Onkyo TX-SR501E Using the Tuner, Setting the AM Tuning Interval Worldwide model only

Using the Tuner

This chapter explains how to use the built-in tuner.

You can store your favorite radio stations as presets for con- venient selection.

MASTER VOLUME

PRESET/ADJUST

TUNING

MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON

DIRECT STEREO

SURROUND DSP

PRESET/ADJUST

STANDBY

A SPEAKERS B

DISPLAY

DIMMER

DIGITAL INPUT

SUBWOOFER

MEMORY

FM MODE

TUNING

SPEAKER ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

MODE

CLEAR

PHONES

AUDIO

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

TAPE

TUNER

C D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

SELECTOR

VCR

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

MEMORY TUNER

FM MODE

PRESET /

CABLE/SAT

CD/DVD

CH +

TUNER

Setting the AM Tuning Interval (Worldwide model only)

If you’re using the Worldwide model (i.e., your TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E has a VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel), you need to set the AM tuning interval for compati- bility with AM broadcasts in your particular country. The ini- tial setting is 9 kHz.

North America: 10 kHz

Other countries: 9 kHz

TUNER	To set the AM tuning interval, while
	holding down the [TUNER] button,
	press the [MEMORY] button.
MEMORY FM MODE
CLEAR

Note:

All presets are deleted when you change this setting.

Tuning into Radio Stations

1	Use the [TUNER] input selector
TUNER	button to select either AM or FM.
	In this example, the FM band has been
	selected.

BandFrequency

2		To adjust the volume, use the MAS-
	MASTER VOLUME	TER VOLUME control.
		The volume can typically be set to MIN, 1
		though 79, or MAX.

3		Press and hold the TUNING [ ] or
	TUNING	[ ] button for more than half a sec-
		ond and then release it.

If you selected the FM band:

The AUTO indicator appears on the display and the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E searches for the next station auto- matically. Searching stops when a station is found, and the TUNED and FM STEREO indicators appear, as shown.

TUNED AUTO

FM STEREO

The North American model searches the FM band in 0.1 MHz intervals. For other models it’s 0.05 MHz.

If you selected the AM band:

The frequency stops changing when you release the TUN- ING button. The TX-SR501/TX-SR501E doesn’t automati- cally search for AM stations. You must use the TUNING [] [ ] buttons. Press repeatedly to change the frequency one interval at a time, or press and hold to quickly change the frequency. When you’re tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears.

The North American model steps through the AM band in 10 kHz intervals. For other models it’s 9 kHz.

4	To fine-tune the frequency, use the
	TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons.

TUNING

If you’ve selected the FM band, be careful that you don’t press either button for more than half a second, otherwise the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E will start search- ing for the next station.

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