Makita GRM02, Instruction Manual, Page: 11 / 28

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8. To switch off your radio press the Power button.
Manual tuning – AM/FM
1. Press the Power button to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button to select AM or FM radio mode.
3. Press the Tuning control knob and you will see the FM
or AM is flashing on the display.
Note:
● FM/AM will flash approx. 10 seconds. Within this
period, only manual tuning is allowed.
● If volume adjustment is desired while FM/AM is
flashing, press the Tuning control knob to stop the
flash and you can rotate the Tuning control knob to
adjust sound level.
4. Rotate the Tuning control knob to tune to a station.
5. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio
will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the
waveband.
6. Rotate the Tuning control knob to adjust the sound
level as required.
Presetting stations in AM/FM mode
There are 5 preset stations each for AM and FM radio.
They are used in the same way for each waveband.
1. Press the Power button to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button to select the desired waveband.
Tune to the required radio station as previously
described.
3. Press and hold the required Preset button (1 to 5) until
the display shows “P4” for example after the frequency.
The station will be stored using the preset number.
Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets as you
wish.
4. Preset stations which have already been stored may
be overwritten by following the above procedure if
required.
Display modes – FM
Your radio has a range of display options for FM radio
mode.
Repeatedly press the Menu/Info button to view the RDS
information of the station you are listening to.
a. Station name
Displays the name of the station
being listened to.
b. Program type Displays the type of station being
listened to such as Pop, Classic,
News, etc.
c. Radio text Displays radio text message such
as new items etc.
d. Year/Day Displays the year and day of the
week according to the date setting
of your radio.
e. Date/Day Displays the date and day of the
week according to the date setting
of your radio.
f. Frequency Displays the frequency of the FM
for the station listened to.
FM stereo (auto)/mono
If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal
some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this
hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather
than stereo.
1. Press the Band button as needed to select the FM
band and tune to the desired FM station as previously
stated.
2. Press and hold Menu/Info button to enter the menu
setting.
3. Rotate the Tuning control knob until the “FM AUTO (or
MONO)” setting shows on the display. If the setting is
Auto, press the Tuning control knob and then rotate the
Tuning control knob to switch to Mono mode to reduce
the hiss. Press the Tuning control knob to select the
option.
Recalling a preset in AM/FM mode
1. Press the Power button to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button to select AM or FM radio mode
3. Momentarily press the required Preset button to tune
to your radio to one of the stations stored in the preset
memory.
MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS
Setting the time and date format
The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the
playing mode screens can be set to different format. The
selected format is then also used when setting the alarms.
1. Press and hold the Menu/Info button to enter the menu
setting.
2. Rotate the Tuning control knob until “CLOCK xxH”
appears on the display and press the Tuning control
knob to enter the setting. You will see the time format
begins to flash.
3. Rotate the Tuning control knob to select either 12 or 24
hour format. Press the Tuning control knob to confirm
your choice of clock format.
Note:
If the 12 hour clock format is chosen, the radio will then
use the 12 hour clock for the setting.
4. Press and hold the Menu/Info button to enter the menu
setting.
5. Rotate the Tuning control knob until a date (e.g. THU
APR 3) appears on the display and press the Tuning
control knob to enter the setting. You will see the date
format begins to flash.
6. Rotate the Tuning control knob to select the desired
date format. Press the Tuning control knob to confirm
your choice.