Using the sirius menu, 1 press top menu, 2 use i/j to select a menu item, then press enter – Pioneer VSX-919AH-K User Manual
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Using the SIRIUS Menu
The SIRIUS Menu provides additional SIRIUS
Radio features.
1
Press TOP MENU.
2
Use
/ to select a menu item, then
press ENTER.
Choose from the following menu items:
•
Channel Skip/Add – Use
/ and ENTER
to select channels you would like to
remove/restore from/to the channel guide.
•
Parental Lock – Use
/ and ENTER to
select channels you would like to place
under parental lock. Channels put under
parental lock are not displayed in the
Channel Guide, but may be accessed by
directly inputting their channel number
and providing the parental lock password.
•
Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of
satellite and terrestrial reception.
•
Memory Recall – Use
/ to browse your
•
Password Set – Set the parental lock
password.
3
When you’re finished press TOP MENU to
return to the reception display.
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
station below. Once you are tuned to a station
you can memorize the frequency for recall
later—see
Saving station presets on page 52
for more on how to do this.
1
Press TUNER to select the tuner.
2
Use BAND 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 sound
If the
TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn’t light
when tuning to an FM station because the
signal is weak, press
MPX to switch the
receiver into mono reception mode. This
should improve the sound quality and allow
you to enjoy the broadcast.
Using Neural THX
This feature uses Neural Surround™, THX
®
technologies to achieve optimal surround
sound from FM radio.
• While listening to FM radio, press
AUTO/
ALC/DIRECT for Neural THX listening.
About Neural – THX Surround on page 114
for more on this.
The
Neural THX mode can be selected also
with
STANDARD.
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 TUNER to select the tuner.
2
Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM),
if necessary.
Each press switches the band between FM and
AM.
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