Owner's Manual

[AS35600(ALL)05/96]

Terrain

[AS35700(ALL)05/94]

The terrain (hills, mountains, tall buildings) of the area over

which the signal travels may prevent the FM signal from being

noise-free.

[AS35900(ALL)08/95]

If there is a building or large structure between the antenna and

station, some of the signal “bends” around the building, but

certain spots receive almost no signal. Moving out of the

“shadow” of the structure will allow the station to return to

normal.

[AS36000(ALL)05/95]

This condition exists when the radio waves are reflected off

objects or structures; the reflected signal cancels the normal

signal, causing the antenna to pick up noise and distortion.

Cancellation effects are most prominent in metropolitan areas,

but also can becomes quite severe in hilly terrain and depressed

roadways.

[AS36100(ALL)03/93]

To minimize the effects of these conditions, a stereo/mono

blend circuit has been incorporated into this system. This feature

automatically switches a weak stereo signal to a clearer

monaural signal, which improves the quality of reception.

[AS36200(ALL)08/95]

Several sources of static are normal conditions on AM

frequencies. These can be caused by power lines, electric fences,

traffic lights and thunderstorms.

[AS36300(ALL)08/95]

Another reception phenomenon is Strong Signal Capture and

Overload. This can occur when listening to a weak station and

when passing another broadcast tower. The close station may

capture the more distant station, although the displayed

frequency does not change. While passing the tower, the station

may switch back and forth a few times before returning to the

original station.

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Update:Thu May 30 09:46:22 1996