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Pioneer XV-CX505 Listening to the radio, Improving FM stereo sound, Reducing AM reception noise

04Getting started

Button	What it does

Numbers Selects numbered menu options. Press ENTER to select.

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 (see Memorizing stations on page 23 for more on this).

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 — 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 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.

1Tune to an FM radio station then press

SYSTEM SETUP.

2Use / to choose FM MODE then press

ENTER.

3Use / 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 indicator lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

Reducing AM reception noise

If AM reception seems particularly poor, or the AM radio station you’re listening to seems noisy, try using the Noise Cut feature for better sound quality.

1Tune to an AM radio station then press

SYSTEM SETUP.

2Use / to choose NOISECUT then press

ENTER.

3Use /to select the noise cut mode then press ENTER.

Select an effect level between 1 and 3.

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