Front Panel Facilities - Pioneer F-99X Operating Instructions Manual

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
@
eOWeR switch
When this switch
is
set
to the ON position,
the
POWER in-
dicator lights up,
and power
is supplied
to
the
tuner's
main
circuits. The
unit's
POWER
switch is geared to selecting the
transformer's
secondary and
so even at
the STAND-BY
posi-
tion, the unit's circuitry will work
as
long
as
the power cord
is
connected
to power
outlet. Disconnect the power cord from
the
power outlet when you do
not
plan
to
use
the unit for
a
long period
of
time.
@ POWER
indicator
@ fUruCflON switches
These are
used
to
select either
the
FM or
AM
broadcasting
bands.
FM:
Push
to
receive FM band
broadcasts.
AM:
Push
to
receive
AM
band
broadcasts.
@ Frequency display
This shows
the
frequency
of the
station currently
being
received
in
digital form.The FM
band is indicated by
MHz,
and
the AM
band by
kHz.
@
SlCrunL indicator
This
indicates
the
strength
of
the signal
received. Adjust
antenna orientation. etc.
so
that
a
maximum
of the indicator
elements light
up.
@ rru
NARROW indicator
This light
to
indicate FM reception in the
narrow mode.
@
rru
STEREO
indicator
This
lights when
a
stereo
program
has been
picked
up
during
an FM
broadcast.
@
fUrulruG switch
These are
used
to
locate
stations.
Push
the left
half
of
this
switch
"("
to
locate a station
broadcasting on
a lower fre-
quency and
the right half of
this
switch
")"
to
locate
a sta-
tion broadcasting on a higher frequency.
@ UeUORY switch/indicator
This
is
used
to
memorize stations. When the
switch
is
depressed,
the
MEMORY indicator will light. To
memorize
the
frequency
of
any station,
press
the
STATION
CALL
switch while the
MEMORY indicator is lighting
up.
@
vlnruunl
SEARcH/MUTE-oFF
switch/indicator
This
switch
is
used
to
select either AUTO or MANUAL tun-
ing.
For
MANUAL tuning.
press the switch; the indicator will
light.
The MUTE
function
is OFF
during
MANUAL tuning.
lf
the signal
from
a
station
is
comparatively weak, or if the
sta-
tion
is some distance away,
reception may not
be
possible
using
AUTO
tuning.
ln
such
cases, the
use
of MANUAL tun-
ing is
recommended.
MUTING
Muting
is incorporated
to
eliminate FM inter-station
noise
that
can be heard when
a
station
is
not tuned in accurately.
It may not be possible to tune
in the
desired station when
the
muting circuit
is
activated if the signal
is
weak or
if the
station itself
is
distant.
lf so,
perform
tuning without
using
muting. Muting
does not function for AM
reception.
@
FM WIDE
switch/indicator
This switch is used
to
change
the FM
reception mode
be-
tween WIDE and NARROW. When pressed, the
indicator
lights, and
FM reception
is set
to
WIDE.
FM WIDE:
FM NARROW:
@
sranoN
MoDE
Permits
high quality, low
distor-
tion
FM reception.
Use
if
interference from
neighbor-
ing stations is present
during
FM
reception.
switch/indicator
This switch is
used
to
set
the
STATION
CALL
switches to
Mode
1
(1
-
8)
or
Mode 2 (9
-
16). Mode 2 (9
-
16) is ob-
tained when the switch
is pressed
and
the
indicator is lit.
NOTE:
Changing
the
position
of
this
switch
has
no effect on
tuner
perform-
ance itself.
@ SfnflON
CALL
switcheslindicators
Use
for
presetting of
desired stations and
for
reception of
preset stations.
These STATION CALL switches
can be used
to
preset
a
total of
16
AM
and FM stations.