Listening to the radio

Chapter 4 Listening to the radio

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Important

•To access green functions on the remote, move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

RECORDER
HDD/DVD	FM/AM	AUDIO IN	SOUND
HDD/DVD	FM/AM	AUDIO IN	RETRIEVER
PAUSE	PLAY		STOP
REC	STOP REC	HELP	INFO
TOP MENU
DISC	HOME MENU		GUIDE
NAVIGATOR	CHANNEL +		GUIDE
	CHANNEL +
CM			CM
BACK	ENTER		SKIP
	ENTER
PAUSE
LIVE TV			RETURN
	CHANNEL –
PREV	NEXT	VOLUME
AUDIO	SUBTITLE	ANGLE	PLAY MODE
		TIMER REC	REC MODE
SET UP	/TUNE+	SR+ ONETOUCHCOPY
1	2	3
/ST–	ENTER	/ST+	MENU
4	5	6
MCACC	/TUNE– TEST TONE		VIDEO IN
7	8	9
SURROUND	ADVANCED	SOUND	TV/DVD
	0
SLEEP		CLEAR	JUKE BOX
	+	+
INPUT	CHANNEL	VOLUME	DISPLAY
	–	–
TV CONTROL
MAIN	SUB		AXD7442

1Press FM/AM to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the FM or AM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and high- speed:

•Manual tuning: Press TUNE +/– repeatedly to change the displayed frequency.

•Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

•High-speed tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1	Tune to an FM radio station then press SETUP.
2	Use the	buttons to choose FM MODE then
press ENTER.
3	Use the	buttons to select FM MONO then
press ENTER.

The mono indicator () lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode.

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to auto-stereo mode (the stereo indicator () lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

Improving poor AM sound

The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched off. Also try changing the position and direction of the AM loop antenna.

Changing the noise cut mode

If you find that the sound quality is bad even after trying the above, you may be able to improve it using a different noise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.

1	Tune to an AM radio station then press SETUP.
2	Use the	buttons to choose NOISECUT then
press ENTER.
3	Use the	buttons to select a Noise cut mode

(1, 2 or 3) then press ENTER.

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Improving poor FM reception

press ENTER.

Use the

buttons to select FM MONO then

Improving poor AM sound

Changing the noise cut mode

RCS-404H, RCS-505H, RCS-606H specifications