Listening To The Radio - Sanyo DC-007C Handbuch

LISTENING TO THE RADIO

[Tuner/Amplifier]
To turn the system on and listen to the last received station, press the
TUNER/BAND button (Remote control only).
Automatic/Manual tuning
1. Press the BAND button to select FM or AM.
2. Automatic tuning
Press the TUNING MODE button to select "AUTO", then turn the UP/
DOWN control to tune in a station.
Or press the e / c or d / f button on the remote control
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for at least 1 second.
The unit will scan up or down the band and receive the next receivable
station. Perform the same operation to continue.
Manual tuning
Press the TUNING MODE button to select "MANUAL", then turn the
UP/DOWN control until the desired frequency is displayed.
Or press the e / c or d / f button on the remote control
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briefly.
To preset stations
Up to 24 FM and 12 AM stations can be preset.
Automatic presetting (APT) (Main unit only)
1. Press the BAND button to select FM or AM.
2. Press the MEMORY button for at least 3 seconds. "PROG." blinks.
The automatic tuning mode is set and automatic presetting begins
from the low end of the band.
When 24 FM or 12 AM stations have been preset or the high end of
the band is reached, automatic presetting stops. "PROG." disappears
and the station memorized on channel 1 will be heard.
3. To preset stations on the other band, follow steps above.
Note:
If APT is activated, all previously programmed stations of the band will be
cleared and new stations will be programmed.
Manual presetting
1. Tune in the station to be preset as described in "Automatic/Manual
tuning".
2. Press the MEMORY button. "PROG." blinks.
3. While "PROG." is blinking, turn the UP/DOWN control (or press the
PRESET button on the remote control) to select the channel to be
preset.
PROG.
4. While "PROG." is blinking, press the MEMORY button.
- In this example, "103.25 MHz" FM station is preset on FM channel
9.
- To preset the station directory, press the number button(s) on the
remote control. In this example, press 9 after the step 2 above.
5. Repeat the steps above to add more preset stations.
- When presetting a new station, the previous preset station is cleared.
Listening to preset stations
1. Press the BAND button to select FM or AM.
2. Press the TUNING MODE button to select "PRESET", then turn the
UP/DOWN control to select the desired channel.
- Or press the PRESET button on the remote control briefly.
- The number button(s) on the remote control can also be used.
MHz
MHz
Preset scan tuning (Remote control only)
1. Press the TUNER/BAND button to select FM or AM.
2. Press the PRESET button for at least 1 second. The channel number
blinks. Each of the preset stations is tuned in for 5 seconds.
3. When the desired station has been tuned in, press the PRESET button
again to keep the reception locked at that station.
To receive FM stereo broadcasts
Make sure that "MONO" is not displayed. If "MONO" appears, press the
FM MODE button to turn the "MONO" indication off.
"ST" appears when an FM stereo broadcast is received.
- If the signal from an FM stereo station is weak and reception is poor,
press the FM MODE button to change to the MONO mode. The
reception may be improved, but the sound will be monaural.
When beat interference is heard
A high-pitched noise called "beat" is sometimes heard during reception of
radio broadcasts. If this occurs,
1. Press the MEMORY button.
2. While "PROG." is blinking, press the TUNING MODE button to select
"Bc-A" or "Bc-B". Select the setting that gives the best results.
Changing the AM reception frequencies (Main unit only)
It is not necessary to perform this procedure in the Europe.
1. Press the BAND button to select "AM".
2. While pressing the MEMORY button, press the SET/CLEAR
button.
522 - 1611 kHz (9 kHz steps) wv 520 - 1610 kHz (10 kHz steps)
Listening to FM stations with RDS
RDS (Radio Data System) permits FM stations to send additional signals
with the regular programme signals. For example, the stations send their
station names and information about what type of broadcast programmes,
such as sports or music, etc.
When tuned in an FM station which provides the RDS service, the "PS"
RDS mode is set automatically and the station name appears on the
display.
Note:
- Some FM stations do not provide RDS service.
- RDS may not work correctly if the signal strength is weak.
- RDS is not available for AM broadcasts.
Selecting the RDS display mode
Press the RDS MODE button while listening to an FM station.
- Each time the button is pressed, the display mode changes as follows.
PS v PTY v RT v Frequency
PS (Programme Service)
"PS" appears on the display, then station name is displayed. If no
PS signal is received, "NO PS" appears, then station frequency is
displayed.
PTY (Programme Type)
"PTY" appears, then broadcast programme type is displayed. If no
PTY signal is received, "NO PTY" appears, then station name or
station frequency is displayed.
RT (Radio Text)
"RT" appears, then text messages the station sends will be
displayed. If no RT signal is received, "NO RT" appears.
Frequency
Station frequency (non-RDS service)
After several seconds, the PS mode returns if RDS signal is
received.
On characters displayed
When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals:
- The display shows upper case letters only.
- The display cannot show accented letters; for example, "A" may
represent accented "A's" like "Á, À, Â, Ã, Ä and Å".
(Remote control only)
(Main unit only)
(Main unit only)
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