Radio operation – Elite Bluetooth VR500CS-BT User Manual
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Radio Operation
CHOOSE RADIO BAND
On the faceplate or remote control, press 
the # / Band Button to change the radio 
band.
The unit has five bands - three FM (FM1, 
FM2, and FM3) and two AM (AM1 and AM2) 
Band selects. Each of the five bands can 
store up to six preset stations, for a total of 
30 preset memory stations.
RADIO TUNE/SEEK FUNCTION
In Radio Mode, press and hold the >>| or |<< 
Button, the word MANUAL will be shown on 
the LCD. Now you will be able to tune the 
radio frequency by AM10KHz / FM200KHz 
with each press of |<< or >>| button.
MONO/STEREO RECEPTION CONTROL
On the front panel or remote control, press 
the No. 7 / Mono button to toggle between 
mono reception or stereo reception. The 
display will show “MONO” or “STEREO”.
Improvement of reception of distant stations 
can be done by selecting “MONO” opera-
tion which may cut down some reception 
noise. This feature is only available when in 
FM mode.
SAVE YOUR PRESET STATIONS
There are six numbered preset buttons 
which can store and recall stations for each 
band. While listening to a radio station that 
you would like to save as a pre-set, press 
and hold one of the buttons numbered 1-6 
for 3 seconds. That button is now the pre-
set button for that station.
5. AUTOMATIC STORE/PRESET SCAN
A. Automatic Scan & Store
While listening to the FM Radio, press and hold 
the 
*
symbol / AS/PS Button for 2 seconds.
The receiver will automatically scan and save 
stations to one of the FM Bands.
While listening to the AM Radio, press and 
hold the 
*
symbol / AS/PS Button for 2
seconds. The receiver will automatically 
scan and save stations to one of the AM 
Bands.
B. Reset Automatic Scan & Store
Press and hold the 
*
symbol / AS/PS but-
ton for 3 seconds and the receiver will scan 
the radio stations in your area, then save 
them over the current pre-sets.
C. Scan Saved Stations
Press the 
*
symbol / AS/PS Button once
to scan all stations saved to a band. In the 
FM Mode, all 3 FM Bands will be scanned. 
In the AM Mode both of the AM Bands will 
be scanned.
RDS OPERATION
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is 
used to send small amounts of digital in-
formation via conventional FM radio broad-
casts. The RDS system standardizes sev-
eral types of information transmitted such 
as time, track, artist information, and sta-
tion identification.