8Listen to the radio

Tune to a radio station

Tip

•• For optimal FM reception, fully extend and adjust the position of the FM antenna.

•• For optimal AM reception, adjust the position of the AM loop antenna.

1

Press TUNER to select the tuner source.

2

Press BAND to select FM or AM.

3

Press and hold / for more than 2

 

seconds.

 

»» [SEARCH] (search) is displayed.

 

»» The radio tunes to a station with

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strong reception automatically.

Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations.

 

• To tune to a weak station, press

 

/ repeatedly until you find optimal

 

reception.

Program radio stations automatically

Note

•• You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio stations.

1 In tuner mode, press and hold PROG for

2 seconds to activate automatic program mode.

»» [AUTO] (auto) is displayed.

»» All available stations are programmed in the order of waveband reception strength.

»» The first programmed radio station is broadcast automatically.

Program radio stations manually

Note

•• You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio stations.

1 Tune to a radio station.

2 Press PROG to activate program mode. »» [PROG] (program) blinks on the

display.

3 Press / to allocate a number (1 to 40) to this radio station, then press PROG to confirm.

»» The preset number and the frequency

of the preset station are displayed.

4 Repeat the above steps to program other stations.

Note

•• To overwrite a programmed station, store another station in its place.

Select a preset radio station

1 In tuner mode, press / to select a preset number.

Show RDS information

RDS (Radio Data System) is a service that allows FM stations to show additional information. If you tune to a RDS station, a RDS icon and the station name are displayed.

When automatic programming is used, RDS stations are programmed first.

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