OPERATION GUIDE
FOR BECKER 1480
BASIC CONTROLS
1 On-Off Switch
TUNING
1 Station Select
Buttons
2 Function Control
Button
3 Seek Bar
CASSETTE OPERATION
DISPLAY PANEL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cassette Port
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bass/Treble Bar Graph
2 Volume Bar
CrO2/"Metal" Tape
Equalization
Eject Button
Stereo Indicator
3 Bass/Treble Control Buttons/
Stereo Balance Control Buttons
Digital Display of
Station Frequency
Station Memory Indicator
4 Scan Bar
Forward Music Search/
Fast Forward Button
Reverse Music Search/
Rewind Button
5 Tuning Sensitivity
Control Button
6. Fine Adjustment
Tuning Buttons
AM and FM Band
Indicator
Tuning Sensitivity
Indicator
Track Selection Button
Dolby® B /C Noise
Reduction Button
Balance Display
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TUNING
The radio is capable of receiving monaural
AM broadcasts and monaural and stereo
FM broadcasts. A "STEREO" indicator
will appear on the radio display whenever
a stereo signal is received. To select the
waveband you wish to hear, simply press
any one of the numbered station select
buttons located along the top of the radio
faceplate - 1 through 6 for FM, 7 through 0
for AM. To tune to a specific station, you
may use any of the following methods:
the radio to stay tuned to the station being
sampled.
button to clear the display. Then you would
press button numbers 9,8,5 in consecutive
order. The display would then register
98.5, and the station at that frequency
would begin playing. The driver, of course,
should not use the direct frequency method
when the vehicle is in motion.
SENSITIVITY CONTROL
This feature enables you to choose two
tuning sensitivity levels, low and high, by
pressing the sensitivity control button
located on the far right side of the radio
faceplate. The level you select will be
indicated by a single- or triple-ringed
symbol appearing on the right side of the
radio display. In the low level, the radio
will seek and scan only the strongest
signals. In the high level it will seek and
scan less powerful signals as well. The
sensitivity level is automatically increased
after the entire waveband has been sampled
without finding a station.
FINE ADJUSTMENT
The radio can also be fine-tuned in
increments up or down through either
waveband. This is done using the two
buttons marked by arrows and located on
the lower right of the faceplate.
SEEK AND SCAN TUNING
The "SEEK" bar, located on the right side
of the radio faceplate, can be used to tune
in broadcast frequencies within AM or FM
wavebands. Pressing the bar up will cause
stations to be scanned in ascending
frequencies; pressing it down will result in
a descending scan.
PUSH-BUTTON MEMORY TUNING
The most common and convenient method
of tuning is to store your favorite stations
in the radio's memory. Six FM stations and
four AM stations may be stored by using
the numbered station select buttons located
along the top of the radio faceplate.
DIRECT FREQUENCY TUNING
To tune directly to a specific frequency,
switch to your desired waveband - AM or
FM - as described, then press the function
control button, which is identified by a star
and located just to the right of the radio
display. The display will go blank. Next
press the numbered buttons corresponding
to the digits of your desired station. For
example, to select the frequency 98.5, you
would first press the function control
The "SCAN" Bar, located directly to the
right of the "SEEK" bar, allows sampling
of radio stations within a waveband for
approximately five seconds each. If no
action is taken during the five-second
period, the radio will tune to the next
station. Pressing either the "SEEK" bar or
the "SCAN" bar a second time will cause
First, using either the seek, scan, or direct frequency
tuning methods, tune in the station you wish to store.
Next push and hold the numbered station select
button you wish to use. The radio will display the
station currently stored at that number. Continue
holding the button until this station is deleted from
memory and the frequency of your newly selected
station appears on the display. The new frequency
will be stored in memory.
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CASSETTE OPERATION
To play a cassette, insert it into the
cassette port, exposed tape side first.
FORWARD MUSIC SEARCH/
FAST FORWARD
TRACK SELECTION
The
cassette
will
be
drawn
Once a cassette has been engaged, this
button can be used to switch to the
tape's other side without having to
remove and flip the cassette.
automatically into the deck. At the
conclusion of the first side played, the
A cassette tape can be automatically
advanced to the next selection by
pressing the forward button once. An
LED light on the face of the forward
button illuminates to indicate that
music search has been activated.
auto-reverse
mechanism
will
automatically begin playing the other
side of the tape.
DOLBY® B AND DOLBY® C
NOISE REDUCTION
All cassette functions are located
directly above the cassette port and
appear from left to right in the
following order:
This function, which is activated by
pressing the Dolby noise reduction
button, reduces background hiss while
playing a cassette that was recorded
using the Dolby B® or Dolby® C noise
reduction system. Most prerecorded
cassettes indicate which type of noise
reduction was used during recording (if
any). LEDs on the face of the control
button illuminate to indicate the noise
reduction system selected.
To fast forward the tape to the end of
the side, press the forward button twice.
The LED will blink to indicate that the
fast forward function has been
activated.
TAPE SWITCH ("CR")
This feature allows you to select the
proper equalization setting for playing
chromium dioxide (CrO2) or "metal"
cassette tapes. An LED located on the
face of this button will illuminate when
this option has been elected.
REVERSE MUSIC
SEARCH/REWIND
A cassette tape selection can be
repeated by pressing the reverse button
once. The LED light will illuminate to
indicate that music search has been
activated. Push the reverse button twice
to completely rewind the tape. Once
engaged, it will lock into position until
the tape is fully rewound or until
another tape function is activated. The
LED will blink to indicate that the
rewind function has been activated.
EJECT
To remove a cassette, push the eject
button. The tape will automatically
disengage and can then be retrieved
from the cassette port. Ejecting a
cassette switches the system to radio
operation.
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