Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1.Press the [SRC] button and select the radio mode. The frequency or PS appears in the display.

∗PS: Programme service name

2.Press the [BND] button and select the radio band. Each time the button is pressed, the radio reception band changes in the following order:

F1 (FM1) ➜ F2 (FM2) ➜ F3 (FM3) ➜ AM (MW/LW) ➜ F1 (FM1)...

3.Press the [å] or [∂] button to tune in the desired station.

∗There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.

Seek tuning

There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and

LOCAL SEEK.

●DX SEEK “DX”

Press the [å] or [∂] button to automatically seek a station.

●LOCAL SEEK “LO”

If you press and hold the [å] or [∂] button for 1 second or longer, local seek tuning is carried out. Broadcast stations with good reception sensitivity are selected.

Manual tuning

There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and step tuning.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).

∗If “MANU” is not lit in the display, press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer. “MANU” is lit in the display and manual tuning is now available.

2.Tune into a station.

●Quick tuning:

Press and hold the [å] or [∂] button for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

●Step tuning:

Press the [å] or [∂] button to manually tune in a station.

During manual mode, if the buttons are not pressed in more than 7 seconds, tuning mode return to seek tuning automatically.

Recalling a preset station

A total of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6- FM3, 6-AM) exists to store individual radio stations in memory.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).

2.Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button to recall the stored station.

∗Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store that station into preset memory.

Manual memory

1.Select the desired station with seek tuning, manual tuning or preset tuning.

2.Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store the current station into preset memory.

Auto store

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).

2.Press and hold the [P/A] button for 2 seconds or longer. The stations with good reception are stored automatically to the preset channels.

∗If auto store is performed in the FM bands, the stations are stored in FM3 even if FM1 or FM2 was chosen for storing stations.

Preset scan

1.Press the [P/A] button.

2.When a desired station is tuned in, press the [P/A] button again to continue receiving that station.

Note:

•Be careful not to press and hold the [P/A] button for 2 seconds or longer, otherwise the auto store function is engaged and the unit starts storing stations.

RDS Operations

RDS (Radio Data System)

This unit has a built-in RDS decoder system that supports broadcast stations transmitting RDS data.

When using the RDS function, always set the radio to FM mode.

AF (Alternative Frequency) function

The AF function switches to a different frequency on the same network in order to maintain optimum reception.

∗The factory default setting is “ON”.

●Switching ON/OFF the AF function

1.Press the [AF] button to turn on/off the AF function.

∗If the reception of the current broadcast station deteriorates, “SEARCH” appears in the display and the radio searches for the same programme on another frequency.

DB168R/BD169R/BD169RG 7

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