Panasonic SC-AK230 - Manual (Page 10)

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1 Press [TUNER, BAND] to select band.
The unit comes on.
Every time you press the button:
FM
AM
2 Press [PLAY MODE] on the remote control to select
“MANUAL”.
Every time you press the button:
MANUAL
PRESET
3 Hold down [g/REW/ 3] or [f/FF/4] for a moment
to search for a station .
The frequency stops when it finds a clear station.
To stop during the process, press [g/REW/
3] or [f/FF/4].
Under excessive interference, a station may not be found.
Press [g/REW/
3] or [f/FF/4] repeatedly to tune step-by-step.
“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.
If noise is excessive in FM
Remote control only
Hold down [PLAY MODE] to display “MONO” .
Monaural sound is selected and noise reduces when reception is weak.
Hold down [PLAY MODE] again to cancel the mode.
“MONO” is also cancelled if the frequency is changed.
Preparation:
Press [TUNER, BAND] to select “FM” or “AM”.
Automatic presetting
Do the following once each for FM and AM.
Preparation: Tune to the frequency where pre-setting is to begin.
Hold down [PROGRAM] until the frequency changes.
AK330
AK230
The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the channels in
ascending order. When finished, the last station memorized is tuned in.
Manual presetting
Pre-set the stations one at a time.
1 Press [PROGRAM] then press [g, REW/ 3 ] or
[f, 4/FF] to tune to the desired station.
2 Press [PROGRAM] then press [g, REW/ 3 ] or
[f, 4/FF] to select a channel.
3 Press [PROGRAM].
The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset
in that channel.
Selecting channels
Press the numbered buttons to select the channel.
To enter a 2-digit channel, press [X10], then the two digits.
AK330 AK230
OR
1 Press [PLAY MODE] to select “PRESET”.
2 Press [g, REW/
3] or [f, 4/FF] to select the
channel.
Remote control only
There are two methods of pre-setting stations.
Automatic presetting : All the stations the tuner can receive are
preset.
Manual presetting : You can select the stations to preset and the
order they are preset in.
Up to 15 stations each can be set in the FM and AM bands.
Manual tuning
Preset tuning
Radio
For Europe
RDS broadcasting
Remote control only
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system
(RDS) available in some areas.
If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS”
will light up on the display.
Press [CD/RDS DISP].
Every time you press the button:
Program type (PTY) Frequency display Station name (PS)
❈
“M-O-R- M”=“Middle of the road music”
For South Africa
AM allocation setting
Main unit only
By adjusting the allocation, you can enable this tuner to receive AM
broadcasts allocated in 10 kHz steps.
Press and hold [TUNER, BAND]. After a few seconds, the display will
change to a flashing display of the current minimum AM frequency. If
you continue to hold the button down, the minimum frequency will
change. Release the button at this time.
To return to the original frequency indication, repeat above.
Note
• RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
• After changing the “allocation” setting, the frequencies you previously
preset in the memory will be cleared.
• Sound is momentarily interrupted if you load/unload tapes while
listening to an AM broadcast.
COUNTRY
NATIONAL
OLDIES
FOLK M
DOCUMENT
TEST
ALARM FINANCE
CHILDREN
SOCIAL A
RELIGION
PHONE IN
TRAVEL
LEISURE
JAZZ NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE VARIED
POP M
ROCK M
M-O-R- M
❈
LIGHT M
CLASSICS
OTHER M
WEATHER
Program type displays
CD/RDS DISP
PROGRAM
DISC
Radio