Pioneer VSX-420-K: Chapter Using the tuner Listening to the radio Saving station presets

Using the tuner07

Chapter

7

:

Using the tuner

High speed tuning

Press and hold TUNE / for high speed

Listening to the radio

tuning. Release the button at the frequency

The following steps show you how to tune in to

you want.

FM and AM radio broadcasts using the

automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning

Improving FM sound

functions. Once you are tuned to a station you

If the TUNE or ST indicators don’t light when

can memorize the frequency for recall later—

tuning to an FM station because the signal is

see Saving station presets below for more on

weak, press the BAND button to select FM

how to do this.

MONO and set the receiver to the mono

AUDIO

TUNER EDIT

MASTER

PARAMETER

TOOLS

VOLUME

reception mode. This should improve the

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sound quality and allow you to enjoy the

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broadcast.

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Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station,

1Press

TUNER

to select the tuner.

it’s convenient to have the receiver store the

2Use

BAND

to change the

BAND

(FM or

frequency for easy recall whenever you want to

AM), if necessary.

listen to that station. This saves the effort of

Each press switches the band between FM

manually tuning in each time. This unit can

(stereo or mono) and AM.

1

memorize up to 30 stations.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently

selected band, press and hold TUNE /

for about a second. The receiver will start

searching for the next station, stopping

when it has found one. Repeat to search for

other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a

time, press TUNE /.

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Listening to the radio above for more on

this.

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AUDIO

TUNER EDIT

MASTER

PARAMETER

TOOLS

VOLUME

TOP

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MENU

RECEIVER

TV

MENU

SOURCESLEEP

CONTROL

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RECEIVER

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INPUT SELECT

DTV/TV

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ENTER

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INPUT

BD DVD

DVR

HOME

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BAND

SETUP

RETURN

MULTI IN

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CD-R

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MUTE

PORTABLE

TUNER

SIGNAL SEL

BASS

TRE

MIDNIGHT PHASE

S.RETRIEVER

VOL

HDD

DVD

VCR

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1 If the receiver is left disconnected from the AC power outlet for over a month, the station memories will be lost and will have

to be reprogrammed.