JVC MX-J500 manual Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts, Tuning in a Station, Presetting Stations

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts

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Tuning in a Station

1 Press FM/AM.

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station (either FM or AM). The Powered Rolling Panel automatically opens.

•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

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Press SET.

Press PRESET – / + to select a preset number.

2 Start searching for stations. On the unit:

Press and hold TUNING – / + for more than 1 second.

On the remote control:

Press and hold 1/ 4or ¢/ ` for more than 1 second.

The unit starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal

strength is tuned in. If a program is broadcast in stereo, the STEREO indicator lights up.

To stop during searching, press TUNING – / + (or

1/ 4, ¢/ `).

When you press TUNING – / + (or1/ 4, ¢/ `) briefly and repeatedly

The frequency changes step by step.

To change the FM reception mode

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, press FM MODE on the remote control so that the MONO indicator lights up on the display. Reception improves.

To restore the stereo effect, press FM MODE again so that the MONO indicator goes off.

In this stereo mode, you can hear stereo sounds when a program is broadcast in stereo.

Presetting Stations

You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations.

In some cases, test frequencies have been already memorized for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method.

•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

4 Press SET again.

The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3.

•Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one.

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The preset stations will be erased in a few days. If this happens, preset the stations again.

Tuning in a Preset Station

1 Press FM/AM.

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station (either FM or AM). The Powered Rolling Panel automatically opens.

•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

2 Select a preset number. On the unit:

Press PRESET – / +. On the remote control: Press the number buttons.

For preset number 5, press 5.

For preset number 15, press +10 then 5. For preset number 20, press +10, then 10. For preset number 25, press +10, +10,

then 5.

For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

On the unit ONLY:

1 Tune in the station you want to preset.

• See “Tuning in a Station” above.

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