Bose Wave IV Owner s guide - Page 9

Listening to FM or AM radio Press RADIO to turn it on to the station last selected. Press RADIO as necessary to select FM or AM radio. When you select FM radio, Radio Data System (RDS) information for the current station is displayed. This is controlled by the RADIO TEXT setting in the setup menu. To disable RDS and view only the station frequency, change the RADIO TEXT setting to OFF. See "Changing a system setting" on page 14. Tuning to an FM/AM station When you press RADIO, Seek/Track, or Tune/MP3 to tune to a radio station, the frequency appears in the center of the display while you are tuning. Station frequency while tuning • Press Seek/Track to find a ­ lower-frequency station with a strong signal. • Press Seek/Track to find a ­higher-frequency station with a strong signal. • Press Tune/MP3 < to manually tune to a lower frequency. • Press Tune/MP3 > to manually tune to a higher frequency. • Press and hold Tune/MP3 < or Tune/MP3 > to rapidly change the frequency. Note: If AM reception is weak, rotate the system 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 reception, you can install an external FM antenna (see page 13). Storing FM/AM radio station Presets You can store up to six FM and six AM radio stations for quick recall using the Presets buttons. Storing a preset replaces any station previously stored to that preset number. 1. Tune to the station you want to save as a preset. 2. Press and hold one of the six PRESETS buttons until you hear a double tone and the preset number and station frequency appear on the display. 3. Press one of the PRESETS buttons to quickly tune to a ­previously stored FM or AM station. Improving FM reception Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM radio reception. The power cord is used as an antenna. Listening to Other Sources Playing audio CDs Insert the disc, label side up, into the CD slot below the display. The disc player pulls the disc in and begins playing. ® Press if the CD source is not selected. • When playing an audio CD, source information is displayed: Selected source Clock time Play mode Track number Elapsed track time • Press Play/Pause to pause a playing CD. The elapsed time flashes while paused. Press Play/ Pause again to resume play. • Press Seek/Track to skip to the beginning of the current track; Press Seek/Track again to skip to the beginning of the previous track. • Press Seek/Track to skip to the next track. • Press and hold Tune/MP3 < to scan backward quickly through a track; press Tune/MP3 > to scan forward quickly through a track. • Press Stop/Eject to stop a CD. Press Stop/ Eject again to eject a CD. If a CD is playing, press and hold Stop/Eject to stop a CD and eject it. Notes: • When you play a stopped CD it will always resume from the place it was stopped. • If you eject a CD but do not remove it from the CD player slot within 10 seconds, the CD player will pull the CD back into the player and reload it. CAUTION: DO NOT INSERT mini CDs or non-circular CDs into the disc player. These discs may not play properly and could interfere with the system's ability to eject them. English - 9