33Basic sectionLet's have soundCHANNELSPACE freq.Area12U.S.A., Canada and SouthAmerican countriesOther countriesFM : 100 kHzAM : 10 kHzFM : 50 kHzAM : 9 kHzThe space between radio channels has been set to theone that prevails in the area to which the system isshipped. However, if the current channel space settingdoes not match the setting in the area where the sys-tem is to be used, for instance when you move fromarea 1 or area 2 shown in the following table or viceversa, proper reception of AM/FM broadcasts cannotbe expected. In this case, change the channel spacesetting in accordance with your area by referring to thefollowing table.1 Press the ON/STANDBY (or POWER) ( )key to put the unit in the standby mode.÷ The display turns off 10 seconds after the setting ismade if no further changes are made.÷ The “AM” display is variable depending on the model(country or area), and “MW” may be displayed insome areas.÷ When the channel spacing is changed, all stored tunerpresets are cleared.CHANNEL SPACE setting(Except for the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Europe, and Australia)3 Press the 7 (stop) key repeatedly to set thechannel space.STANDBYON/STANDBYSTANDBYPOWER(For U.S.A.)1 “FM100/AM10” STEP2 “FM 50 /AM 9” STEP2 Press the 7 (stop) key to select the channelspacing setting.