Bose® WAVERADIOIVSL Owner's Manual

Listening to Other Sources

Press 

RADIO to turn it on to the station last selected. Press 

RADIO as necessary to select FM or AM radio.

When you select FM radio, Radio Data System (RDS) information 

for the current station is displayed. This is controlled by the RADIO 

TEXT setting in the setup menu. To disable RDS and view only the 

station frequency, change the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF. See 

When you press 

RADIO, Seek/Track, or Tune/Playlist to tune to 

a radio station, the frequency appears in the center of the display 

while you are tuning.

Station frequency 

while tuning

•  Press 

Seek/Track 

 to find a   

lower-frequency station with a strong signal.

•  Press 

Seek/Track 

 to find a 

 higher-frequency station with a strong signal.

•  Press 

Tune/Playlist < to manually tune to a  

lower frequency.

•  Press 

Tune/Playlist > to manually tune to a  

higher frequency.

•  Press and hold 

Tune/Playlist < or  

Tune/Playlist > to rapidly change  

the frequency.

Note:  If AM reception is weak, rotate the system  clockwise or 

counterclockwise to improve AM  reception. If FM reception 

is weak, make sure the power cord is  straightened as much 

as possible. To improve FM  reception, you can install an 

external FM antenna. See “Using an external antenna” on 

You can store up to six FM and six AM radio stations 

for quick recall using the 

PRESETS buttons. Storing 

a preset replaces any station previously stored to 

that preset number.
1.  Tune to the station you want to save as a preset.
2.  Press and hold one of the six PRESETS buttons until you hear 

a double tone and the preset number and station frequency 

appear on the display.

3.  Press one of the PRESETS buttons to quickly tune to a 

 previously stored FM or AM station.

Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM radio 

reception. The power cord is used as an antenna.