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Listening to the radio

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Chapter 4

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and

lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have

to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

1 Press

FM/AM

to switch to the tuner, then press

repeatedly to select the FM or AM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and high-

speed:

•

Manual tuning

: Press

SHIFT+TUNE +/–

repeatedly

to change the displayed frequency.

•

Auto tuning

: Press and hold

SHIFT+TUNE +/–

until

the frequency display starts to move, then release.

The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat

to keep searching.

•

High-speed tuning

: Press and hold

SHIFT+TUNE +/

–

until the frequency display starts to move rapidly.

Keep the button held down until you reach the

frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the

frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the

reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by

switching to mono.

1 Tune to an FM radio station then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP

2 Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons to choose FM

MODE then press

SHIFT+ENTER

3 Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons to select

MONO

then press

SHIFT+ENTER

The mono indicator ( ) lights when the tuner is in mono

reception mode.

Select

FM AUTO

above to switch back to auto-stereo

mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a

stereo broadcast).

Improving poor AM sound

The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM

radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched

off. Also try changing the position and direction of the

AM loop antenna.

Changing the noise cut mode

If you find that the sound quality is bad even after trying

the above, you may be able to improve it using a different

noise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.

1 Tune to an AM radio station then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP.

Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons

to choose

NOISECUT then press SHIFT+ENTER.

Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons

to select a

Noise cut mode (1, 2 or 3) then press SHIFT+ENTER.

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always

have easy access to your favorite stations without having

to tune in manually each time.

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

For the FM band, select mono or auto-stereo reception as

necessary. This setting is saved along with the preset.

VOLUME

+–

MUTE

RECORDER RECEIVER

TOP MENU

RDS DISP

SYSTEM

SETUP

DISPLAYTEST TONE

ST +ST –

TUNE +

TUNE –

RETURN

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

HOME

AUDIO

SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND

SUBTITLE ANGLE

SHIFT

VIDEO INPUT

DVD

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

INPUT

ENTER

CLEAR

TV CONTROL

CHANNEL

VOLUME

REC

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC MODE

CHANNEL









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