Press the SOURCE button until a radio frequency appears in the display.

Radio Operation

TUNE/A.ME

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g DN f UP

3 Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX and SEEK (LOCAL) indicators in the display.

With the DX (Distance) mode activated, both strong and weak stations will be tuned in the Auto-Seek operation.

Press again to return to the local mode. The DX indicator will turn off and the SEEK (LOCAL) indicator will remain illuminated. Now, only strong stations will be tuned.

4 Press the g DN or f UP button to automatically seek for a station downward or upward respectively. The unit will stop at the next station it finds.

Press the same button again to seek the next station.

Manual Tuning

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2 Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed.

Each press changes the band:

→FM1 → FM2 → AM

3 Press the TUNE button repeatedly until “DX SEEK (DX)” and “SEEK (LOCAL)” disappear from the display.

NOTE

The initial mode is DX SEEK.

4 Press the g DN or f UP button to move downward or upward one step respectively until the desired station frequency is displayed.

NOTE

The ST indicator appears on the display when a Stereo FM station is tuned in.

Automatic Seek Tuning

1 Press the SOURCE button until a radio frequency appears in the display.

2 Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed.

Each press changes the band:

→FM1 → FM2 → AM

Manual Storing of Station Presets

1 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory.

2 Press and hold (for at least 2 seconds) any one of the Preset buttons (1 through 6), into which you want to store the station. The selected station is stored. The display shows the band, preset No. with a triangle (9)∗ and station frequency memorized.

∗The triangle (9) is displayed on the CDA-7897 only.

3 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other stations onto the same band.

To use this procedure for other bands, simply select the band desired and repeat the procedure.

A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2 and AM).

NOTE

If you store a station in a preset memory which already has a station, the current station will be cleared and replaced with the new station.

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CDA-7897 specifications

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