Listening To Radio Broadcasts; Tuning Radio Stations; Presetting Radio Stations Manually; Receiving Preset Stations - Kenwood VR-509 Instruction Manual

Listening to radio broadcasts

The receiver can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by
one-touch operation.

Tuning radio stations

MULTI CONTROL
BAND AUTO/CINEMA EQ.
MUSIC
TUNING2/3
BAND
AUTO
1
Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob or MUSIC key to select the
tuner.
2
Use the BAND key to select the desired broadcast band.
Each press switches the band
as follows:
1 FM
2 AM
3
Use the AUTO/CINEMA EQ. key to select the desired
tuning method.
Each press switches the tuning method as follows:
1 AUTO lit (auto tuning)
2 AUTO not lit (manual tuning)
• Normally, set to "AUTO" (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak
and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With
manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.)
4
Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or TUNING 2 / 3 keys to
select the station.
Frequency
display
Auto tuning : The next station is tuned automatically.
Manual tuning : Turn the knob (or press the keys) to select the
desired station.
INPUT SELECTOR
+ +
— —
"AM" or "FM" appears in the
display.
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST.
TUNED
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
"AUTO" indicator lights
up in the display.
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST.
kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED
"ST." lights up when a broadcast
is being received in stereo.
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST.
TUNED
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
"TUNED" appears in the
display when a station is
received.

Presetting radio stations manually

MULTI CONTROL
1
Tune to the station you want to store.
2
Press the MEMORY key while receiving the station.
Blinks for 5 seconds
SP A B TI.VOL
L C R
CLIP MUTE
LFE SW
RDS EON PTY
LS S RS
TP TA NEWS
Proceed to step 3 within 5 seconds.
(If more than 5 seconds elapse, press the MEMORY key again).
3
Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or TUNING 2 / 3 keys to
select one of the station presets (1 – 40).
4
Press the MEMORY key again to accept the setting.
• Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 to store as many stations as necessary.
• If you store a station at a previously used preset, the old station will
be replaced by the new one.

Receiving preset stations

MUSIC
+
–
1
Use the MUSIC key to select the tuner as the source.
2
Enter the number of the preset you want to receive (up to
"40").
Press the numeric keys in the following order:
For "15", press .......... 0,5
For "20", press .......... 0,0,)
• If you make a mistake entering a two digit number, press the +10 key
repeatedly to return to the original display and start again.
SP A B TI.VOL
L C R
CLIP MUTE
LFE SW
RDS EON PTY
LS S RS
TP TA NEWS
MEMORY
Lights for 5 seconds
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST.
TUNED
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
+
–
Numeric keys
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
25
AUTO
MEMO
ST.
TUNED