Technics SC-DV170 User Manual
Basic operations
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FM AUTO/
MONO
DISP MODE
RDS
PTY
PS
TUNING MODE
VOLUME
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FM AUTO/
MONO
DISP MODE
RDS
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PTY
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TUNED
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TUNED
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The radio: manual tuning
Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s fre-
quency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune
with the tuner/amplifier or the remote control (
quency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune
with the tuner/amplifier or the remote control (
á
page 25).
Preparation:
Press [
ê
/I] to turn the unit on.
1
Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM”
or “AM”.
or “AM”.
Each time you press the button: FM
b
AM
2
Press [TUNING MODE] to select
“MANUAL”.
“MANUAL”.
Each time you press the button: MANUAL
b
PRESET
3
Press [TUNING (
X
or
W
)] to tune in the
desired broadcast.
“TUNED” is displayed when a radio station is tuned.
“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.
“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.
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Adjust the volume.
Auto tuning
Press and hold [TUNING (
X
or
W
)] for a moment until the frequency
starts changing rapidly. The unit begins auto tuning, stopping when it
finds a station.
finds a station.
³
Auto tuning may not function when there is excessive interference,.
³
To cancel auto tuning, press [TUNING (
X
or
W
)] once again.
»
A
If noise is excessive in FM
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] to display “MONO.”
This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak, but broad-
casts will be heard in monaural.
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. “MONO” goes
out. MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
casts will be heard in monaural.
Press [FM AUTO/MONO] again to cancel the mode. “MONO” goes
out. MONO is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
Turn off “MONO” for normal listening. Stereo and monaural broad-
casts are automatically played as they are received.
casts are automatically played as they are received.
Stations can be preset in monaural manually (
á
page 25).
RDS broadcasting
»
B
(Only for the United Kingdom and Continental Europe)
This unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data sys-
tem (RDS) available in some areas.
If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS”
will light up on the display.
tem (RDS) available in some areas.
If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS”
will light up on the display.
Displaying the name of a broadcasting station
Press [PS-DISP MODE] to display the station name.
Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display the program type.
Each time you press the button:
Frequency display
Press [DISP MODE-PTY] to display the program type.
Each time you press the button:
Frequency display
b
PS or PTY display
If the PS display isn’t shown
Press and hold [PS-DISP MODE] for about 4 seconds.
The mode switches every time the button is pressed and held:
MODE 1
The mode switches every time the button is pressed and held:
MODE 1
b
MODE 2
Note
RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.
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“M.O.R M”
l
“Middle of the road music”
AM allocation settings:
(Except for the United Kingdom, Continental Europe,
Russia, Australia and N.Z.)
By adjusting the AM allocation, you can enable the tuner to
receive AM broadcasts allocated in 10 kHz steps.
Press and hold [TUNER/BAND].
After a few seconds the display will change to a flashing dis-
play of the current minimum AM frequency. If you continue to
hold [TUNER/BAND] down, the minimum frequency will
change. Release the button at this time.
To return to the original frequency indication, repeat above.
Russia, Australia and N.Z.)
By adjusting the AM allocation, you can enable the tuner to
receive AM broadcasts allocated in 10 kHz steps.
Press and hold [TUNER/BAND].
After a few seconds the display will change to a flashing dis-
play of the current minimum AM frequency. If you continue to
hold [TUNER/BAND] down, the minimum frequency will
change. Release the button at this time.
To return to the original frequency indication, repeat above.
Note
After changing the allocation setting, the frequencies you pre-
viously preset in the memory will be cleared.
viously preset in the memory will be cleared.