Pioneer SX-SW330 Home Theater System User Manual


 
Listening to the radio
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Chapter 6
Listening to the radio
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.
1 Press
FM/AM
to switch to the tuner, then press
repeatedly to select the FM or AM band.
The display shows the band and frequency.
2 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.
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 Tune to an FM radio station then press
SETUP
.
2 Use the
/
(cursor left/right) buttons to choose
FM MODE then press
ENTER
.
3 Use the
/
(cursor up/down) buttons 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).
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 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 Tune to an AM radio station then press
SETUP
.
2 Use the
/
(cursor left/right) buttons to choose
NOISECUT then press
ENTER
.
3 Use the
/
(cursor up/down) buttons to select a
Noise cut mode (1, 2 or 3) then press
ENTER
.
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.
1 Tune to an FM or AM radio station.
Select mono or auto-stereo reception (FM) or the Noise
Cut mode (AM) as necessary. These settings are saved
along with the preset.
2 Press
SETUP
.
3 Use the
/
(cursor left/right) buttons to choose
ST.MEM. then press
ENTER
.
4 Use the
/
(cursor up/down) buttons to select the
station preset you want then press
ENTER
.
Listening to station presets
1Make sure the tuner function is selected.
2 Use the
ST +/–
buttons to select a station preset.
Alternatively, use the number buttons to select a
preset directly.
ST
TUNE
TUNE
ST
ENTER
ENTER
CLEAR
SOUND
SETUP
TEST
TONE
SOUND
RETRIEVER
SLEEP
SR
DVD/DVR1 DVD/DVR2
ANALOGDIGITAL
ST
TUNE
TUNE
ST
ENTER
SETUP
FM/AM
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