JBL Soundgear SG2020 Owner's Manual

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Automatic Tuning1. Turn on the Power ¡ 1.2. Press the Tuner/Band button 3repeatedly to choose either AM or FM radio.3. Press and hold the Tuning Down/Up(Tune ¤/Tune ⁄ ) button §&( for morethan 0.5 seconds. The unit will scan andautomatically tune in a station of acceptablebroadcast strength.Manual Tuning1. Turn on the Power ¡ 1.2. Press the Tuner/Band button 3 repeat-edly to choose either AM or FM radio.3. Press the Tuning Down/Up (Tune ⁄ /Tune ¤)button §&( briefly and repeatedly, untilthe desired station is tuned.Programming PresetStationsTo Clear All Presets From Memory:1. While in Tuner mode (that is, the tuner wasselected by pressing the Tuner/Band but-ton 3), press and hold the CD/TunerProgram button b Ó for more than 1.5seconds so that RESET flashes in the dis-play. The Memory indicator willappear in the display.2. While RESET is flashing in the display,press the Stop/Reset button *.Entering a Station Preset Into Memory:1. Press the Tuner/Band button 3 toselect either the AM or FM band.2. Press the Tune ¤/Tune ⁄ buttons§&( to tune in the desired station.3. To store the station at the next availablePreset number, press the CD/TunerProgram button bÓ TWICE. The firstpress causes the preset number to flashc, and the Memory indicator toappear in the display. The second pressstores the station to that preset number.4. Alternatively, to store the station at a par-ticular preset number of your choice, pressthe CD/Tuner Program button bÓONCE, so that the next available presetnumber flashes in the display. Press thePreset ⁄ / ¤ buttons cg4 to choosea preset number, then press the CD/TunerProgram button b Ó again, while thepreset number is flashing, to store thestation at that preset.Tuning in Preset Stations:Press and hold the Preset ⁄ / ¤ buttonscg4 until the desired preset numberappears, or press the buttons repeatedly.RDS (Radio Data System)ReceptionWhat is RDS?RDS (Radio Data System) is a system graduallybeing introduced on FM in many countries,whereby an inaudible stream of data is trans-mitted in addition to the normal radio signal.The data appears as text in the front panelInformation Display c. This data can con-tain various types of information, including sta-tion identification, traffic and weather informa-tion and a list of alternative frequencies for theradio station being received.1. Press the Tuner/Band button 3 toselect FM. RDS is not available on the AMband.2. Tune in the desired station as describedabove. At the time of writing of this owner’smanual, a list of stations in the United Statesthat broadcast RDS data is available at theConsumer Electronics Association’s Web site atwww.ce.org/market_overview/rds_stations.cfm.3. When an RDS transmission is received, thedisplay shows the station name and the RDSindicator z lights.4. To return to a display of the station fre-quency, press the Set/Station button ∞.Notes:• RDS is only available for FM Reception.• The station name is displayed automaticallywhen an RDS station is received. However, ifthe signal is not strong enough, it may bepossible to receive the audio signal withoutany RDS data.• When an RDS station is first tuned in, thestation name or other RDS information may begarbled for a few seconds while JBL Soundgearprocesses the signal. This is normal, and thecorrect information will appear automaticallywithin a few seconds.4130414330414141ENJOYING JBL SOUNDGEARListening to the Radio12