Technics SC-EH580 Radio manual tuning, Press Tuning X or W to tune in the desired broadcast

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FM AUTO/

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MONO

PS-DISP MODE-PTY

The radio: manual tuning

Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s frequency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune (á page 18).

Preparation: Press [ê/I] to turn the unit on.

1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select FM or AM. Each time you press the button: FMbAM

2 Press [TUNING MODE] to select “MANUAL”. Each time you press the button: MANUALbPRESET

3 Press [TUNING (X or W)] to tune in the desired broadcast.

If you press and hold [TUNING (X or W)] for a moment, the frequency starts changing automatically. It stops when a station is found.

It may also stop if there is outside interference. Press and hold [TUNING (X or W)] again to restart. You can also stop the frequency changing by pressing [TUNING (X or W)].

“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.

“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.

1 TUNER/BAND

2 TUNING MODE

MHz

4 Adjust the volume.

»A If noise is excessive in FM

Press [FM AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO”.

This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak for some reason but broadcasts are heard in monaural.

Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. “MONO” goes out. MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.

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TUNED

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MONO

 

 

 

 

 

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MONO

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RDS

RDS

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DISP MODE

PTY

 

 

 

RDS

PTY

Turn off “MONO” for normal listening. Stereo and monaural broadcasts are automatically played as they are received.

Stations can be preset in monaural. Carry out presetting manually (á page 18).

RDS broadcasting

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This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas.

If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS” will light up on the display.

Displaying the text data

Press [PS-DISP MODE] to display a station name.

Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display a program type.

Each time you press the button:

Frequency displaybPS or PTY display

Note

RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.

¤“M.O.R M”=“Middle of the road music”

Basic operations

 

PTY displays

 

 

NEWS

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CHILDREN

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INFO

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RELIGION

FOLK M

 

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CLASSICS

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RQT6301

 

CULTURE

OTHER M

LEISURE

ALARM

 

SCIENCE

WEATHER

JAZZ

 

 

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Contents System Component Dear customer Supplied accessoriesUse SC-EH780 SC-EH680Safety precautions Table of contentsEB area code model only For United KingdomUse only the supplied speakers Simple set-up and playIf irregular colouring occurs on your television Front speakersFront speaker Surround and center speakersSpeaker side Tuner/amplifier sideAM indoor antenna FM indoor antennaFlat cables AC mains leadTo pause play To stop the discFinal disc Play positionEH680 EH580 EH780 Front panel controls»A Tuner/amplifier EH680»B Sound processor Front panel controls»A Cassette deck »A Remote control Remote controlControl guide and preparatory steps »B BatteriesPress SET Press Tuning X or W to set the time »B Setting the timePress and hold -DEMO until no Demo is displayed Press SETSee pages 8 and 9 for basic CD play CDsBasic operations Program play CDsPress Program Press Disc»B Random play »A Direct access play»C Repeat play EH680 EH580Press Tuning X or W to tune in the desired broadcast Radio manual tuningAdjust the volume Press FM AUTO/MONO to display Mono»A Automatic presetting Radio preset tuning»B Manual presetting »C Selecting channelsBasic Cassette tapesChanging sound field and quality »B Using the super sound equalizer»A Boosting the super woofer Changing sound field and quality Using the acoustic image equalizer AI EQEH780 EH680 Press M1, M2, or M3 to select the equalizer you want to set Using the manual equalizer M.EQChanging sound Enjoying surround soundField and quality Enjoying surround sound See page 25 for speaker level adjustmentsPress ë PRO LOGIC, OFF/ON Playback a Dolby Surround sourceDolby PRO Logic Press Test Speaker level adjustmentsPress Center Focus Surround effectsPress Virtual Rear Surround Press Multi Rear SurroundWhile the indicator is flashing within 10 seconds Adjust the seat position with 2, 1, 3Surround effects Press Seat PositionOperations Before recording Deck 2 onlyPress Counter Display »D Preparatory steps»B One touch CD editing Recording CDs»A Normal recording Recording operations »A Recording the radio»B Tape-to-tape recording Play timer Using the timersPress CLOCK/TIMER to select .PLAY To cancel the timerUsing the timers Timer operations and convenient functionsRecord timer Press CLOCK/TIMER to select .REC»B The sleep timer »A The play and record timersUsing the timers together Press Sleep to select the time minutes»A Changing the sound range display »B Muting the volume»C Using headphones not included Press Echo Press Karaoke to select a voice modeExternal unit connections TimerConnections to SC-EH780 Connections to SC-EH680/SC-EH580Optional antenna connections »C Using other equipmentListening to an external source Recording an external sourceReferences Troubleshooting guideCD changer or CD player Listening to the radioMaintenance Technical specifications