Using the radio

Tuning in radio stations

1Press TUNER band [TUNER band] button to select the desired waveband: FM or AM.

2Press and hold SEARCH/TUNING 4 or ¢[4 or ¢ search +/–] button to tune in to the desired frequency.

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•To tune to a weak station, briefly press SEARCH/TUNING 4 or ¢ [4 or ¢ search +/–] button repeatedly until the display shows the desired frequency or when the best reception has been obtained.

STEREO/MONOPress the STEREO/MONO button to select mono or stereo mode.

When stereo mode is selected, the icon “STEREO” appears on the display (if current station is FM stereo).

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• You are able to select stereo or mono mode in FM band only.

Storing preset

You can store up to 20 for FM and 10 for AM radio stations in the memory. When a preset radio stations selected, the preset number appears on the display.

1Press TUNER band [TUNER band] button to select the desired waveband: FM or AM.

2Press SEARCH/TUNING 4 or ¢ [4 or ¢ search +/–] button to tune in to the desired frequency.

3Press P.MODE button so that “P – –” appears on the display.

4If you want to store the radio station to another preset number, press P.CALL/ALBUM 5 or ∞

[p.call/album up or down] to select the desired preset number.5Press ENTER button again to store the radio station.6Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other preset radio stations.

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•During program, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds, the system will exit program mode automatically.

Tuning to a preset radio station

Press P.CALL/ALBUM 5 or ∞ [p.call/album up or down], or digit buttons 0–9 to select the desired preset number.

The preset number and radio frequency appear on the display.

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• Press the digit buttons as shown below:

 

FM

AM

To select 1

1 and ENTER

1 and ENTER

To select 2

2 and ENTER

2

To select 3

3

3

To select 10

1 and 0

1 and 0

Using RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions, such as automatic display of the station name.

RDS functionsPTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search:

Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type (genre).

PS (Program Service Name) Display:

Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS station.

Radio Text function:

Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations when you press the RDS DISPLAY button. There is “NO TEXT” display if no text data is transmitted.

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•Some functions and function names may differ in certain countries and areas.

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