Onkyo TX-SR502E Using the Tuner, Listening to the Radio, Tuning into Radio Stations

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Using the Tuner

With the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick selection.

MASTER VOLUME

PRESET

TUNING

		DISPLAY
								MASTER VOLUME
STANDBY/ON								TUNING
								PRESET
	STANDBY
							SETUP	RETURN
A SPEAKERS B	TONE	STEREO	LISTENING	DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT		MEMORY TUNING MODE
			MODE
PHONES								VIDEO 3 INPUT
	MULTI CH	DVD	VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3	TAPE	TUNER	C D	S VIDEO VIDEO L	AUDIO R
			VCR
						TUNER
			MEMORY				TUNING MODE

Listening to the Radio

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

Setting the AM Tuning Interval (Worldwide model only)

If you’re using the Worldwide model (i.e., your TX-SR502/TX-SR502E has a VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel), you need to set the AM tuning interval for compatibility with AM broadcasts in your particular country. The initial 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] but- ton.

MEMORY TUNING MODE

CLEAR

Note:

All presets will be deleted when you change the AM tun- ing interval.

Tuning into Radio Stations

■Auto Tuning Mode

1Press the [TUNING MODE] button MEMORY TUNING MODEso that the AUTO indicator

CLEAR appears on the display.

2	TUNING	Press the TUNING Up or Down
		[ ]/[ ] button.
		Searching stops when a station is
		found.

When tuned into an FM station, the TUNED and FM STEREO indicators appear on the display, as shown. When tuned into an AM station, the TUNED indicator appears.

TUNED AUTO

FM STEREO

Using RDS (European model only)

When tuned into an RDS (Radio Data System) station that’s broadcasting PS (Program Service Name) infor- mation, the RDS indicator appears, and the name of the station appears on the display. Only European models support RDS, and only in areas where RDS is used.

■Manual Tuning Mode

1Press the [TUNING MODE] button MEMORY TUNING MODEso that the AUTO indicator disap-

CLEAR pears from the display.

2	TUNING	Press and hold the TUNING Up or
		Down [ ]/[ ] button.

The frequency stops changing when you release the button.

Press the buttons repeatedly to change the frequency one step at a time.

The American model changes FM frequency in 0.1 MHz steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s 0.05 MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz steps for AM.

In Manual Tuning mode, FM stations will be in mono. Switch back to Auto Tuning mode for stereo.

Tuning into weak FM 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.

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