Technics SC-EH680 - Manual (Page 17)

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RQT6301
Basic operations
A
B
1
2
3
4
2 3 1 4
FM AUTO/
MONO
Í /I
RDS
PS-DISP MODE-PTY
MHz
TUNED
MHz
ST
RDS PS
RDS PTY
MONO
MHz
DISP MODE
RDS
PTY PS
TUNER/BAND
FM AUTO/
MONO
TUNING MODE
VOLUME
UP
DOWN
-- dB
MIN
0 dB
MAX
? TUNING @
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 (
á page 18).
Preparation: Press [ ê /I] to turn the unit on.
1
Press [TUNER/BAND] to select FM or AM.
Each time you press the button: FM b AM
2
Press [TUNING MODE] to select “MANUAL”.
Each time you press the button: MANUAL b PRESET
3
Press [TUNING (
X
or
W
)] to tune in the desired
broadcast.
If you press and hold [TUNING ( X or W )] for a moment, the frequency
starts changing automatically. It stops when a station is found.
It may also stop if there is outside interference. Press and hold
[TUNING (
X or W )] again to restart. You can also stop the frequency
changing by pressing [TUNING ( X or W )].
“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.
4
Adjust the volume.
»
A If noise is excessive in FM
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO”.
This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak for some reason but
broadcasts are heard in monaural.
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. “MONO” goes out.
MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
Turn off “MONO” for normal listening. Stereo and monaural broadcasts are
automatically played as they are received.
Stations can be preset in monaural. Carry out presetting manually
(
á page 18).
RDS broadcasting
[EH780\for\the\United\Kingdom\and\Eastern\Europe\
[EH680]
»
B
[EH580\for\areas\except\the\United\Kingdom]
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.
Displaying the text data
Press [PS-DISP MODE] to display a station name.
Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display a program type.
Each time you press the button:
Frequency display
b PS or PTY display
Note
RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
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