Listening to the radio

Chapter 7

Listening to the radio

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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.

FM/AM

1TUNER Switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the FM or AM band. The display shows the band and frequency.

TUNE

2

TUNE Tune 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.

SETUP

1 TOOLS Press after tuning to an FM radio station.

ENTER

 

2

Select ‘Tuner Setup’ then press

ENTER.

 

ENTER

 

3

Choose ‘FM Auto/Mono’ then

press ENTER.

ENTER

 

4

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.

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SX-LX03 specifications

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