Echo P-953 - Manual (Page 5)

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disc play, pressing this button will mute disc audio and disc play will
be paused. During this time, the
indication will remain on the
display panel to show that a disc is still loaded in the unit.
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AM/FM BAND SELECTOR (BAND)
Each time the BAND/LOUD button is pressed momentarily, the radio
band is changed. The indication AM, F1, F2 or F3 will appear on the
display panel according to your selection.
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UP/DOWN TUNE/SEEK/TRACK ( / ) BUTTONS
To manually select a radio station, momentarily press the Up Tuning
(
) button to advance the unit higher, or the Down Tuning ( )
button to tune lower within the selected band. The radio will
automatically tune to the next strong station and stop on this
frequency. If the LOCAL mode is in effect, the radio will seek the
next local station and stop at that frequency.
Pressing either button for longer than 2 seconds will cause MANUAL
to appear on the display, accompanied by a beep tone, thereby
entering the seek mode. Pressing a button in this mode will cause
the radio to rapidly tune in the up or down direction and stop when
the button is released. The radio will then remain at that frequency.
Five seconds after Manual tune is inactive, AUTO will momentarily
appear for 2 seconds, thereby reverting to the normal tuning mode.
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LOCAL (LOC) BUTTON
This feature is used to select the strength of the signals at which the
radio will stop during Automatic Seek Tuning. Pressing and this
button will select the Local setting (LOCAL will appear on the display
panel) and only strong (local) stations will be received. Pressing the
button again will select the normal Distant setting (LOCAL will
disappear from the display panel, and Dx will be displayed instead)
and the radio will stop at a wider range of signals, including weaker
(more distant) stations.
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FM MONO/STEREO BUTTON (MONO)
During FM radio operation, this button is used to select mono or
stereo reception of the broadcast signal. Under normal reception
conditions, the unit should be left in the stereo mode as indicated by
the ST indication on the display panel when tuned to an FM stereo
signal. If the stereo signal is too noisy for comfortable listening, press
the MONO button to switch to mono reception (the ST indication will
disappear from the display panel, and MONO will be displayed). To
return to stereo reception mode, press the button again so that the
ST indication reappears in the display.
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LOCAL STATION SCAN (SCAN) BUTTON
Press this button momentarily to commence an scan of the nearby
local stations whose signal strengths are the strongest (the station
number will appear flashing on the display panel during station
search). Press the button again momentarily to stop the Scan
operation and remain on the current local frequency. To return to
one of the frequencies preset into the current band, press the desired
pre-set button.
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STATION PRE-SET MEMORIES
To set any of the 6 pre-set memories in each band, use the following
procedure:
1. Turn the radio on and select the desired band.
2. Select the first station to be pre-set using the Manual TUNE or
Automatic SEEK Controls
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3. Press the pre-set button to be set and continue to hold it in
for approximately 2 seconds. The preset number will appear
on the display panel and a beep will sound, indicating that the
station is now set into that preset memory position. The station
can now be recalled at any time by pressing that button.