Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
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RADIO
Default: 
XX
TUNER SETTING (for KD-R492)
RADIO TIMER
Turns on the radio at a specific time regardless of the current source.
1
ONCE
/
DAILY
/
WEEKLY
/
OFF
:Select how often the timer will be turned 
on.
2
FM
/
AM
:Select the band.
3
01
 to 
18
 (for FM)/
01
 to 
06
 (for AM):Select the preset station.
4
  Set the activation day 
*
1
 and time.
“
M
” lights up when complete. 
Radio Timer will not activate for the following cases.
•  The unit is turned off.
• 
[OFF]
 is selected for 
[AM SRC] 
in 
[SOURCE SELECT] 
after Radio Timer for 
AM is selected. 
(  4)
SSM
SSM 01–06
/
SSM 07–12
/
SSM 13–18
: Automatically presets up to 18 
stations for FM. “SSM” stops flashing when the first 6 stations are stored. 
Select 
SSM 07–12
/
SSM 13–18
 to store the following 12 stations.
IF BAND AUTO
:Increases the tuner selectivity to reduce interference noises from 
adjacent FM stations. (Stereo effect may be lost.); 
WIDE
:Subjects to 
interference noises from adjacent FM stations, but sound quality will not be 
degraded and the stereo effect will remain.
MONO SET ON
:Improves the FM reception, but the stereo effect will be lost.; 
OFF
:Cancels.
NEWS SET
*
2
ON
:The unit will temporarily switch to News Programme if available.; 
OFF
:Cancels.
REGIONAL
*
2
ON
: Switches to another station only in the specific region using the “AF” 
control.; 
OFF
:Cancels.
AF SET
*
2
ON
: Automatically searches for another station broadcasting the same 
program in the same Radio Data System network with better reception 
when the current reception is poor.; 
OFF
: Cancels.
TI ON
: Allows the unit to temporarily switch to Traffic Information if available 
(“TI” lights up) while listening to all sources except in AM. ; 
OFF
:Cancels.
AREA N.AMERICA
: For North/Central/South America, AM/FM intervals: 
10kHz/200kHz.; 
S.AMERICA
:For some South American countries, AM/FM 
intervals: 10kHz/50kHz.; 
EUROPE
:For any other areas, AM/FM intervals: 
9kHz/50kHz.
PTY SEARCH
*
2
Select a PTY code (see below).
If there is a station broadcasting a program of the same PTY code as you 
have selected, that station is tuned in.
*
1
  Selectable only when 
[ONCE]
 or 
[WEEKLY]
 is selected in step 
1
.
*
2
  Only for FM source.
PTY code 
(for KD-R492)
NEWS
, 
AFFAIRS
, 
INFO
, 
SPORT
, 
EDUCATE
, 
DRAMA
, 
CULTURE
, 
SCIENCE
, 
VARIED
, 
POP 
M
 (music), 
ROCK M
 (music), 
EASY M
 (music), 
LIGHT M
 (music), 
CLASSICS
, 
OTHER 
M
 (music), 
WEATHER
, 
FINANCE
, 
CHILDREN
, 
SOCIAL
, 
RELIGION
, 
PHONE IN
, 
TRAVEL
, 
LEISURE
, 
JAZZ
, 
COUNTRY
, 
NATION M
 (music), 
OLDIES
, 
FOLK M
 (music), 
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