Press and hold one of Preset buttons 9 for 2 seconds or longer to store the current station into preset memory.

Auto store

Auto store is a function for storing up to 6 stations that are automatically tuned in sequentially. If 6 receivable stations cannot be received, a previously stored station remains unoverwritten at the memory position.

1.Press BND button # and select the desired band. (FM or AM)

2.Press and hold AS button 5 for 2 seconds or longer. The stations with good reception are stored automatically to the preset buttons.

DRX8575z 13

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