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When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (see page 
35) and you stop playback by the following 
operations, the position where playback has been 
stopped is stored. (RESUME indicator lights on 
the display window.)
• Turning off the power* (See page 16.)
• Pressing 7 once
*Only when playing back a DVD.
To start playback from the stored position
Press 3 (play button) or DVD.
• There may be a case when 3 (play button) does not work after 
changing the source. In this case, select DVD as a source.
• Pressing DISC (1-5) (with SHIFT pressed) on the remote control or 
DISC (1-5) 3 on the center unit also resumes disc playback.
To clear the stored position
Press 7 again.
• Opening the disc tray with the playback disc also clears the stored 
position.
NOTE
• W h en U SB  M EM O RY  is select ed as t he  sour ce, th e begin n in g of a file 
where playback has been stopped is stored.
• (For DivX) The beginning of a scene where playback has been 
stopped may be stored.
7During playback of a disc containing multi-view angles
When using the ANGLE button:
1Press ANGLE.
Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles 
recorded.
2Press ANGLE repeatedly, or press 
Cursor Y/5 to select the desired view 
angle.
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired 
view angle.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.7During playback of a disc/file containing 
subtitles in several languages
When using the SUBTITLE button:
1Press SUBTITLE.
Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 
subtitle languages recorded.
2Press SUBTITLE repeatedly, or press 
Cursor Y/5 to select the desired 
subtitle.
For SVCD
• An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles. Pressing SUBTITLE 
changes the subtitles regardless of whether the subtitles are 
recorded or not. (Subtitles will not change if no subtitle is 
recorded.)
To clear the subtitle
Select “OFF” in step 2.
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
the desired subtitle.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
To clear the subtitle
Select “OFF” in step 4.
NOTE
• Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up 
window. See “The language codes list”. (See page 33.)
• For DivX, you cannot operate this procedure using the on-screen bar.
Resume Playback
Selecting a view angle
Selecting the subtitle
Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations.
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7During playback of a disc/file containing 
audio in several languages
When using the AUDIO button:
1Press AUDIO.
Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio 
languages recorded.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly or press Cursor 
Y/5 to select the desired audio.
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired 
audio.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
NOTE
• Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up 
window. See “The language codes list”. (See page 33.)
• “ST”, “L”, or “R” is displayed when playing a VCD respectively 
representing “stereo”, “left sound” and “right sound”.
When playing a SVCD, “ST1”, “ST2”, “L1”, “R1”, “L2”, or “R2” is 
displayed.
• For DivX, you cannot operate this procedure using the on-screen bar.
Frame-by-frame playback
7During playback
Press 8 repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the still picture 
advances by one frame.
To return to normal playback
Press 3 (play button).
Playing back in slow-motion
7During playback
1Press 8 at the point where 
you want to start playback in slow-
motion from.
The system pauses playback.
2Press SLOW9.
Playback in forward slow-motion starts.
For DVD VIDEO only:
• To play back in reverse slow-motion, press 
SLOW(.
Each time you press the button, the playback speed becomes 
faster.
Example: On the TV
To return to normal playback
Press 3 (play button).
NOTE
• Sound cannot be heard during slow-motion playback.
Zooming in
7During playback or while paused
1Press ZOOM with SHIFT 
pressed.
Each time you press ZOOM with SHIFT pressed, scene 
magnification changes.
2While zoomed in, press Cursor 3/2/
Y/5 to move zoom-in area.
To return to normal playback
Press ZOOM repeatedly with SHIFT pressed, to select ZOOM M 1.
NOTE
• The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc 
type.
• During playback, there may be a case where Cursor (3/2/Y/5) 
does not work in step 2 above.
Selecting the audioSpecial picture playback
Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations.
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Changing the VFP setting
The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function enables 
you to adjust the picture character according to 
the type of programming, picture tone or 
personal preference (except when connecting the TV through 
HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal).
7During playback
1Press VFP.
The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen.
Example:
2Press Cursor 3/2 repeatedly to select 
the VFP mode.
• NORMAL: Normally select this.
• CINEMA: Suitable for movies.
