Pioneer DEH-150MP: Tuner

Section

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Operating this unit

Operating this unit

2 Press one of the preset tuning buttons

Tuner

Searching for an RDS station by PTY information

OTHERS (others)

(1/

to 6/ ) to select the desired station.

You can search for general types of broadcasting

Basic operations

EDUCATE (Education), DRAMA (Drama), CUL-

programs, such as those listed in the following

Switching the display

TURE (Culture), SCIENCE (Science), VARIED (Var-

section. Refer to this page.

Selecting a band

ied), CHILDREN (Children’s), SOCIAL (Social

1 Press

(list).

1 Press BAND until the desired band (FM1,

affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE IN (Phone

Selecting the desired text information

2 Turn M.C. to select a program type.

FM2, FM3 for FM or MW/LW) is displayed.

in), TOURING (Travel), LEISURE (Leisure), DOCU-

1 Press DISP to cycle between the following:

NEWS/INFO—POPULAR—CLASSICS—

MENT (Documentaries)

! FREQUENCY (program service name or

Switching preset stations

OTHERS

frequency)

1 Press c or d.

3 Press M.C. to begin the search.

! BRDCST INFO (program service name/PTY

! Select PCH (preset channel) under SEEK to

The unit searches for a station broadcasting

Function settings

information)

use this function. For details about the set-

that type of program. When a station is found,

! CLOCK (source name and clock)

1 Press M.C. to display the main menu.

tings, refer to SEEK (left/right key setting) on

its program service name is displayed.

the next page.

! To cancel the search, press M.C. again.

Notes

2 Turn M.C. to change the menu option

! The program of some stations may differ

Manual tuning (step by step)

! If the program service name cannot be ac-

and press to select FUNCTION.

from that indicated by the transmitted PTY.

1 Press c or d.

quired in FREQUENCY, the broadcast fre-

! If no station is broadcasting the type of

! Select MAN (manual tuning) under SEEK to

quency is displayed instead. If the program

3 Turn M.C. to select the function.

program you searched for, NOT FOUND is

use this function. For details about the set-

service name is detected, the program serv-

Once selected, the following functions can be

displayed for about two seconds and then

tings, refer to SEEK (left/right key setting) on

ice name will be displayed.

adjusted.

the tuner returns to the original station.

the next page.

! BRDCST INFO text information will change

# If MW/LW band is selected, only BSM, LOCAL

automatically.

and SEEK are available.

Seeking

! Depending on the band, text information can

1 Press and hold c or d, and then release.

PTY list

be changed.

BSM (best stations memory)

You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing

! Text information items that can be changed

c or d.

NEWS/INFO (news and information)

BSM (best stations memory) automatically stores

depend on the area.

While pressing and holding c or d, you can

NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current affairs), INFO

the six strongest stations in the order of their sig-

skip stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as

(Information), SPORT (Sports), WEATHER (Weath-

nal strength.

you release c or d.

Using PTY functions

er), FINANCE (Finance)

1 Press M.C. to turn BSM on.

You can tune in to a station using PTY (program

To cancel, press M.C. again.

Note

type) information.

POPULAR (popular)

This unit’s AF (alternative frequencies search)

REGION (regional)

POP MUS (Popular music), ROCK MUS (Rock

function can be turned on and off. AF should be

music), EASY MUS (Easy listening), OTH MUS

When AF is used, the regional function limits the

off for normal tuning operation (refer to AF (al-

(Other music), JAZZ (Jazz), COUNTRY (Country

selection of stations to those broadcasting region-

ternative frequencies search) on the next page).

music), NAT MUS (National music), OLDIES

al programs.

(Oldies music), FOLK MUS (Folk music)

1 Press M.C. to turn the regional function on or

Storing and recalling stations

off.

CLASSICS (classics)

for each band

LOCAL (local seek tuning)

L. CLASS (Light classical), CLASSIC (Classical)

Using preset tuning buttons

1 When you find a station that you want

to store in memory, press one of the preset

tuning buttons (1/

to 6/ ) and hold until

the preset number stops flashing.

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