Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980, Руководство пользователя

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Radio
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Autom atic Antenna
The antenna switch can be actua­
ted with the radio switched on and
the key in steering lock positions
“ 1” or “ 2” .
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna extends
autom atically to a specific height,
• if the antenna switch is engaged
in the “ m ax.” position, the
antenna extends fully,
• if the antenna switch is engaged
in the “ o ff" position, the antenna
w ill not extend or w ill retract
completely.
The height of the antenna can
furtherm ore be adjusted continu­
ously by actuating the antenna
switch:
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna w ill extend
to the sp ecific height. The an­
tenna can be further extended
or retracted to any height by
rocking the switch (not engaging
it).
• If the antenna is to be retracted,
e. g. fo r playing casettes, engage
switch in “ o ff” position.
When the key is turned to steering
lock position “ 0” or the radio is
turned off, the antenna w ill retract
com pletely.
FM Reception
FM signals travel in a “ line-of-
s ig h t” . Reflections o r “ dead sp ots”
may cause cancellations or loss of
the signal as w ell as strong signal
overloading o r capture.
Lowering the antenna height in
strong signal areas may elim inate
many of the resulting problem s and
restore good tone quality. However,
fringe area reception requires the
full antenna length to capture weak
incom ing signals. The antenna can
be operated by depressing the re­
spective side of the rocker switch.
FM Stereo Reception
When tuned to a FM stereo station,
the red Stereo Indicator Lamp w ill
light up. Because more inform ation
is carried in the FM stereo signal
than in FM m onoraul broadcasts,
flutter, cancellation and capture
effects may be even more notice­
able. The noisefree broadcast
range, therefore, is somewhat less
and accurate tuning to the strongest
available stereo stations is required,
especially fo r fringe area reception.
Your radio is equipped with a speci­
ally designed Stereo D ecoder which
autom atically switches the radio
from stereo to mono reception if the
signal becomes too weak. However,
the Stereo Indicator Lamp remains
lit to avoid the distracting flicker at
short-tim e signal changes. The
radio w ill return to the stereo mode
autom atically when signal strength
perm its it.