Clarion DXZ538R Portable Radio User Manual


 
14 DXZ538R
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” appears in the dis-
play.
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” appears in the dis-
play.
Basic Operations
The factory default setting is “FAD 0”. (Adjust-
ment range: F12 to R12)
3. When the adjustment is complete, press the
[A-M] button several times until the function
mode is reached.
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” is selected, you can
adjust the bass in the range of –3 to 3.
When “IMPACT 0” is selected, you can
adjust the bass and treble in the range of
–3 to 3.
When “EXCITE 0” is selected, you can ad-
just the bass and treble in the range of –3
to 3.
When Z-Enhancer Plus is selected, press and
hold the [Z+] button for 2 seconds or longer to
change to the “CUSTOM” mode.
Bass/treble characteristics become flat and the
indication “Z+FLAT” is shown in the display.
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
adjustment 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
EXTEND 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 a
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.