Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.6 1989 Owner's Manual page 56

Note:
It takes approx. 5 seconds to go from
minimum tone level to maximum tone
level.
This radio has 3 tone setting memo­
ries, one each for AM, FM and
cassette. The individual tone setting
for each mode will be automatically
stored.
To select AM or FM
Press anyof the buttons marked
through RJ3 to tune the radio to the
FM b a n a ^
Press anyof the buttons marked
through to tune the radio to the
AM b a n o ^
The selected wave band is indicated
in the digital display.
To tune-in a station
Stations can be tuned-in by using
seek/scan tuning, direct frequency
tuning, manual tuning, or by preset
pushbuttons. The frequency of the sta­
tion selected is indicated in the digital
display.
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Seek tuning
Switch to the desired waveband,
press the seek tuning bar
ward to automatically seek stations in
ascending frequencies, press down­
ward to do so in descending frequen­
cies. In order to arrive at a desired sta­
tion without stopping, the bar must be
held in the desired direction.
The direction of seek tuning can be re­
versed by pressing the bar
the respective direction.
Scan tuning
Switch to AM or FM, then press the
scan tuning bar Q S 3 to automatically
tune to the first station broadcasting
within the selected reception sensitiv­
ity level. This station is held for "audi­
tioning" for approx. 5 seconds. If
desired, this stationmay be locked in
by pressing the Q Q or
neither of the bars is pressed, the ra­
dio will continue to scan to each sta­
tion within the selected sensitivity level
and " audition" each station for approx.
5 seconds.
By pressing the scan tuning bar Q
upward the radio will scan stations in
ascending frequencies, by pressing
downward it will do so in descending
frequencies.
Tuning sensitivity button
By pressing the tuning sensitivity but­
ton U once or twice, you can select
up­
the desired sensitivity level for seek/
scan tuning. The sensitivity indicator
displays the selected sensitivity level:
1 = least sensitive (the automatic
station seeker/scanner stops
only at strong stations)
f = average (the automatic station
in
seeker/scanner stops at strong
and moderate strength stations)
§> = most sensitive (the automatic
station seeker/scanner also
stops at weak stations)
If no stations are located by the seek
or scan functions during one complete
pass through the selected wave band,
the tuning sensitivity will automatically
switch to the next higher sensitivity
level and be indicated as shown
bar. If
above.
When switched off, the radio returns to
the " least sensitive" level.
Note:
The tuning sensitivity button has no in­
fluence on reception quality, only on
the sensitivity of station selection
during the automatic station seeker/
scanner modes.