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Radio operations, English, Listening to the radio – Clarion DXZ538R User Manual

Page 10: Tuning, Seek tuning, Basic operations, Adjusting the z-enhancer plus, Adjusting magna bass extend, Ct (clock time) function

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DXZ538R

English

Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1. Press the [FNC] button and select the radio

mode. The frequency or PS appears in the
display.

∗ PS: Programme service name

2. Press the [BND] button and select the radio

band. Each time the button is pressed, the ra-
dio reception band changes in the following
order:

FM1

➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM (MW/LW) ➜ FM1...

3. Press the [

a] or [d] button to tune in the

desired station.

Tuning

There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek
tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.

Seek tuning

There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.

DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receiv-
able broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune
in to only broadcast stations with a good recep-
tion sensitivity.

1. Press the [BND] button and select the de-

sired band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).

2. Tune into a station.

∗ If “MANU” is lit in the display, press and hold

the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
MANU” in the display goes off and seek tun-
ing is now available.

∗ If “TA” is lit in the display, TP stations are auto-

matically sought.

DX SEEK
Press the [

a] or [d] button to automatically

seek a station.

When the [

d] button is pressed, the station is

sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if
the [

a] button is pressed, the station is sought

in the direction of lower frequencies.

∗ When seek tuning starts, “DX” appears in the dis-

play.

LOCAL SEEK
If you press and hold the [

a] or [d] button for

1 second or longer, local seek tuning is carried
out. Broadcast stations with good reception sen-
sitivity are selected.

∗ When local seeking starts, “LO” appears in the dis-

play.

Basic Operations

∗ The factory default setting is “FAD 0”. (Adjust-

ment range: F12 to R12)

3. When the adjustment is complete, press the

[A-M] button several times until the function
mode is reached.

Adjusting the Z-Enhancer Plus

1. Press the [Z+] button and select the Z-En-

hancer Plus mode to adjust.

2. Press the [A-M] button and turning the [RO-

TARY] knob clockwise adjusts in the + direc-
tion; tuning it counterclockwise adjusts in the
– direction.
●When “B-BOOST 0” is selected, you can

adjust the bass in the range of –3 to 3.

●When “IMPACT 0” is selected, you can

adjust the bass and treble in the range of
–3 to 3.

●When “EXCITE 0” is selected, you can ad-

just the bass and treble in the range of –3
to 3.

∗ When Z-Enhancer Plus is selected, press and

hold the [Z+] button for 2 seconds or longer to
change to the “CUSTOM” mode.

Bass/treble characteristics become flat and the
indication “Z+FLAT” is shown in the display.

Press the [Z+] button again to change to the
Z+ OFF” mode.

Adjusting MAGNA BASS EXTEND

The MAGNA BASS EXTEND does not adjust
the low sound area like the normal sound
adjustment function, but emphasizes the deep
bass sound area to provide you with a dynamic
sound.

1. Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second

or longer to turn on the MAGNA BASS
EXTEND effect. “M-B EX” lights in the display.

2. Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second or

longer to turn off the MAGNA BASS EXTEND
effect. “M-B EX” goes off from the display.

∗ The factory default setting is off.

CT (Clock Time) function

The CT function receives CT data sent from a
RDS station and displays the time. Press the [D]
button to switch to the CT display.

∗ If a CT data is not being received, “CT––:––” ap-

pears in the display.

Note:
• CT data is not transmitted in some countries and

by some broadcast stations. Also, in some areas,
the CT may not display accurately.