When you select “NORMAL” or “CINEMA”, press VFP to 
complete the setting.
• USER 1 and USER 2: You can adjust parameters that affect 
picture appearance.
Only when selecting “USER 1” or “USER 2” in step 2, proceed 
to perform the following operation;
3Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
a parameter you want to adjust.
Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as 
preferred.
• GAMMA: Controls brightness of neutral tints while 
maintaining brightness of dark and bright portions.
• BRIGHTNESS: Controls screen brightness.
• CONTRAST: Controls screen contrast.
• S AT U R AT I O N :  C o n t r o l s  s c r e e n  c o l o r  d e p t h .
• TINT: Controls screen tint.
• SHARPNESS: Controls screen sharpness.
4Press ENTER.
Example:
5Press Cursor Y/5 to change the 
setting.
6Press ENTER.
The current VFP settings appear again.
7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other 
parameters.
8Press VFP.
NOTE
• Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the 
procedure, the setting at that time will be stored.
• The VFP function is not available when connecting the TV through 
HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal.
7While stopped
1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 
program window appears on the TV 
screen.
PRG indicator lights on the display window.
2Follow the instructions that appear on 
the TV screen to program the desired 
tracks.
• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 22.)
• You can specify the tracks whose number is up to 99.
• Normally the system automatically skips to the Track/
Chapter column after entering the disc number. However, 
there may be a case that the number can be entered in the 
Title/Group column. In such a case, press 1 (number button) 
to proceed to the Track/Chapter column.
•When you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the 
Track/Chapter column, “ALL” appears and all the tracks on 
the selected disc are programmed as a step.
To clear the programs one by one from the last entered 
number
Press CANCEL repeatedly.
To clear all programs
Press 7.
You can also clear the program by turning off the system.
3Press 3 (play button).
If all of the programmed tracks have been played back, 
playback stops and the program window appears again. Note 
that program setting remains. 
To check the program contents
During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program window 
appears.
To quit the Program mode
While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program 
window and   disappear from the TV screen.
NOTE
• The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.
•DISC (1-5) on the remote control and DISC (1-5) 3 on  t he  cen ter  u nit  
do not work during Program Playback.
• Program Playback may not work for some discs.
Program Playback
Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations.
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You can play tracks on a disc in random order.
7While stopped
1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 
 appears on the TV screen.
RND indicator lights on the display window.
2Press 3 (play button).
• When more than one discs are loaded, the system starts 
Random Playback of the next disc after completing current 
disc playback.
To quit Random mode
While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program 
window and   disappear from the TV screen.
You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system.
Repeating the current selection or all discs
7For DVD VIDEO: During playback
7For VCD/SVCD: During playback without PBC 
function or while stopped
7For CD/MP3/JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/
DivX: During playback or while stopped
When using the REPEAT button:
Press REPEAT.
Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes.
NOTE
• When DVD VIDEO is loaded in the system, playback of the disc next 
to the DVD VIDEO will not start, although  /REPEAT ALL 
on the TV screen or  ALL in the display window is shown.
• For DVD VIDEO, REPEAT ALL and REPEAT DISC may not be 
available depending on the disc.
When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/WMA/JPEG/
ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX):
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
the Repeat mode.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
To cancel Repeat Playback
Select “OFF” in step 4.
Random Playback
Repeat Playback
Repeat mode indicator
Display 
windowTV screen Meanings
Repeats the current group for 
MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/
MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX. REPEAT GROUP
Repeats the current title for 
DVD VIDEO.
 DISCRepeats all titles and tracks on 
the current disc for VCD/
SVCD/CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/
ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX. REPEAT DISC
 ALLRepeats all the available discs/
files.
REPEAT ALL
 1, Repeats the current track for 
VCD/SVCD/CD/MP3/WMA/
ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX. REPEAT TRACK, 
REPEAT STEP
,Repeats the current chapter for 
DVD VIDEO.
No 
indicationRepeat mode is off.
The system plays back the disc/
file normally.
Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations.
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Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat]
You can repeat playback of a desired part by 
specifying the beginning (point A) and 
ending (point B).
7During playback
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight  .
