Listening To The Radio - Sharp XL-DH330PH Operation Manual

Listening to the radio

■ Tuning
1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
2
Press the FUNCTION button on the main unit or TUNER
(BAND) button on the remote control repeatedly to select
the desired frequency band (FM stereo, FM mono or AM).
3
Press the TUNING (
button to tune in to the desired station.
● Manual tuning:
Press the TUNING (
)) button repeatedly to tune in to the desired station.
● Auto tuning:
When the TUNING (
)) button is pressed for more than 0.5 seconds,
scanning will start automatically and the tuner will stop
at the first receivable broadcast station.
Notes:
● When radio interference occurs, auto scan tuning may
stop automatically at that point.
● Auto scan tuning will skip weak signal stations.
● To stop the auto tuning, press the TUNING (
(TUNING ( or )) button again.
● When an RDS (Radio Data System) station is tuned in, the
frequency will be displayed first, and then the RDS
indicator will light up. Finally, the station name will appear.
● Full auto tuning can be achieved for RDS stations
"ASPM", see page 17.
To receive an FM stereo transmission:
● Press the FUNCTION button on main unit or TUNER
(BAND) button on the remote control to select stereo
mode and "ST" indicator will be displayed. "
appear when an FM broadcast is in stereo.
● If the FM reception is weak, press the TUNER (BAND)
button to extinguish the "ST" indicator. The reception
changes to monaural, and the sound becomes clearer.
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■ Memorising a station
You can store 40 AM and FM stations in memory and recall
them at the push of a button. (Preset tuning)
1
Perform steps 1 - 3 in "Tuning".
2
Press the MEMORY button.
3
Within 30 seconds, press the PRESET (
select the preset channel number. Store the stations in
memory, in order, starting with preset channel 1.
4
Within 30 seconds, press the MEMORY button to store that
station in memory. If the "MEMORY" and preset number
indicators disappear before the station is memorised,
repeat the operation from step 2.
5
Repeat steps 1 - 4 to set other stations, or to change a
preset station. When a new station is stored in the memory,
the station previously memorised for that preset channel
number will be erased.
Note:
The backup function protects the memorised stations for a few
hours should there be a power failure or the AC power lead
become disconnected.
■ To recall a memorised station
Press the PRESET (
to select the desired station.
■ To scan the preset stations
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The stations saved in the memory can be scanned
automatically. (Preset memory scan)
or
1
Press the PRESET (
seconds. The preset number will flash and the
or
programmed stations will be tuned in sequentially, for 5
seconds each.
2
Press the PRESET (
desired station is located.
■ To erase entire preset memory
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1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to enter the stand-by
mode.
2
Whilst pressing down the FUNCTION button, press the
ON/STAND-BY button until "TUNER CLEAR" appears.
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