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Radio Reception
Tuning to radio stations
1 Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B
on the remote) to switch on the last selected
source.
2 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to
select TUNER mode.
3 Press TUNER on the remote again to select
the desired band: FM or MW.
4 Press and hold ¡ / ™ (CH +/- ¡ / ™ on the
remote) until the frequency indication starts to
change, then release.
➜ The system automatically tunes to the next
strong radio station.
● To tune to a weak station, press ¡ / ™ (CH +/-
à / á on the remote) briefly and repeatedly
until an optimal reception is found.
5 Repeat Step 4 if necessary until you find the
desired radio station.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset up to 40 stations (20 in each
band) regardless of the reception.
Automatic progamming
● Press PROG on the remote for more than two
seconds to activate programming.
➜ All available stations are programmed.
Manual progamming
1 Tune to your desired radio station (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2 Press PROG on the remote.
➜ ”PROG” icon flashes.
3 Press PRESET+ or PRESET-/9 (or CH +/-
(¡ / ™) on the remote) to select the desired
preset number.
➜ If “PROG” icon goes off before you select the
desired preset number, press PROG on the
remote.
4 Press PROG on the remote again to store the
radio station.
● Repeat steps 1-4 to store other radio stations.
Other Functions
Listening to preset radio stations
● In tuner mode, press PRESET+ or PRESET-/9
(or CH +/- (¡ / ™) on the remote) to select
the desired preset number.
➜ The preset number, radio frequency, and
waveband are displayed.
RDS
Radio Data System is a service that allows
FM stations to show additional information. If
you are receiving a RDS station, and the
station name are displayed.
Scrolling through different RDS
information
● Press CLOCK/RDS briefly and repeatedly to
scroll through the following information (if
available):
– Station name
– RDS clock
– Programme type such as NEWS, SPORT,
POP M ...
– Frequency
Setting the RDS clock
Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real clock time at an interval of every minute. It
is possible to set the clock by using a time signal
which is broadcast together with the RDS signal.
1 Tune to a RDS station from FM band (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2 Press CLOCK/RDS.
➜ "RDS 00: OO" appears..
➜ If the RDS station does not transmit RDS
time, "RDS CLOCK" appears.
Note:
– Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real time clock at a minute interval. The accuracy
of the transmitted time depends on the
transmitting RDS radio station.
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