Pioneer XRE3138-A Using the tuner Chapter, Listening to the radio, Saving station presets

07Using 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 and memorize the frequency for recall later.

1Press AM or FM to select the tuner band.

2Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning – Press and hold TUNING +/– for about a second. Searching automatically stops at the next station.

Manual tuning – To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNING +/–.

High speed tuning – Press and hold

TUNING +/– continuously.

If the signal is weak, press the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode.

Naming station presets

You can name your presets for easy recall.

1Choose the preset you want to name. See Listening to station presets below.

2Press (SHIFT+) TUNER EDIT.

A cursor appears at the first character position.

3Input the name you want then press ENTER. Names can be up to four characters long.

•Use the MULTI JOG dial (front panel) or the STATION +/– buttons (remote) to select characters, and ENTER to confirm. If no character is input, a space is input.

Tip

•Once you have named a station preset, you can press DISPLAY when listening to a station to switch the display between the name and the frequency.

Saving station presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks of 10 stations each.1

1Tune to a station you want to memorize.

2Press (SHIFT+) TUNER EDIT.

The display shows ST. MEMORY, then a blinking memory class.

3Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press STATION (+/–) to select the station preset you want.

Use the MULTI JOG dial after pressing STATION (front panel) to select station presets.

4Press ENTER to store the station.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See Saving station presets on page 32 if you haven’t done this already.

1Press AM or FM to select the tuner.

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

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

3Press STATION (+/–) to select the station preset you want.

Note

1 When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting is also stored.

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