SETTING THE
MW
(AM) TUNING
INCREMENT
In the United Stat
es
, the Federal Communi
ca
tions Commission
(FCC) assigns frequenci
es
f
or
stations in the
MW
band in 10-
k
il
ohertz increments. (In the United Stat
es
, we commonly call the
MW
band the
AM
band.) In Europe and some other parts
of
the
world,
MW
frequencies are assigned in 9-kilohertz increments.
The
MW
step 9k/1 Ok switch is located insi
de
the battery compart-
ment.
To
se
t the t
un
ing increment, follow these steps.
1.
Slide the battery
co
mpartment cover in the direction
of
the
ar
row to remove it and remove the
ba
tteri
es
,
if
necessary.
2.
If
you are
in
the United States
or
anywhere
else
in
the Western
Hemisphere,
slide the switch to 10k.
If
you
are
in
any other part
of
the world, slide the switch to 9k.
3.
Replace t
he
batteries and battery compartment cover.
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