Pioneer SSP-LX70ST manual 06Listening to the radio Chapter, Improving poor FM reception, Fm/Am

06Listening to the radio

Chapter 6

Listening to the radio

Important

•FM/AM To listen to the radio, press the FM/AM button to set the remote control to FM/AM control mode. The LCD screen on the remote control changes to the FM/AM screen.

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.

1 SETUP Press after tuning to an FM radio station.

	FM/AM
1	2	3

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.

1FM/AM Switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the FM or AM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 - TUNE + Tune 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.

ENTER
2	Select ‘Tuner Setup’ then press ENTER.
ENTER
3	Choose ‘FM Auto/Mono’ then press
ENTER.
ENTER
4	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).

Improving poor AM sound

The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched off. Also try changing the position and direction of the AM loop antenna.

Changing the noise cut mode

If you find that the AM sound quality is bad even after trying the above, you may be able to improve it using a different noise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.

1 SETUP Press after tuning to an AM radio station.

	ENTER
2	Select ‘Tuner Setup’ then press ENTER.
	ENTER
3	Choose ‘Noise Cut’ then press ENTER.
	ENTER
4	Select a Noise cut mode (1, 2 or 3) then

press ENTER.

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