Radio

Improving FM radio sound

If stereo reception is noisy, you can often reduce the noise by switching to mono.

To switch between stereo and mono:

1.While the radio is playing, press to display the Option menu.

2.Press + or to highlight Mode and then press to switch between Stereo and Mono.

Back

Save to Preset

Mode Stereo

3.Press + or to highlight Back and press to return to the frequency screen.

Recording FM radio

You can record the radio and play back recordings as well as copy the recordings (WAV files) to your PC.

To record the currently playing radio station:

1.Press to display the Option menu.

2.Press + or to highlight Start Recording and then press to start recording.

Mode Stereo

Start Recording

Tuning Preset

Press to pause or resume recording.

3. Press /MENU to stop recording.

The player names each recording FMXXX.wav where XXX is a unique number.

To record for a specific duration:

Refer to RecDur on page 20.

Playing back FM radio recordings

To play back a recording:

1.Press /MENU to display the player menu.

2.Press + or to select Radio and press or to enter the radio menu.

3.Press + or to highlight Playback and press or to see the list of recordings.

Play back

4.Press + or to select a recording and press or to start playback.

Option menu (recording playback)

Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting.

The following options are available:

Resume – to resume playback

Repeat – press repeatedly to select repeat current or all files (corresponding icon shows on the display)

Delete – to remove current file from the player

Copying recordings to your PC

Recordings are stored as WAV files in the “FMRecord” folder on the player.

To copy recordings to the PC:

1.Plug the player into the PC.

2.Open the player’s Record folder.

3.Select the files you want to copy and drag and drop them onto a folder on the PC.

Almost all audio applications can play WAV files.

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RCA TC1802 Improving FM radio sound, Recording FM radio, Playing back FM radio recordings, Copying recordings to your PC

TC1801, TC1802, TH1804, TH1801, TC1804 specifications

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