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Radio Operations

Tuning in preset stations

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

2)Use the Preset buttons ¥ to select the desired station.

Preset memory

A total of 25 stations (5 each for the FM1, FM2, FM3, FM4 and AM (MW/LW) bands) can be stored in the preset memory.

Note:

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

Presetting stations manually

1)Press the BAND button 6 to select the band for the station to be preset.

2)Use the up or down buttons 1 to tune in the station to be preset.

3)Press the Preset buttons ¥ at which you want to store the station for 2 seconds or longer.

Auto store

1)Press the BAND button 6 to select the band for the stations to be preset.

2)Press the AS button $ for 2 seconds or longer. Stations with strong signals are auto- matically stored in the preset memory.

*If there are fewer than 5 storable stations, the pre- viously stored stations remain at the direct but- tons for which no new stations were stored.

RDS (Radio Data System) Operations

About RDS

*The PS (Programme Service) name is displayed when an RDS station is tuned in.

*“ALARM” appears if an emergency broadcast is received while an RDS station is tuned in.

The emergency broadcast is automatically presented at the preset volume level.

*The “AF” indicator on the display starts flashing if the RDS station’s signal becomes weak, and stops flash- ing if the signal becomes stronger.

Switching to the RDS mode

Press the AF button @ to turn the RDS mode on and off.

*The “AF” indicator lights (or flashes) when the RDS mode is turned on.

Note:

•The AF mode can only be turned on and off in the RDS mode.

Regional Programme (REG) mode

With this mode, it is possible to automatically follow AF stations.

REG on: Only a certain broadcast is received.

REG off: When you enter a different area while receiving a regional broadcast in the original area, a regional broadcast in the new area is tuned in.

Press the AF button @ for 2 seconds or longer to turn the REG function on and off.

When on, the “REG” indicator lights in the dis- play.

*The REG mode can only be turned on and off in the RDS mode.

Affiliated program search

Use this function to follow RDS stations (region- al stations only).

1)Press one of the Preset buttons ¥ to tune in a preset regional station.

2)Press the AF button @ for 2 seconds or longer to turn off the REG function.

3)Press the same Preset buttons ¥ again to start searching and tune in another regional station.

*This operation may not work in some areas.

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