Radio Operations; Listening To The Radio - Clarion DB248R Owner's Manual

Turning the screen saver function
on or off
This unit is provided with the screen saver func-
tion. You can turn on and off this function.
If the button operation is performed with the
screen saver function on, the operation display
corresponding to the button operation is shown
for about 30 seconds and the display returns to
the screen saver display.
∗ The factory default setting is on.
Press the [SS] button while keeping the [BND]
button pressed, to turn the screen saver function
on or off.
∗ The following illustration presents one of the pat-
terns which are shown when the screen saver
function is turned on.
Basic Operations

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.
●DX 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" appears in the dis-
play.
●LOCAL 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" appears in the
display.
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