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Tuner operations
You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to
go immediately to a particular station.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following
operation;
• Press FM/AM.
Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries
use 10 kHz spacing.
• 9 kHz interval spacing is the initial setting.
On the center unit ONLY:
7When AM is selected as the source
To select the 10 kHz interval
Press and hold 8, then press ¢. “10k STEP” appears on the
display window. Now the 10 kHz interval is selected.
To select the 9 kHz interval
Press and hold 7, then press ¢. “9k STEP” appears on the
display window. Now the 9 kHz interval is selected.
On the remote control:
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the

band.

Each time you press the button, the band alternates between
FM and AM.
The selected band appears on the display window, then the last
received station appears.
Example:When AM is selected
2Press TUNING ª or TUNING ·

repeatedly until you find the frequency

you want.

When you hold down the button until the system starts
searching for stations and then release it, the system stops
searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal
strength is tuned in to.
•TUNINGª: Increases frequency.
•TUNING·: Decreases frequency.
NOTE
• When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the TUNED
indicator lights on the display window.
• When an FM stereo program is received, the ST indicator lights on the
display window.
Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be
quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations.
7To preset the stations
NOTE
Before you start operation;
• There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is
cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 again.
1Tune in the station you want to preset.
• For the detailed procedure, see “Manual tuning”.
• If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM
station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting
the FM reception mode” (Apg. 28).

Setting the AM tuner

interval spacing

Number buttons

Manual tuning

Preset tuning

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