Onkyo HT-R510 Owner Manual - Page 30

Using the Tuner This chapter explains how to use the built-in tuner. You can store your favorite radio stations as presets for convenient selection. MASTER VOLUME PRESET/ADJUST TUNING STANDBY/ON A SPEAKERS B PHONES STANDBY DISPLAY SUBWOOFER DIMMER DIGITAL INPUT MODE MEMORY FM MODE CLEAR AUDIO SELECTOR DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VCR DIRECT STEREO SURROUND DSP PRESET/ADJUST TUNING SPEAKER ADJUST AUDIO ADJUST MASTER VOLUME TAPE TUNER C D VIDEO 3 INPUT S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R MEMORY TUNER FM MODE Tuning into Radio Stations 1 TUNER Use the [TUNER] input selector button to select either AM or FM. In this example, the FM band has been selected. 2 MASTER VOLUME Band Frequency To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control. The volume can typically be set to MIN, 1 though 79, or MAX. CABLE/SAT CD/DVD PRESET / CH + TUNER 3 TUNING Press and hold the TUNING [ ] or [ ] button for more than half a second and then release it. If you selected the FM band: The AUTO indicator appears on the display and the HT-R510 searches for the next station automatically. Searching stops when a station is found, and the TUNED and FM STEREO indicators appear, as shown. TUNED AUTO FM STEREO The HT-R510 searches the FM band in 0.1 MHz intervals. If you selected the AM band: The frequency stops changing when you release the TUNING button. The HT-R510 doesn't automatically search for AM stations. You must use the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons. Press repeatedly to change the frequency one interval at a time, or press and hold to quickly change the frequency. When you're tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. The HT-R510 steps through the AM band in 10 kHz intervals. 4 TUNING To fine-tune the frequency, use the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons. If you've selected the FM band, be careful that you don't press either button for more than half a second, otherwise the HT-R510 will start searching for the next station. Tuning into weak FM stations If the signal strength of the station you are trying to tune into is poor, you may not be able to tune into that station, or reception may be noisy. In this case, press the [FM MODE] button to select mono mode and disable auto-tuning (the AUTO and FM STEREO indicators will go off), and try tuning manually. 30