Listening To The Radio; Using The Radio Data System (Rds) - Sharp XL-HF202PH Operation Manual

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Listening to the radio

■ Tuning
1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
2
Press the TUNER button (remote control) or
FUNCTION button (main unit) repeatedly to select FM
Stereo or FM Mono.
3
● Manual tuning:
Press the TUNING (
in to the desired station.
● Auto tuning:
Press and hold the TUNING ( or ) button. Scanning will
start automatically and the tuner will stop at the first receiv-
able broadcast station.
Notes:
● When radio interference occurs, auto scan tuning may
stop automatically at that point.
● Auto scan tuning will skip weak signal stations.
● To stop the auto tuning, press the TUNING (
button again.
● When an RDS (Radio Data System) station is tuned in,
the frequency will be displayed first, and then the RDS in-
dicator will light up. Finally, the station name will appear.
● Full auto tuning can be achieved for RDS stations
"ASPM", see page 16.
To receive an FM stereo transmission:
● Press the TUNER button to select stereo mode. "ST"
indicator will be displayed. "
when an FM broadcast is in stereo.
● If the FM reception is weak, press the TUNER button
to extinguish the "ST" indicator. The reception changes
to monaural, and the sound becomes clearer.
■ Memorising a station
You can store 40 FM stations in memory and recall them
at the push of a button. (Preset tuning)
1
Perform steps 2 - 3 in "Tuning".
2
Press the MEMORY button.
3
Within 30 seconds, press the PRESET ( or ) button
to select the preset channel number. Store the stations
in memory, in order, starting with preset channel 1.
or
) button repeatedly to tune
" and " " will appear
4
Within 30 seconds, press the MEMORY button to store
that station in memory. If the "MEM" and preset number
indicators disappear before the station is memorised,
repeat the operation from step 2.
5
Repeat steps 1 - 4 to set other stations, or to change
a preset station. When a new station is stored in the
memory, the station previously memorised for that
preset channel number will be erased.
Note:
The backup function protects the memorised stations for a
few hours should there be a power failure or the AC power
lead become disconnected.
■ To recall a memorised station
Press and hold the PRESET (
desired station.
■ To scan the preset stations
1
Press and hold the PRESET (
preset number flashes. The programmed stations will
be tuned in sequentially, for 5 seconds each.
2
Press the PRESET (
desired station is located.
■ To erase entire preset memory
1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
2
Press the FUNCTION button (main unit) repeatedly
or TUNER button (remote control) to select Tuner
function.
3
In Tuner function, press and hold the CLEAR button
(remote control) until "Tuner Clear" appears.
or
)
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
RDS is a broadcasting service which a growing
number of FM stations provide. These FM stations
send additional signals along with their regular pro-
gramme signals. They send their station names, and
information about the type of programme such as
sport, music, etc.
When tuned to an RDS station, "RDS" and the station
name will be displayed.
"TP" (Traffic Programme) will appear on the display when
the received broadcast carries traffic information, and "TA"
(Traffic Announcement) will appear whilst a traffic informa-
tion is on air."
"PTYI" (Dynamic PTY Indicator) will appear whilst the Dy-
namic PTY station is received.
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