Listening to AM/FM Radio
This section describes the procedure of using the buttons on the front panel, unless otherwise specified.
Using the Tuner
With the
You can also change the frequency steps (➔ page 79).
1 Press TUNER to select either “AM” or “FM”.
In this example, FM has been selected.
Each time you press TUNER, the radio band changes between AM and FM.
Band Frequency
(Actual display depends on the country.)
Tuning into Radio Stations
■Auto tuning mode
1 | Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator |
| lights on the AV receiver’s display. |
2 | Press TUNING q/w. |
| Searching stops when a station is found. |
When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator lights. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO indicator lights as shown.
TUNED 
AUTO
FM STEREO
Tip
•Tuning into weak FM stereo stations
If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to manual tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.
■Manual tuning mode
In manual tuning mode, FM stations will be in mono.
1 | Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator |
| goes off on the AV receiver’s display. |
2 | Press and hold TUNING q/w. |
| The frequency stops changing when you release the |
| button. |
Press the buttons repeatedly to change the frequency one step at a time.
Turning On & Basic Operations
■Tuning into stations by frequency
You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by entering the appropriate frequency.
1 | On the remote controller, press TUNER repeatedly | |||
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2 | Within 8 seconds, use the number buttons to enter | |||
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For example, to tune to 87.5 (FM), press 8, 7, 5 or 8,
7, 5, 0.
If you have entered the wrong number, you can retry after 8 seconds.
Presetting AM/FM Stations
You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations as presets.
1 | Tune into the AM/FM station that you want to store | ||||
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2 | Press MEMORY. | ||||
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(Actual display depends on the country.)
3 While the preset number is flashing (about 8 seconds), use PRESET e/rto select a preset from 1 through 40.
To be continued
