Listening to the Radio
Tuning into Radio Stations
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BAND
When tuned into a station, the Tuned 
indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM ST indicator appears as well.
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Tuning into weak stereo FM stations
If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to Manual Tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.
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Press the [BAND] button repeat- edly to select AM or FM.
Press the [YES/MODE] button repeatedly to select Auto or Man- ual.
•Auto Tuning Mode
The AUTO indicator appears and ste- reo radio reception is possible.
•Manual Tuning Mode
The AUTO indicator is not displayed and radio reception will be in mono.
AUTO indicator
Use the Fast Reverse and Fast For- ward [
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] buttons to tune into a station.
In Auto tuning mode, once a station is found, tuning stops automatically. The American model changes FM fre- quency in 0.2 MHz steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s 0.05 MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz or 10 kHz steps for AM.
In Manual Tuning mode, the frequency stops changing when you release the but- ton. Press the button repeatedly to change the frequency one step at a time.
Adjusting the Antennas
Adjusting and installing the FM antenna
Choose a location for the FM antenna while listening to an FM station.
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Adjusting the AM antenna
Adjust the location and position of the AM antenna while listening to an AM station to achieve the best reception.
Change the direction of the antenna to achieve the best reception.
Affix the antenna with a thumbtack. (Do not push the thumbtack through the antenna.) Caution: Be careful not to prick your finger!
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