Clarion DXZ825 owner manual Radio Operations

Radio Operations

English

FM reception

For enhanced FM performance the ® tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, Enhanced Multi AGC, Impulse noise reduction curcuits and Multipath noise reduction circuits.

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 the [BND] button and select the de- sired radio band (FM or AM).

2.While pressing the [D] button, each time you press and hold the number “6” of the [DI- RECT] buttons 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 the [FNC] button and select the radio mode. The frequency or PS appears in the display.

∗PS: Programme service name

∗A Digital Radio (DAB) program can be re- ceived only in Canada.

2.Press the [BND] button and select the radio band. Each time the button is pressed, the ra- dio reception band changes in the following order:

FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1...

3.Press the [a] or [d] button to tune in the desired station.

Tuning

There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.

Seek tuning

1.Press the [BND] button and select the de- sired band (FM or AM).

∗If “MANU” is lit in the display, press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer. “MANU” in the display goes off and seek tun- ing is now available.

2.Press the [a] or [d] button to automatically seek a station.

When the [d] button is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if the [a] 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 fre- quency changes one step at a time. In the quick tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired frequency.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the de- sired band (FM or AM).

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

2.Tune into a station.

●Quick tuning:

Press and hold the [a] or [d] button for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

●Step tuning:

Press the [a] or [d] button to manually tune in a station.

Recalling a preset station

A total of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6- FM3, 6-AM) exists to store individual radio sta- tions in memory. Pressing the corresponding [DIRECT] button recalls the stored radio fre- quency automatically.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the de- sired band (FM or AM).

2.Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button to recall the stored station.

∗Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store that station into preset memory.

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