07Using the tuner

MPX setting (see MPX mode on page 25) and the RF attenuator setting (see RF attenuator mode on page 25).

MODE

SELECT

MUTE

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

ROOM

 

 

SYSTEM

 

SETUP

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

DTVMENU

 

 

 

 

T.EDIT

TOPMENU

 

 

 

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MENU

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ENTER

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

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TUNE

 

 

 

VIRTUALSB

 

DIMMER

 

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BAND

 

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RF ATT

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CLASS

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MPX

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1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Finding a station on page 25 and Tuning directly to a station on page 25 for more detail on how to do this.

2 Press T.EDIT.

The display shows ST. MEMORY then a blinking memory class (A, B or C).

3Press CLASS to select one of the three classes. Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory classes, A, B and C.

4Use the ST +/– buttons (or the number buttons) to select the station memory number you want. Press repeatedly to cycle through the 10 available station memories in each class.

5While the display is blinking, press ENTER.

6Repeat steps 1 – 5 to memorize up to 30 stations.

7Enter up to three more characters in the same way.

Any time you want to exit the process you can press the T.EDIT button.

8Press ENTER when you have got the characters you want to enter.

9Repeat steps 2 – 6 to memorize up to 30 preset broadcast station names.

To change a station name, just enter the new name over the top of the old one. To erase a station name, enter a new name of four spaces.

Listening to memorized station presets

1Press the FM/AM button on the remote control.

2Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory classes, A, B and C.

3Use the ST +/– buttons to select the station memory in which the station is stored.

You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset.

Naming station presets

You can input a name of up to four characters for each preset station in the receiver’s memory. For example, you could input BBC1 for that station and when you listen to it the name, rather than the frequency number, will appear in the display.

1Press the FM/AM button on the remote control.

2Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class. Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory classes, A, B and C.

3Use the ST +/– buttons to select an FM preset station.

4Press T.EDIT to select the station name mode (ST.NAME).

5 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to choose the first character.

Scroll through the letters, numbers and symbols, stopping on the one you want.

6Press ENTER to input the first of the four characters.

That character lights steadily in the display and the cursor automatically moves to the next space.

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If the power is left disconnected from the receiver for more than about a month, the station presets will be lost and will have to be reprogrammed.

Radio Data System (RDS)

Radio Data System, or RDS as it’s usually known, is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example. This information shows up as text on the display, and you can switch between the kind of information shown. Although you don’t get RDS information from all FM radio stations, you do with most.

Probably the best feature of RDS is that you can search automatically by type of program. So, if you felt like listening to jazz, you could search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ. There are around 30 such program types, including various genres of music, news, sport, talk shows, financial information, and so on.

The receiver lets you display three different kinds of RDS information: Radio Text (RT), Program Service Name (PS), and Program Type (PTY).

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Pioneer VSX-C301 Using the tuner, Radio Data System RDS, Listening to memorized station presets, Naming station presets

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