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Listening to the radio 04
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Chapter 4
Listening to the radio
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 FM
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.
2 Hold SHIFT and use the / buttons to choose
NOISECUT then press SHIFT+ENTER.
3 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
DISPLAY TEST TONE
ST + ST –
TUNE +
TUNE –
RETURN
DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU
HOME
MENU
AUDIO
SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND
SUBTITLE ANGLE
SHIFT
VIDEO INPUT
DVD FM/AM AUDIO INPUT
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
INPUT TV
ENTER
CLEAR
TV CONTROL
CHANNEL VOLUME
REC
PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW
REC MODE
CHANNEL
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