Mercedes-Benz 560 SL 1986 Owner's Manual page 52

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 B J
through Q 0 .
Stereo reception
The stereo indicator
up if a stereo program in the AM or
FV band is received.
Note: Since some AM stereo
broadcasting is not compatible with
your car radio reception capabili­
ties, you may experience limited
AM stereo reception in some areas.
The radio receives AM stereo
programs which are broadcast via
the C-Quam AM stereo system.
The radio is equipped with an auto­
matic stereo/mono 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
50
an antenna signal considered insuf­
ficient to provide acceptable recep­
tion quality.
Note: Although FM is normally stat­
ic free, reception quality can be li­
mited by geographic and atmos­
pheric conditions, station strength
and distance from transmitter.
Buildings or other obstructions can
cause momentary static, flutter or
station swapping. If good reception
cannot be obtained, tune to a
stronger station.
lights
Tape cassette playback
It is recommended to use only
good quality cassettes with a
playback time of not more than
90 minutes (C 90).
To start playback, insert a cassette
(tape side first, side "1" or "A" fac­
ing up) through the cassette door.
Push the cassette in until it is
locked in its playing position.
When the end of one playing side
is reached, the unit switches auto­
matically to reverse for playing the
second track.
The tape track can be selected by
depressing the cassette track but­
ton Q Q . The built-in indicators
show which track of the cassette
the unit is playing back.
To stop playback, press the eject
button . The unit will automati­
cally eject the cassette and switch
to radio reception.
For fast tape rewind press the fast
rewind button | j Q . The button will
lock into position until the end of
the tape is reached or until the
eject B o r fast forward
button is activated.
Accordingly, for fast forward of the
tape, press the fast forward button
E l
To replay cassettes recorded using
the Dolby B noise reduction
system, the Dolby NR button
E 3 should be pressed in. This re­
duces tape hiss.
When the radio is turned off by
pressing the "OFF' side of the
l button or by turning the
O N O F F
key to steering lock position 0,
the cassette will automatically be
ejected.
Tape equalization
For good reproduction quality it is
necessary to adjust the tape player
for the particular type of tape being
used. Press the CR button E B in
for cassettes using 0rO2 (chromium
dioxide) tape. For all other types of
tapes (i.e., ferric oxide, iron, etc.)
the CR button H I should be out.