Listening To Other Sources; Listening To Fm Or Am Radio; Tuning To An Am/Fm Station; Storing Am/Fm Radio Station Presets - Bose WAVE RADIO IV Owner's Manual

Listening to FM or AM radio

Press RADIO to turn it on to the station last selected. Press
RADIO as necessary to select FM or AM radio.
When you select FM radio, Radio Data System (RDS) information
for the current station is displayed. This is controlled by the RADIO
TEXT setting in the setup menu. To disable RDS and view only the
station frequency, change the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF. See
"Changing a system setting" on page 13.

Tuning to an AM/FM station

When you press RADIO, Seek/Track, or Tune/Playlist to tune to
a radio station, the frequency appears in the center of the display
while you are tuning.
• Press Seek/Track
lower-frequency station with a strong signal.
• Press Seek/Track
higher-frequency station with a strong signal.
• Press Tune/Playlist < to manually tune to a
lower frequency.
• Press Tune/Playlist > to manually tune to a
higher frequency.
• Press and hold Tune/Playlist < or
Tune/Playlist > to rapidly change
the frequency.
Note: If AM reception is weak, rotate the system clockwise or
counterclockwise to improve AM reception. If FM reception
is weak, make sure the power cord is straightened as much
as possible. To improve FM reception, you can install an
external FM antenna. See "Using an external antenna" on
page 12.
Station frequency
while tuning
to find a
to find a

Listening to Other Sources

Storing AM/FM radio station Presets

You can store up to six FM and six AM radio stations
for quick recall using the PRESETS buttons. Storing
a preset replaces any station previously stored to
that preset number.
1.
Tune to the station you want to save as a preset.
2. Press and hold one of the six PRESETS buttons until you hear
a double tone and the preset number and station frequency
appear on the display.
3. Press one of the PRESETS buttons to quickly tune to a
previously stored FM or AM station.

Improving FM reception

Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM radio
reception. The power cord is used as an antenna.
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