Kenwood VR-509 Listening to radio broadcasts, Tuning radio stations, Presetting radio stations manually, Receiving preset stations, tuning method

Listening to radio broadcasts

The receiver can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by one-touch operation.

Tuning radio stations

MULTI CONTROL

INPUT SELECTOR

BAND AUTO/CINEMA EQ.

MUSIC

+ +

— —

TUNING2/3

BAND

AUTO

1Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob or MUSIC key to select the tuner.2Use the BAND key to select the desired broadcast band.

“AM” or “FM” appears in the

Each press switches the band display. as follows:

1 FM	FM	DIGITAL AUTO
	AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT
2 AM	MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR
	kHz DOWN MIX	DSP

3Use the AUTO/CINEMA EQ. key to select the desiredtuning method.

Each press switches the tuning method as follows:

1 AUTO lit (auto tuning)	“AUTO” indicator lights
2 AUTO not lit (manual tuning)	up in the display.
	FM	DIGITAL	AUTO
	AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT
	MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR
	kHz DOWN MIX	DSP

•Normally, set to “AUTO” (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.)

4Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or TUNING 2/ 3 keys to select the station.

Frequency	“ST.” lights up when a broadcast
display	is being received in stereo.
	FM	DIGITAL		AUTO
	AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT
	MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR			ST.
	kHz DOWN MIX	DSP	TUNED

“TUNED” appears in the display when a station is received.

Auto tuning : The next station is tuned automatically.

Manual tuning : Turn the knob (or press the keys) to select the desired station.

Presetting radio stations manually

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MULTI CONTROL

MEMORY

1Tune to the station you want to store.2Press the MEMORY key while receiving the station.

			Blinks for 5 seconds			Lights for 5 seconds
SP	A	TI.VOL	L	C	R	FM	DIGITAL	AUTO
		MUTE	LFE		SW	AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT		MEMO
RDS	EON	PTY				MHz 3 STEREO	MONITOR	ST.
			LS	S	RS	kHz DOWN MIX	DSP	TUNED
TP	TA	NEWS

Proceed to step 3 within 5 seconds.

(If more than 5 seconds elapse, press the MEMORY key again).

3Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or TUNING 2/ 3 keys to select one of the station presets (1 – 40).

4Press the MEMORY key again to accept the setting.	Operations
• Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, and 4to store as many stations as necessary.

• If you store a station at a previously used preset, the old station will be replaced by the new one.

Receiving preset stations

MUSIC

+ +

– –

Numeric keys

1Use the MUSIC key to select the tuner as the source.2Enter the number of the preset you want to receive (up to “40”).

Press the numeric keys in the following order:

For “15”, press ..........	0,5
For “20”, press ..........	0,0,)

•If you make a mistake entering a two digit number, press the +10 key repeatedly to return to the original display and start again.

								DIGITAL
SP		A	TI.VOL	L	C	R	FM			AUTO
			MUTE	LFE		SW	AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT			MEMO
							MHz 3 STEREO	MONITOR		ST.
RDS		EON	PTY
TP	TA		NEWS	LS	S	RS	kHz DOWN MIX	DSP	TUNED