Radio Operations; Listening To The Radio; Storing Stations In Memory; Fm Station Automatic Preset: Ssm - JVC KS-FX12 Service Manual

KS-F150
KS-FX12

RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

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/I/ATT
Note on One-Touch Operation:
When you select a band in step 2 below, the power automatically comes on. You
do not have to press this button to turn on the power.
2
FM1 FM2
F M
FM3
A M
AM
Note:
When a cassette is in the cassette compartment, you cannot select the tuner. Be sure
to eject the cassette from the cassette compartment to listen to the radio.
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To search stations
of higher
frequencies.
To search stations
of lower
frequencies.
To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have pressed
for searching.
To tune in a particular frequency manually:
1 Press FM or AM to select the band.
T or S
2 Press and hold
Now you can manually change the frequency while "M" is flashing.
T or S
3 Press repeatedly until the frequency you want is reached.
• If you hold down the button, the frequency keeps changing until you release the button.
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Manual preset

You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually.
Example: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band.
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1
F M
Select the FM1 band.
2
Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.
See page 4 to tune into a station.
3
Press and hold the button for more than 2
seconds.
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Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other
preset numbers.
Notes:
• A previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.
• Preset stations are erased when the power supply to the memory circuit is interrupted (for example,
during battery replacement). If this occurs, preset the stations again.
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1-4
2
Turn on the power.
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3
or AM).
You can select any one of FM1, FM2, and
FM3 to listen to an FM station.
Start searching a station.
When a station is received, searching stops.
until "M" starts flashing on the display.
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Preset number "1" flashes for a while.

Storing stations in memory

You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory.
• Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
• Manual preset of both FM and AM stations.

FM station automatic preset: SSM

You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2 and FM3).
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1
FM1 FM2
F M
Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or
FM3) you want to store FM stations into.
2
Press and hold the button for more than 2
seconds.
"SSM" appears, then disappears when automatic
preset is over.
Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the
band number you have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These stations are preset in the number
buttons — No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).
When automatic preset is over, the station stored in number button 1 will be automatically
tuned in.

Tuning into a preset station

You can easily tune into a preset station.
Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see page 5 or 6.
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1
FM1 FM2
F M
FM3
A M
AM
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you
want.
2
Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset station
you want.
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FM3
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