BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued
LISTENING IN FM STEREO DOWN button to auto-scan downward in
FM stereo can be heard when using
frequency.
earphones/headphones. To hear FM in
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
stereo, press the FM STEREO button
When the desired frequency is known, it
(14). ' ' will appear in the display.
can be entered via the numeric keypad
SETTING UP MW AND FM INSIDE OF (17). First, make sure that the correct
NORTH AMERICA OR JAPAN band is selected - FM, WM, LW or SW.
You can skip this section if you are
Most WM, LW and Shortwave frequencies
neither in North America nor in Japan and
are designated in kilohertz (KHz), e.g.
just purchased the PL-600. It is already
810 KHz or 9475 KHz. All FM frequencies
set-up in the factory for use.
are designated in megahertz (MHz), e.g.
Inside of North America, AM stations (MW
102.9 MHz. To enter such frequencies,
in the PL-600's display) are spaced in 10
just enter the frequency using the
kHz tuning steps, you should change it
numeric keypad (17).
refer to the instructions CHANGING
SYSTEM SET CODES.
Sometimes Shortwave frequencies are
The FM frequency range may be different
designated in megahertz (MHz). If you
from that used in North America, e.g. like
encounter such a shortwave frequency
that used in Japan, 76-108MHz. To make
and it has less than three digits after the
these changes, see the SYSTEM SET
decimal point (e.g. 15.10 MHz or 6.92
CODE TABLE and the instructions
MHz), then use the following method to
CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES.
enter it.
However, if there are three digits after the
TUNING IN STATIONS
There are four ways to tune-in stations,
decimal point (e.g. 15.110 MHz or 5.975
described below. They are Manual
MHz), use the method described
Tuning, Auto-scan Tuning, Direct
previously.
Frequency Entry and Fine Tuning.
1. Enter the frequency using the numeric
keypad (17).
MANUAL TUNING
2. Press/release the 'Enter' (20) button.
Quick, short presses of the UP/DOWN
buttons (9,10) enables tuning up or down
TUNING KNOB
frequency.
The TUNING knob control (28) is located
on the right side of the radio. Use it to
AUTO-SCAN TUNING
'fine-tune' stations or as you would a
Pressing the UP or DOWN buttons (9, 10)
tuning knob.
for just over 1 second enables automatic
scan-tuning. The radio will then
automatically stop on the next station
encountered and stay for about 5
seconds for your monitoring. Press the
UP/DOWN buttons again to keep
listening in the station. Use the UP button
to auto-scan upward in frequency and the
FM
CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES continued
When the timer activates, it turns on the ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE
radio, with the timer activation symbol TIMER
and the playtime appear flashing in the
For a timer to turn on the radio, it must be
display. The radio will play the station
activated. A timer can be
stored into timer memory and shut off
activated/deactivated with the radio on or
automatically when the playtime counts
off. To activate the timer, press/release
down to 00 or until you turn the radio off
the TIMER A or TIMER B button. The
with the POWER/SLEEP button. The
timer symbol will appear in the display. To
'snooze' feature can also be used (see
deactivate a timer, press/release the
section titled USING THE SNOOZE
TIMER A or TIMER B button. The timer
FEATURE).
symbol will disappear from the display.
There are three methods to set the timer.
They are almost same as the clock set.
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE
You can set Timer A or B separately.
When the timer activates and turns the
radio on, the timer activation symbol (36)
STORING A RADIO STATION INTO
appears flashing in the display. While it is
TIMER MEMORY
flashing, press/release the
To hear a radio station when the timer SNOOZE/LIGHT button (7). The radio will
activates, the station must be stored into turn off and then turn on again in 10
timer memory. Here's the 2 step minutes. This process can be repeated 3
procedure: times.
1. Turn on the PL-600 and tune to the
desired station.
2. Press the TIMER A or TIMER B button
for more than 1 second, then release.
The timer symbol flashes in the display
twice.
NOTE: To monitor the frequencies stored
into timer memory A and B, perform a
three second press of the SYSTEM SET
button while the radio is turned off. The
set code information and the frequencies
stored into timer memory flash in the
display.
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