Listening to the Radio

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Before operating the tuner, make sure you have selected the correct AM Tuner interval spacing (see page 9).

Tuning in to a Station—Auto Search

1 Press FM/AM.

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously tuned station (either FM or AM).

•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

On the unit ONLY:

1 Tune in to the station you want to preset (in this example, of FM 87.50).

• See “Tuning in to a Station—Auto Search.”

2 Press SET/DISPLAY.

2 Start searching for stations. On the unit:

Press and hold TUNING + or TUNING – for more than 1 second.

On the remote control: Press and hold ¢/¡or 4/1for more than 1 second.

The unit starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in to.

If a program is broadcast in stereo, the ST (stereo) indicator lights up.

To stop during searching, press TUNING + or TUNING – (or ¢/¡or 4/1on the remote control).

When you press TUNING + or TUNING –

(or ¢/¡or 4/1on the remote control) briefly and repeatedly

The frequency changes step by step.

To change the FM reception mode

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, press FM MODE on the remote control so that “MONO” appears and the MONO indicator also lights up on the display. Reception improves.

To restore the stereo effect, press FM MODE again so that “STEREO” appears on the display.

In this stereo mode, you can hear stereo sounds when a program is broadcast in stereo.

Presetting Stations

You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations.

In some cases, test frequencies have been already memorized for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method.

•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 again.

3 Press PRESET + or PRESET – to select a preset number.

4 Press SET/DISPLAY again.

The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3.

•Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one.

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The preset stations will be erased in a few days. If this happens, preset the stations again.

Tuning in to a Preset Station

1 Press FM/AM.

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously tuned station (either FM or AM).

•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

2 Select a preset number. On the unit:

Press PRESET + or PRESET –.

On the remote control:

Press the number buttons. Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5. For preset number 15,

press +10 then 5. For preset number 20,

press +10, then 10.

For preset number 25, press +10, +10, then 5. For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

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JVC MX-GB5 Listening to the Radio, Tuning in to a Station-Auto Search, Presetting Stations, Tuning in to a Preset Station
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