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5. SOURCE OPERATIONS
Radio Operations
Listening to the radio
1. Press the [
SRC
] button, and touch the
[
TUNER
] key.
The TUNER mode screen is displayed, and
the system resumes the last status of the
TUNER mode.
2. Touch the [
Home
] or [
Trav
] key to select the
Home or Travel mode.
The Home/Travel modes are provided to
manage the preset stations separately in your
home location and in a location during a trip.
3. Touch the [
Band
] key to select the radio band.
Each time the key is touched, the radio
reception band changes in the following
order:
• In Home mode: FM Home 1 or 2
➜
AM
Home (MW/LW)
➜
FM Home 1 or 2... (The
last FM band will be selected.)
• In Travel mode: FM Travel
➜
AM Travel
(MW/LW)
➜
FM Travel...
4. Press the [
R
] or [
F
] button to tune in the
previous or next preset station.
Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.
The DX SEEK can tune in to receivable
broadcast stations, and the LOCAL SEEK can
tune in to only broadcast stations with a good
reception condition.
1. Touch the [
Band
] key to select the desired
band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).
2. Tune in to a station.
• If “
TA
” is displayed on the screen, TP
stations are automatically sought.
●
DX SEEK
Touch the [
R
] or [
F
] key to automatically
seek a station.
When the [
F
] key is touched, the station is
sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if
the [
R
] key is touched, the station is sought in
the direction of lower frequencies.
• When the DX Seek tuning starts, “
DX SEEK
”
appears on the screen.
●
LOCAL SEEK
If you keep touching the [
R
] or [
F
] key more
than 1 second, the Local Seek tuning is carried
out.
The broadcast stations with good reception
sensitivity are automatically selected.
• When the Local Seek tuning starts, “
LO SEEK
”
appears on the screen.
Manual tuning
There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and
step tuning.
When it is in the step tuning mode, the frequency
changes one step at a time. In quick tuning mode,
you can quickly tune the desired frequency.
1. Touch the [
Band
] key to select the desired
band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).
2. Tune into a station.
Quick tuning:
Touch and hold the [
TT
] or [
tt
] key to tune
in a station.
Step tuning:
Touch the [
TT
] or [
tt
] key to manually
tune in a station.
Recalling a preset station
There are total of 40 preset positions (8-FM
Home 1, 8-FM Home 2, 8-AM Home, 8-FM
Travel, and 8-AM Travel) to store individual radio
stations in memory.
There are 2 ways available to recall the preset
station.
●
Using the [
R
] or [
F
] button
1. Touch the [
Home
] or [
Trav
] key and touch the
[
Band
] key to select the desired band.
2. Press the [
R
] or [
F
] button to recall the
previous or next stored station.
