
14 DXZ648RMP
280-8003-00
English
Radio Operations
Listening to the radio
1. Press the [FNC] button and select the radio
mode. The frequency or PS appears in the
display.
∗ PS: Programme service name
2. Press the [BND] button and select the radio
band. Each time the button is pressed, the ra-
dio reception band changes in the following
order:
FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM (MW/LW) ➜ FM1...
3. Press the [a] or [d] button to tune in the
desired station.
Tuning
There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek
tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.
Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.
DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receiv-
able broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune
in to only broadcast stations with a good recep-
tion sensitivity.
1. Press the [BND] button and select the de-
sired band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).
2. Tune into a station.
∗ If “MANU” is lit in the display, press and hold
the [BND] button for 1 second or longer.
“MANU” in the display goes off and seek tun-
ing is now available.
∗ If “TA” is lit in the display, TP stations are auto-
matically sought.
●DX SEEK
Press the [a] or [d] button to automatically
seek a station.
When the [d] button is pressed, the station is
sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if
the [a] button is pressed, the station is sought
in the direction of lower frequencies.
∗ When seek tuning starts, “DX SEEK” appears in
the display.
●LOCAL SEEK
If you press and hold the [a] or [d] button for
1 second or longer, local seek tuning is carried
out. Broadcast stations with good reception sen-
sitivity are selected.
∗ When local seeking starts, “LO SEEK” appears in
the display.
Basic Operations
Adjusting the Z-Enhancer Plus
1. Press the [Z+] button and select the Z-En-
hancer Plus mode to adjust.
2. Press the [A-M] button and turning the [RO-
TARY] knob clockwise adjusts in the + direc-
tion; tuning it counterclockwise adjusts in the
- direction.
●When “B-BOOST 0” selected, you can ad-
just the bass in the range of –3 to 3.
●When “IMPACT 0” selected, you can adjust
the bass and treble in the range of –3 to 3.
●When “EXCITE 0” selected, you can adjust
the bass and treble in the range of –3 to 3.
∗ When Z-Enhancer Plus is selected, press and
hold the [Z+] button for 1 second or longer to
change to the “CUSTOM” mode.
Bass/treble characteristics become flat and
the indication “Z+ FLAT” is shown in the dis-
play.
Press the [Z+] button again to change to the
“Z+ OFF” mode.
Adjusting MAGNA BASS EXTEND
The MAGNA BASS EXTEND does not adjust
the low sound area like the normal sound ad-
justment function, but emphasizes the deep
bass sound area to provide you with a dynamic
sound.
1. Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second
or longer to turn on the MAGNA BASS EX-
TEND effect. “M-B EX” lights in the display.
2. Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second
or longer to turn off the MAGNA BASS
EXTEND effect. “M-B EX” goes off from the
display.
∗ The factory default setting is off.
CT (Clock Time) function
The CT function receives CT data sent from an
RDS station and displays the time. Press the [D]
button to switch to the CT display.
∗ If a CT data is not being received, “CT––:––” ap-
pears in the display.
Note:
• CT data is not transmitted in some countries and
by some broadcast stations. Also, in some areas,
the CT may not display accurately.
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