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Various tuning methods for optimum

reception

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Manual tuning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use 1¿,¿,÷,and ÷1+ search for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

desired broadcast station. Use the outer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons to search rapidly in large frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

increments. Use the inner buttons to search

 

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

precisely in small frequency increments.

 

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1¿, ¿,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

÷, ÷1+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM/AM AM BAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips

 

1 Turn on the radio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The previously tuned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Select either FM or AM.

 

 

 

 

 

broadcast station is

 

 

 

 

 

 

received when you turn

 

Select AM to listen to SW, MW or LW.

on the radio.

 

 

3 When you select AM, press 1¿or ÷1+ while

When ¿or ÷is

 

pressed repeatedly in

 

pressing AM BAND to select MW, LW or meter

the AM band (MW,

 

band (SW).

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW, and LW), the

 

Skip this step and proceed to step 4 if you wish to listen

frequency repeats

 

through the range of

 

to FM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150–29,999 kHz to

 

4 Press 1¿,¿,÷,and ÷1+ repeatedly to search

enable search of all

 

for the desired broadcast station.

available broadcast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stations (not applicable

 

Each time the buttons are pressed, the channel step

for the Italian model*).

 

changes as shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* For the Italian model,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band

 

 

1¿or÷1+

 

¿or ÷

when ¿or ÷is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed repeatedly in

 

FM

 

 

0.05 MHz

 

 

0.05 MHz

 

the AM band (MW,

 

SW

 

 

5 kHz

 

 

1 kHz

SW, and LW), the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MW

 

 

9/10 kHz

 

 

1 kHz

frequency repeats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LW

 

 

9 kHz

 

 

1 kHz

 

through the ranges of

 

 

 

 

 

150–285 kHz, 530–

 

SSB (AM)

 

 

1 kHz

 

 

0.1 kHz **

1620 kHz and 3850–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** Units of 0.1 kHz is not indicated in the display.

26,100 kHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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