Belkin F8M010 User Manual

User Manual

TuneCast® 3 Mobile FM Transmitter

Introduction

Introduction Operating Instructions

Congratu lations and tha nk you for purchasing the TuneCast 3 Mobile FM Transmitter
from Be lkin. This product is designed to play your p ortable audio devi ce through your
car, home, or portabl e stereo. Please review this User Manual carefully so that you can be
sure to get the most from your TuneC ast 3, virtually any where you go.

Stereo /Mono

Preset 1

Preset 2

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ON/ OFF

Forwar d/
Back

3.5mm Cable

Using the TuneCast 3 Mobile FM Transmitter

1. Turn down your car stereo’s volume.

2. Tune your stereo frequency to a channel with a weak broadcast signal. The ideal channel

is one that is not broadcasting a radio program, or is doing so weakly.

3. Connect the TuneCast 3 to your portable audio device.

4. Connect the included Auto Power Cord to your cigarette-lighter outlet in your car and to

the bottom of your TuneCast 3 for optional powering in the car.

5. Press and hold the ON/OFF button for approximately two seconds. The display’s status
bar will indicate when the device is powered on.

6. Press the ”
chosen in step 2. Pressing and holding either button will provide faster tuning.

7. Adjust the volume on the audio device to about three-fourths of the maximum. Adjust
the volume of your FM radio to the desired listening level.

Freque ncy

” or “ ” button on the TuneCast 3 to match the frequency on the radio

Stereo /

Mono

Memor y

Preset

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Power So urce
Batte ry or DC Powe r

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Storin g and Using Pr esets

1. To store a preset, s elect the de sired frequen cy using ” ” or “ ” butto ns. Press and

hold the desire d preset button (
visible feedback) . An audible beep sou nds in the trans mitted audio when the new
freque ncy is progra mmed. The TuneCa st 3 display ref lects the change w hen the
memor y button is re leased by showi ng which memor y button was presse d along
with the frequency s aved in that mem ory position .

2. To select one of your pre set frequencies, momentari ly press “1” or “2 ”. This will
instantly tune the TuneCas t 3 to the frequ ency stored in that preset.

NOTE : Storing a pr eset will mem orize the fre quency as we ll as the curr ent mono/s tereo setti ng.

Stored Preset

Memor y Presets

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1 or 2) for two secon ds (the status bar will give you

Stereo /Mono S election

Transmitti ng music in ster eo generally gives you the highest-qualit y listening
experience. However, you m ay get better FM-sign al reception by changing the
transmission to m ono. The TuneCast 3 transmits in stereo mode by default. We sug gest
that you switch f rom stereo to mono transmission only if your car stere o is NOT receivi ng
a clear signal f rom the TuneCast 3, or if you are listening to mono recordi ngs such as
audio b ooks.

Press and hold the “Mon o/Stereo” button l ocated on the u pper-left co rner of the
TuneCast 3. The status-b ar indicator wi ll transition f rom stereo to m ono or vice versa.
The TuneCast 3 disp lay will return to normal ope ration where th e current freq uency is
shown al ong with the cu rrent mono or s tereo settin g represented by:

Mono /Stereo B utton

Mono /Stereo D isplay

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