VR182
TUNER OPERATION
Select a Band
Press the BAND button (16) on the control panel to change between two FM bands and one AM band. In Sirius Satellite Radio, WB, CD, CDC, AUX IN or IPOD mode, press the BAND button to automatically switch to radio mode.
Tuning
Rotate the TUNE ADJUST knob (22) clockwise or
Press and hold a SEEK button (19/20) to seek the stations up/down step by step.
Preset Stations
Six numbered preset buttons store and recall stations for each band (FM1, FM2, AM).
Store a Station
Tune radio to desired station. Press and hold a preset button (27) for three seconds. A beep tone will confirm the stored station and the preset number will appear in the display.
Recall a Station
Select a band (if needed). Press a preset button (27) to select the corresponding stored station.
replace any stations already stored in that band. After stations have been stored, the radio will enter Preset Scan and preview each stored station.
Preset Scan
Select a band (if needed). Press AS/PS (15) to scan stations stored in the current band. The unit will pause for ten seconds at each preset station. Press AS/PS again to stop scanning when the desired station is reached.
Weather Band Selection
In any mode, press the WB button (17) to access the weather band (NOAA seven frequency broadcast). In weather band mode, the tuner will automatically seek the active weather band automatically and stop.
Rotate the TUNE ADJUST knob (22) clockwise or
Press the SEEK < / > buttons (20/19) to seek the stations down/up. Press the BAND (16) or MODE (4) button to exit weather band mode.
NOTE: The weather band channel frequency is fixed in preset memory and cannot be changed.
RDBS Operation
While in FM Radio mode, press the TA button (12) to start search of a Traffic Announcement in your area. If no TA information is being broadcast, the radio will display “NO TA” and return to the previously tuned station.
In any mode, press the TA button to access Traffic Announcement mode. If a TA is being broadcast, playback of the current mode will be interrupted and the radio will switch to the FM station issuing the TA. Press the TA button again to exit TA mode.
In FM radio mode, press the PTY button (13) to list the following search options: ANY / News / Information / Sports / Talk / Rock / Classic Rock / Adult Hits / Soft Rock / Top 40 / Country / Oldies / Soft / Nostalgia / Jazz / Classical / Rhythm and Blues / Soft R&B / Language / Religious Music / Religious Talk / Personality / Public / College / Weather / Emergency Test / Emergency.
Use the TUNE ADJUST knob (22) to select an item from the list, then press SEEK < / > (20/
19)to search the corresponding program. “PTY SEARCH' will be displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD. If a corresponding program is found, the unit will play the program. If there is no corresponding program, “PTY NOT FOUND” will be displayed on the LCD.
Stereo (ST)
The unit will automatically pick up an FM stereo signal, when available. When in stereo mode, the “ST” icon appears in the display. When no stereo signal is available, the unit will automatically revert to mono operation, and no icon will be displayed.
Automatic Store / Preset Scan (AS/PS)
Automatic Store
Select a band (if needed). Press and hold the AS/PS (15) button for more than three seconds to automatically select six strong stations and store them in the current band. New stations
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