Panasonic SC-HC38 User Manual

RQT9742

You can preset up to 30 channels.
Preparation
≥ Make sure that the FM antenna is connected. 

(l 5)

≥ Turn the unit on.
≥ Press [RADIO] to select “FM”.

A station previously stored is overwritten when another 
station is stored in the same channel preset.

Press [PLAY MENU] to select “A.PRESET”.

Press [3, 4] to select “LOWEST” or 
“CURRENT” and then press [OK].

LOWEST:
To begin auto preset with the lowest frequency 
(FM 87.9 or FM 87.5).
CURRENT:
To begin auto preset with the current 
frequency.*

* To change the frequency, refer to “Manual tuning and 

presetting”.

The tuner starts to preset all the stations it can 
receive into the channels in ascending order.

1

Press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select 
“TUNEMODE”.

2

Press [3, 4] to select “PRESET” and then 
press [OK].

Press [:/6] or [5/9] to select the 
channel.

∫ Manual tuning and presetting

Select a radio broadcast.

1

Press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select 
“TUNEMODE”.

2

Press [3, 4] to select “MANUAL” and then 
press [OK].

3

Press [:/6] or [5/9] to tune to the 
required station.

≥ To start automatic tuning, press and hold 

[:/6], [5/9] until the frequency starts 

scrolling. Tuning stops when a station is found.

To preset the channel

4

While listening to the radio broadcast
Press [OK].

5

Press [3, 4] to select the channel and then 
press [OK].

∫ To improve FM sound quality

1

While receiving FM broadcasts, press 
[PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select “FM 
MODE”.

2

Press [3, 4] to select “MONO” and then press 
[OK].

≥ This setting can be preset and memorized. To do 

so, continue to step 4 of “Manual tuning and 
presetting”.

≥ Select “STEREO” in step 2 to return to stereo 

broadcasts.

≥ “MONO” is canceled if the frequency is changed.
≥ If “MONO” is selected, regardless of the type of signal 

this unit is receiving, “FM MONO” is displayed when 
[DISPLAY] is pressed. (

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below)

∫ To display the current signal status

Press [DISPLAY].

≥ “STEREO” is displayed when this unit tunes to a stereo 

broadcast.

“FM ST”:

The FM signal is in stereo.

“FM”:

The FM signal is in monaural.

≥ “FM” is also displayed even if this unit is not 

tuned to a station.

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