Radio Mode Operations
English
Listening to the radio
1.Press the [SRC] button and select the Radio mode, then the radio will be on.
2.To select a preset band, press the [BND] but-
ton, and then select one of the preset bands such as FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM (MW/LW).
Every time the [BND] button is pressed, the band switches in the following order:
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desired station. |
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Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.
DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receivable broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune in to only broadcast stations with a good reception sensitivity.
1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).
∗If “MANU” is lit in the display, press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
“MANU” in the display goes off and seek tuning is now available.
∗If “TA” is lit in the display, TP stations are auto- matically sought.
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Manual tuning
There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and step tuning.
When you are in the step Tuning mode, the frequency changes one step at a time. In the quick Tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired frequency.
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:
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tuning. |
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∗If no operation is performed for more than 7 sec- onds, manual tuning is cancelled and the display returns to the previous mode.
Preset memory function
Preset memory function can store up to 24 sta- tions:
Six stations for each of FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM (MW/LW).
DX SEEK
When the [ 
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When the [ 
] button is pressed, search will be performed in the direction of lower frequencies.
∗When seek tuning starts, “DX” appears in the display.
LOCAL SEEK
If the button is pressed and held in position for 1 second or longer, local seek tuning will be en- abled. Broadcast stations with good reception sensitivity are selected.
∗When local seeking starts, “LO” appears in the display.
Manual memory function
1.Press the [BND] button and to select a band you want to store in the memory.
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desired station. |
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3.Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store the current station into preset memory.
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