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Manual tuning (step by step)

Press

PCH

(preset channel) is selected in

SEEK

you cannot tune up or down manually. You
need to select

MAN

(manual tuning) in

SEEK

For details about the settings, refer to

SEEK

(left/right key setting)

on this page.

Seeking

Press and hold

, and then release.

You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing

While pressing and holding

, you can

skip stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as
you release

Note

This unit

’

s AF (alternative frequencies search)

function can be turned on and off. AF should be
off for normal tuning operation (refer to

(al-

ternative frequencies search)

on this page).

Storing and recalling stations
for each band

Using preset tuning buttons

When you find a station that you want

to store in memory, press one of the preset
tuning buttons (1 to 6) and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.

Press one of the preset tuning buttons (1

to 6) to select the desired station.

Switching the RDS display

Press

Program service name

—

PTY information

—

En-

tertainment

—

Frequency

PTY information and the frequency appear on the

display for eight seconds.

Depending on the band, text information can be

changed.

Text information items that can be changed de-

pend on the area.

PTY list

NEWS/INFO

NEWS

(News),

AFFAIRS

(Current affairs),

INFO

(Information),

SPORT

(Sports),

WEATHER

(Weath-

er),

FINANCE

(Finance)

POPULAR

POP MUS

(Popular music),

ROCK MUS

(Rock

music),

EASY MUS

(Easy listening),

OTH MUS

(Other music),

JAZZ

(Jazz),

COUNTRY

(Country

music),

NAT MUS

(National music),

OLDIES

(Oldies music),

FOLK MUS

(Folk music)

CLASSICS

L. CLASS

(Light classical),

CLASSIC

(Classical)

OTHERS

EDUCATE

(Education),

DRAMA

(Drama),

CUL-

TURE

(Culture),

SCIENCE

(Science),

VARIED

(Var-

ied),

CHILDREN

(Children

’

s),

SOCIAL

(Social

affairs),

RELIGION

(Religion),

PHONE IN

(Phone

in),

TOURING

(Travel),

LEISURE

(Leisure),

DOCU-

MENT

(Documentaries)

Function settings

Press M.C. to display the main menu.

Turn M.C. to change the menu option

and press to select FUNCTION.

Turn M.C. to select the function.

After selecting, perform the following proce-
dures to set the function.

is selected, only

BSM

LOCAL

and

SEEK

is available.

BSM

(best stations memory)

BSM (best stations memory) automatically stores
the six strongest stations in the order of their sig-
nal strength.

Press

M.C.

to turn BSM on.

To cancel, press

M.C.

again.

REGION

(regional)

When AF is used, the regional function limits the
selection of stations to those broadcasting region-
al programs.

Press

M.C.

to turn the regional function on or

off.

LOCAL

(local seek tuning)

Local seek tuning lets you tune in to only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for
good reception.

Press

M.C.

to select the desired setting.

FM:

OFF

—

LV1

—

LV2

—

LV3

—

LV4

MW/shortwave:

OFF

—

LV1

—

LV2

The highest level setting allows reception of
only the strongest stations, while lower levels
allow the reception of weaker stations.

PTY SEARCH

(program type selection)

You can tune in to a station using PTY (program
type) information.

Press

M.C.

to display the setting mode.

Turn

M.C.

to select the desired setting.

NEWS/INFO

—

POPULAR

—

CLASSICS

—

OTHERS

Press

M.C.

to begin the search.

The unit searches for a station broadcasting
that type of program. When a station is found,
its program service name is displayed.
For PTY (program type ID code) information,
refer to this page.
The program of some stations may differ from
that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-
gram you searched for,

NOT FOUND

is dis-

played for about two seconds and then the
tuner returns to the original station.

(traffic announcement standby)

Press

M.C.

to turn traffic announcement

standby on or off.

(alternative frequencies search)

Press

M.C.

to turn AF on or off.