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RQT5744
Radio operations
The radio: manual tuning
Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s
frequency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to
tune with the remote control (
a
page 13).
Preparation: Turn the unit on.
1
Press [FM/AM] to select the band.
Each time you press the button:
FM v AM
Press [FM] or [AM] to select the band.
2 Press [TUNE MODE] to select
“MANUAL”.
Each time you press the button:
MANUAL v PRESET
3 Press [TUNE/TIME ADJUST (2 or 1)]
to select the frequency of the required
station.
“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being
received.
4 Adjust the volume.
Auto tuning
Press and hold [TUNE/TIME ADJUST (2 or 1)] for a moment until
the frequency starts changing rapidly. The unit begins auto tuning,
stopping when it finds a station.
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If noise is excessive in FM
Remote control only
Press [AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO”. This mode improves
sound quality if reception is weak for some reason but broadcasts
are heard in monaural.
Press [AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. MONO is also
canceled if the frequency is changed.
Leave the tuner in AUTO for normal listening. Stereo and monaural
broadcasts are automatically played as they are received.
FM stations can be preset in monaural. Carry out presetting
manually (
a
page 13).
A
RDS broadcasting
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data
system (RDS) available in some areas.
Changing the display
Press [RDS].
Each time you press the button:
/PS display (the name of the station)
PTY display (the type of program)
Frequency display
RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
Note
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