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Operation
manually.
• To adjust the needed frequency
automatically, press
/
buttons or SCN
button. The radio will seek to the next down or
up strong and clear frequency station. Repeat
this action to seek for other desired stations.
Storing and recalling stations
To store a station
To store a station, select the desired band
and station. Press and hold the desired
number button for more than 2 seconds. When
stored, the preset number will appear on the
display. The station can be recalled anytime by
pressing the corresponding number button.
Store stations automatically
• Press and hold F/PS button for more than
2 seconds to automatically find and store 6
strongest stations in the current band.
• After the 6 strongest stations are saved,
press F/PS button; scanning of all stored
station will begin.
Mono/Stereo control
(in FM radio mode)
Press SELECT button repeatedly until
the display shows STEREO (MONO). Turn
VOLUME knob to switch between stereo
reception or mono reception.
Improvement of reception of distant stations
can be done by selecting mono mode, which
may cut down some reception noise.
RDS function
RDS (Radio Data System) service availability
varies with areas. Please understand if RDS
service is not available in you area, the
following service is not available, either.
AF (Alternative Frequencies)
function
Press AF button on the panel to turn the AF
function on or off.
When the radio signal strength is poor,
enabling the AF function will allow the unit to
automatically search another station with the
same PI (Program Identification) as the current
station but with a stronger signal, 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.
PS (Program Service name): the name of
station will be display instead of frequency.
If RDS service is not available in your area,
turn off the AF mode. Default setting is ON.
TA (Traffic Alarm) function
Press TA button to turn TA function on or off.
In TA mode traffic program will be
automatically searched, until the program
is received. When traffic announcement is
received the unit will temporarily switch to the
tuner mode (regardless of the current mode) and
begin broadcasting the announcement. After the
traffic announcement is over, it will return to the
previous mode and volume level. To interrupt
traffic announcement press TA button shortly; it
will not switch off the TA mode.
PTY (Program Type)
This radio will allow you to select the type of
program required, and will search for a station
broadcasting that type of program.
Press PTY/CLK button to show the music
type. Then press 1 - 6 number buttons to
choose different music programs available.
Press PTY/CLK button twice to show the
speech type. Then press 1 - 6 number buttons
to choose different speech programs. Each
number button will show 3 different speech
programs for you to choose (see table below).
Button
Music group
Speech group
1
Pop, Rock
News, Affairs,
Info
2
Easy, Light
Sport, Educate,
Drama
3
Classics
Culture, Science,
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