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R
Q
T9898
Radio
Preparation
Press [RADIO/EXT-IN] to select “FM” or “AM”.
Manual tuning
Press [
3
] or [
5
] to tune in to the station.
To tune automatically, press and hold the button until the
frequency starts changing quickly.
“
” is shown when a stereo broadcast is being received.
Using the main unit
1
Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.
2
Press [
2
/
3
] or [
5
/
6
] to tune in to the
station.
Memory presetting
You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations.
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Automatic presetting
1
Press [OK] to select “LOWEST” or “CURRENT”.
2
Press [PLAY MENU] to select “A.PRESET” and then
press [OK].
“START?” is shown.
3
Press [OK] to start presetting.
The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into
the channels in ascending order.
To cancel, press [
8
].
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Manual presetting
1
Press [
3
] or [
5
] to tune in to the station.
2
Press [PROGRAM].
3
Press the alphanumeric buttons to select a preset
number.
Do steps 1 through 3 again to preset more stations.
The new station replaces any station that occupies
the same preset number.
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Selecting a preset station
Press the alphanumeric buttons, [
2
] or [
6
] to
select the preset station.
Using the main unit
1
Press [TUNE MODE] to select “PRESET”.
2
Press [
2
/
3
] or [
5
/
6
] to select the preset
station.
Improving the sound quality
When “FM” is selected
1
Press [PLAY MENU] to select “FM MODE”.
2
Press [
Y
,
U
] to select “MONO” and then press [OK].
To cancel, select “STEREO”.
“MONO” is also cancelled when you change the
frequency.
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When “AM” is selected
1
Press [PLAY MENU] to select “B.PROOF”.
2
Press [
Y
,
U
] to select from “BP1” to “BP4” that
provides the best reception and then press [OK].
RDS broadcasting
For the United Kingdom and Ireland
This system can show the text data transmitted by the
radio data system (RDS) available in some areas.
Press [DISPLAY].
Note:
RDS may not be available if the reception is poor.
AM allocation setting
By main unit only
This system can also receive AM broadcasts allocated in
10 kHz steps.
1
Press [RADIO/EXT-IN] to select “AM”.
2
Press and hold [RADIO/EXT-IN].
After a few seconds, the display panel shows the current
minimum radio frequency. Release the button when the
minimum frequency changes.
• To go back to the initial setting, do the above steps
again.
• Preset frequencies are erased after you change the
setting.
LOWEST
Tuning begins from the lowest
frequency.
CURRENT
Tuning begins from the current
frequency.
PS
Programme service
PTY
Programme type
FREQ
Frequency
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