Onkyo TX-SR700/700E Listening to Radio Broadcasts, Listening to a stereo radio station FM mode

Listening to Radio Broadcasts

FM MODE

TUNER

TUNING/

One of the features of the TX-SR700/700E/600/600E that is most	Listening to a stereo radio station (FM mode)
frequently used is its ability to play FM and AM broadcast radio
stations. The TX-SR700/700E/600/600E provides a number of	When you tune into a radio station, TUNED
listening modes perfect for listening to the radio and getting the most	indicator appears in the display. If you tune into
out of your audio system. Also, by presetting radio stations that you	an FM station in stereo, then “FM STEREO”
listen to frequently, you can select them easily by pressing the CH	appears. If the signal is weak, it may be
button on the remote controller.	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
Tuning into a radio station
	mode. To return to stereo, press the FM MODE
	button again. “AUTO” appears. Some inter-
1. Press the TUNER input source button.
	station noise may be heard, but the sound will
Each time you press the TUNER button, the	not cut in and out as it would if stereo was
input source changes between AM and FM.	selected.
2. Using the TUNING and buttons on
the front panel, tune into the station
you desire.

“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 9-kHz) increments for AM.

•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 page 42 for more information regarding tuning into RDS broadcasts.

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