Fm/Am Tuning; Overview; Basic Tuning Operations - Yamaha RX-V863 Owner's Manual

Overview

You can use two tuning modes to tune into the desired FM/AM station:
Frequency tuning mode (AUTO TUNING/MANUAL TUNING)
You can search or specify the frequency of the desired FM/AM station automatically or manually (see "Basic tuning
operations" on this page).
Preset tuning mode (PRESET TUNING)
You can preset the desired FM/AM station in advance, and then recall the station by specifying the preset group and
number (see "Using station preset feature" on page 54).
Note
Orient the connected FM and AM antennas for the best reception.

Basic tuning operations

Before performing the following operations, set the operation
mode selector on the remote control to F SOURCE and then
press 4 TUNER.
Rotate the R INPUT selector (or press
1
4 TUNER) to select "TUNER" as the input
source.
Press C BAND (or 7 BAND) to select the
2
reception band.
"FM" or "AM" appears in the front panel display.
Press B SEARCH MODE (or I SRCH
3
MODE) to select the desired tuning mode.
Automatic tuning mode (AUTO TUNING)
Use this feature when the signal from the station you
want to select is strong.
When this unit is in the automatic tuning mode,
"AUTO TUNING" appears in the front panel display
for a moment. The AUTO indicator appears in the
front panel display.
A FM 88.9MHz
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FM/AM tuning

Lights up
4
AUTO
Manual tuning mode (MANUAL TUNING)
Use this feature if the signal from the station you
want to select is weak and you cannot tune by using
the automatic tuning. When this unit is in the manual
tuning mode, "MANUAL TUNING" appears in the
front panel display for a moment.
A FM 88.9MHz
No colon (:)
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• Manually tuning into an FM station automatically
switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the
signal quality.
• (U.S.A. model only)
If you tune into a hybrid HD Radio station by using the
manual tuning mode, this nit automatically selects the
analog radio service. You cannot select the HD Radio
audio programs (see page 57) and display the HD Radio
information (see page 58).
Preset tuning mode (PRESET TUNING)
Use this feature to recall the preset stations. When
this unit is in the preset tuning mode, "PRESET
TUNING" appears in the front panel display for a
moment. Frequency tuning is not possible. See
page 54 for details.
Press E PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or
8 PRESET/CH k / n) repeatedly to tune into
the desired station.
• Press E h (or 8 k) to tune into a higher
frequency.
• Press E l (or 8 n) to tune into a lower frequency.
FM/AM TUNING
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