Pioneer DCS-353 Listening to the radio, Improving poor FM reception, Memorizing stations

02Getting started

Button	What it does
	Displays the previous menu page
	(if there is one).
	Displays the next menu page (if
	there is one).

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

•U.K. model only – See also More tuner features: RDS on page 24.

1Press TUNER to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band. The display shows the band and frequency.

2Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and high-speed:

•Manual tuning: Press TUNE +/– repeatedly to change the displayed frequency.

•Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

•High-speed tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1Tune to an FM radio station then press

SETUP.

2 Use	to choose FM MODE then press
ENTER.

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3 Use	to select FM MONO then press
ENTER.

The mono indicator () lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode.

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to auto- stereo mode (the stereo indicator () lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually each time.

1Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

For the FM band, select mono or auto-stereo reception as necessary. This setting is saved along with the preset.

2	Press SETUP and use		to choose
‘ST.MEM.’ then press ENTER.
3	Use	to select the station preset you
want then press ENTER.

Listening to station presets

1Make sure the TUNER function is selected.

2Use the ST +/– buttons to select a station preset.

•You can also use the number buttons to do this.

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