Improving Poor Fm Reception; Memorizing Stations - Pioneer S-DV440 Operating Instructions Manual

03 Getting started
• If you're using the front panel controls, the
TUNER button switches between FM, AM
and station presets (see Memorizing
stations below).
3 Tune to a frequency.
There are three tuning modes—manual, auto,
and high-speed:
• Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/–
until the frequency display starts to move,
then release. The tuner will stop on the next
station it finds. Repeat to search for other
stations.
• Manual tuning: Press TUNE +/–
repeatedly to change the displayed
frequency.
• High-speed tuning: Press and hold TUNE
+/– until the frequency display starts to
move rapidly. Keep the button held down
until you reach the frequency you want. If
necessary, fine tune the frequency using
the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you're listening to an FM station in stereo but
the reception is weak, you can improve the
sound quality by switching to mono.
1 Tune to an FM radio station.
2 Press SYSTEM SETUP.
3 Use the
to choose 'FM Mode?' then press ENTER.
4 Use the
to select 'FM Mono' then press ENTER.
The mono indicator (
is in mono reception mode.
Select Auto above to switch back to auto-
stereo mode (the stereo indicator (
when receiving a stereo broadcast).
22
En
(cursor left/right) buttons
(cursor up/down) buttons
) lights when the tuner
) lights

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that
you always have easy access to your favorite
stations without having to tune in manually
each time.
STANDBY/ON
CD FM/AM L1/L2
DVD TUNER TV LINE
FRONT
SURROUND OPEN CLOSE
0
8
1 3 ¡
4 4
7
RETURN
DVD MENU
TUNE+
ST– ST+
ENTER
TUNE–
MUTE SOUND
MASTER
VOLUME
1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.
For the FM band, select mono or auto-stereo
reception as necessary. This setting is saved
along with the preset.
2 Press SYSTEM SETUP.
3 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons
to choose 'St. Memory?' then press ENTER.
4 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons
to select the station preset you want.
There are 30 preset locations; each can store
one station preset.
5 Press ENTER to save the station preset.
Note
• If the system is unplugged from the power
supply completely, saved stations will
remain for several days, after which you'll
have to save them again.
MASTER
VOLUME
TV CONTROL
CH VOL
INPUT
BASS MODE DIALOGUE CH LEVEL
SURROUND ADVANCED VIRTUAL SB
PROGRAM REPEAT RANDOM
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE
HOME
ZOOM TOP MENU MENU
1 2 3
QUIET/
SYSTEM
SETUP TEST TONE MIDNIGHT
4 5 6
TIMER/
DIMMER
DISPLAY CLOCK
7 8 9
SR+ FOLDER– FOLDER+
0
ENTER
CLR
MAIN SUB ROOM SETUP