Í/I

2

3 1

4

FM AUTO/

RDS

MONO

PS-DISP MODE-PTY

The radio: manual tuning

Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s frequency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune (á page 18).

Preparation: Press [ê/I] to turn the unit on.

1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select FM or AM. Each time you press the button: FMbAM

2 Press [TUNING MODE] to select “MANUAL”. Each time you press the button: MANUALbPRESET

3 Press [TUNING (X or W)] to tune in the desired broadcast.

If you press and hold [TUNING (X or W)] for a moment, the frequency starts changing automatically. It stops when a station is found.

It may also stop if there is outside interference. Press and hold [TUNING (X or W)] again to restart. You can also stop the frequency changing by pressing [TUNING (X or W)].

“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.

“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.

1 TUNER/BAND

2 TUNING MODE

MHz

4 Adjust the volume.

»A If noise is excessive in FM

Press [FM AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO”.

This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak for some reason but broadcasts are heard in monaural.

Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. “MONO” goes out. MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.

3

? TUNING @

 

TUNED

MHz

ST

4 UP VOLUME

 

 

-- dB

0 dB

 

 

MIN

MAX

DOWN

 

 

 

A

FM AUTO/

 

 

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

MHz

 

 

 

MONO

B

 

 

 

 

RDS

RDS

PS

PS

DISP MODE

PTY

 

 

 

RDS

PTY

Turn off “MONO” for normal listening. Stereo and monaural broadcasts are automatically played as they are received.

Stations can be preset in monaural. Carry out presetting manually (á page 18).

RDS broadcasting

»[EH780\for\the\United\Kingdom\and\Eastern\Europe\ B [EH680]

[EH580\for\areas\except\the\United\Kingdom]

This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas.

If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS” will light up on the display.

Displaying the text data

Press [PS-DISP MODE] to display a station name.

Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display a program type.

Each time you press the button:

Frequency displaybPS or PTY display

Note

RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.

¤“M.O.R M”=“Middle of the road music”

Basic operations

 

PTY displays

 

 

NEWS

VARIED

FINANCE

COUNTRY

 

AFFAIRS

POP M

CHILDREN

NATIONAL

 

INFO

ROCK M

SOCIAL A

OLDIES

 

SPORT

M.O.R M¤

RELIGION

FOLK M

 

EDUCATE

LIGHT M

PHONE IN

DOCUMENT

 

DRAMA

CLASSICS

TRAVEL

TEST

RQT6301

 

CULTURE

OTHER M

LEISURE

ALARM

 

SCIENCE

WEATHER

JAZZ

 

 

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Technics SC-EH580, SC-EH780 Radio manual tuning, Press Tuning X or W to tune in the desired broadcast, Adjust the volume