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 repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”.
2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PRESET” appears in the display.
3 Press TUNING +/– 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 MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear from the display.
3 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 FM MODE on the unit repeatedly until “MONO” appears. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve.
•Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” appears in step 2 above, then press TUNING
•To record the radio programs, use manual recording (pages 12 and 15).
Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
(European model only)
What is the Radio Data System?
Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. RDS is available only on FM stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak.
*Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the station name appears in the display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes cyclically as follows:
Station name* t Frequency t Clock display
tBass level t Treble level
*If the RDS broadcast is not properly received, the station name may not appear in the display.