Presetting Stations; To Change The Fm Reception Mode; Rds (Radio Data System) Reception - Hitachi AX-M81 Instruction Manual

Presetting Stations

You can preset up to 16 FM stations and up to 16 AM stations.
Tune in the desired station:
1. Press the memory button (MEM.), the "MEM" will flash on the display and the preset number will
be displayed.
2. Press the preset stations button (PRESET) on the CD player or press the channel select
backward button (CH-), channel select forward button (CH+) on the remote control to select the
preset number.
PRESET Increases cyclically the preset number
CH- Decreases the preset number by 1
CH+ Increases the preset number by 1
Note: If you select more than 16, the preset number will be changed to "1" automatically.
3. Press the memory button (MEM.) to store the station. After 1 second, the display returns to the
broadcast frequency display.
4. Repeat above steps 1 to 3 for each station you want to store in memory with a preset number.
Note: If the system is unplugged or if a power failure occurs, the preset stations will not be erased.

To change the FM Reception Mode

When you are tuned into an FM stereo broadcast, "FM ST." will be displayed and you can hear
stereo effects.
If an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, you can select monaural mode. Reception
improves, but you lose any stereo effect. Press the stereo/MONO select button (STEREO) on the CD
player or stereo/MONO select button (ST./MO.) on the remote control so that the "FM ST" is not
displayed.
To restore the stereo effect, press the stereo/MONO select button (STEREO) on the CD player or
stereo/MONO select button (ST./MO.) on the remote control so that the "FM ST" is displayed.

RDS (Radio Data System) Reception

Many FM stations are broadcasting added data compatible with RDS. This radio set offers conve-
nient functions using such data.
PS (Program Service Name)
When an RDS station is received, the RDS indicator lights and automatically displays the name of
that station instead of the frequency. When RDS display button (RDS) on the remote control is
pressed during PS display, the CT is displayed for 3 seconds, then PS display returns.
PTY (Program Type)
Program type identification signal. (Example: News, Rock, Classical music.)
CT (Clock Time System)
The CT system may not properly operate in areas where RDS CT service is not available. Once
CT service is received, the CT system keeps operating. "NO CT" is displayed in areas where no
CT services is available.
Changing Display
During PS display, press the RDS display button (RDS) on the remote control repeatedly to select
the CT, PTY or Frequency. They will be displayed for 3 seconds, then the PS display returns.
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