The Radio: Manual Tuning - Technics SC-EH580 Operating Instructions Manual

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Í/I
FM AUTO/
MONO
1
TUNER/BAND
2
TUNING MODE
3
? TUNING @
4
VOLUME
UP
-- dB
MIN
DOWN
A
FM AUTO/
MONO
B
RDS
PS DISP MODE PTY
PTY displays
NEWS VARIED
AFFAIRS POP M
INFO ROCK M
SPORT M.O.R M
EDUCATE LIGHT M
DRAMA CLASSICS
CULTURE OTHER M
SCIENCE WEATHER
3 1 4
RDS
PS-DISP MODE-PTY
TUNED
ST
0 dB
MAX
MONO
RDS PS
RDS PTY
FINANCE COUNTRY
CHILDREN NATIONAL
SOCIAL A OLDIES
RELIGION FOLK M
PHONE IN DOCUMENT
TRAVEL TEST
LEISURE ALARM
JAZZ

The radio: manual tuning

Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station's frequency
or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune (á page 18).
Preparation: Press [ /I] to turn the unit on.
1
Press [TUNER/BAND] to select FM or AM.
Each time you press the button: FMbAM
2
Press [TUNING MODE] to select "MANUAL".
Each time you press the button: MANUALbPRESET
3
Press [TUNING (
broadcast.
If you press and hold [TUNING (
starts changing automatically. It stops when a station is found.
It may also stop if there is outside interference. Press and hold
[TUNING ( or
changing by pressing [TUNING (
"TUNED" is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
"ST" is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.
4
Adjust the volume.
MHz
A
If noise is excessive in FM
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] to display "MONO".
This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak for some reason but
broadcasts are heard in monaural.
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. "MONO" goes out.
MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
Turn off "MONO" for normal listening. Stereo and monaural broadcasts are
automatically played as they are received.
Stations can be preset in monaural. Carry out presetting manually
(á page 18).
MHz
RDS broadcasting
B
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system
(RDS) available in some areas.
If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, "RDS"
will light up on the display.
Displaying the text data
Press [PS-DISP MODE] to display a station name.
Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display a program type.
Each time you press the button:
MHz
Frequency displaybPS or PTY display
Note
RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
"M.O.R M"="Middle of the road music"
or )] to tune in the desired
or )] for a moment, the frequency
)] again to restart. You can also stop the frequency
or )].
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