Listening to the Radio

Listening to AM/FM Stations

TUNER

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH

 

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

AUX

TAPE

TUNER

C D

SETUP

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX INPUT

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP MIC

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

A

SPEAKERS

B

TONE

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT

DIMMER

MEMORY TUNING MODE

 

 

 

 

TUNING MODE

With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations.

1

Use the [TUNER] input selector

 

 

button to select AM or FM.

In this example, FM has been selected.

TUNER

Band Frequency

(Actual display depends on country.)

■AM Frequency Step Setup

(not North America and Europe)

You must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted.

1

Press the [SETUP] button, use the Up

 

 

and Down [ ]/[

] buttons to select “0.

 

Hardware Setup,” and then press

 

[ENTER].

 

 

 

2

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons

 

to select “AM Freq,” and then use the

 

Left and Right [

]/[ ] buttons to

 

select:

 

10 kHz: Select if 10 kHz steps are used in your area.

9 kHz: Select if 9 kHz steps are used in your area.

3

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

 

 

Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations

■Auto Tuning Mode

1 TUNING MODE

Press the [TUNING MODE] button

so that the AUTO indicator

 

 

appears on the display.

 

 

2

Press the TUNING Up or Down

 

 

[ ]/[ ] button.

TUNING PRESET

Searching stops when a station is

 

 

found.

 

 

■ Manual Tuning Mode

1

 

Press the [TUNING MODE] button

TUNING MODE

so that the AUTO indicator disap-

 

pears from the display.

2

Press and hold the TUNING Up or

 

TUNING PRESET

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 0.2 MHz steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s

0.05MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz (or 10 kHz) steps for

AM.

When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO indicator also appears.

FM STEREO

AUTO

TUNED

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.

Note:

• You can also use the remote controller’s Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to tune the radio.

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TX-SR505E, TX-SR505, SR575, TX-SR8550 specifications

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