Bose III User Manual
10 – English
L
ISTENING
TO
R
ADIO
Selecting the radio band
Press
Radio to turn on the radio to the station
last selected. Press
Radio as necessary to
select FM, AM or DIGITAL RADIO.
Listening to FM/AM radio
When you select FM radio, RDS information for the
current station is displayed. This is controlled by the
RADIO TEXT setting in the setup menu (page 18). To
disable RDS and view only the station frequency, change
the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF.
current station is displayed. This is controlled by the
RADIO TEXT setting in the setup menu (page 18). To
disable RDS and view only the station frequency, change
the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF.
RDS information displayed (RADIO TEXT- ON):
No RDS information displayed (RADIO TEXT- OFF):
Tuning to an FM/AM station
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.
center of the display while you are tuning.
• Press
Seek/Track
to find a lower
frequency station with a strong signal;
Press
Press
Seek/Track
to find a higher
frequency station with a strong signal.
• Press
Tune/Playlist < to manually tune
to a lower frequency;
press
press
Tune/Playlist > to manually tune
to a higher frequency.
• Press and hold
Tune/Playlist < to rapidly lower the
frequency; press and hold
Tune/Playlist > to rapidly
increase the frequency.
Note: If AM reception is weak, rotate your Wave
®
radio
III
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 recep-
tion, you can install an external FM antenna. See “Installing
an external antenna for FM radio” on page 16.
FM reception is weak, make sure the power cord is
straightened as much as possible. To improve FM recep-
tion, you can install an external FM antenna. See “Installing
an external antenna for FM radio” on page 16.
Storing FM/AM radio station
presets
You can store up to six FM and six AM radio
stations for quick recall using the
stations for quick recall using the
Presets
buttons.
1. Tune to the station you want to save as a preset.
2. Press and hold one of the six Presets buttons until
2. Press and hold one of the six Presets buttons until
you hear a double beep and the preset number and
station frequency appear on the display.
station frequency appear on the display.
3. Press one of the Presets buttons to quickly tune to
a previously stored FM or AM station.
Note: Storing a preset will replace any station previously
stored to that preset number.
stored to that preset number.
TALK RADIO mode
Talk radio broadcasts can be greatly affected by either the
microphone selection or the boosting of low frequencies
by some radio stations. They do so in an attempt to
improve speech when heard through conventional radios.
In high-quality audio products, this results in sound that is
unnatural or bass heavy. By selecting the TALK RADIO
mode, your Wave
microphone selection or the boosting of low frequencies
by some radio stations. They do so in an attempt to
improve speech when heard through conventional radios.
In high-quality audio products, this results in sound that is
unnatural or bass heavy. By selecting the TALK RADIO
mode, your Wave
®
radio
III automatically adjusts to
compensate for artificially boosted low frequencies.
When the radio is playing, press
Play Mode
twice to turn the TALK RADIO mode on or off.
When on,
TALK RADIO– ON is displayed. When off,
TALK RADIO– OFF is displayed.
Note: The TALK RADIO setting is automatically cancelled
when you tune to another station, switch to another
source, or turn your Wave
when you tune to another station, switch to another
source, or turn your Wave
®
radio
III off.
RDS information
Station frequency
Station frequency
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