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OPERATING THE RADIO – FM
USING THE RADIO FOR THE FIRST TIME
1.
Place the radio on a flat surface.
2.
Carefully extend the antenna located on the top of the radio. Adjust the antenna so
it is vertically extending above the radio.
3.
Plug the AC power cord into the AC socket. The radio will start up. Then the radio
will automatically perform an auto scan the FM band.
4.
When the scan is completed, the 10 strongest FM stations will be stored as presets.
The radio will switch to standby.
Manual Tuning
1.
Press the Power On/Off button to turn on the radio.
2.
Select the FM waveband by pressing the Source button.
Rotate the Tuning Control knob too reach the required FM station. The radio will
3.
change the frequency in steps of 50 kHz.
4.
Rotate the Volume Control knob to get the required sound level.
5.
Rotate the rubber antenna to get the best reception.
6.
To turn off the radio, press the Power On/Off button.
Seek Station
1.
Press the Power On/Off button to turn on the radio.
2.
Select the FM waveband by pressing the Source button.
3.
Press the Tuning Control knob to start the seek function.
4.
The radio will seek and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient signal
strength.
5.
To find other stations, press the Tuning Control knob again.
6.
To seek station in an opposite direction, rotate the Tuning Control knob clockwise
(to scan from low frequency to high frequency) or rotate anti-clockwise (to scan
from high frequency to low frequency), and press the Tuning Control knob.
7.
When the waveband end is reached, the radio will recommence tuning from the
opposite waveband end.
Memory Preset Stations
There are 10 memory preset in this radio.
1.
Press the Power On/Off button to turn on the radio.
2.
Select the FM waveband by pressing the Source button.
3.
Tune to the required station.
4.
Press and hold the required Preset button until the radio beeps and shows for
example "saved".
5.
Repeat step 3 and 4 for the remaining presets.
6.
Stations stored in the preset memories can be over-written by following the above
procedure.
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Recall Stations from Preset Memories
1.
Press the Power On/Off button to turn on the radio.
2.
Select the FM waveband by pressing the Source button.
3.
Briefly press the required Preset button, the display will show the preset number
and station frequency.
FM stereo / mono
1.
If a station being received is weak, some hiss may be audible. To reduce the hiss,
press the Mono/Stereo button to switch to mono mode, the display will show "Mono".
2.
To return to stereo mode, press the Mono/Stereo button and the display shows
"Stereo", the radio will switch to stereo mode if the reception is good.
3.
"MN" and "ST" will show on the top line of the LCD display to indicate the mono or
stereo reception.
RDS station service
RDS (Radio Data System) is an information system which inaudible digital information is
transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. When the radio is receiving a
RDS station and the reception strength is sufficient, the station name will appear in the
display. It may take some time before the RDS information is available.
Calling up RDS information
When you are listening to a FM station with RDS system, repeatedly press the Info
button to cycle through the information. This will only function if the reception level is
sufficient and clear.
a. Program service (PS)
Displays the name of the radio station being
listened to.
b. Program type (PTY)
Displays the type of station being listened to, e.g.
Pop, Classic, News, etc.
c. Radio text (RT)
Displays the message about the station being
listened to as ticker text.
d. Date and Time
Displays the current time and date.
e. Signal strength level (SGLV) Displays the station signal strength level being
received.
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