Clarion DB258R - Manual (Page 9)

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DB258R
Radio Operations
Listening to the radio
1. Press the [SRC] button and select the radio
mode. The frequency or PS appears in the dis-
play.
∗ PS: Programme service name
2. To select a preset band, press the [BND] but-
ton, then select one of the preset bands such
as FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM. Every time the [BND]
button is pressed, the display will change as:
F1
Ж Ж Ж Ж Ж F2 Ж Ж Ж Ж Ж F3 Ж Ж Ж Ж Ж AM Ж Ж Ж Ж Ж F1...
3. Press the [ ] or [ ] 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 receivable
broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune in to
only broadcast stations with a good reception sen-
sitivity.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the desired
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.
∗ If “TA” is lit in the display, TP stations are auto-
matically sought.
•••••
DX SEEK
Press the [ ] or [ ] button to automatically
seek a station.
When the [ ] button is pressed, the station is
sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if
the [ ] 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 [ ] or [ ] button for 1
second or longer, local seek tuning is carried out.
Broadcast stations with good reception sensitiv-
ity are selected.
∗ When local seeking starts, “LO” appears in the dis-
play.
Manual tuning
There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and step
tuning.
When you are in the step tuning mode, the fre-
quency changes one step at a time. In the quick
tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired
frequency.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the desired
band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).
∗ If “MANU” is not lit in the display, press and hold
the [BND] button for 1 second or longer. “MANU”
is lit in the display and manual tuning is now
available.
2. Tune into a station.
•••••
Quick tuning:
Press and hold the [ ] or [ ] button for 1
second or longer to tune in a station.
•••••
Step tuning:
Press the [ ] or [ ] button to manually tune
in a station.
Recalling a preset station
A total of 24 preset positions (6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6-
FM3, 6-AM) exists to store individual radio sta-
tions in memory. Pressing the corresponding [DI-
RECT] button recalls the stored radio frequency
automatically.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the desired
band (FM or AM (MW/LW)).
2. Press the corresponding [DIRECT] button to
recall the stored station.
∗ Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for
1 second or longer to store that station into pre-
set memory.
Manual memory
1. Select the desired station with seek tuning,
manual tuning or preset tuning.
2. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons
for 1 second or longer to store the current sta-
tion into preset memory.