Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

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

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 ~ F1 (FM1 )...

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

Tuning

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

Seek tuning

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

*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.

2.Press the [~....] or [~] button to automatically seek a station.

When the [~] button is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if the [~....] button is pressed. the station is sought in the direction of lower frequencies.

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).

*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 [~] or [~] button for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

• Step tuning

Press the [~....] or [~] button to manually tune

in a station.

Recalling a preset station

Atotal of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6- FM3, 6-AM) exists to store individual radio stations in memory. Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button or the [.A.] I [T] button to recall the stored radio frequency automatically.

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

2.Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button or the [.A.] I [T) button to recall the stored station.

Note:

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 or manual 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

Auto store is a function for storing up to 6 stations that are automatically tuned in sequentially. If 6 receivable stations cannot be received, a previously stored station remains unoverwritten at the memory position.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM o.r AM).

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

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DXZ385US8 specifications

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