OPERATION

RADIO OPERATION

BAND SELECTION

At tuner mode, press BAND button (18) shortly to select the desired band. The reception band will change in the following order:

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM1/MW1 AM2/MW2

STATION SELECTION

Press button (16) or button (17) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for more than 3 seconds until “MAN” appeared on the display, the manual tuning mode is selected. If both buttons have not pressed for several seconds, they will return to seek tuning mode and “AUTO” appeared on the display.

AUTOMATICALLY MEMORY STORING & PROGRAM SCANNING

-Automatic memory storing

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) for more than 2 seconds, the radio searches from the current frequency and checks the signal strength until 6 strongest stations are stored into the corresponding preset number button. When all completed, it will change to scan preset station automatically.

-Program scanning

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) shortly to scan preset station. The radio is holding at that preset number for several seconds, and then searches again. Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) again to stop scanning when desired station is reached.

STATION STORING

Press any one of the preset buttons

(14)(M1 to M6) (i.e.19~24) to select a station which had been stored in the memory. Press this button for several seconds, current station is stored into the number button.

SCAN

Press SCAN button (13) to scan through strong stations in the current band. Radio pauses for five seconds at each strong station. At each time the frequency is flashing on the display. Press SCAN button (13) again to listen to current station.

SELECTABLE FREQUENCY SPACING (FOR USA VERSION ONLY) Programs the unit for USA or European radio frequency spacing. While in radio mode, pressing and holding BAND button (18) and then pressing button

(17)or button (16) toggles between USA or European frequency spacing. - Pressing and holding BAND button

(18)and then pressing button (17) selects USA frequency spacing.

-Pressing and holding BAND button

(18)and then pressing button (16) selects European frequency spacing. * USA radio spacing is 200k for FM and 10k for AM. This is the default frequency spacing.

* European radio spacing is 50k for FM and 9k for AM.

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Radio Shack PLCD15MR owner manual Radio Operation

PLCD15MR specifications

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