Onkyo TX-DS696 appendix Listening to Radio Broadcasts, Tuning into a radio station

Listening to Radio Broadcasts

FM MODE

REC OUT

ZONE 2 ZONE 2 LEVEL

CH LEVEL

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

DSP/MODE ADJ

SETUP

STANDBY

RETURN

POWER

PUSH TO ENTER

ON

OFF

DISPLAY

DIMMER

FM MODE

PRESET MEMORY

TUNING

PRESET

SMART SCAN NAVIGATOR

BASS

TREBLE

PHONES

AUDIO

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

TAPE

FM

AM

PHONO

C D

SELECTOR

VCR 1

VCR 2

AV RECEIVER

TX-DS696

FM AM

TUNING

One of the features of the TX-DS696 that is most frequently used is its ability to play FM and AM broadcast radio stations. The TX- DS696 provides a number of listening modes perfect for listening to the radio and getting the most out of your audio system. Also, by presetting radio stations that you listen to frequently, you can select

them easily by pressing the CH button on the remote controller.

Tuning into a radio station

FMAM

Listening to a stereo radio station (FM mode)

When you tune into a radio station, TUNED

FM MODE

indicator appears in the display. If you tune into an FM station in stereo, then “FM STEREO” appears. If the signal is weak, it may be impossible to tune into the station in stereo. In such a case, press the FM MODE button on the front panel. The AUTO indication disappears and the radio station is output in the monaural mode. To return to stereo, press the FM MODE

1. Press either the AM or FM input source button.

2. Using the TUNING and buttons on the front panel, tune into the station you desire.

TUNING

button again. “AUTO” appears. Some inter- station noise may be heard, but the sound will not cut in and out as it would if stereo was selected.

“FM STEREO”	Tuned
(Lights red)	in stereo Auto mode
		TUNED
		FM STEREO AUTO

Band Frequency

•The tuner frequency changes in 50 kHz increments for FM and 10 kHz (or 9kHz) increments for AM.

•When tuning into FM stations, you can press the TUNING or button continuously for more than 0.5 seconds to scan for an FM station in the direction of the button you pressed (FM auto tuning mode). After you release the button and a station is received in stereo, the scanning stops.

•The European model allows you to receive RDS broadcasts. See pages 27 and 28 for a more detailed explanation.

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