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VR-160 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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PPENDIX
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XTERNAL
AM R
ADIO
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NTENNA
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ONNECTIONS
The
VR-160
allows connecting an external antenna to an
ACC
Jack. Connecting a user
constructed or aftermarket antenna may provide superior AM band sensitivity and recep-
tion.
1. Press and hold in the [
BANK
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 01:
ACC SE-
LECT .
Note : Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL
knob.
3. Press the [ BANK
] key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “
AM ANTENNA
”.
5. Press the [
BANK
] key briefly to save the setting, then rotate the
DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 03: ANTENNA AM .
6. Press the [
BANK
] key briefly, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to se-
lect “
BAR+EXT ANT
”.
7. When you have made your selection, press and hold in the
[
BANK
] key for one second to save the setting and exit to nor-
mal operation.
When the ACC Jack configuration is set to “
AM ANTENNA
”, the
“ ” icon will appear at the upper right corner of the display.
Refer to the illustration below, and connect the user constructed or
an after-market antenna to the
ACC Jack using the 3.5-mm stereo
plug (not supplied).
The antenna which connected to the ACC Jack works only in the AM Broad-
cast band (504 to 1791 kHz).
External Antenna
3.5-mm Stereo Jack