14 - English
Listening to Other Sources
Listening to FM or AM radio
Press
RADIO
to turn it on to the station last selected.
Press
RADIO
as necessary to select FM or AM radio.
When you select FM radio, Radio Data System (RDS) information
for the current station appears. This is controlled by the RADIO
TEXT setting in the setup menu. To disable RDS and view only the
station frequency, change the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF. See
“The setup menu” on page 21.
Tuning to an AM/FM station
When you press
RADIO, Seek/Track,
or
Tune/MP3
to tune to a
radio station, the frequency appears in the center of the display
while you are tuning.
Station frequency
while tuning
• Press Seek/Track
to find a lower-frequency
station with a strong signal.
• Press Seek/Track
to find a higher-frequency
station with a strong signal.
• Press
Tune/MP3 <
to manually tune to a lower
frequency.
• Press
Tune/MP3 >
to manually tune to a higher
frequency.
• Press and hold
Tune/MP3 <
to rapidly lower
the frequency.
• Press and hold
Tune/MP3 >
to rapidly increase
the frequency.
Note:
If AM reception is weak, rotate the system clockwise or
counterclockwise to improve AM reception. If FM reception
is weak, make sure the power cord is straightened as much
as possible. To improve FM reception, you can install an
external FM antenna. See “Connecting Other Equipment”
on page 18.
Storing AM/FM radio station Presets
You can store up to six FM and six AM radio stations
for quick recall using the
Presets
buttons. Storing a
Preset replaces any station previously stored to that
Preset number.
1.
Tune to the station you want to save as a Preset.
2.
Press and hold a Preset button until you hear a double tone
and the Preset number and station frequency appear on the
display.
3.
Press a Preset button quickly to tune to a previously stored FM
or AM station.
Improving FM reception
Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM radio
reception. The power cord is used as an antenna.
