RQT8946
4
4
Listening to the radio
Turn on the unit’s
power.
1
Press
.
To turn the power off, press
the button again.
Adjust the volume.
3
Turn
to adjust the
volume.
(0 to 50)
Standby/on switch (
)
Press to switch the unit from on to
standby mode or vice versa.
In standby mode, the unit is still
consuming a small amount of power.
To improve reception
Adjust the length and angle of the rod
antenna to obtain the best reception.
If you take hold of the unit’s rod antenna
and move it from one place to another,
you may damage the unit.
To move the unit, make sure you pick it
up by the handle on the rear panel, and
then move it.
Note
Handle
When the power is turned on
again, the broadcast station that
was last tuned in when the power
was turned off, will be tuned in.
Note
Automatic tuning
When
is pressed, automatic tuning starts, and it
stops at the station which is tuned in first. Repeat this
until the station you want to listen to is tuned in.
Depending on the quality of the reception, automatic tuning may not be
possible.
•
During tuning press
to stop.
Note
Select the broadcast station.
2
Turn
to select the desired station.
Making it easier to understand
what’s being said (RF-U350 only)
You can adjust the speed of what’s being said to
understand newscasts, the dialogue of characters in
dramas, etc. better.
Press
.
• The indicator around
now lights.
• To close the slow speech function, press the button
again. (The indicator around
now goes off.)
•
When the slow speech function is activated, the sound
quality will automatically be switched to NORMAL and
cannot be changed
.
•
The slow speech function effects may not be obtained with
some music programs and other broadcast content.
•
The slow speech function is released in the following cases:
(1) When the power is turned off
(2) When you have changed the station you are now
listening to
•
When the slow speech function is set to ON, the tone quality
will change, and there will be a delay in the sound heard.
•
The speed of the slow speech function cannot be changed.
•
When the slow speech function is set to ON while the
reception is poor and accompanied by a lot of noise,
the noise will be amplified, making the sound hard to
listen to. At a time like this, set the function to OFF.
Note
RDS broadcasting
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio
data system (RDS) available in some areas.
The panel display is automatically switched when a
Program Service name (PS) or Radio Text message
(RT) is received.
When a Program Service name
(PS) is received
When a Radio Text message
(RT) is received
•
RDS displays may not be available if reception is
poor.
•
During timer operations the unit will not automatically
switch over to the RDS displays. To indicate the RDS
displays, press
.
Note
The illustrations
show
RF-U350.
“TUNED” appears for
about 1 second when a
station is tuned in.
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