Listening To Fm/Am Radio; Turning The Radio On; Tuning The Radio - Bose Wave Radio II Owner's Manual

Listening to FM/AM Radio

Turning the radio on

Tuning the radio

Seek
Tune
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Press FM or AM to turn on the radio to the FM or AM station last selected. Press FM or AM
again to switch between FM and AM.
When the radio is playing, radio station information is displayed. If RDS is enabled (ON) in the
system set-up menu (see page 19), RDS information appears in place of the station
frequency.
FM
Clock time
source
Selected
Station
preset station
frequency
FM display – No RDS information
Note: The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system that transmits useful information, such as
station name, programme information and the current time. RDS is used only on FM and RDS
information is displayed only if it is included in the FM broadcast signal.
Press FM or AM to switch between FM and AM.
Display while tuning
When you press FM, AM, Seek or Tune
to tune to a radio station, the frequency
appears in the centre of the display while
you are tuning.
Press Seek to find a lower frequency station with a strong signal; press Seek
a higher frequency station with a strong signal.
Press Tune < to manually tune to a lower frequency; press Tune > to manually tune to a
higher frequency.
Press and hold Tune < to move rapidly down through the frequency band; press and hold
Tune > to move rapidly up through the frequency band.
Note: Five seconds after releasing FM, AM, Tune or Seek, the clock time returns to the centre
of the display and the radio frequency appears below it.
Note: If AM reception is weak, rotate your Wave
AM reception. If FM reception is weak, make sure the power cord is straightened as much as
possible. To improve FM reception, you can install an external FM antenna. See
"Connecting an external FM antenna" on page 14.
FM
Clock time
source
Selected RDS information
preset station
FM display – Active RDS
Station
FM
frequency
source
Selected preset
station
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