Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Owner's Manual page 37

An additional fader control, installed
in the center console of the car,
allows for distribution of the audio
power between the front and rear
speakers.
To adjust the tone characteristic
To set the radio to a "flat"
frequency response, briefly press
both tone controls B E l
simultaneously.
To produce more bass, press the
bass control only B ■ To produce
more treble, press the treble
control only E l .
Note:
Repeated pressing of either the
bass or treble control will cause the
respective tone control to alternate
between an increasing and
decreasing setting.
To select AM or FM
Press any of the buttons marked
E E
I E through to tune the radio to
the FM band.
Press any of the buttons marked
EZ3 EZ3
through to tune the radio to
:he AM band.
To tune to a station
Stations can be tuned in by using
automatic search, direct frequency
dialing, manual tuning, or by preset
push buttons. The frequency of the
station selected is displayed
digitally on the display panel.
Automatic station search
Switch to the wave band desired
by pressing any of the following
buttons:
for FM, buttons I E through S 3 ,
EZ3
for AM, buttons through [jEJ .
By pressing the right side of the
station seeker bar BiffilTAffl, the
radio searches stations in
ascending transm itter frequency
sequence, and by pressing the left
side, in descending transm itter
frequency sequence. The direction
of the automatic search operation
can be reversed by pressing either
side of the seeker bar '
h htm im
fast approach of a station sought,
the seeker bar can be held down.
The radio is programmed to
automatically search the entire
band in three sensitivity modes.
During its first sweep, only the
most powerful stations received will
be selected and locked in. During
the next sweep, the less powerful
and during the third cycle, also the
weak stations will be locked in.
If the station seeker bar is
reactivated within eight seconds
after the radio selects a station, the
automatic search will resume in the
sensitivity mode used last. If eight
seconds are exceeded before
reactivating the bar, the unit will
again search for the most powerful
stations first.
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