Radio Operations; Listening To The Radio - Clarion DXZ838RMP Owner's Manual

Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1. Press the [FNC] button and select the radio
mode. The frequency or PS appears in the
display.
∗ PS: Programme service name
2. Press the [BND] button and select the radio
band. Each time the button is pressed, the ra-
dio reception band changes in the following
order:
FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM (MW/LW) ➜ FM1...
3. Press the [a] or [d] button to tune in the
desired station.
Tuning
There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek
tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.
Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.
DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receiv-
able broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune
in to only broadcast stations with a good recep-
tion sensitivity.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the de-
sired band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).
2. Tune into a station.
∗ If "MANU" is lit in the display, press and hold
the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
"MANU" in the display goes off and seek tun-
ing is now available.
∗ If "TA" is lit in the display, TP stations are auto-
matically sought.
GDX SEEK
Press the [a] or [d] button to automatically
seek a station.
When the [d] button is pressed, the station is
sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if
the [a] button is pressed, the station is sought
in the direction of lower frequencies.
∗ When seek tuning starts, "DX SEEK" appears in
the display.
GLOCAL SEEK
If you press and hold the [a] or [d] button for
1 second or longer, local seek tuning is carried
out. Broadcast stations with good reception sen-
sitivity are selected.
∗ When local seeking starts, "LO SEEK" appears in
the display.
Manual tuning
There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and
step tuning.
When you are in the step tuning mode, the fre-
quency changes one step at a time. In the quick
tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired
frequency.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the de-
sired band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).
∗ If "MANU" is not lit in the display, press and
hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
"MANU" is lit in the display and manual tuning
is now available.
2. Tune into a station.
GQuick tuning:
Press and hold the [a] or [d] button for 1
second or longer to tune in a station.
GStep tuning:
Press the [a] or [d] button to manually
tune in a station.
Recalling a preset station
A total of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6-
FM3, 6-AM) exist to store individual radio sta-
tions in memory. Pressing the corresponding
[DIRECT] button recalls the stored radio fre-
quency automatically.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the de-
sired band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).
2. Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button to
recall the stored station.
∗ Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons
for 2 seconds or longer to store that station
into preset memory.
Manual memory
1. Select the desired station with seek tuning,
manual tuning or preset tuning.
2. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons
for 2 seconds or longer to store the current
station into preset memory.
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