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BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued
BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued
FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS
There are four ways to tune in stations, described in detail
below:
1. REGULAR TUNING (MANUAL TUNING)
Quick, short presses of the +/- buttons enables tuning up or
down frequency.
2. AUTOSCAN TUNING
Pressing the + or – buttons for just over 1 second enables
automatic scan-tuning.The radio will then automatically stop
on the next station encountered. Use the + button to
autoscan upward in frequency and the – button to autoscan
downward in frequency.
3. DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
When the exact desired frequency is known, it can be entered
via the numeric keypad (10A) and the ‘Enter’ button. Make
sure that the correct band,AM, FM or SW is selected.To enter
a frequency, do the following in a rapid sequence:
a. Press/release the ‘Enter’ (6) button.
b. Enter the frequency using the numeric keypad.
4. FINE TUNING
The FINE TUNING control (16) is located on the right side of
the radio. It tunes in 1 Kilohertz steps in AM and Shortwave
and .05 Megahertz steps in FM. Use it to ‘fine-tune’ stations
to your liking, or use it as you would a tuning knob.
Shortwave enables listening to stations from around the
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SETTING UP AM AND FM
OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA
You can skip this section if you are in North America and just
purchased the YB 550PE. It is already set-up in the factory for
use in North America. If you travel to other world regions,
make the changes below as necessary. Outside of North
America,AM stations (MW in the YB 550PE’s display) are
spaced at 9 KHz.The FM frequency range may be like that
used in Japan, 76-108 MHz.To make these changes please
see the instructions titled SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE, on
pages 41-42.
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL