Pioneer VSX81TXV Owner's Manual - Page 31

Using the tuner 06 Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later-see Saving station presets on page 31 for more on how to do this. RECEIVER INPUT SELECT SYSTEM OFF SOURCE AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT CD DVD DVR 2 TV DVR1 TVCTRL CD-R/TAPE HDMI2 XM RADIO ROOM 2 iPod HDMI1 TUNER RECEIVER DIALOG E S.RETRIEVER D.ACCESS +10 AV PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE DTVMENU ST SETUP ENTER CLASS DISC ENTER CH LEVEL MENU ST T.EDIT RETURN TUNE GUIDE CATEGORY TV CONTROL BAND TV VOL INPUT SELECT TV CH VOL DTV ON/OFF MPX REC DTVINFO MUTE REC STOP JUKEBOX AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DISP CH STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch DVD CH STEREO MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV.SURR SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT 1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner. 2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. 3 Tune to a station. There are three ways to do this: Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations. Manual tuning To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNE / . High speed tuning Press and hold TUNE / for high speed tuning. Release the button at the frequency you want. Improving FM stereo sound If the TUNED or STEREO indicators don't light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast. Tuning directly to a station Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control. 1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner. 2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. 3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access). 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station. For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0. If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over. Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 31) is also stored. RECEIVER INPUT SELECT SYSTEM OFF SOURCE AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT CD DVD DVR 2 TV DVR1 TVCTRL CD-R/TAPE HDMI2 XM RADIO ROOM 2 iPod HDMI1 TUNER RECEIVER DIALOG E S.RETRIEVER D.ACCESS +10 AV PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE DTVMENU ST SETUP ENTER CLASS DISC ENTER CH LEVEL MENU ST T.EDIT RETURN TUNE GUIDE CATEGORY TV CONTROL BAND TV VOL INPUT SELECT TV CH VOL DTV ON/OFF MPX REC DTVINFO MUTE REC STOP JUKEBOX AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DISP CH STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch DVD CH STEREO MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV.SURR SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on page 31 for more on this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION MEMORY, then a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press ST / to select the station preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. 31 En