Tuner; Tuning To A Station; Using Presets; Setting Presets - RCA RS1285 User Manual

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TUNER

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STANDBY
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PHONE
1. Press TUNER to select the radio.
2. Press TUNER to select the next radio band.
Choices are:
AM/FM (RCA models)
FM/MW/LW (Thomson models)
The tuner can be either TUNE or PRESET mode.
When in PRESET mode, the PROG light is on.
Tip: Your audio system has 32 preset stations.

Tuning to a Station

Press TUNING UP/ DOWN to select frequencies.

Using Presets

Press TUNING UP/ DOWN
to access the previous or next preset station. The dis-
play first shows the preset program number and after
a few seconds, the fre-
quency and then the pre-
set program number
again. (FMP:01 is FM pre-
set 1)
Auto Preset Programming
Press and hold TUNER button for 2 second to scan sta-
tions in the selected band. The stations will then
stored as preset channels. Maximum 32 stations can be
stored. Beware of your preset channels being erased
accidentally because the scanning and storing process
is automatic upon pressing TUNER button.
You can stop the automatic scan by pressing TUNER
button, but the erased stations cannot be recovered.

Setting Presets

1. Press TUNING UP/ DOWN to access the desired
frequency.
2. Press the SET button once.
3. The most recently accessed program location will
be displayed together with a blinking program icon
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TUNER
BAND
TAPE
• PRESET •
PROG / SET
BASS
BOOST
KEVLA
DEMO / FM ST. / TIMER
DIMMER MONO ON / OFF INTRO SHUFFLE REPEAT
S O U N D S Y S T E M
CLOCK
87.50 MH
FM P:01
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(AMPR, FMPR, or LWPR.)
4. If a different program location is preferred, press
PRESET UP/ DOWN to move to the desired preset
number (1-32).
5. Press SET to store the selected frequency at that
preset.

Suppressing Stereo Signal

Press FM STEREO to toggle between FM mono and
stereo for stereo FM stations.
Tip: Press DIGITAL T U N I N G UP/
D O W N for more than 1 second to
automatically tune up/down the band
for the next station.
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Thomson models
Tip: RDS stations broad-
cast on FM only. When
the tuner detects an
RDS signal, the RDS
icons turns on.

Tuning to an RDS Station

1. Press DIGITAL TUNING UP/ DOWN to search for
stations
2. If RDS station found, RDS lights on display with sta-
tion name shown.

Displaying RDS Station Information

Toggle RDS/ REPEAT to display the frequency, station
name (PS), station type (PTY), clock time (CT), or radio
text (RT). In CT mode, press CT/INTRO key to replace
the displayed time by RDS station time. If clock time is
not yet set, this information will be shown as clock
time automatically.