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English
DB256
Radio Mode Operations
FM reception
For enhanced FM performance the
tuner includes signal actuated stereo control and
multipath noise reduction circuits.
Auto store function
(Automatic Station Store)
1. Press [BND] button to select the desired band
FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM.
2. Press and hold the [ ] button for 1 second
or longer. The stations at which the reception
is the strongest will be automatically stored in
the memory.
Listening to the radio
1. Press the [SRC] button and select the radio
mode. then the radio will be on.
2. To select a preset band, press the [BND] but-
ton, then select one of the preset bands such
as FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM. Every time the [BND]
button is pressed, the display will change as:
F1
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
F2
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
F3
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
AM
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
F1...
3. Press the [ ] or [ ] button to tune in the
desired station.
Manual tuning
1. Press the [BND] button to select the desired
band FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM.
2. Press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second
or longer, then the "MANU" is lit in the display,
which means that a manual selection function
is on.
3. Press the [ ] or [ ] button to manually tune
in a station.
Seek tuning
1. Press the [BND] button to select the desired
band FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM.
2. If the "MANU" is lit in the display, press and
hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
When the "MANU" display is off, the seek tun-
ing is now available.
3. Press the [ ] or [ ] button to automatically
seek in a station.
Preset memory function
Preset memory function can store up to 24 sta-
tions: six stations for each of FM1, FM2, FM3 and
AM.
Manual memory function
1. Press the [BND] button, to select a band you
want to store in the memory.
2. Press the [ ] or [ ] button to tune into a
desired station.
3. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] button for
2 seconds or longer to store the current sta-
tion into preset memory.
Notes:
• When the auto store is performed, the station pre-
viously store in the memory at that position is over-
written.
• When the number of stations stored is less than
six, the previous content of the memory for each
direct button will be retained.
Preset scanning
(Preset Station Scan)
When the [ ] button is pressed, the "SCN" will
be indicated with preset memory numbers and the
stations are tuned in for 7 seconds each in the
order in which they were stored. Press the [ ]
button again to cancel the preset scanning mode.
Instant station recall (ISR)
With this function, a specific radio station can be
recalled from any mode.
ISR memory
1. Press the [SRC] button, then select the radio
mode.
2. Select the radio station which you want to store
in the memory.
3. Press and hold the [ISR] button for 2 seconds
or longer.
Recalling ISR
Press the [ISR] button and the display will show
"ISR". Then the radio station previously memorized
will be selected. Press the [ISR] button again to
disengage the unit from the Recalling ISR func-
tion.