3Press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select 
“A - B ” .
5Press ENTER at the beginning of the 
part you want to repeat (point A).
The repeat mode indicator “ ” appears on the display 
window.
6Press ENTER at the end of the part you 
want to repeat (point B).
The repeat mode indicator on the display window changes to 
“ ” and A-B Repeat Playback starts.
7Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
To cancel
Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER.
NOTE
• When playing back a DVD VIDEO, A-B Repeat Playback is possible 
only within the same title.
• When playing back a VCD, SVCD, or CD, A-B Repeat Playback is 
possible only within the same track.
• “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.
• “A-B” cannot be selected during playback with PBC function.
You can lock the tray and prohibit unwanted disc ejection.
On the center unit ONLY:
While the system is turned off
• “LOCKED” appears on the display window.
• If you try to eject the disc, “LOCKED” appears to indicate that 
the tray is locked.
To cancel
Carry out the same operation again.
• “UNLOCKED” appears on the display window.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation; 
• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.
NOTE
• Before you start operation; There is a time limit when 
doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, 
start from step 1 again.
1Press SETTING.
Example:
2Press Cursor Y/5 to select the item 
you want to set.
•BAL. (Balance):
You can adjust the balance of the sound between “R (right) –
21” and “L (left) –21”. To set the balance to normal, select 
“CNTR (center)”.
•MON. (Monitor Out): 
Select the video output jack type by which you watch DVD 
playback after connecting your TV. (See page 12.) Set the 
video output to use AV COMPU LINK remote control 
system. (See page 38.)
VIDEO:To watch DVD playback via the VIDEO jack.
S:To watch DVD playback via the S-VIDEO jack.
COMP (Component): 
To watch DVD playback via the COMPONENT 
VIDEO OUT jacks.
HDMI:  To  w a t c h  D V D  p l a y b a c k  v i a  t h e  H D M I  
MONITOR OUT terminal.
When selecting this setting, AV COMPU LINK 
remote control system for the built-in DVD 
player does not work.
3Press Cursor 3/2 to make an 
adjustment or selection.
Example:
The adjustment is set and the display automatically disappears 
a few seconds later.
Tray l o c k
Press and hold
Sound and other settings
Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations.
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• You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu 
description” below.
Basic operation on the setup menus
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector 
to AUDIO.
2 Press DVD or USB MEMORY.
7While stopped
1Press SET UP.
2Follow the instructions that appear on 
the TV screen.
: Language menu (LANGUAGE)
7MENU LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages.
 Select the initial language*.
7AUDIO LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have multiple audio languages.
 Select the initial audio language*.
7SUBTITLE
Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages.
 Select the initial subtitle language*.
7ON SCREEN LANGUAGE
 Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this 
system.
*When the language you have selected is not recorded to a disc, 
the original language is automatically used as the initial language.
NOTE
• See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each 
language, such as “AA”, etc.
The language codes list
Using the setup menus
Menu description
Cursor
(3/2/Y/5)/
ENTER
AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi
AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian
AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RW Kinyarwanda
AM Ameharic IW Hebrew SA Sanskrit
AR Arabic JI Yiddish SD Sindhi
AS Assamese JW Javanese SG Sangho
AY Aymara KA Georgian SH Serbo-Croatian
AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SI Singhalese
BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SK Slovak
BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SL Slovenian
BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SM Samoan
BH Bihari KO Korean (KOR) SN Shona
BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SO Somali
BN Bengali, Bangla KU Kurdish SQ Albanian
BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SR Serbian
BR Breton LA Latin SS Siswati
CA Catalan LN Lingala ST Sesotho
CO Corsican LO Laothian SU Sundanese
CS Czech LT Lithuanian SV Swedish
CY Welsh LV Latvian, Lettish SW Swahili
DA Danish MG Malagasy TA Tamil
DZ Bhutani MI Maori TE Telugu
EL Greek MK Macedonian TG Tajik
EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TH Thai
ET Estonian MN Mongolian TI Tigrinya
EU Basque MO Moldavian TK Turkmen
FA Pe r s i an M R Ma r at h i T L Ta g a l o g
FI Finnish MS Malay (MAY) TN Setswana
FJ Fiji MT Maltese TO Tonga
FO Faroese MY Burmese TR Turkish
FY Frisian NA Nauru TS Tsonga
GA Irish NE Nepali TT Tatar
GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TW Twi
GL Galician NO Norwegian UK Ukrainian
GN Guarani OC Occitan UR Urdu
GU Gujarati OM (Afan) Oromo UZ Uzbek
HA Hausa OR Oriya VI Vietnamese
HI Hindi PA Panjabi VO Volapuk
HR Croatian PL Polish WO Wolof
HU Hungarian PS Pashto, Pushto XH Xhosa
HY Armenian PT Portuguese YO Yoruba
IA Interlingua QU Quechua ZU Zulu
IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto-Romance
Setting DVD preferences
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: Picture menu (PICTURE)
7MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play 
DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9.
