GME RC900 User Manual

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R C 9 0 0 S E R I E S

I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L

PA G E 7

Loudness

Pressing the LOU button will provide a low frequency (bass
lift) boost to the audio output . To indicate the selection
‘LOUD’ will be illuminated on the LCD . Pressing the LOU
button again will de-select the loudness function .

Mute

Pressing the MUT button will temporarily silence the audio
output . ‘MUTE ON’ is displayed on the LCD to indicate the
RC900 has been muted . Pressing the MUT button again
will restore the previously selected audio level .

Clock

To display the current time, press the button, After 2
seconds the display will return to it’s original status .
The time is shown in the 24 hour format .

To set the clock, press and hold the button until the
time display begins to flash . The time can then be adjusted
by rotating the Volume knob . To adjust hours, rotate
the knob clockwise, to adjust the minutes, rotate anti-
clockwise .

Mode

Pressing the MOD button will select the RC900 operating
mode . TUNER, CD or AUX modes are sequentially selected
as MOD is pressed . If a USB memory stick or SD Card is
inserted, ‘USB’ or ‘CARD’ will also appear in the mode list .
When the RC900 is switched ON it will automatically return
to the mode it was in when switched OFF .

Local/Distance Control

Pressing the LOC button selects an internal attenuator
which will help to reduce the interference and distortion
often associated with very strong local radio transmissions .
For long distance receptionselect the DX option . Local or DX
is displayed momentarilly when the LOC button is pressed .

Stereo/Mono Selector

Pressing the ST button selects either mono or stereo
reception while in FM mode . The unit will momentarily
display ‘MONO’ or ‘STEREO’ when toggling the ST switch .
The ST flag is displayed when the RC900 is in the
stereo mode .

Selecting MONO improves reception when FM signals are
weak or noisy by disabling stereo detection .

Select STEREO for normal listening on FM radio bands, a

symbol is displayed when stereo signals are

being received .

RADIO OPERATION

Country Selection

When power is first applied, the RC900 will default to the
European frequency bands . To toggle between European
and USA band sets:

1 . Press and hold the memory ‘3’ key AND press the

power key .

2 . The radio will display ‘Goodbye’ and switch off .

3 . Switch the radio ON again using the power key . USA

or Europe will be momentarily displayed to indicate the
selected band .

NOTE:

If all power is disconnected from the RC900,

the unit defaults to European frequency bands
when reconnected .

NOTE:

The differences between bands is listed in the

specifications at the rear of the manual .

Band Selector

To select the required radio band (MW1, MW2, FM1,
FM2 or FM3), sequentially press the BND button until the
required band is selected .

Tuning/Selecting Tracks

Manual Tuning
To tune the radio manually, momentarily press the

button to select the desired frequency . Press

to tune

up or

to tune down .

Automatic Tuning (Seek)

Press and hold either the

buttons for 1 second .

The RC900 will stop seeking when a strong, clear station is
detected .

Storing of Stations in Memory

Once the desired station has been selected, press and hold
one of the six preset station memory buttons on the front
panel for 1 second . The corresponding button number will
appear on the LCD indicating that the selected station is
now programmed into the RC900 memory .

Auto Programming of Radio Stations (AMS)

Select the required band

Press and hold the AMS button for 1 second . The RC900
will commence searching the band for radio stations . As
each station is located it is automatically stored in the next
available preset memory location . The new stations will
replace any stations previously stored in that band .