Pioneer HTZ777DVD, HTZ373DVD Getting started Listening to the radio, Listening to other sources

02Getting started

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

1Press TUNER to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band. The display shows the band and frequency.

2Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes — manual, auto, and high-speed:

•Manual tuning: Press TUNE +/– repeatedly to change the displayed frequency.

•Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

•High-speed tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1Tune to an FM radio station then press

SHIFT+SETUP.

2Use / to choose FM MODE then press

ENTER.

3Use / to select FM MONO then press

ENTER.

The mono indicator ( ) lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode.

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to auto- stereo mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

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Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually each time.

1Tune to an AM or FM radio station. Select mono or auto-stereo reception (FM) as necessary. These settings are saved along with the preset.

2Press SHIFT+SETUP and use / to choose ‘ST.MEM.’ then press ENTER.

3Use / to select the station preset you want then press ENTER.

Listening to station presets

1Make sure the TUNER function is selected.

2Use the ST +/– buttons to select a station preset.

•You can also use the number buttons to do this.

Listening to other sources

You can connect auxiliary sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this unit for playback through the speaker system. See Connecting auxiliary components on page 33 for more on this.

•To connect a USB device to the USB terminal, see USB playback on page 25.

1Make sure that the external source (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) is switched on.

2Press LINE to select the source.

Each press switches between LINE1 and LINE2.

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

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