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FM radio mode
FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS (Radio Data
System) information about the station and show (where broadcast). To enter FM Radio mode,
either press Mode to cycle through the listening modes until FM Radio is displayed, or select
Menu > Main menu > FM. The FM radio mode menu offers the following options:
Scan Settings
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Audio Settings
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System Settings
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Main Menu
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Selecting stations
To find a station, press OK. The frequency display starts to run up as radio scans the FM band.
Alternatively, you can scan up or down by pressing and holding left or right buttons or tune
manually with quick presses.
Note: Scanning can be set to search for strong signals only. Preset stations can be stored and
recalled as described in Presets.
Now playing information
While a FM station is playing, the screen shows one of the two following sets data:
If RDS information is available, by default the service name (i.e. station name) is
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displayed. You can cycle through further RDS information by pressing Info. Each time
you press Info, another set of information is displayed, cycling through RDS radio text,
RDS programme type, frequency and today's date.
If no RDS information is available, the currently tuned frequency is shown.
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Settings
Scan settings
By default, FM scans stop at any available station. This may result in a poor signal-to-noise
ratio (hiss) from weak stations. To change the scan setting to stop only at stations with good
signal strength, select Menu > Scan setting > Strong stations only? > Yes
Audio Settings
By default, all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For weak stations, this may result in a
poor signal-to-noise ratio (hiss). To play weak stations in mono, select Menu > Audio
setting > FM weak reception: Listen in mono only > Yes.
Station Recall:
After preset completed, press the MEMORY button or the Preset button to recall the stored
station, press the OK knob or the OK button to listen to the selected station.
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