Operating instructions

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Scanning stations with Radio-
Scan
You can briefly scan through all of the re-
ceivable stations of the selected waveband.
To start the Scan function:
• Press SC briefly.
The scanned frequency or station name will
flash in the display. During the actual scan-
ning process “FM SCAN” or “AM SCAN” will
be displayed.
To select a scanned station and switch
off Radio-Scan:
• Press SC briefly.
If no station is selected, the scan function
will be automatically switched off after the
frequency band has been run through com-
pletely. The unit will tune in the station lis-
tened to before starting the scan.
Selecting the seek tuning sensi-
tivity
You can alter the automatic seek tuning
sensitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only pick up
strong, local stations.
If “lo” does not light up, the radio will also
pick up weaker, distant stations.
To switch the seek tuning sensitivity:
• Press
/ lo briefly.
The sensitivity level can be altered sepa-
rately in both modes. Please refer to chap-
ter “DSC programming - S-LO, S-DX”).
Switching from stereo to mono
Every time the radio is switched on, stereo
playback is activated automatically.
The unit will gradually switch to mono if re-
ception is poor.
You can also switch between mono and ster-
eo reception manually:
• Press the
/ lo button for approxi-
mately 1 sec.
The selected condition will briefly appear in
the display.
Loudness
Adjusts the low bass frequencies for a more
natural sound.
Switching Loudness on/off:
• Press the AUD button for approximate-
ly 1 sec.
When the Loudness function is active, “LD”
will light up in the display.
See chapter “DSC programming” for more
information.
PTY – Programme-Type
PTY is an RDS service offered by more and
more radio broadcasters. This feature allows
you to select FM stations according to their
programme type. After you have chosen the
PTY of your preference, the corresponding
stations can be selected either by seek tun-
ing or using the scan function.
Switching PTY on/off
• Press PTY.
When the function is active, the programme
type selected last will briefly appear in the
display. “PTY” will be permanently indicat-
ed in the lower right corner of the display
panel.
Programme type
Use << >> to have the last selected pro-
gramme type displayed and to choose a new
one.
You can select any one of the stored types
with the preset buttons 1-6.
Condition: PTY must be active.
Using DSC you can choose between Ger-
man and English (see “DSC programming -
PTY LANG”).
All of the programme types listed below are
available.
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