Using The Tuner; Listening To The Radio; Tuning Directly To A Station; Saving Station Presets - Pioneer VSX-517-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

Using the tuner

Chapter 7:
Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to
FM and AM radio broadcasts and memorize
the frequency for recall later.
1 Press AM or FM to select the tuner band.
2 Tune to a station.
There are three ways to do this:
Automatic tuning – Press and hold TUNE
+/– (VSX-817 model) / TUNING +/– (VSX-517
model) for about a second. Searching
automatically stops at the next station.
Manual tuning – To change the frequency
one step at a time, press TUNE +/–
(VSX-817 model) / TUNING +/– (VSX-517
model).
High speed tuning – Press and hold
TUNE +/– (VSX-817 model) / TUNING +/–
(VSX-517 model) continuously.
If the signal is weak, press the MPX button to
switch the receiver into mono reception mode.

Tuning directly to a station

VSX-817 model only
Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency
of the station you want to listen to. In this case,
you can simply enter the frequency directly
using the number buttons on the remote
control.
1 Press FM or AM to select the band.
2 Press (SHIFT +) D.ACCESS (Direct Access).
Note
1 When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting is also stored.
3 Use the number buttons to enter the
frequency of the radio station.
For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1,
0, 6, 0, 0.
If you make a mistake halfway through, press
(SHIFT +) D.ACCESS twice to cancel the
frequency and start over.

Saving station presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations,
stored in three banks of 10 stations each.
1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.
2 Press T.EDIT (VSX-817 model) / (SHIFT +)
TUNER EDIT (VSX-517 model).
The display shows ST. MEMORY, then a
blinking memory class.
3 Press (SHIFT +) CLASS (VSX-817 model) /
CLASS (VSX-517 model) to select one of the
three classes then press ST +/– (VSX-817
model) / STATION +/– (VSX-517 model) to
select the station preset you want.
Use the MULTI JOG dial after pressing
STATION (front panel) to select station
presets.
4 Press ENTER to store the station.

Naming station presets

You can name your presets for easy recall.
1 Choose the preset you want to name.
See Listening to station presets below.
2 Press T.EDIT (VSX-817 model) / (SHIFT +)
TUNER EDIT (VSX-517 model).
A cursor appears at the first character position.
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