Philips FR-986 Tuner, Tuning to radio stations, Switching FM sensitivity, Storing radio stations

TUNER

Tuning to radio stations

You can search for radio stations by scanning the frequency band. You can also key in the frequency of a known radio station. If an FM station is being broadcast and received in stereo, STEREO is shown.

Searching for radio stations

1Turn SOURCE SELECT to select the tuner. yTUNER is displayed.

2Select a waveband by pressing TUNER BAND repeatedly. yThe selected waveband is displayed.

3Keep 1 or 2 pressed for approximately 1 second.

ySEARCH is displayed and the tuner tunes to a station with sufficient strength.

4Repeat this procedure until you find the desired station.

•To fine tune to a weak transmitter, briefly press 1 or 2 as often as necessary for optimum reception.

Tuning to a radio station by frequency (with the remote control only)

1Press TUNER.

yTUNER is displayed.

2Press FR. D..

y_ is displayed.

3Use 1–0 to key in the frequency of a radio station.

Notes: Only valid numbers within the frequency range of the tuner can be keyed in.

Switching FM sensitivity

You can switch the tuner to a lower search sensitivity, to search only for stations with a strong signal (FM only).

1Turn SOURCE SELECT to select the tuner. yTUNER is displayed.

2Press SENS. on the receiver.

yEither SENS HI or SENS LO is displayed for 5 seconds.

Note: While searching for radio stations, the actual sensitivity is displayed. In this case, SENS LO means the tuner is looking only for radio stations with a strong signal.

Storing radio stations

You may store up to 30 radio stations in the memory. The receiver can select and program radio stations by itself or you can choose them yourself.

Automatic programming

1Choose * TUNER from the menu and press NEXT 2.

2Choose AUTO INSTALL and press NEXT 2.

yThe preset number where programming will start, the waveband and AUTO are displayed.

3Turn TUNER PRESET X to change the preset number where programming should start.

4Use TUNER BAND to switch to the desired waveband.

5Press ENTER / OK to start programming.

yAUTO INSTALL flashes and all available radio stations are programmed, this may take a few minutes. Programming is done when AUTO INSTALL stops flashing.

Manual programming

1Choose * TUNER from the menu and press NEXT 2.

2Choose MAN INSTALL and press NEXT 2.

yA preset number, the waveband and the frequency are displayed.

3Turn TUNER PRESET X to change to the preset number where the radio station should be stored.

4Tune to the desired radio station (see “Searching for radio stations”).

5Press ENTER / OK to confirm your selection.

ySTORED is displayed briefly. The radio station is programmed at the chosen preset number.

6Select and store all desired radio stations this way.

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