Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual page 32

Radio
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A utom atic Antenna
The antenna switch can be actuated
with the radio sw itched on and the key
in steering lock positions " 1" o r " 2" .
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna extends
autom atically to a specific height,
• if the antenna switch is engaged in
the " m ax" position, the antenna
extends fully,
• if the antenna switch is engaged in
the " o ff" position, the antenna will
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not extend or will retract co m p le ­
tely.
The height of the antenna can fu rth e r­
m
more be adjusted continuously by
actuating the antenna switch:
• If the antenna switch is in center
position, the antenna will extend to
f
the specific height. The antenna
can be fu rth e r extended or re­
tracted to any height by rocking
the switch (not engaging it).
• If the antenna is to be retracted,
e. g. fo r playing cassettes, engage
switch in " o ff" position.
When the key is turned to steering
lock position " 0 " or the radio is turned
off, the antenna will retract co m p le ­
tely.
FM Reception
FM signals travel in a " lin e -o f-sig h t" .
Reflections or " dead spots" may
cause cancellations or loss of the
signal as well as strong signal over­
loading or capture.
Low ering the antenna height in strong
signal areas may elim inate m any of
the resulting p roblem s and restore
good tone quality. Flowever, fring e
area reception requires the full anten­
na length to captu re weak incom ing
signals. The antenna can be operated
by depressing the respective side
of the ro cker switch.
FM Stereo Reception
When tuned to a FM stereo station,
the red Stereo Indicator Lamp will
light up. Because m ore inform ation is
carried in the FM stereo signal than in
FM m onoraul broadcasts, flutter,
cancellation and capture effects may
be even m ore noticeable. The noise-
free broadcast range, therefore, is
som ew hat less and accurate tuning to
the strongest available stereo sta­
tions is required, especially for fringe
area reception.
Your radio is equipped with a special­
ly designed Stereo D ecoder which
autom atically switches the radio from
stereo to m ono reception if the signal
becom es too weak. However, the
Stereo Indicator Lam p rem ains lit to
avoid the distracting flick e r at short-
tim e signal changes. The radio will
return to the stereo m ode autom a­
tically when signal strength per­
mits it.