Tuner Operation - Marine Audio MA400 Installation And Operation Manual

TUNER OPERATION

Select a Band
Press the MODE button (8) to change between the FM and AM bands.
Press and hold the MODE button to access the Weatherband (WB).
Manual Tuning
Press the ►►/ ◄◄ buttons (15, 13) to seek stations up/down step by step.
Auto Seek Tuning
Press and hold the ►►/ ◄◄ buttons (15, 13) to automatically seek the next or previous strong
station.
NOTE: Seek tuning is not available for weather band channels. Use the up or down tuning
buttons to manually select any of the seven available weather band channels.
Preset Stations
Six numbered preset buttons store and recall stations for each band.
Store a Station
Select a band (if needed), then select a station. Press and hold a 1-6 preset button for two
seconds. The present number will appear in the display.
Recall a Station
Select a band (if needed). Press a 1-6 preset button to select the corresponding stored station.
Automatically Store / Preset Scan (AS/PS)
Automatically Store
Select an AM or FM band. Press and hold the AS/PS button (10) for more than 2 seconds to
automatically select the 18 strongest stations (12 for AM) in your area. "Storing Presets" will
appear on the screen and the new stations will replace any stations previously stored.
Preset Scan
Select a band. Press AS/PS button (10) to scan preset stations stored in the current band. The
unit will pause for 5 seconds at each preset station. Press AS/PS again to stop scanning when
the desired station is reached.
RBDS Operation
This unit is equipped to display RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data Service) information if broadcast
by the current radio station.
NOTE: Radio stations broadcasting RBDS may not be available in your listening area.
In FM radio mode, press the PTY/CAT/MENU button (21) to access the PTY menu and choose
from the following Program Type (PTY) options: ANY / News / Information / Sports / Talk / Rock /
Classic Rock / Adult Hits / Soft Rock / Top 40 / Country / Oldies / Soft / Nostalgia / Jazz /
Classical / Rhythm and Blues / Soft Rhythm & Blues / Foreign Language / Religious Music /
Religious Talk / Personality / Public / College / Weather / Emergency Test / EMERGENCY!
To search for stations in a PTY category:
1. Press the PTY/CAT/MENU button (21) to view the current PTY category.
Press the ►►/ ◄◄ buttons (15, 13) to move through the list of available categories and
2.
select the program type you wish to search.
3. After selecting the desired PTY, press the INFO/ENTER button (14) to search the band for
broadcasts of this type. "PTY Search" is displayed while the tuner is searching.
NOTE: Performing a PTY search on "ANY" will Seek Tune and stop on any station
broadcasting RBDS, regardless of the program type.
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