•4:3 PS (Pan Scan conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional 
TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars do not 
appear, however, the left and right edges of the pictures will not 
be shown on the screen.
•4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional 
TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars appear 
on the top and the bottom of the screen.
•16:9 (Wide television conversion)
Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed on 16:9 (wide 
TV).
When you play DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio 
of 4:3, the system adjust the ratio of output signal automatically.
NOTE
• Even if “4:3 PS” is selected, the screen size may become “4:3 LB” with 
some DVDs. This depends on how DVDs are recorded.
• When the scan mode is set to “1080i” or “720p” 
(see page 18), “16:9” 
is automatically selected.
7PICTURE SOURCE
When you set the scan mode to “480p” or “720p” (see page 18), you 
can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content 
on the disc/file is processed by frame (film source) or by field (video 
source).
Normally set to “AUTO”.
•AUTO
Used to play a disc/file containing both video and film source 
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the 
current disc/file according to the disc/file information.
If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique lines of 
the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.
•FILM
Suitable for playing back a film source disc/file.
•VIDEO (NORMAL)
Suitable for playing back a video source disc/file with relatively a 
few movements.
• VIDEO (ACTIVE)
Suitable for playing back a video source disc/file with relatively a 
lot of movements.
7SCREEN SAVER (See page 21.)
You can activate or deactivate screen saver function.
7FILE TYPE
When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, you can 
select which files to play.
•AUDIO
Select this to play MP3/WMA files.
• STILL PICTURE
Select this to play JPEG files.
•VIDEO
Select this to play ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX files.
7HDMI DVI COLOR
When connecting the TV by using HDMI cable, you can adjust the 
picture appearance, such as image quality, color intensity, and black 
fading.
•STANDARD
Select this when you need no picture adjustment.
•ENHANCE
This system automatically makes picture adjustment suitable for 
the picture.
7HDMI OUT
When connecting the TV by using HDMI cable, you can select the 
type of video signal output from HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal.
Normally set to “AUTO”.
•AUTO
This system automatically select the video signal type and outputs 
according to the type of TV connected with HDMI cable.
•RGB
Select this when no picture appears on the TV with “AUTO” 
setting. The video signal output is fixed to RGB.
: Audio menu (AUDIO)
7D. RANGE CONTROL
(Dynamic range control)
You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a low 
volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital.
•WIDE RANGE
Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full 
dynamic range (no effect applied).
•NORMAL
Normally select this to activate this function.
•TV MODE
Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect 
(useful at midnight).
NOTE
• When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the 
surround mode is off, the setting of D. RANGE CONTROL is set to 
NORMAL automatically.
7HDMI AUDIO OUT
You can select whether the system outputs the audio signal with the 
video signal from HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal or not.
Ex.: 16:9 Ex.: 4:3 LB Ex.: 4:3 PS
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: Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING)
7Level menu (LEVEL)
FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/CENTER 
SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT 
SPEAKER
While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround 
speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers.
You can adjust the output level in the -6 dB to +6 dB range.
TEST TONE*
Outputs the test tone.
*The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the 
following sequence:
s Front left speaker s Center speaker s Front right 
speaker s Surround right speaker s Surround left speaker 
s (back to the beginning)
NOTE
• Adjustment of subwoofer output level is not available.
