Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts
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Setting the Tuner Interval Spacing
You can select 10 kHz or 9 kHz apart for the AM tuner interval spacing and 100 kHz or 50 kHz apart for the FM tuner interval spacing.
•The interval settings of AM and FM change together.
AM 10 kHz, FM 100 kHzÔAM 9 kHz, FM 50 kHz
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start again from step 2.
On the remote control ONLY:
1 | Press STANDBY/ON | to turn off | STANDBY/ON |
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3 Press 10 or 9 to select the | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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interval setting for your area. | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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•10: Sets the interval to 10 kHz (AM)
and 100 kHz (FM). | 7 | 8 | 9 |
• 9: Sets the interval to 9 kHz (AM) | 10 | +10 |
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The new interval setting appears on the display for a few seconds.
When you change the setting
The preset stations are erased. You will need to preset the stations again. (See page 11.)
Tuning in to a Station
1 Press FM/AM to select either “FM” FM/AM or “AM.”
The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received
•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.
FM 50 kHz interval | FM 100 kHz interval |
2 Press and hold ¢ or 4 (or UP ¢ or DOWN 4 on the unit) for more than 1 second.
• ¢ (UP ¢): | Increases the frequencies. |
•4 (DOWN 4): Decreases the frequencies.
The unit starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in.
•If an FM program is broadcast in stereo, the ST (stereo) indicator lights up on the display (only when the reception is good).
To stop during searching, press ¢ or 4 (or UP ¢ orDOWN 4 on the unit).
When you repeatedly press ¢ or 4 (or UP ¢ or DOWN 4 on the unit)
The frequency changes step by step.
To change the FM reception mode
On the remote control ONLY:
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy,
press FM MODE so that the MONO indicator lights up on the display. Reception will improve.
To restore the stereo effect, press FM MODE again so that the MONO indicator goes off. In stereo mode, you can hear stereo sound when a stereo program is broadcast.
•Changing the station also cancels the MONO mode.
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