My radio didnt come with a manual so how do i program radio stations?

Radio will not program in stations if the antenna is not working. Check the antenna to make sure stations are able be tuned in manually before using the auto program

Tuning to radio stations

1. 1 Select TUNER source. ? TUNER is displayed briefly.
2. 2 Press BAND once or more to select your
   waveband.

1. 3 Press down on TUNING a? or a? and release button.
   ? The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Display indication during automatic tuning: SEARCH.? If a FM station is received in stereo, STEREO is shown.
2. 4 Repeat step 3 if necessary until you find the desired station.

To tune to a weak station, press TUNING briefly and repeatedly until you have found optimal reception.


Programming radio stations
You can store up to a total of 40 radio stations in the memory.
Automatic programming
Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset number. From this preset number upwards, former programmed radio stations will be overridden.The system will only programme stations which are not in the memory already.
Press PRESET 3 or 4 (on the remote control ¡ or TM ) to select the preset number where programming should start.
Note:
- If no preset number is selected, default is preset (1) and all your presets will be overridden.
Press PROGRAM for more than 2 seconds to activate programming.? AUTO is displayed and available stations are programmed in order of waveband reception strength: FM followed by MW and LW.The last preset automatically stored will then be played.
Manual programming
Tune to your desired station (see "Tuning to radio stations").
Press PROGRAM to activate programming. ? PROGRAM flashes in the display.
Press PRESET 3 or 4 (on the remote control ¡ or TM ) to allocate a number from 1 to 40 to this station.
Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setting. ? PROGRAM disappears, the preset number and the frequency of the preset station are shown.
Repeat the above four steps to store other stations.

That info is in the owners manual. If no manual then watch the video. 2012 VW Passat Program Preset Radio Station How To by Luther Park Place VW...

If we are talking a car radio, simply find the radio station and then press and HOLD the program key (1, 2, 3, etc...) you want. It should beep or blink or something to let you know it is programmed. On personal radios, sometimes the same procedure works, but often there is a program or save button on the radio you have to push first, then the button you want, then push again to save. Google your radio make/model and see if you can find it's manual online with specific instructions.

1. Connect the FM antenna and the AM loopantenna at the back of the unit. Rotate the AM loop for better reception.
2. Press AM/FM.
3. Tune a station by pressing TUNER+/-repeatedly until the desired station is found.Alternatively, you can press and hold thesame buttons down for about one second toactivate the automatic search function. Inthis mode the unit will automatically tunefrequencies until it finds a station.
4. Repeat step 3 to tune to another radio station.
5. Press AM/FMto select between FM and AM.Storing Radio Stations

The unit can store up to 40 radio stations (30 preset stations for FM and 10 preset stations for AM) in its memory. You can enter every single radio station yourself or the unit can store all available radio stations automatically in ascending order

Automatic Preset Programming
1. Press AM/FM to enter the AM/FM mode.
2. Press and hold AM/FM for two seconds to start automatic preset programming.
3. Radio frequencies will be browsed and radiostations stored automatically. When all the available radio stations are stored or all 40(30 preset stations for FM and 10 preset stations for AM) memory locations are full,the auto preset programming function will stop.

Manual Preset
1. Tune to a radio station (see "Manual tuning"for details).
2. Press MEMORY. While the Program Preset number is still flashing, input your desired preset number using the numeric buttons or press CH+/-, then press MEMORY to store it.

Retrieving Preset Stations
1. Press AM/FM to enter the Tuner mode.
2. Press CH +/- to search up or down for thepreset stations or directly press the numeric buttons.

normally u program the station in and hold down preset 1 until it programs in or beeps

TRY THIS. GO TO THE STATION YOU WANT. PUSH AND HOLD THE SELECTED PRE-SET BUTTON YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROGRAM. PUSH AND HOLD TILL THE DISPLAY OF THE STATION BLINKS OR THE RADIO BEEPS. IT WILL BE FOR A FEW SECONDS. TO CHECK, TO THE STATION THEN PRESS THE PRE-SET BUTTON TO SEE IF IT STORED YOUR STATION. LET ME KNOW.

Tune to the first and lowest station on the band that you want and push and hold button number one (in the row of buttons immediately below the station display) until the number shows on the display and flashes. Pre-set one is now that station. Repeat, using button two for the next, and so on, until you have all the stations you want programmed.

usually just holding down the # you want to have the preset station at will set it

Quoting from page 6 of the manual:

"Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory.
Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) that you want to store the station on. The selected station is stored. The display shows the band, preset number and station frequency memorized. A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2 and AM). If you store a station in a preset memory which already has a station, the current station will be cleared and replaced with the new station."

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