Listening to the radio, Listening to am/fm stations, Utton (39) – Onkyo HT-S990THX User Manual
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Listening to the Radio
With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio
stations.
Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations
■
Auto Tuning Mode
■
Manual Tuning Mode
The American model changes FM frequency in 0.2 MHz
steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s
0.05 MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz (or 10 kHz) steps for
AM.
When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator
appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM
STEREO indicator also appears.
Tuning into Weak FM Stereo Stations
If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be
impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to
Manual Tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.
Note:
• You can also use the remote controller’s Up and Down
[
]/[
] buttons to tune the radio.
Listening to AM/FM stations
1
Use the [TUNER] input selector
button to select AM or FM.
In this example, FM has been selected.
(Actual display depends on country.)
1
Press the [TUNING MODE] button
so that the AUTO indicator
appears on the display.
2
Press the TUNING Up or Down
[
]/[
] button.
Searching stops when a station is
found.
MASTER VOLUME
VIDEO
STANDBY
TONE
DISPLAY
THX
DIMMER
MEMORY
DIGITAL
INPUT
TUNING
MODE
A
B
SPEAKERS
TUNER
TAPE
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
1
VCR
DVD
MULTI CH
C D
SETUP
RETURN
CLEAR
LISTENING MODE
AUDIO
L
R
VIDEO
3
INPUT
STANDBY/ON
PHONES
TUNING
PRESET
ENTER
TUNING
TUNER
TUNING MODE
TUNER
Band
Frequency
TUNING
MODE
TUNING
PRESET
1
Press the [TUNING MODE] button
so that the AUTO indicator disap-
pears from the display.
2
Press and hold the TUNING Up or
Down [
]/[
] button.
The frequency stops changing when
you release the button.
Press the buttons repeatedly to change
the frequency one step at a time.
TUNING
MODE
TUNING
PRESET
AUTO
TUNED
FM STEREO