Alpine 7516MM - Radio Operation; Radio Tuning Methods; Radio Station Presets and Memory

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OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION.
@ RADIO OPERATION
MANUAL and AUTOMATIC SEEK TUNING
The radio does not operate in the tape play mode. To listen to the radio, press the
TUNER button @.
1.
2.
3.
7.
8.
Turn the power on by turning the Power switch @9 clockwise. Continue to rotate it
until the desired volume level is reached.
Press the TUNER button @ to activate the radio mode.
Press the TUNER button @ to select the band (MW, LW, FM1, FM2). The Radio Band
indicator @9 will be on, and the ST (stereo) indicator @) will also be on during FM stereo
reception.
Adjust the BASS ©, TREBle @, BALance 69, and FADer @ controls to their center
positions.
To automatically tune, press the TUNE button @ until the SEEK indicator @ is
displayed. Press the UP © or DN © button and the frequency changes to the next
receivable station. Repeat the procedure until your desired station is obtained. When
the radio reaches the upper or lower end of the band, it automatically starts scanning
from the opposite end. To return to manual tuning, press the TUNE button @ a second
time (the SEEK indicator @ disappears).
To manually tune, press the Tuning UP button ® for higher frequency broadcasts, and
press the Tuning DN button © for lower frequency broadcasts.
Adjust the VOLume 89, BASS ©, TREBle @, BALance 9, and FADer @ controls to suit
your listening preference.
To switch from FM to MW/LW or vice versa, press the TUNER/BAND button @.
Band Selector Button
Press the BAND button @ to select the desired tuning band. The Band indicator
shows your selection.
Local/Distance (DX) Sensitivity Switching for FM, MW and LW
You can select the radio SEEK sensitivity (local or distance (DX)) by pressing the DX
button @9.
In the distance mode, with DX indication 63, the radio tunes in both strong and weak
stations (all stations from A to M in the illustration).
In the local mode, with no DX indication @3, the radio tunes in only strong stations
(stations C, F, H and L in the illustration below).
Signal Strength
Station Frequencies
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FM Stereo/Monaural Switching
You can select the Stereo/Monaural-Auto switching or Monaural mode for FM receiving
by pressing the MONO switch @. In the auto switching mode, you can receive stereo
broadcasting in Stereo, and monaural broadcasting in MONO. The STereo 6) or MOno 80
indicator shows your reception mode. In the monaural only mode, you will always receive
the broadcast in monaural even if the broadcast is stereo. The Monaural only mode quiets
the noisy stereo signal of weaker broadcasts. The STereo indicator @) will not appear while
the Monaural only mode is selected.
Manual Memory Preset
Follow the instructions below to enter stations into preset memory:
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW, LW) with the TUNER/BAND button @.
2. Tune in your desired station using Manual or Auto Seek tuning.
3. Press the Preset button number 1 © for more than two seconds. The matrix display @
will begin to blink. The tuning band (FM1, FM2) can be changed by pressing the BAND
button @ if you wish to change bands. Press that preset button again while the display
is blinking (within 5 seconds).
4. The frequency you selected will be placed into Preset Memory number 1 and will
appear in the display.
NOTE:
If a preset memory has already been set in the same address, it will be cleared and
the new station will be memorized.
5. Follow steps 2 — 3 for the remaining presets (2 — 6). This procedure should be
followed for FM1, FM2, MW and LW.
NOTE:
While setting the memory presets you can switch back and forth between FM1 and
FM2. However, while in this mode you cannot switch back and forth from MW/LW to FM.
Auto Memory Preset
1. Press the TUNE button @ to light up the A. MEMO indicator @.
2. Select the desired tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW) with the TUNER/BAND button
@.
NOTE:
The Auto Memory Preset procedure is allowed in the D.A.P. Mode.
3. Press the UP @ or DN © button. The tuner will automatically seek the six strongest
Stations in the selected band and memorize them in order of their signal strength.
These stations are automatically placed in the preset memory with the strongest
station in Preset No. 1 and the 6th strongest station in Preset No. 6. When seeking
stations, the tuner first seeks in the local tuning mode. If less than 6 stations are
memorized, the tuner seeks again in the distance (DX) mode.
4. After finishing the Auto Memory Preset, the tuner goes to the station placed in Preset
Memory No. 1. If no stations are memorized, it returns to the original station you were
listening to before the Auto Memory Preset procedure began.
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Preset Tuning
After the preset stations have been memorized, you can tune in your desired s
(within the band displayed) with one touch of a button.
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW) with the BAND button @.
2.
Press
any
one
of
the
Preset
buttons
@
and
the
number
of
that
preset
will
illu:
the matrix display.
3.
The
frequency
of
the
station
placed
in
the
selected
preset
location
will
appea:
display.
D.A.P. (Direct Access Preset)
This feature allows the storage of FM, MW and LW presets on the same band
the D.A.P. button @ for more than two seconds to light up the D.A.P. indicator @
program
stations
into
the
D.A.P.
band,
follow
steps
1
—
3
as
described
in
the
Ma
Memory Preset section.
Accessing the D.A.P. Presets
1. Press the D.A.P. button @ for more than two seconds. The D.A-P. indicator @
illuminate in the display.
2. Press one of the preset buttons @.
3.
The
frequency
of
the
station
placed
in
the
selected
D.A.P.
jocation
will
appea
display.
Preset Scan
In the radio mode, this feature locates the six radio stations preset in memory
band
(MW/LW,
FM1,
FM2
or
D.A.P.)
and
plays
10
seconds
for
each
station
in
nu
order
from
the
Preset
No.
1
to
No.
6
until
the
preset
scan
mode
is
deactivated.
|
presets
it
will
scan
FM1,
then
FM2
and
continue
to
cycle
between
these
two
bar
When a preset station (No. 1 through No. 6) is being received, pressing the P.
button
@
for
more
than
two
seconds
activates
the
preset
scan
mode.
Scanning
t
with
the
next
preset
station.
The
preset
scanning
continues
in
order
until
this
mo
deactivated
by
pressing
the
P.
SCAN
button
©
or
one
of
the
Preset
buttons
@)
fo
second time.
When a Station not stored in the preset scan memory is being received, pressi
SCAN
button
©
activates
the
preset
scan
mode
and
scans
starting
with
“No.
1"
¢
same band you were receiving.
NOTE:
When the frequency of the preset memory station is weak, the preset scannin
to the next preset memory station at once.