7Delay menu (DELAY)
Example:
Set to “0 ms” for the furthest speaker from your position as the basis 
for the delay time setting.
In this case, set the delay time of each speaker as follows;
• Delay time of front speakers: 0 ms
• Delay time of center speaker: 1 ms
• Delay time of surround speakers: 2 ms
FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/CENTER 
SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT 
SPEAKER
Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers.
Within the range from 0 ms to 15 ms (by 1 ms).
7Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER)
LEVEL
You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the -6 dB to +6 dB 
range.
CROSS OVER
The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to and be 
reproduced by the subwoofer.
Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of 
the small speaker connected.
•120Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is 
about 8 cm (3-3/16 inches).
•150Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is 
about 6 cm (2-3/8 inches).
•200Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is 
about 5 cm (2 inches).
: Other setting menu (OTHERS)
7RESUME
You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function. (See page 
28.)
7ON SCREEN GUIDE
You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons. (See page 
20.)
7DivX registration menu (DivX REGISTRATION)
The system has its own Registration Code for DivX playback.
You can confirm the code of your system.
• Once you play back a disc created by using the Registration Code, 
the system’s code is overwritten by a totally different new one for 
copyright protection purpose.
Subwoofer
Front left
0 ms
Center speaker
1 ms
Front right
0 ms
Surround left
2 ms
Surround right
2 ms
1 ms increase (or decrease) in delay time corresponds to about 
30 cm (1 ft) decrease (or increase) in distance.
3.0 m
(10 ft)
2.7 m
(9 ft)
2.4 m
(8 ft)
2.1 m
(7 ft)
Setting DVD preferences 
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IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2 Press FM/AM.On the remote control:
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the 
band.
Example:
When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz.
2Press TUNING9/( repeatedly until 
you find the frequency you want.
When you hold down the button until the system starts 
searching for stations and then release it, the system stops 
searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal 
strength is tuned in to.
On the center unit:
1Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the 
band (FM or AM).
2Press TUNING +/– repeatedly until you 
find the frequency you want.
NOTE
• When an FM stereo program is received, the ST indicator lights on 
the display window.
The buttons described below are used on pages 36 and 37.
Number
buttons
Remote 
control mode 
selector
Cursor
(3/2)
Manual tuning
Tuner operations
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Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be 
quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations.
7To preset the stations
1Tune in the station you want to preset.
• If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM 
station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting 
the FM reception mode” on the right column.
Example: When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz.
2Press MEMORY.
While “CH” and “_ _” are flashing:
3Press number button(s) (1-10, h10) to 
select a preset number you want.
• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 22.)
Example: When the preset channel 1 is selected.
If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 
again.
While the selected number is flashing:
4Press MEMORY.
“STORED” appears on the display window.
The station is assigned to the selected preset number.
If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 
again.
5Repeat steps 1 to 4.
• Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously 
stored one.
7To tune in to a preset station
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select FM or 
AM.
2Press number button(s) (1-10, h10) to 
select a preset number.
• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons”. (See page 22.)
NOTE
• You can also select a preset number by pressing Cursor 3/2.
When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, you can 
change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.
7While listening to an FM station
Press FM MODE.
The FM reception mode appears on the display window.
Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode changes.
•AUTO:
When a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo 
sound. (The ST indicator lights on the display window.) When in 
monaural, you will hear monaural sound. This mode is also 
useful to suppress static noise between stations.
• MONO:
Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo 
effect. (The MONO indicator lights on the display window.) In 
this mode, you will hear noise until you are tuned in to a station.
When listening to an AM broadcast with a lot of noise interference, 
you can change the Beat Cut mode to reduce the noise.
7While listening to an AM station
Press FM MODE.
The current Beat Cut mode appears on the display window.
Each time you press the button, the Beat Cut mode changes.
• Choose “BEATCUT1” or “BEATCUT2” according to which gives 
clearer sound.
Preset tuningSelecting the FM reception 
mode
Reducing the noise of AM 
broadcast
Tuner operations See page 36 for button locations.
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