Pioneer S-GX3V, XV-GX3 Manual tuner features Chapter, Selecting stations manually

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Manual tuner features

Chapter 7

Manual tuner features

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Selecting stations manually

1Press TUNER (FM/AM) 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—step, auto, and high-speed:

Step 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.

Manually saving station presets

In addition to Automatically saving station presets on page 17, you can manually select which stations you want to add.

1 Tune 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 SYSTEM SETUP (SHIFT+HOME

MENU), use

to choose ‘ST. MEM.’ then

press ENTER.

 

3

Use

to select the preset you want

then press ENTER.

The station is stored under the preset number (1–30) you selected.

Improving FM stereo sound

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.

1Make sure you’re tuned to an FM station.

2Press SYSTEM SETUP (SHIFT+HOME

MENU), use

to choose FM MODE then

press ENTER.

 

3 Use

to select FM MONO then press

ENTER.

 

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

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to

auto-stereo mode (the indicator lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

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