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Basic Operations
13
Recording from the
radio
— Manual Recording
You can make an analogue recording of a radio
programme on an MD. If you use a partially
recorded MD, recording starts after the recorded
tracks. To erase the recorded contents, see
“Erasing recordings” on page 37.
To turn on the system, press
?/1
(power).
6
3
5 4
2
MD indicator MD
A
MD
s
1
Insert a recordable MD.
To
Do this
Turn off the radio
Press
?/1
to turn off the
system.
Adjust the volume
Turn VOLUME.
Listening to non-preset radio
stations
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
“AUTO” or “PRESET” disappears in step 2,
then press or – to tune in the
desired station (
Manual Tuning
).
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
“AUTO” appears in step 2, then press TUNING
+ or –. The frequency indication changes and
the scanning stops when the system tunes in a
station (
Automatic Tuning
).
To cancel Automatic Tuning
Press TUNING MODE.
Tips
• Pressing TUNER/BAND when the system is off
automatically turns on the system and tunes in the
last received station (
One Touch Play
).
• You can switch from another source to the tuner
just by pressing TUNER/BAND (
Automatic
Source Selection
).
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
aerials, or connect a commercially available
external aerial (see page 51).
• When an FM stereo programme has static noise,
press STEREO/MONO until “MONO” appears.
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo
effect.
With the arrow
pointing toward
the deck
2
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select “FM” or “AM”.
3
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
“PRESET” appears.
With the label
side up, and the
shutter on the
righthand side
?/1
(power)
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