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Operation
RaDIO OPERaTIOns
Band select
Press repeatedly BAND button to select
your desired radio band during RADIO mode:
FM1, FM2, FM3 (OIRT), AM1 (MW1), AM2
(MW2). In each set of the bands you can store
up to 6 preset stations, making total 30 preset
memory stations.
auto/Manual tuning
Auto tuning: Press
or
button on the
panel or on the RC. The radio will seek to
the nearest up or down strong and clear fre-
quency station. Repeat this action to seek for
other desired stations. While seeking, to stop
auto tuning press
or
button.
Manual tuning: Press and hold
/
but-
tons on the panel or on the RC until MANUAL
is displayed. Then press repeatedly
/
buttons to change the frequency step by step.
Programming tuner stations
There are 6 numbered preset buttons, un-
der which you can store and recall stations
for each band. Select the needed station, then
press and hold a number button. The station
will be saved in the memory under the cor-
responding number. To recall a stored station,
press the corresponding number button.
automatic store/preset scan
Automatic store: press and hold AS/PS
button on the panel or on the RC. The radio
will automatically store the 6 strongest avail-
able stations to the 6 preset memories of the
3 FM bands or the 2 AM bands (depending
on which one is current). To stop auto store,
press this button again.
Preset scan: Press AS/PS button on the
panel or on the RC, the receiver will scan the
saved stations in the current band.
Mono/stereo control
Press and hold SEL button on the RC or
VOL knob on the panel; then press it repeat-
edly until the display shows MONO OFF (MONO
ON). Turn VOL knob or press V+/- buttons on
the RC to switch between ON (mono recep-
tion) or OFF (stereo reception).
Improvement of reception of distant sta-
tions can be done by selecting mono mode,
which may cut down some reception noise.
local/Distant reception modes
Press and hold SEL button on the RC or
VOL knob on the panel; then press it repeat-
edly until the display shows LOC OFF (LOC
ON). Turn VOL knob or press V+/- buttons
on the RC to switch between ON (local station
reception) or OFF (distant and local station
reception).
RDs function
RDS (Radio Data System) service availabil-
ity varies with areas. Please understand if RDS
service is not available in you area, the follow-
ing service is not available either.
af (alternative frequencies) function
Press AF button on the panel or AF/REG
button on the RC to turn the AF function on
or off.
When the radio signal strength is poor, en
-
abling the AF function will allow the unit to
automatically search another station with the
same PI (Program Identification) as the cur-
rent station but with stronger signal strength,
so that you do not have to retune the stations
when driving between different transmitter
coverage areas. When AF symbol is on, it
means RDS information is received; when AF
symbol is flashing, it means RDS information is
not yet received.
Ta (Traffic alarm) function
Press TA button on the panel or TA/TP but-
ton on the RC to turn TA function on or off.
• When TA function is activated, it will
search the station with TA information automat-
ically. If there is no TA information, it will search
the station with TP information automatically, if
there is no TP information either, it will return to
