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Operation
RaDIO OPERaTIOns
Band select
Press repeatedly BND button to select your
desired radio band during RADIO mode: FM1,
FM2, FM3 (OIRT), AM1 (MW1), AM2 (MW2).
In each set of the bands you can store up
to 6 preset stations, making total 30 preset
memory stations.
auto/Manual tuning
Auto tuning: Press
or
button on the
panel or on the RC. The radio will seek to
the nearest up or down strong and clear fre-
quency station. Repeat this action to seek for
other desired stations. While seeking, to stop
auto tuning press
or
button.
Manual tuning: Press and hold
/
but-
tons on the panel or on the RC until MANUAL
is displayed. Then press repeatedly
/
buttons to change the frequency step by step.
Programming tuner stations
There are 6 numbered preset buttons, un-
der which you can store and recall stations for
each band. Select the needed station, then
press and hold a number button. The station
will be saved in the memory under the cor-
responding number. To recall a stored station,
press the corresponding number button.
automatic store/preset scan
Automatic store: press and hold AS/PS
button on the panel or on the RC. The radio
will automatically store the 6 strongest avail-
able stations to the 6 preset memories of the
3 FM bands or the 2 AM bands (depending
on which one is current). To stop auto store,
press this button again.
Preset scan: Press AS/PS button on the
panel or on the RC, the receiver will scan the
saved stations in the current band.
Mono/stereo control
Press and hold SEL button on the RC or
on the panel; then press it repeatedly until the
display shows MONO OFF (MONO ON). Turn
VOL knob or press V+/- buttons on the RC to
switch between ON (mono reception) or OFF
(stereo reception).
Improvement of reception of distant sta-
tions can be done by selecting mono mode,
which may cut down some reception noise.
local/Distant reception modes
Press and hold SEL button on the RC or
on the panel; then press it repeatedly until
the display shows LOC OFF (LOC ON). Turn
VOL knob or press V+/- buttons on the RC to
switch between ON (local station reception)
or OFF (distant and local station reception).
RDs function
RDS (Radio Data System) service availabil-
ity varies with areas. Please understand if RDS
service is not available in you area, the follow-
ing service is not available either.
af (alternative frequencies) function
Press and hold SEL button on the panel,
then rotate it or press V+ button on the RC
to set AF ON or AF OFF. Or press AF/REG
button on the RC to turn the AF function on
or off.
When the radio signal strength is poor, en
-
abling the AF function will allow the unit to
automatically search another station with the
same PI (Program Identification) as the cur-
rent station but with stronger signal strength,
so that you do not have to retune the stations
when driving between different transmitter
coverage areas. When AF symbol is on, it
means RDS information is received; when AF
symbol is flashing, it means RDS information
is not yet received.
Ta (Traffic alarm) function
Press and hold BND button on the panel
or press TA/TP button on the RC to turn TA
function on or off.
• When TA function is activated, it will
search the station with TA information auto-
matically. If there is no TA information, it will