Pioneer VSX-516 Using the tuner Chapter, Listening to the radio, Saving station presets

Using the tuner

Chapter 7:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts and memorize the frequency for recall later.

1Press AM or FM to select the tuner band.

2Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning – Press and hold TUNING +/– for about a second. Searching automatically stops at the next station.

Manual tuning – To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNING +/–.

High speed tuning – Press and hold TUNING +/– continuously.

If the signal is weak, press the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode.

Saving station presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks of 10 stations each.1

1Tune to a station you want to memorize.

2Press (SHIFT+) TUNER EDIT.

The display shows ST. MEMORY, then a blinking memory class.

3Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press STATION (+/–) to select the station preset you want.

Use the MULTI JOG dial after pressing STATION (front panel) to select station presets.

4Press ENTER to store the station.

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Naming station presets

You can name your presets for easy recall.			Deutsch
1 Choose the preset you want to name.
See Listening to station presets below.
2 Press (SHIFT+) TUNER EDIT.
A cursor appears at the first character position.			Français
3 Input the name you want then press ENTER.
Names can be up to four characters long.
• Use the MULTI JOG dial (front panel) or the
	STATION +/– buttons (remote) to select
			Italiano
	characters, and ENTER to confirm. If no
	character is input, a space is input.
		Tip
• Once you have named a station preset, you
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	can press DISPLAY when listening to a
	station to switch the display between the
	name and the frequency.
Listening to station presets
You will need to have some presets stored to do			Español
this. See Saving station presets on page 31 if
you haven’t done this already.
1 Press AM or FM to select the tuner.
2 Press CLASS to select the class in which
the station is stored.
Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B
and C.
3 Press STATION (+/–) to select the station
preset you want.

Note

1 When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting is also stored.

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