JVC KS-F525: RADIO BASIC OPERATIONS

RADIO BASIC OPERATIONS

KS-FX725R

KS-F525

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DAB

TP

RDS

PTY

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MO

Listening to the radio

2

Start searching a station.

You can use either automatic searching or manual

Press ¢ to search

searching to tune in to a particular station.

stations of higher

frequencies.

Searching a station automatically:

Auto search

Press 4 to search

stations of lower

frequencies.

1

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

When a station is received, searching stops.

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To stop searching before a station is received,

press the same button you have pressed for

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

searching.

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Note:

FM1 and FM2 : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz

FM1 FM2 FM3

FM3 : 65 MHz – 74 MHz

AM

Audio (see page 25) or

Selected band appears.

volume level indicator

Note:

This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2,

FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an

FM broadcast.

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Searching a station manually:

3

Tune in to a station you want while “M”

Manual search

is flashing.

Press ¢ to tune

1

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

in to stations of higher

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frequencies.

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Press 4 to tune

in to stations of lower

frequencies.

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

• If you release your finger from the button,

the manual mode will automatically turn off

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after 5 seconds.

• If you hold down the button, the frequency

FM1 FM2 FM3

keeps changing (in 50 kHz intervals (87.5

MHz – 108 MHz), in 30 KHz intervals (65

MHz – 74 MHz) for FM and 9 kHz intervals

for AM – MW/LW) until you release the

AM

button.

Note:

This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2,

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to

FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an

receive:

FM broadcast.

Press MO RND (for KS-FX725R) or MO (for KS-

F525) while listening to an FM stereo broadcast.

2

Press and hold ¢ or 4 until

• Each time you press the button, the MO

“M (manual)” starts flashing on the

indicator lights up and goes off alternately.

display.

Lights up when receiving

an FM broadcast in stereo.

MO

RND

MO

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Selected band appears.

When the MO indicator is lit on the display, the

sound you hear becomes monaural but the

reception will be improved (the ST indicator

goes off).

To restore the stereo effect, press the same

button again.

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Local FM stations with the strongest signals are

Storing stations in memory

searched and stored automatically in the band

number you have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3).

You can use one of the following two methods to

These stations are preset in the number buttons —

store broadcasting stations in memory.

No.1 (lowest frequency) to No.6 (highest frequency).

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• Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strong-

When automatic preset is over, the station stored

station Sequential Memory)

in number button 1 will be automatically tuned in.

• Manual preset of both FM and AM stations

Manual preset

FM station automatic preset: SSM

You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1,

You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band

FM2, FM3 and AM) manually.

(FM1, FM2 and FM3).

Ex.: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the

preset number 1 of the FM1 band

1

Select the FM band (FM1 – 3) you want

to store FM stations into.

1

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you

want to store stations into (in this

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example, FM1).

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FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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FM1 FM2 FM3

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2

Press and hold both buttons for more

FM1 FM2 FM3

than 2 seconds.

AM

“SSM” appears, then disappears when automatic

preset is over.

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2

Tune in to a station (in this example,

Tuning in to a preset station

of 88.3 MHz).

You can easily tune in to a preset station.

Remember that you must store stations first. If you

Press ¢ to tune

have not stored them yet, see “Storing stations in

in to stations of higher

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memory” on pages 8 and 9.

frequencies.

1

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

Press 4 to tune

in to stations of lower

frequencies.

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FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

3

Press and hold the number button

(in this example, 1) for more than 2

seconds.

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FM1 FM2 FM3

AM

“P 1” flashes for a few seconds.

2

Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset

4

Repeat the above procedure to store

station you want.

other stations into other preset

numbers.

Notes:

• A previously preset station is erased when a new station

is stored in the same preset number.

• Preset stations are erased when the power supply to

Scanning broadcast stations

the memory circuit is interrupted (for example, during

battery replacement). If this occurs, preset the stations

(only for KS-F525)

again.

When you press SCAN while listening to the

radio, station scanning starts.

Each time a broadcast is tuned

SCAN

in, scanning stops for about 5

seconds (tuned frequency

number flashes on the display),

and you can check what program

is now being broadcast.

If you want to listen to that program, press the

same button again to stop scanning.

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