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Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts
Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing
Some countries AM channel intervals are set to 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz apart.
When shipped, the
•The last selected source must be “AM” in order to perform the following operation.
Be sure that the unit is turned off (on standby), but is plugged into a wall outlet.
On the unit ONLY:
1 Select the AM channel intervals.
•To set the AM tuner to the 10 kHz spacing, press 
(standby/on) while holding ¢ UP.
¢UP+
•To set the AM tuner to the 9 kHz spacing, press 
(standby/on) while holding 4 DOWN.
4DOWN +
2 Press 
.
The unit tunes in to 530 kHz (or 531 kHz).
When you change the AM channel interval spacing
The preset stations you have set (both FM and AM) will be erased. In this case, preset stations again. See “Presetting Stations” on page 14.
2 Press and hold UP ¢ or DOWN 4 for more than 1 second.
4DOWN 
¢UP
(On the remote control) | (On the unit) |
•UP ¢: Increases the frequencies.
•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 STEREO indicator lights up on the display (only when the reception is good).
To stop during searching, press UP ¢ or DOWN 4.
When you press UP ¢ or DOWN 4 repeatedly
The frequency changes step by step.
To change the FM reception mode
When an FM stereo broadcast is noisy or hard to receive, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.
On the remote control ONLY:
Press PLAY/FM MODE.
The MONO indicator lights up on the display.
To restore the stereo effect, press PLAY/FM MODE again so that the MONO indicator goes off. In stereo mode, you can hear stereo
sound when a stereo program is broadcast.
Tuning in to a Station• The STEREO indicator lights up only when the reception is sufficient.
1 Press FM/AM/AUX (or FM/AM on the unit) to select either “FM” or “AM.”
AUX
FM/AM
(On the remote control) | (On the unit) |
The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received
•Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows:
On the remote control:
FM 
AM
AUX* 
*For operating the external equipment, see page 44 and the manuals supplied with it.
On the unit:
FM 
AM
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