Yamaha r-s201: BASIC OPERATION

FM/AM TUNING

Notes

• The radio frequencies differ depending on the country or region where this unit is being used. Front panel display illustrations shown

in this section are based on Europe model.

• Only for Asia and General models:

Be sure to set the tuner frequency step according to the frequency spacing in your area before you tune into a radio station (see

page 19).

Using preset functions

You can register up to 40 radio stations as presets. Once

you have registered stations, you can easily tune in to

them by recalling the presets.

■ Presetting stations automatically

FM/AM

(FM stations only)

TUNING jj / ii

You can automatically register FM stations that have

strong signals.

Notes

1 Press FM/AM to select TUNER as the input

• If a station is registered to a preset number that already has a

source and select the band.

station registered to it, the previously registered station is

overwritten.

• If the station you want to store is weak in signal strength, press

2 Press and hold TUNING jj / ii to begin

TUNING jj / ii repeatedly to tune in to the desired station.

tuning.

• Only for Europe model:

Press ii to tune in to a higher frequency.

Only Radio Data System broadcasting stations can be preset

Press jj to tune in to a lower frequency.

automatically.

When this unit tunes in to a station, the TUNED

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indicator lights up on the front panel display.

FM stations registered as presets using the automatic preset

registration feature will be heard in stereo.

Note

If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station because

FM

the station signals are weak, press TUNING jj / ii repeatedly to

tune in to the desired station.

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PRESET j / i

You can also use the buttons on the front panel if they have the

same or similar names as those on the remote control.

■ Improving FM reception

If the signal from the station is weak and the sound quality

is not good, set the FM band reception mode to monaural

mode to improve reception.

Front panel

B / C / D

ENTER

Press FM MODE, and then make sure the ST indicator is

turned off (see page 4).

Remote control

MENU

Enter FM MODE from the Option menu to select MONO

(monaural mode) (see page 19).

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FM/AM TUNING

1 Press FM to select TUNER as the input

1 Tune in to the desired FM/AM station.

source.

See page 14 for tuning instructions.

2 Press MENU to enter the Option menu.

2 Press MEMORY.

The Option menu for TUNER is displayed (see

“MANUAL PRESET” is displayed briefly on the

page 19).

front panel display, and then the preset number to

which the station will be registered is displayed.

3 Press B / C to select “AUTO PRESET”, and

then press ENTER.

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By holding down MEMORY for more than 2 seconds, you

can skip the following steps and automatically register the

This unit starts scanning the FM band about

selected station to an empty preset number (i.e., the preset

3 seconds later from the lowest frequency upwards.

number following the last preset number used).

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• Before scanning begins, you can specify the first preset

3 Press PRESET j / i to select the preset

OPERATION

number to be used by pressing PRESET j / i or B/C.

number to which the station will be

BASIC

• To cancel scanning, press D.

registered.

When you select a preset number to which no station

is registered, “EMPTY” is displayed. When you

select a preset number to which a station has already

been registered, the frequency of the station is

displayed.

Preset number Frequency

When a station to preset is found, information is

displayed on the front panel display as shown in the

illustration above.

When scanning is complete, “FINISH” is displayed,

and then the display returns to the Option menu.

Preset number

To return the display to the original state, press

MENU.

4 Press MEMORY.

■ Presetting stations manually

When registration is complete, the display returns to

You can manually register the desired radio stations.

the original state.

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• To cancel registration, switch input or band or do not perform

any operations for about 30 seconds.

• You can also preset stations manually by pressing buttons on

the front panel with the same names as remote control .

MEMORY

PRESET j / i

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FM/AM TUNING

■ Recalling a preset station

■ Clearing a preset station

You can recall preset stations that were registered by

Follow the steps below to clear a preset station.

presetting automatically or manually.

FM/AM

FM/AM

PRESET j / i

PRESET j / i

1 Press FM/AM to select TUNER as the input

source.

B / C / D

2 Press PRESET j / i to select a preset

ENTER

number.

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MENU

• Preset numbers to which no stations are registered are

skipped.

• If this unit does not have any preset stations, “NO

PRESET” is displayed.

1 Press FM/AM to select TUNER as the input

• If the station signals that you want to recall are weak, try

tuning in to a station manually.

source.

• You can also recall a preset station by pressing

PRESET j / i on the front panel.

2 Press MENU to enter the Option menu.

The Option menu for TUNER is displayed (see

page 19).

3 Press B / C to select “CLEAR PRESET”, and

then press ENTER.

4 Select the desired preset station number by

pressing B / C repeatedly.

The selected preset number blinks on the front panel

display.

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• You can also use PRESET j / i instead.

• To cancel clearing the preset station, press D or leave this

unit without any operations for about 30 seconds.

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FM/AM TUNING

5 Press ENTER again to confirm.

1 Press FM/AM to select TUNER as the input

“CLEARED” is displayed on the front panel display.

source.

Then, another preset station is shown on the front

panel display. When there is no more preset station,

2 Press MENU to enter the Option menu.

“NO PRESET” is displayed, and then the display

The Option menu for TUNER is displayed (see

returns to the Option menu.

page 19).

To return the display to the original state, press

MENU.

3 Press B / C to select “CLEAR ALL PRESET”,

■ Clearing all preset stations

and then press ENTER.

Follow the steps below to clear all preset stations.

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To cancel the operation and return to the Option menu,

FM/AM

press D.

OPERATION

4 Press B / C to select “CLEAR OK”, and then

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press ENTER.

B / C / D

ENTER

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To cancel without clearing the presets, select “CLEAR NO”.

MENU

When all presets have been cleared, “CLEARED” is

displayed, and then the display returns to the Option

menu.

To return the display to the original state, press

MENU.

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FM/AM TUNING

When you select Program Type, the following program

Receiving Radio Data System

types can be displayed.

information

Program type Description

(Only for Europe model)

NEWS

News

Radio Data System is a data transmission system used by

AFFAIRS

FM stations in many countries.

Current affairs

INFO

General information

SPORT

Sport

EDUCATE

Education

DRAMA

Drama

CULTURE

Culture

FM

SCIENCE

Science

INFO

VARIED

Light entertainment

POP M

Popular music

1 Press FM to select TUNER as the input

ROCK M

Rock music

source.

EASY M

Middle-of-the-road

music (easy listening)

2 Tune in to the desired Radio Data System

broadcasting station.

LIGHT M

Light classics

CLASSICS

Serious classics

3 Press INFO repeatedly to select the desired

OTHER M

Other music

Radio Data System display mode.

Choice Description

Frequency This unit displays the

frequency of the current

station.

Program Service Default setting. This unit

displays the name of the Radio

Data System program currently

being received.

Program Type This unit displays the type of

the Radio Data System

program currently being

received.

Radio Text This unit displays about the

Radio Data System program

currently being received.

Clock Time This unit displays the current

time being received.

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