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Changing the noise cut mode
If you find that the AM sound quality is bad even after trying the
above, you may be able to improve it using a different noise cut
mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.
1
Press SETUP after tuning to an AM radio station.
2
Select ‘Tuner Setup’.
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
3
Select ‘Noise Cut’.
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
4
Select a Noise cut mode (1, 2 or 3).
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
Memorizing stations
You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy
access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually
each time.
1
Tune to an FM or AM radio station.
Select mono or auto-stereo reception (FM) or the Noise Cut mode
(AM) as necessary. These settings are saved along with the preset.
2
Press SETUP.
3
Select ‘Tuner Setup’.
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
4
Select ‘ST.Memory’.
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
5
Select the station preset you want.
Use
/
to select, then press
ENTER
.
Listening to station presets
1
Make sure the tuner function is selected.
2
Select a station preset.
• Alternatively, use the number buttons to select a preset directly.
Using RDS
Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio
stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information — the
name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for
example.
One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program. For
example, you can search for a station that’s broadcasting a show
with the program type,
Jazz
.
You can search the following program types:
Note
• In addition, there are three other program types,
Test
,
Alarm
,
and
No Type
.
Alarm
and
Test
are used for emergency
announcements. You can’t search for these, but the tuner will
switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal.
No Type
appears when a program type cannot be found.
Displaying RDS information
You can display the different types of RDS information available.
Press DISPLAY to display the RDS information.
Each press changes the display as follows:
• Radio Text (
RT
) – Messages sent by the radio station. For
example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number as RT.
• Program Service Name (
PS
) – The name of the radio station.
• Program Type (
PTY
) – This indicates the kind of program
currently being broadcast.
•
Search
– PTY search (see below)
• Current tuner frequency
SETUP
HOME
MENU
RETURN
SETUP
SETUP
HOME
MENU
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SETUP
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+
TUNE
-
+
ST
-
+
TUNE
News
– News
Affairs
– Current Affairs
Info
– General Information
Sport
– Sport
Educate
– Educational
Drama
– Radio plays, etc.
Culture
– National or regional
culture, theater, etc.
Science
– Science and technology
Varied
– Usually talk-based material,
such as quiz shows or interviews
Pop M
– Pop music
Rock M
– Rock music
Easy M
– Easy listening
Light M
– ‘Light’ classical music
Classics
– ‘Serious’ classical music
Other M
– Music not fitting above
categories
Weather
– Weather reports and
forecasts, meteorological
information
Finance
– Stock market reports,
commerce, trading, etc.
Children
– Programs for children
Social
– Social affairs
Religion
– Programs concerning
religion
Phone In
– Public expressing their
views by phone
Travel
– Holiday-type travel rather
than traffic announcements
Leisure
– Leisure interests and
hobbies
Jazz
– Jazz
Country
– Country music
Nation M
– Popular music in a
language other than English
Oldies
– Popular music from the ’50s
and ’60s
Folk M
– Folk music
Document
– Documentary
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