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Listening to Radio Broadcasts
This feature requires the tuner terminal board [K] to be inserted in the RDC-7.1.
One of the features of the RDC-7.1 that is most frequently
used is its ability to play FM and AM broadcast radio
stations. The RDC-7.1 provides a number of listening
modes perfect for listening to the radio and getting the
most out of your audio system. Also, by presetting radio
stations that you listen to frequently, you can select them
easily by pressing the [CH/Disc +/–] button on the remote
controller.
Setting the AM Tuning Interval
For the Asian or Australian models, you have to adjust the
“AM Frequency Step” setting according to your area.
Use the Setup menu to adjust the “AM Frequency Step”
setting.
To perform this setting, go to “Hardware Setup”
→
“AM
Frequency Setup”
→
“Frequency Step,” and select “9 kHz”
or “10 kHz.” For details on this setting, see page 91.
Tuning into a Radio Station Automatically
(automatic tuning)
When the FM stereo broadcast contains much noise:
Press the [Tuning Mode] button to switch to the manual
tuning mode. The “AUTO” indication disappears and the
tuner turns into the monaural mode. In the monaural
mode, the noise will be reduced and the broadcast be
easier to hear.
Tuning into a Radio Station Manually
(manual tuning)
• The tuner frequency changes in 200 kHz (50 kHz)
increments for FM and 10 kHz (or 9 kHz) increments
for AM.
• When you tune into an FM station manually, the tuner
turns into monaural mode. If you want to listen to the
FM station in stereo, press the [Tuning Mode] button.
Specifying Radio Stations by Frequency
To select a radio station by
entering its frequency, press
the remote controller’s [Direct
Tuning] button, and then use
the number buttons to enter
the frequency.
Using the Tuner
Tuning into a Radio Station
1
Press the [Tuner] input source
button.
Each time you press the [Tuner] button,
the input source changes between AM
and FM.
2
Press the [Tuning Mode] button to
turn on the “AUTO” indication.
3
Press the Tuning [ ] or [ ] button
once.
The tuner stops automatically where it
tunes into a station.
When you tune into a radio station,
TUNED
indicator appears in the
display. If you tune into an FM station in
stereo, then “FM STEREO” appears.
On
Standby/On
Standby
Pure Audio
On
Master Volume
Power
DVD Video 1 Video 2
Video 3 Video 4
Video 5 Video 6 Video 7
Tape 1
Tape 2
Tuner
Phono Net Audio
C D
Open/Close
Zone 2
()
GRN
Rec
/
Zone
3
()
RED
O f f
Phones
Clear
Rec
/
Zone 3Zone 2 Off DSPDisplay Tuning Tuning ModePreset Memory Setup ExitEnter
Dimmer
AV Controller RDC
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7.1
Tuning Mode
Tuner
Tuning
Tuner
Clear
Tuning Mode Memory
Tuning
1
Press the [Tuner] input source
button.
Each time you press the [Tuner] button,
the input source changes between AM
and FM.
2
Press the [Tuning Mode] button to
turn off the “AUTO” indication.
3
Continue to press the Tuning
[ ] or [ ] button.
When the tuner comes near the frequency
you want to listen to, release the button.
Then press the Tuning [ ] or [ ] button
repeatedly to adjust the frequency in
frequency steps.
Band Frequency
Direct Tuning
#
Clear
ABC DEF
PQRS TUV WXYZ
GHI JKL MNO
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10 0
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