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English Operating Your Lifestyle® 20 Music System Listening to the radio Turning the system on and choosing the radio Press AM/FM (on the remote) or SOURCE SELECT (on the music center) to turn your system on to the most recently selected AM or FM station. Note:If the system is on and the radio is already selected, the AM/FM key switches between AM and FM bands. Tuning Seeking the strongest stations • Press and hold SKIP (forward) or (reverse) to start seeking. Release the key to stop at the next strong signal. • To stop seeking sooner, briefly press SKIP or s STOP. • You can seek again without holding down the SKIP key. Right after the first seek opera- tion stops, briefly press the SKIP or key. Note:If you hold a SKIP key down, the radio continues to seek without stopping at any station. Switching between AM and FM Press AM/FM to switch from one band to the other. Manual tuning To tune to a distant or weak station that the radio cannot seek, use TUNE or on the music center. Setting a station preset Your Lifestyle® music center can store up to 25 AM and 25 FM stations. Note:To allow for different station preferences, you can reserve a group of preset numbers for each household member. Any station can be assigned to more than one preset number. Or, you can reserve different number groups for different types of stations. For easy reference, you may want to keep a written record of your presets. 1. Lift the music center door. 2. Select a radio station you want to store as a preset, either by tuning manually or by pressing and holding a SKIP key. 3. Press the STORE key. The lowest available preset number flashes for three seconds, then is set and displayed. 4. If you prefer a different preset number, while the number is flashing, press either SKIP key to select another available preset number. The preset number is displayed. Note:You cannot store a station in an already-occupied preset location without erasing that preset station first (see "Erasing a preset station" below). If you attempt to store more than 25 AM or 25 FM stations, the preset display flashes "- -." Selecting a preset station Once you have set station presets, press SKIP or to select the next or the previous preset station. See Figure 22 for a sample display of a preset FM station. Erasing a preset station 1. Lift the music center door. 2. Select the preset station you want to erase. 3. Press the ERASE key. Figure 22 FM display showing a preset station 16 October 29, 2001 AM178934_09_V.pdf

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October 29, 2001
AM178934_09_V.pdf
English
Operating Your Lifestyle
®
20 Music System
Listening to the radio
Turning the system on and choosing the radio
Press AM/FM (on the remote) or SOURCE SELECT (on the music center) to turn your
system on to the most recently selected AM or FM station.
Note:
If the system is on and the radio is already selected, the AM/FM key switches
between AM and FM bands.
Tuning
Seeking the strongest stations
Press and hold SKIP
(forward) or
(reverse) to start seeking. Release the key to
stop at the next strong signal.
To stop seeking sooner, briefly press SKIP or
STOP.
You can seek again without holding down the SKIP key. Right after the first seek opera-
tion stops, briefly press the SKIP
or
key.
Note:
If you hold a SKIP key down, the radio continues to seek without stopping at any
station.
Switching between AM and FM
Press AM/FM to switch from one band to the other.
Manual tuning
To tune to a distant or weak station that the radio cannot seek, use TUNE
or
on the
music center.
Setting a station preset
Your Lifestyle
®
music center can store up to 25 AM and 25 FM stations.
Note:
To allow for different station preferences, you can reserve a group of preset numbers
for each household member. Any station can be assigned to more than one preset number.
Or, you can reserve different number groups for different types of stations. For easy refer-
ence, you may want to keep a written record of your presets.
1.
Lift the music center door.
2.
Select a radio station you want to store as a preset, either by tuning manually or by
pressing and holding a SKIP key.
3.
Press the STORE key. The lowest available preset number flashes for three seconds,
then is set and displayed.
4.
If you prefer a different preset number, while the number is flashing, press either SKIP
key to select another available preset number. The preset number is displayed.
Note:
You cannot store a station in an already-occupied preset location without erasing
that preset station first (see
Erasing a preset station
below). If you attempt to store more
than 25 AM or 25 FM stations, the preset display flashes
“–
.
Selecting a preset station
Once you have set station presets, press SKIP
or
to select the next or the previous
preset station. See Figure 22 for a sample display of a preset FM station.
Erasing a preset station
1.
Lift the music center door.
2.
Select the preset station you want to erase.
3.
Press the ERASE key.
Figure 22
FM display showing a preset
station