Pioneer VSX-817-S/-K Using the tuner Chapter, Listening to the radio, Saving station presets

Using the tuner

Chapter 7:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets on the next page for more on how to do this.

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High speed tuning
Press and hold TUNE/ for high speed	Deutsch
tuning. Release the button at the frequency

you want.

Improving FM stereo sound

If the	(tuned) or	(stereo) indicators
			Français
don’t light when tuning to an FM station
because the signal is weak, press the MPX
(SHIFT+3) button to switch the receiver into
mono reception mode. This should improve the
sound quality and allow you to enjoy the

CD-R/TAPE	XM RADIO	SIRIUS
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER
AUTO SURR	F.S.SURRSTEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR
PHASE	ACOUSTIC	DIALOG	SOUND
	EQ		RETRIEVER
	EFFECT	LEVEL
	/CH SEL
MUTE
	MASTER
	VOLUME
	RECEIVER CONTROL		MENU
ONE TOUCH		CH+
COPY
TOP MENU	TUNE
			T.EDIT
ST		ST
	ENTER
GUIDE			RETURN
	TUNE
SETUP		CH-
SUBTITLE	REC		AUDIO

HDD	DVD	REC STOP
TUNER DISP	CLASS	MPX	D.ACCESS
			ENTER
MIDNIGHT	ANALOG ATT	DIMMER	DISC
			SLEEP
SIGNAL	SB ch		+10
INFO	TV CONTROL
SHIFT	INPUT	TV CH	TV VOL
	SELECT
AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

RECEIVER

broadcast.		Italiano
Tuning directly to a station
Sometimes, you’ll already know the frequency
of the station you want to listen to. In this case,
you can simply enter the frequency directly
		Nederlands
using the number buttons on the remote
control.
1	Press FM or AM to select the band.
2	Press D.ACCESS (SHIFT+ENTER).
3	Use the number buttons to enter the

1Press FM or AM to select the band.

2Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE/ for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNE/.

frequency of the radio station. Español

For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.

If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over.

Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This unit can

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