Radio operation

FM and AM buttons

You can chose between FM and AM band (medium frequency band). Press FM or AM. Three memory banks are available for FM. When in FM radio mode, press FM to advance to the next FM band, FMI, FMII, or FMIII/FMT (Travelstore).

Tuning sensitivity

Press SENS for more that 2 seconds to switch between lo and dx search sensitivity. In general, set SENS to “lo” when in metropolitan areas or where stations tend to be strong and local, and to “dx” if in rural areas or where stations tend to be weak and distant.

Seek tuning

Press or to seek the next receivable radio station. Tuning stops at the next receivable station.

Manual tuning

Press or and the frequency will go one channel/step in the direction pressed. Press and hold causes continuous manual tuning.

Preset station storage

After tuning to the desired radio station on the desired band, press and hold a preset button for more than 2 seconds to store the current frequency. Audio is muted during the storage, the preset number appears, and a beep acknowledges the storage. The number of the selected preset appears in the display.

Preset station selection

Press the desired preset button.

Travelstore

You can automatically store the six strongest stations in decreasing order of signal strength. This function is especially useful when travelling. Press the FMT button for 2 seconds to activate FM Travelstore. In the AM band, press the AMT button for 2 seconds to activate AM Travelstore. “T STORE” appears for a moment. Starting at the beginning of the band, Travelstore stores the six strongest stations and returns to preset 1.

Station Scan

To scan all receivable stations, press SCA. “STA SCAN” appears, then the frequency blinks (along with the preset number if appropriate) during scanning. The unit continuously scans until the user stops scan by pressing SCA. The scan time can be varied (see Chapter “DSC Menu”).

Preset Scan

Press PS for more than 2 seconds. “PS SCAN” appears, then the frequency and the preset number blink during scanning. The unit scans all presets one after another. Press PS again to cancel Preset Scan. The scan time can be varied (see Chapter “DSC Menu”).

Note on radio reception

When listening to weak or distant AM stations, adjusting the treble to minimum (-7) will reduce noise and improve sound.

Stereo symbol

The stereo symbol turns on if a stereo station with an incoming signal of sufficient quality is received. The unit gradually switches between mono and stereo automatically.