O p e r a t i o n 7 9
D C P 5 0 1 U s e r G u i d e
U s i n g t h e D C P 5 0 1 T u n e r
This section describes:
How to tune radio stations
How to Program the DCP501 to tune to your favorite stations with the preset option
Tunin g Rad io Statio ns
To tune the radio on the DCP501:
1
Press
SOURCE
to tuner or press
AM
/
FM
. The DCP501 displays:
The last radio station tuned
The radio band—AM or FM (also shown on your TV)
The preset number assigned to that station if one has been assigned
2
Press
AM
/
FM
to select the radio band.
3
Press
TUNE
on the front of the DCP501 or (
) on the remote control to change the
frequency. The frequency changes in 200kHz steps in FM and 10kHz steps in AM. Press and
hold
TUNE
on either the DCP501 front panel or the DCP501 remote control and DCP501
display
A U T O
icon turns on and the DCP501 scans to the next radio station.
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If the tuned signal received is strong, the
T U N E D
icon turns on. For a stereo FM station,
the
S T
icon also turns on. If the signal is weak,
S T
(stereo) flashes. Press
FM MODE
to
improve the sound, which causes the receiver to operate in monaural (mono) mode, and the
S T
icon turns off. Press
AM
/
FM
again to return to stereo operation.
Presetting Radio Stat ions
You can enter up to 30 preset stations to quickly access your favorite radio station. The 30
stations can be assigned to any combination of AM and FM stations that you would like. To
preset radio stations with the DCP501 tuner:
1
Tune to the desired radio station.
2
Press
SELECT
or
OK
. The
P R E S E T
icon flashes at the same time as the station number
below it, for example
1 0 5 . 3
.
3
Press
CHANNEL
/
PRESET
to select the desired preset number to store the station on or
directly enter the preset number using the numeric buttons on your DCP501 remote control.
4
Press
SELECT
or
OK
to accept your changes. The
P R E S E T
icon and the preset number stop
flashing.
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A new preset can be stored over an old one by following the same procedure.