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 14).
1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “ FM” or “ AM” .
2 Press PRESET –or + repeatedly to tune in 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 –or + 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 repeatedly until “ MONO” appears. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve.
•By pressing and holding TUNING
•To record from the radio, see “ Recording to a tape” on page 18.
Labeling the preset
stations
—Station Name
You can label each preset station with up to 12 characters (Station Name).
1 Tune in the preset station you want to label (see “ Listening to the radio” on this page).
2 Follow the same procedures as from steps 3 to 9 of “ Labeling a CD” on page 12.
To cancel labeling
Press MENU.
To check the preset number and frequency
The station name appears when you tune in the labeled station.
To check the preset number and frequency, press DISPLAY. The preset number and frequency are displayed for 4 seconds and it returns to the station name display.
To erase the name
1Tune in the station.
2Press MENU.
3Press PRESET – or + repeatedly to select “NAME IN”, then press ENTER.
4Press CLEAR repeatedly to erase the name.
5Press ENTER.