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RDS (Europe) or RBDS (USA) tun-
ing
provides a range of special tuning
and search features based on data codes
encoded with the broadcast signal. See
the RDS section of this manual for detailed
information.
BAND Button
The BAND button selects whether the tuner
will receive AM or FM broadcast signals.
Press the button to toggle back and forth
between AM and FM. A corresponding in-
dicator will light at the left portion of the front
panel DISPLAY to confirm your choice. The
currently tuned station frequency will be
shown.
TUNING Controls
A large rotary control on the front panel and
a corresponding pair of buttons on the re-
mote serve as the main tuning controls for
the RT-955.
Front Panel:
Use the large rotary TUNING
knob. Turn clockwise to tune up or counter-
clockwise to tune down.
Remote Control:
Use the pair of buttons
in the lower right corner of the remote con-
trol keypad labeled < TUNE / PRESET >.
Press the right button to tune up and the left
button to tune down.
These controls provides several different
tuning functions, depending on the mode of
operation:
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode
with AUTO TUNING off,
press a TUN-
ING button to manually jump to the next
frequency, regardless of whether or not a
station is broadcasting on that frequency.
[See the TUNE/PRESET button and AUTO
TUNING button sections for details on chang-
ing the tuning modes.]
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode
with AUTO TUNING on,
, press a TUN-
ING button to start auto tuning. The tuner
begins automatically scanning up or down
through the frequencies until the next receiv-
able signal is detected. If this is not the desired
station, repeat the automatic tuning proce-
dure to find the next station. Weak stations
will be skipped during auto tuning. If no
receivable signal is detected, the tuner will
revert to the last previously tuned station. [See
the TUNE/PRESET button and AUTO TUN-
ING button sections for details on chang-
ing the tuning modes.]
In the PRESET TUNING mode,
press a
TUNING button to advance to the next memo-
rized station preset. [See the TUNE/PRESET
button section for details on changing the
tuning modes.]
In the RDS PTY search mode,
press a
TUNING button to select the desired pro-
gram type from the scrolling list in the dis-
play. See the section on RDS tuning for more
details. [See the RDS PTY button section for
details.]
NOTE
:
Several indicators in the front panel
display assist tuning. A large display shows
the tuned frequency and increases or de-
creases during tuning. A signal strength in-
dicator shows the strength of the incoming
signal. A TUNED indicator lights when a
sufficiently strong signal is received. A ST
indicator lights when a stereo FM signal is
received. In addition, indicators show the
currently selected tuning mode.
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets
The RT-955 can store up to 30 station pre-
sets for recall at any time using the NUMERIC
keypad. These station presets can be used
for any combination of AM stations and FM
stations.
The RT-955 is delivered from the factory with
a set of generic station presets that may or
may not match any available stations in your
area. To memorize a new station preset:
1. Tune to the desired station, AM or FM.
2. Press the MEMORY button on the front
panel. A MEMORY indicator will flash
in the front panel display.
3. While the MEMORY indicator is flashing,
press the number of the preset where you
wish to store the station frequency. For
example, to memorize the station as
preset 3, press the 3 button. To memo-
rize preset 15, press the 1 button followed
by the 5 button.
4. A previously stored frequency is erased
from memory when a new frequency is
memorized for the same preset number.
To tune to a previously memorized
station preset from 1 through 29,
press the preset number using the
NUMERIC buttons.
For example, to tune
to preset 3, press the 3 button. To tune to
preset 15, press the 1 button and then press
the 5 button within 5 seconds.
To tune to preset 30, press the num-
ber 0.
When a station preset is selected, the pre-
set number appears in the DISPLAY to the
right of the station frequency.
NOTE
:
The NUMERIC buttons can also be
used for FREQUENCY DIRECT tuning.
FREQUENCY DIRECT Button:
Direct Access Tuning
If you know the exact frequency of the de-
sired station, you may tune it directly using
the FREQUENCY DIRECT button (remote only)
and the NUMERIC buttons.
1. Press the FREQUENCY DIRECT button to
change the NUMERIC buttons from sta-
tion preset to direct access mode. The
station frequency in the front panel dis-
play will change to a series of bars, rep-
resenting the digits of a station frequency,
with the first bar blinking.
2. Enter the first digit of the station frequency
using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will
appear in the frequency display and the
next bar will flash. Enter the remaining
digits of the frequency. When all of the
digits have been entered, the tuner will
automatically tune to the displayed sta-
tion frequency.
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