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FM tuning
SIRIUS Satellite
Radio™ tuning
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Useful features
The FM tuner of this unit provides the following two
modes for tuning.
• Frequency tuning mode
You can tune into a desired FM station by searching or
specifying its frequency.
• Preset tuning mode
You can preset the frequencies of FM stations by
registering them to specific numbers, and later just
select those numbers to tune into.
Note
Adjust the FM antenna connected to this unit for the best
reception.
1
Press
D
RADIO repeatedly to select “FM”.
Note
• If you select “FM” with INPUT on the front panel, press
D
RADIO on the remote control prior to step 2 so that you
can operate the procedures from step 2.
2
Press
P
TUNING
/
to specify the
frequency.
The TUNED indicator on the front panel display
lights up when the tuner is tuned into a station. The
STEREO indicator also lights up if the program being
broadcasted is in stereo.
See also: “FM Mode” (page 32)
The frequency changes in the following manner
according to how you press
P
TUNING
/ .
When you press the key more than 1 second
The tuner searches the frequency of a station that is
detectable around the current frequency. This is
effective when the tuner can receive strong signals
without any interference. Once the search starts,
release the key. When you keep holding the key, the
search continues even when a station is detected. This
is useful when you want to tune in to a specific
station.
When you press and release the key
The tuner increases or decreases the frequency in
steps. Use this method when the tuner cannot receive
strong signals and stations are skipped during the
search.
3
To directly specify the frequency, use
N
Numeric keys to enter the frequency of the
station.
Enter only integers. For example, if you want to set
the frequency to 88.9 MHz, enter “889”.
Note
• When you press
N
Numeric keys during preset tuning, a
preset number is selected. Set the tuner to the frequency
tuning mode using
P
TUNING
/
prior to the
operation.
y
• The reception is noisy and the sound is hard to listen,
switch to monaural mode to get better reception. In the
option menu, select “Mono” in “FM Mode” (page 32).
You can register up to 40 FM stations automatically or
manually.
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Registering stations automatically
The tuner automatically detects FM stations with strong
signals and registers up to 40 stations.
1
Press
D
RADIO repeatedly to select “FM”.
2
Press
I
OPTION.
The option menu (page 32) appears on the front panel
display.
3
Press
G
/
to select “Auto Preset” and
then press
G
ENTER.
This unit starts to preset FM radio stations in 5 seconds.
y
• You can select the preset number at which the preset starts
by pressing
G
/
after pressing
G
ENTER.
• To cancel the operation, press
I
RETURN.
If auto preset is complete, “Preset Complete”
appears.
4
To exit from the menu, press
I
OPTION.
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Registering stations manually
You can manually register FM stations with weak signals.
1
Tune into the desired FM station.
2
Press
P
MEMORY.
“Manual Preset” appears on the front panel display,
followed soon by the preset number to which the
station will be registered.
y
• By holding down
P
MEMORY for more than 2 seconds,
you can skip the following steps and automatically register
the selected station to an empty preset number (next to the
lastly-registered preset number).
FM tuning
Tuning into the desired FM station
(Frequency tuning)
TUNED STEREO
X X X
F M
X
8 8 . 9
X
M H z
Lights up
Registering FM stations and tuning
in (Preset tuning)
3.Auto Preset
AUTO MEMORY
P01:FM 87.5 MHz
Preset number
Frequency
