Radio Operation

English

FM Reception

For enhanced FM performance the

®tuner includes signal actuated stereo control and Multipath noise reduction circuits.

Listening to the Radio

1)Press the FUNC button 5 to select the radio mode. The radio turns on.

2)To tune to a desired preset station, first press the BAND button 6 and select FM1, FM2, FM3, FM4 or AM.

The band changes as follows each time the BAND button is pressed:

FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ FM4 ➜ AM ➜ FM1

3)Use the corresponding Preset buttons * to select the desired station.

Seek Tuning

1)Press the BAND button 6 and select the desired band.

2)Press the Up or Down buttons 1 to seek up or down the frequency band. Seek tuning automatically stops when a station is found.

Presetting Stations

A total of 25 stations can be preset, 5 each for the FM1, FM2, FM3, FM4 and AM bands.

Note:

•When a station is preset, the station previously stored in the memory at that position is cleared.

Presetting stations manually

1)Press the BAND button 6 to select the band at which to store the station.

2)Use the Up and Down buttons 1 to tune in the station to be preset.

3)Press and hold the corresponding Preset button * for at least 2 seconds to store the station into memory.

Auto store function (Automatic Station Store)

1)Press the BAND button 6 to select the band at which to store the stations.

2)Press and hold the AS button 8 for at least 2 seconds. Stations with good reception are

automatically stored at preset to the five but- tons * 1 to 5.

*If there are fewer than 5 stations with good recep- tion, the stations previously stored at the remain- ing buttons are not cleared.

Manual Tuning

1)Press the BAND button 6 to select the desired band.

2)Press and hold the BAND button for more than 2 seconds. “MANU” is illuminated on the display and the manual tuning mode is selected.

3)Use the Up and Down buttons 1 to manual- ly tune up or down the desired frequency band.

Preset Scanning (Preset Station Scan)

When the PS button 8 is pressed, the preset memory numbers flash and the stations are tuned in for 7 seconds each in the order in which they were stored. Press the PS button again to cancel the preset scanning mode.

Note:

•The auto store mode is set if the PS button is pressed for more than 2 seconds.

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XA311 specifications

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