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Using the Tuner

Listening to the Radio

 

TUNING MODE

 

TUNING

 

 

TUNING / PRESET

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

STANDBY

 

A SPEAKERS B

TONE+STEREO LISTENING MODEDISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTl CH

DVD

VIDEO 1/VCR

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

SETUP

With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick selection.

1

Use the [TUNER] input selector

TUNER

 

 

button to select either AM or FM.

 

In this example, FM has been selected.

 

Band

Frequency

(Actual display depends on country.)

AM Frequency Step Setup

(not North America and Europe)

Here you can specify the AM frequency step used in your area. When this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted.

1

Press the [SETUP] button to dis-

 

 

play “0. Hardware Setup,” and

 

then press [ENTER].

 

 

2

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

buttons to select “AM Freq,” and then use the Left and Right

[]/[ ] buttons to select:

10 kHz: Select if 10 kHz steps are used in your area.

9 kHz: Select if 9 kHz steps are used in your area.

3

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

Note:

•This procedure can also be performed on the remote controller by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button.

Tuning into Radio Stations

■Auto Tuning Mode

1 TUNING MODE

Press the [TUNING MODE] button

so that the AUTO indicator

 

 

appears on the display.

2

Press the TUNING Up or Down

 

TUNING / PRESET

[ ]/[ ] button.

 

Searching stops when a station is

ENTER

found.

■Manual Tuning Mode

1

TUNING MODE

Press the [TUNING MODE] button

so that the AUTO indicator disap-

 

 

pears from the display.

2

 

Press and hold the TUNING Up or

 

 

 

TUNING / PRESET

Down [ ]/[ ] button.

 

 

The frequency stops changing when

 

ENTER

you release the button.

 

 

 

 

Press the buttons repeatedly to change

 

 

the frequency one step at a time.

The American model changes FM frequency in 0.2 MHz steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s

0.05MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz or 10 kHz steps for

AM.

When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO indicator appears on the display, as shown.

TUNED AUTO

FM STEREO

Tuning into weak FM stereo 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.

Note:

• You can also use the remote controller’s Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to tune the radio.

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