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 radio station

— Preset Tuning

Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them first (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 59).

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” (or press TUNER/BAND on the unit repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”).

2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly (or turn PRESET +/– on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) to select the preset station you want.

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Listening to a non-preset radio station

— Manual Tuning

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” (or press TUNER/BAND on the unit repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”).

2 Press TUNING +/– repeatedly (or turn TUNING +/– on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) to tune in the station you want.

Tips

•When an FM stereo program has static noise, press FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” lights up in the display. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve.

•To record the radio programs, see “Recording on a tape manually” (page 64) or “Timer recording radio programs” (page 78).

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

•For Preset Tuning, you can use the numeric buttons to select a preset station. Press numeric button(s) to enter the preset number and then press ENTER.

Tuner

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