Operating 19
Operating
3
Radio Operations
Be sure that FM aerial is connected.
(Refer to the page 15)
Listening to the radio
1. Press FUNCTION on the remote control or
FUNC. on the unit until FM appears in the
display window.
The last received station is tuned in.
2. Auto tuning : Press TUNING -/+ on the remote
control or
Y/U
on the unit for about 2
seconds until the frequency indication starts
changing, then release. scanning stops when
the unit tunes in a station.
Manual tuning: Press TUNING -/+ on the
remote control or
Y/U
on the unit
repeatedly.
3. Adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/- on the
remote control or by rotating volume knob on
the unit repeatedly.
Presetting the Radio Stations
You can preset 50 stations for FM.
Before tuning, make sure to turn down the volume.
1. Press FUNCTION on the remote control or
FUNC. on the unit until FM appears in the
display window.
2. Select the desired frequency by pressing
TUNING-/+ on the remote control or
Y/U
on the unit.
3. Press PROGRAM/MEMORY. A preset number
will blink in the display window.
4. Press PRESET·FOLDER
W
/
S
to select the
preset number you want.
5. Press PROGRAM/MEMORY. The station is
stored.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other stations.
7. To listen to a preset station, press
PRESET·FOLDER
W
/
S
or 0 to 9 numerical
buttons.
Deleting all the saved stations
1. Press and hold PROGRAM/MEMORY for two
seconds. “ERASEALL” will blink in the unit display.
2. Press PROGRAM/MEMORY to erase all saved
radio stations.
Improving poor FM reception
Press
d
/
M
on the remote control or
T
ST./MO.
on the unit. This will change the tuner from stereo
to mono. Then the reception will be better than
before.
Seeing information about a
Radio station
The FM tuner is supplied with the RDS (Radio Data
System) facility. This shows information about
the radio station being listened to. Press RDS
repeatedly to cycle through the various data
types. :
PS (Programme Service Name)
The name of the channel will appear in
the display
PTY (Programme Type Recognition)
The programme type (e.g. Jazz or News)
will appear in the display.
RT (Radio Text)
A text message contains special
information from the broadcast station.
This text may scroll across the display.
CT (Time controlled by the channel)
This shows the time and date as
broadcast by the station.
You can search the radio stations by programme
type by pressing RDS. The display will show the last
PTY in use. Press PTY one or more times to select
your preferred programme type. Press and hold
TUNING -/+. The tuner will search automatically.
When a station is found, the search will stop.