Clarion VRX610 owner manual Radio Operations

Radio Operations

Radio Operations

FM reception

For enhanced FM performance the® tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, En- hanced Multi AGC, Impulse noise reduction curcuits and Multipath noise reduction circuits.

Changing the reception area

This unit is initially set to USA frequency intervals of 10kHz for AM and 200kHz for FM. When using it outside the USA, the frequency reception range can be switched to the intervals below.

●Setting the reception area

While pressing DISP button @, each time you press and hold the number “6” of the PRESET buttons # for 2 seconds or longer, the recep- tion area switches from inside the USA to out- side the USA or from outside the USA to in- side the USA.

∗Any station preset memories are lost when the reception area is changed.

Listening to the radio

1.Press the FUNC button 1and select the RA- DIO mode.

2.Press the BAND button % and select the ra- dio band. Each time the button is pressed, the radio reception band changes in the fol- lowing order:

FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1...

2.Press the right or left side of SEARCH button 2 to automatically seek a station.

When the right side of SEARCH button 2 is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if the left side of SEARCH button 2 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 fre- quency changes one step at a time. In quick tun- ing mode, you can quickly tune the desired fre- quency.

1.Press the BAND button % and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM)

∗If “MANU” is not lit in the display (or when the

panel is closed, if the indicator “SRCH” is lit), press and hold the BAND button % for 1 sec- ond or longer. “MANU” appears in the display (or when the panel is closed, the indicator “SRCH” goes off) and manual tuning is now available.

2.Tune into a station.

● Quick tuning:

Press and hold the right or left side of the SEARCH button 2 for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

● Step tuning:

Manual memory

1.Press the BAND button % and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM)

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

3.Press and hold one of the PRESET buttons

# for 2 seconds or longer to store the cur- rent station into preset memory.

Auto store

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

1.Press the BAND button % and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM)

2.Press and hold the PS/AS button 5for 2 sec- onds or longer. The stations with good recep- tion are stored automatically to the preset channels.

Preset scan

Preset scan receives the stations stored in pre- set memory in order. This function is useful when searching for desired station in memory.

1.	Press the PS/AS button 5.
2.	When the desired station is tuned in, press
	the PS/AS button 5again to continue receiv-

Instant station recall (ISR)

Instant station recall is a special radio preset that instantly accesses a favorite radio station at a touch of a button. The ISR function even oper- ates with the unit in other modes.

●ISR memory

1.Select the station that you wish to store in ISR memory.

2.Press and hold ISR button 0 for 2 seconds or longer.

●Recalling a station with ISR

In any mode, press ISR button 0 to turn on the radio function and tune the selected radio sta- tion. “ISR” appears in the display. Press ISR but- ton 0 again to return to the previous mode.

3. Press the right or left side of the SEARCH but-	Press the right or left side of the SEARCH but-
ton 2 to tune in the desired station.	ton 2 to manually tune in a station.

ing that station.

Note:

Tuning

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

Seek tuning

1.Press the BAND button % and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM)

∗If “MANU” is lit in the display (or when the panel

is closed, if the indicator “SRCH” is not lit) press and hold the BAND button % for 1 second or longer. “MANU” in the display goes off (or when the panel is open the indicator “SRCH” lights)and seek tuning is now available.

Recalling a preset station

Atotal of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6- FM3, 6-AM) exists to store individual radio sta- tions in memory. Pressing the corresponding PRESET buttons # recalls the stored radio fre- quency automatically.

1.Press the BAND buttons % and select the desired band. (FM or AM)

2.Press the corresponding PRESET buttons # to recall the stored station.

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

•Be careful not to press and hold PS/AS button 5 for 2 seconds or longer, otherwise the auto store function engages and the unit starts storing sta- tions.

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