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Listening to the radio, Improving fm stereo sound, Tuning directly to a station – Pioneer VSX-818V-K User Manual

Page 46: Using the tuner, Using the tuner 07, Chapter 7

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Using the tuner

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Chapter 7:

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 47

for more on how to do this.

1

Press

FM

or

AM

to select the band.

You can also use the front panel controls.

2

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

/

(or

TUNE +/–

on the front panel) 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

/

(

TUNE +/–

).

High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE

/

(

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

(SHIFT+3)

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

FM

or

AM

to select the band.

You can also use the front panel controls.

2

Press

D.ACCESS

(

SHIFT

+

ENTER

).

3

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.

AM

FM

CD R

CD

RECEIVER

RECEIVER CONTROL

AV

PARAMETER

T.EDIT

MENU

RETURN

SETUP

GUIDE

PTY SEARCH

ENTER

TUNE

TUNE

ST

ST

MASTER

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

COPY

CH

+

CH

-

AUTO/DIRECT

PHASE

MUTE

ADV SURR

SOUND

RETRIEVER

STEREO/

A.L.C.

ACOUSTIC

EQ

CH SEL

STANDARD

DIALOG

LEVEL

TOP MENU

TV CONTROL

MPX

DIMMER

SLEEP

D.ACCESS

SIGNAL SEL

TV CH

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER

TUNER DISP

CLASS

DISC

SR

+

iPod CTRL

INFO

SHIFT

TV VOL

MIDNIGHT

ANALOG ATT

+

10

EON

ENTER

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