Pioneer SX-255R Service Manual - Page 29

SX-255R,

SX-205

C)

MPX

MODE

selector

button

Use

to

select

the

auto

stereo

mode

or

monaural

mode

when

listening

to

FM

broadcasts.

The

monaural

mode

has

been

selected

when

the

MONO

indicator

is

lighted.

Auto

stereo

mode:

Normally

leave

in

this

mode

for

reception.

When

a

stereo

FM

broad-

cast

is

received,

it

will

be

automatically

reproduced

in

stereo

sound.

Monaural

mode:

When

receiving

distant

stations

or

stations

with

weak

broadcast

sig-

nals,

the

input

signal

may

be

weak,

thus

resulting

in

increased

noise

during

FM

stereo

broadcasts.

In

this

event,

setting

the

receiver

to

the

monaural

mode

will

reduce

the

noise.

In

this

case,

however,

FM

stereo

broadcasts

will

be

reproduced

in

monaural

sound.

NOTE:

This

button

has

no

effect

on

reception

of

AM

broadcasts.

to

Remote

sensor

window

(SX-255R)

CLASS

button

Use

to

switch

between

preset

memory

classes

1

to

3.

In

each

class,

one

station

can

be

memorized

in

each

of

the

1

to

10

stations,

ena-

bling

a

total

of

30

stations

to

be

memorized.

DISPLAY

section

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FM/AM

selector

button

This

button

is

used

to

select

either

AM

or

FM

reception.

C)

TUNING

buttons

(—,+)

+:

The

FM

or

AM

band

is

scanned

in

the

direction

of

increasing

frequency.

—

:

The

opposite

operation

to

that

of

the

+

button

takes

place.

c)

STATION

buttons

(-,+)

+:

Stations

change

in

order

in

the

upward

direction.

—

:

Stations

change

in

order

in

the

downward

direction.

BASS

tone

control

Use

to

adjust

low

-frequency

tone.

The

center

position

is

the

flat

(nor-

mal)

position.

When

turned

to

the

right,

low

-frequency

tones

are

emphasized.

CO

TREBLE

tone

control

Use

to

adjust

high

-frequency

tone.

The

center

position

is

the

flat

(nor-

mal)

position.

When

turned

to

the

right,

high

-frequency

tones

are

emphasized.

BALANCE

control

Should

normally

be

left

in

the

center

position.

Adjust

balance

if

the

sound

is

louder

from

one

of

the

speakers.

If

the

right

side

is

louder,

turn

toward

the

L

position

and

if

the

left

side

is

louder,

turn

toward

the

R

position.

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S.BASS

indicator

Lights

up

when

the

SUPER

BASS

button

is

pressed.

TAPE

2

monitor

indicator

Lights

up

when

the

function

buttons

is

set

to

TAPE

2

MONITOR

on.

0

CLASS

1

2

3

indicator

Indicates

the

class

selected

by

the

CLASS

buton.

The

current

CLASS

is

displayed.

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STEREO/MONO

indicator

MONO:

Lights

up

when

the

FM

MONO

mode

is

selected

with

the

MPX

MODE

button.

STEREO:

Lights

up

when

a

stereo

FM

broadcast

is

being

received.

O

TUNED

indicator

Lights

up

when

a

station

is

tuned.

MEMORY

indicator

0

Character

indicator

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