Direct Access Tuning; Auto Tuning - Pioneer VSX-502 Operating Instructions Manual

TUNER
Press the POWER switch to the ON position.
Select TUNER with the INPUT SELECTOR.
Be sure to turn the TAPE 2 MONITOR button OFF when listening
to AM or FM broadcasts.
Switch ON the SPEAKERS button corresponding to the speakers
being used.
DIRECT ACCESS TUNING
When you know the frequency of the desired station, the frequency
can be input directly using the STATION CALL (number) buttons in
the following way:
1. Select either FM or AM using the BAND FM/AM button.
2. Press the DIRECT ACCESS button
3. Input the desired station frequency using the STATION CALL
buttons. DIRECT
Example: To receive FM 106.00 MHz ACCESS
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AUTO TUNING
Auto tuning is convenient to locate the frequency of a desired
station, or to find stations that are not normally listened to.
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1. Use the BAND FM/AM button to choose either FM or AM.
2. Press the TUNING MODE button and the AUTO TUNING
indicator lights.
FM auto stereo reception and monaural reception
Each time you press the MPX MODE button, the FM MONO
indicator in the display section lights or goes out.
¢{!f an FM stereo broadcast is received when the FM MONO
indicator is out, the STEREO indicator lights, and sound is in
stereo.
elf an FM stereo broadcast is received when the FM MONO
indicator is lit, the sound will be monaural.
If there is interference during STEREO mode reception, switch
to FM MONO. The sound will become monaural but
interference will be reduced.
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Once the station frequency has been input, the receiver tunes in that
frequency. If the input frequency falls below the lower or higher limit
of the receiver's receivable frequency range "LOWER" or "UPPER" is
displayed, indicating that the frequency which has been input
cannot be tuned in.
4. Adjust the sound volume and tone as desired.
To cancel frequency input
Direct access is canceled when the DIRECT ACCESS button is
pressed again.
Under the following conditions direct access is canceled and the
unit returns to the condition in effect before direct access was
selected:
© If there is no key input for about five seconds after the DIRECT
ACCESS button was pressed.
@ If more than about eight seconds elapse between number input.
Notes regarding direct access tuning
© There is no need to input the last digit "0" of the desired station
frequency.
On the multi-voltage model, itis necessary to input the last digit of
the desired station frequency when the channel step switch is set
at the 50 kH2/9 kHz position.
3. Press the "+" or "—" of the TUNING buttons.
® Pressing "+" causes scanning to take place in the direction of
increasing frequency. Pressing "—" causes scanning to take
place in the direction of decreasing frequency.
When a station is received, scanning will stop (the TUNED|
indicator lights). To receive a different station, press the
TUNING button "+" or "—" again.
¢ Pressing either TUNING (—, +) button during auto tuning
causes tuning to stop at the current frequency.
4. Adjust the sound volume and tone as desired.
NOTE:
@ When Auto Tuning is used, correct reception may not be posséble
for very distant stations or stations with very weak signals. In this
event, Manual Tuning is recommended.
© The: TUNED indicator may not light with broadcasts receivedover
long distances, or when the broadcast signals are extrernely weak.
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