Radio Operation
Radio Operation
The radio is capable of receiving monaural AM broadcasts and monaural and stereo FM broadcasts. A stereo indicator will appear on the radio display whenever an FM stereo signal is received. To select the wave band you wish to hear, simply press any one of the numbered station recall buttons located along the top of the radio
Seek and Scan Tuning: The seek bar, located on the right side of the radio faceplate, can be used to tune
SEEK SCAN
in broadcast frequencies within AM or FM wave bands. Pressing the bar up will cause the radio to lock onto stations tracked in ascending frequencies; pressing it down will track stations in descending order.
The scan bar, located directly to the right of the seek bar, allows sampling of radio stations within a wave band for approimately five seconds each. If no action is taken during the
Sensitivity Control: This feature enables you to choose two tuning sensitivity levels by pressing the sensitivity control button located on the far right side of the radio faceplate. The level you select will be indicated by an L (local) or a D (distant) appearing on the right side of the radio display. In the local mode, the radio will seek and scan only the strongest signals. In the distant mode, it will seek and scan less powerful signals as well. The
sensitivity level is automatically increased after the entire wave band has been sampled without finding a station.
Direct Frequency Tuning: To tune directly to a specific frequency, switch to your desired wave band- AM or
AM or FM *
identified by a star "*" and located just to the right of the radio display. The display will go blank. Next,
press the numbered buttons corresponding to the digits of your desired station. For example, to select the frequency 98.5, you would first press the function control button to clear the display. Then you would press button numbers 9, 8 and 5 in consecutive order. The display would then read 98.5, and the station at that frequency would begin
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