Operation; Using The Sleep Timer; Tuning The Radio; Manual And Automatic Tuning - RCA STA-3850 Owner's Manual

Rca stereo receiver owner's manual sta-3850
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OPERATION

Warning: To prevent possible hearing loss, turn
before you turn on the receiver or change the program
MIN
source. After you turn on the receiver or change the program
source, adjust
to a comfortable listening level.
VOLUME
You can use the supplied remote control by pointing it at the
receiver's front panel and pressing the desired button(s). Many
buttons on the remote control work the same as buttons on the
receiver's front panel. Use these buttons exactly as you would
use the corresponding buttons on the receiver.
Follow these steps to use the receiver.
1. Press
to turn on the receiver. It takes about 5
POWER
seconds to hear sound.
2. Select the speakers. An indicator lights next to the
or
to show which speakers are on.
B
If you connected speakers only to the
terminals, press
SPEAKERS
on only those speakers. Do not press both
and
B
because doing so turns off all speakers even though
both indicators are on.
If you connected speakers to both the
terminals, you can:
• Press
SPEAKERS A
ers for a two-speaker effect.
• Press
SPEAKERS A
speakers for a four-speaker effect.
Press
SPEAKERS A
and/or
you can listen privately with headphones (see "Using
Headphones" on Page 11).
3. Select a program source.
To tune to a radio station, see "Direct Tuning (Remote
Control Only)" on Page 10.
To listen to signals from the component connected to the
TAPE MONITOR
jacks, press
MON appears.
To listen to a source other than the one connected to the
TAPE MONITOR
jacks, press
MON disappears. Then press
PHONO, or AUX appears).
4. Turn
clockwise to increase the volume or
VOLUME
counterclockwise to decrease it. Or, you can use
and
on the remote control.
5. To adjust the tone, turn
. To increase the high and low ranges of sound at low
volume, press
LOUDNESS
LOUDNESS
again.)
6. To adjust the balance of sound between the left and right
speakers, see "Adjusting Balance" on Page 11.
VOLUME
A
(or
)
A
B
(or
) to turn
SPEAKERS A
B
SPEAKERS A
and
A
B SPEAKERS
or
B
to turn on either pair of speak-
and
to turn on both pairs of
B
B
to turn off all speakers so
TAPE MONITOR
so TAPE
TAPE MONITOR
so TAPE
,
, or
(CD,
CD
PHONO
AUX
VOLUME
and
toward
BASS
TREBLE
. (To turn off this feature, press
to
7. When you finish using the receiver, press
it off.

USING THE SLEEP TIMER

The sleep timer lets you set the receiver to play for up to 90
minutes, then automatically turns off.
1. To set the timer, turn on the receiver then press
the remote control. The display dims and shows SLEEP
90 SLEEP.
2. To set the sleep timer for less than 90 minutes, repeatedly
press
SLEEP
press of the button. Once you select the time, the receiver
and/
displays the program source. (SLEEP stays on the display
in small letters until automatic shut-off.)
3. To briefly see the time remaining, press

TUNING THE RADIO

Your receiver has four types of electronic tuning — manual,
automatic, direct, and memory.
Note: For weak signals, we recommend manual tuning.

Manual and Automatic Tuning

Follow these steps to manually or automatically tune to the
stations.
1. Press
or
FM
control) to select the desired band. The receiver tunes to
and displays the frequency last selected in that band.
2. If CH appears on the right side of the display, press
to change the receiver to manual-tuning mode. MANUAL
briefly appears.
3. To manually select the next higher or lower frequency,
press
TUNING UP
button to rapidly scan through the frequencies; release the
button to stop scanning.
To automatically search for the next higher or lower
station, briefly hold down
rapidly scanning through the frequencies. The receiver
searches up or down the band, stopping on the next strong
station.
or
+
Notes:
• TUNED appears when the received signal is strong.
• STEREO appears when the received FM broadcasts are
in stereo.
to decrease the time by 10 minutes for each
SLEEP
on the front panel (or on the remote
AM
or
once. Or, hold down the
DOWN
or
TUNING UP
to turn
POWER
on
SLEEP
once.
MODE
to begin
DOWN
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