Tuner Operation

MP6211

The MP6211 comes equipped with a World Tuner, allowing you to receive channels in USA, EUROPE, LATIN, & OIRT (Russia). See “Frequency Spacing” on page 7 to learn how to change the World Tuner options.

Select a Band

Press BAND (19) to change between three FM bands and two AM bands. Each band stores up to six preset stations.

Tuning

Manual Tuning

Press the Up Tuning (10) or Down Tuning (11) button for more than three seconds to enter manual tuning mode, then press the Up Tuning or Down Tuning buttons to move the radio frequency number up or down one step.

Auto Seek Tuning

Press the Up Tuning (10) or Down Tuning (11) button for less than three seconds to move to next station automatically.

Scan

Press SCAN (20) to scan through strong stations in the current band. The radio pauses for five seconds at each strong station. Press SCAN again to listen to the current station.

Preset Stations

Up to six stations on each band can be stored as presets and can then be instantly recalled by pressing the associated preset button (12-17). To store a station, turn the radio on and select the desired band and station. Press and hold the desired preset button (numbered one through six on the face of the radio) for more than two seconds. When stored, the preset number will appear in the display. The station is now stored and can be re-called at any time by pressing the corresponding preset button. Repeat for the remaining five presets on the current band and for all presets on the other three bands.

Automatically Store / Preset Scan (AS/PS)

Automatically Store

Select six strong stations and store them in the current band using the Automatic Store feature. To enable this feature, press and hold AS/PS (21) for more than two seconds. The radio will automatically scan the band in use and enter strong stations into the preset memory positions for that band. After entering the stations into memory, the unit will automatically stop at each station for five seconds so each can be heard. When using the Automatically Store feature, the new stations replace any stations already stored in preset memory for the selected band.

Preset Scan

Press AS/PS (21) to scan the six preset stations in the current band. The unit will stop at each station for five seconds before continuing to the next preset station, and the preset number will flash on the display during the preset scan. Press AS/PS again to stop scanning and listen to the current station.

PRESS AND HOLD

PRESET NUMBER APPEARS

Stereo

The unit will automatically pick up a stereo signal, when available. When in stereo mode, the “ST” icon (18) appears in the display. When no stereo signal is available, the unit will automatically revert to mono operation, and no icon will be displayed.