Radio; Radio Basic Operation; Listening To The Radio; Presetting Stations Manually - Alpine iLX-F259E Owner's Manual

Radio

There are 3 types of [Radio] widgets for the HOME screen.
Radio main screen example
Information display
Increases frequency
Touch and hold to change the frequency continuously.
Preset button
Displays the preset stations with a short touch.
Touch for at least 1 second to memorize the current station as a
preset station.
Displays the Sound Setup Menu screen (page 17).
Switches a band.
Memorizes stations automatically
Switches a Seek mode.
Decreases frequency
Touch and hold to change the frequency continuously.

Radio Basic Operation

Listening to the Radio

1
Touch the (HOME) button and select radio mode.
The display shows the radio mode screen.
2
Touch [Band] repeatedly to select the desired band from
[FM1] / [FM2] / [AM].
3
Touch [DX Seek], [Local Seek] or [Manual] repeatedly to
select the tuning mode.
The radio frequency up or down button changes depending on
the tuning mode.
DX Seek (Distance) mode* Automatically receives a receivable
digital broadcast. Both strong and weak
stations will be tuned in.
Local Seek mode* Automatically receives a strong digital
broadcast only.
Manual mode
The frequency is manually tuned in
steps.
• During Forced Analog mode, digital broadcasts cannot be
received.
* Depending on the signal, a digital or analog broadcast is received.
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Touch [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to change the radio frequency
up or down respectively.
In Manual mode, touch and hold to change the frequency
continuously.

Presetting Stations Manually

1
Tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the
preset memory by manual or automatic seek tuning.
2
Touch and hold the Preset number you want to store for
at least 1 second.
The selected station is stored.
3
Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other stations
onto the same band.
To use this procedure for other bands, simply select the desired
band and repeat the procedure.
A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory
(6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2 or AM).
• If a preset memory has already been set in the same preset number, it
will be cleared and the new station will be memorized.

Presetting Stations Automatically

The tuner can automatically seek and store 6 strong stations in the
selected band in ascending order of frequency.
Select the desired band then touch and hold [A.Memo].
The tuner automatically seeks and stores 6 strong stations into the
preset buttons in ascending order of frequency.
When automatic storing has completed, the station stored in the
preset 1 is selected.
• If no stations are stored, the tuner will return to the original station you
were listening to before the automatic storing procedure began.
• You can cancel this process by touching [A.Memo] while the tuner is
automatically seeking stations. Canceling will return the tuner preset to
the previous setting.

Tuning to Preset Station

After selecting the desired band, touch the desired preset
button.
The preset station is received.
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