To Store Stations In Memory; Stereo Reception - Mercedes-Benz 1989 560 SL Owner's Manual

To store stations in memory
Any FM station can~stored on
jim
button marked
IIGlJ
through
, by first tuning in the desired
station, depressing the button de-
sired and holding it until the display
has changed from the "old" setting
to a "blank" and then to the new
station to be stored.
Showing the "old" setting first al-
lows for reconsideration of the de-
cision to store. If it is desirable to
leave the "old" station in memory
rather than exchanging it with the
"new" one, quickly release the but-
ton. The "old" station will remain in
memory.
Any AM station can be stored simi-
larly on any button marked
a
through
B.
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Stereo reception
The stereo indicator
mE
lights
up if a stereo program in the AM or
FM band is received.
Note: The radio receives AM stereo
programs which are broadcast via
the C-Quam
E
* AM stereo system.
The radio is equipped with an auto-
matic stereo/mono blend switch
that electronically switches to
mono for clear reception if a weak
signal is received.
The stereo indicator will remain lit
even if the receiver has changed to
the mono mode and will turn off at
an antenna signal considered insuf-
ficient to provide acceptable recep-
tion quality.
Although FM is normally static free,
reception quality can be limited by
geographic and atmospheric condi-
tions, station strength and distance
from the transmitter. Buildings or
other obstructions can cause mo-
mentary static, flutter or station
swapping. If good reception cannot
be obtained, tune to a stronger sta-
tion.
• C-Quam is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc
In the event that it is important to
listen to a weak station or to a
strong station that is masked by
terrain-induced noise or interfer-
ence problems, the following steps
can be taken to increase the Iisten-
ability of the station.
Fringe area AM and FM reception
of weak stations can be improved
by first insuring that the antenna is
at its maximum height and then re-
ducing the treble and bass settings
as required to filter out as much
background noise as is needed.
FM noise problems that are caused
by urban and hilly conditions may
be reduced by lowering the treble
setting until the pops and hisses
associated with this type of terrain
are reduced to acceptable levels.
AM reception difficulties caused by
strong adjacent stations or night-
time atmospheric conditions may
be reduced by fine tuning the se-
lected station with the two fine tun-
ing buttons.
The tuning sensitivity button
II
has no influence on reception
quality.