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VR-160 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
16
AM
AND
FM B
ROADCAST
R
ECEPTION
The
VR-160
includes provision for reception of AM and FM broadcasts. FM broadcast
reception, utilizes a wide-bandwidth filter and stereo decoder which provides excellent
fidelity.
1. Press the [
RADIO
] key briefly to enter the Broadcast Re-
ception mode.
2. Press the [
BAND
] key to toggle the receiving band between
“AM broadcast” and “FM broadcast”.
The AM broadcast coverage is 504 to 1791 kHz and uti-
lizes AM mode. The “[
A
]” notation (which means AM) ap-
pears on the top of the display and an “
AM
” icon appears
on the bottom left of the display.
The FM broadcast coverage is 76.00 to 107.90 MHz and
utilizes Wide-FM mode. The “[
F
]” notation (which means
FM) appears on the top of the display and “
WFM
” icon
appears on the bottom left of the display.
3. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired station. When receiv-
ing an FM stereo signal, “ “ icon will appear at the bottom
left of the display.
Note : Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL
knob.
4. Press and hold the [ RADIO
] key for one second to enable the
antenna selection to be used by rotating the
DIAL
knob. Avail-
able selections are:
AM : “ BAR ANTENNA ” (Uses the internal Bar Antenna) or “ BAR+EXT ANT ” (Uses
both the internal Bar Antenna and the Rubber Flex Antenna).
FM
: “
EXT ANTENNA
” (Uses the Rubber Flex Antenna) or “
EARPHONE ANT
” (Uses
the Earphone Antenna).
5. When you finish the selection, press the [
RADIO
] key briefly to exit from the antenna
selection mode.
6. Press the [
RADIO
] key briefly again to exit from the AM and FM Broadcast Recep-
tion mode and return to normal operation.
If you wish to output the audio of the FM Broadcast station to the VR-160
internal speaker while using the earphone antenna, select Set Mode Item 48:
SPEAKER OUT to “SPEAKER”.
O
PERATION