Manual tuning preset

You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations.

1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM.

2 Press TUNING +/– repeatedly to tune in the desired station.

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

The preset number appears. Station storage starts with preset number 1. If preset stations have been erased, then stations are stored to the lowest preset number containing no station.

4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 to preset other stations.

Other Operations

To

Do this

Tune in a station

Follow the procedure described

with a weak signal

in “Manual tuning preset”

 

(page 9).

 

 

Erase a preset

Select the preset number of the

station

station to be erased, and then

 

press CLEAR twice.

 

 

To change the AM tuning interval (except for European and Middle Eastern models)

The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some areas). To change the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first. While holding TUNER BAND, press ?/1. When you change the interval, all the AM/FM preset stations are erased. To reset the interval, tune in any AM station first. While holding TUNER BAND, press ?/1.

Tips

•The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

•To improve the reception, adjust the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna.

Listening to the radio

You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the station.

Listening to a preset station

— Preset Tuning

Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 8).

1 Press TUNER BAND.

2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the desired preset station.

Listening to non-preset radio station

— Manual Tuning

1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM.

2 Press TUNING +/– repeatedly to tune in the desired station.

Tips

•To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas, or connect a commercially available external antenna.

•When an FM stereo program has static noise, press REPEAT/FM MODE until “STEREO” disappears from the display. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve.

•In step 2, press and hold TUNING +/– until the frequency indication starts to change. Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station (Automatic Tuning).

•To record the radio programs, use manual recording (page 11).

•You can change the display into the clock display (for the six seconds) by pressing DISPLAY.

Tuner

9GB