Radio Operations - Clarion VRX653R Owner's Manual & Installation Manual

Basic Operations
Turning on/off the loudness
The loudness effect emphasizes the bass and
treble to create a natural sound tone. When
you are listening to music at a low volume, it is
recommended to use the loudness effect.
∗ This function is enabled only when the panel is
open.
1. Press the A-M button & for 1 second or
longer to select Loudness ON. The "LD"
indicator lights in the display.
2. Press the A-M button & for 1 second or
longer to select Loudness OFF. The "LD"
indicator goes off.
CT (Clock Time) function
The CT function receives CT data sent from an
RDS station and displays the time. Press the
DISP button @ to switch to CT display.
∗ If CT is not being received, "CT--:--" appears in
the display.
Note:
• CT data is not transmitted in some countries and
by some broadcast stations. Also, in some
areas, the CT may not be displayed accurately.
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Radio Operations

Listening to the radio
1. Press the FNC button 1 and select the
RADIO mode. The frequency or PS is
displayed.
∗ PS: Programme service name
2. Press the BND button % and select the
radio band. Each time the button is pressed,
the radio reception band changes in the
following order:
FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM (MW/LW)➜
FM1...
3. Press the right or left side of the SEARCH
button 2 to tune in the desired station.
Tuning
There are 3 types of tuning mode available,
seek tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.
Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK
and LOCAL SEEK.
DX SEEK can tune in to receivable broadcast
stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune in to only
broadcast stations with a good reception
condition.
1. Press the BND button % and select the
desired band. (FM or AM (MW, LW))
2. Tune in to a station.
∗ If "MANU" is lit in the display (or when the
panel is closed, if the indicator "SRCH" is not
lit) press and hold the BND button % for 1
second or longer. "MANU" in the display
goes off (or when the panel is open the
indicator "SRCH" lights) and seek tuning is
now available.
∗ If "TA" is lit in the display, TP stations are
automatically sought.
G DX SEEK
Press the right or left side of the SEARCH
button 2 to automatically seek a station.
When the right side of the SEARCH button
2 is pressed, the station is sought in the
direction of higher frequencies; when the
left side of the SEARCH button 2 is
pressed, the station is sought in the
direction of lower frequencies.
∗ When seek tuning starts, "DX SEEK"
appears in the display.
G LOCAL SEEK
If you press and hold the right or left side of
the SEARCH button 2 for 1 second, local
seek tuning is carried out. Broadcast
stations with good reception condition are
selected.