Selecting Preset Stations; Presetting Radio Stations; Deleting Presets - Onkyo TX-SR501E Instruction Manual

Using the Tuner—Continued
Tuning into weak FM stations
If the signal strength of the station you are trying to tune into
is poor, you may not be able to tune into that station, or recep-
tion may be noisy. In this case, press the [FM MODE] button
to select mono mode and disable auto-tuning (the AUTO and
FM STEREO indicators will go off), and try tuning manu-
ally.
Using RDS (European models only)
When tuned into an RDS (Radio Data System) station that's
broadcasting PS (Program Service Name) information, the
RDS indicator appears, as shown, and the name of the station
appears on the display. Only European models support RDS,
and only in areas where RDS is used.

Presetting Radio Stations

You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations as pre-
sets.
1 Tune into the station that you want
to store as a preset.
See "Tuning into Radio Stations" on
page 30 for more information.
2
Press the [MEMORY] button.
The preset number flashes.
MEMORY FM MODE
CLEAR
3 While the MEMORY indicator is dis-
played (about 8 seconds), use the
PRESET/ADJUST
[PRESET/ADJUST] [ ] [ ] buttons
to select a preset from 1 through
30.
In this example, preset #3 has been
selected.
4 Press the [MEMORY] button to
store the station.
MEMORY FM MODE
The station is stored and the preset num-
CLEAR ber stops flashing.
Repeat this procedure for all of your
favorite radio stations.

Selecting Preset Stations

You can easily select previously stored presets as follows.
1
Use the [TUNER] input selector
TUNER
button to select either AM or FM.
In this example, the FM band has been
selected.
Remote controller
2
Use the [PRESET/ADJUST] [ ] [ ]
buttons, or the remote controller's
PRESET/ADJUST
PRESET [ ] [ ] buttons to select
the presets.
In this example, preset #3 has been
selected.
Remote controller

Deleting Presets

You can delete unwanted presets as follows.
1 Select the preset that you want to
delete.
See the previous section for more infor-
mation.
In this example, preset #3 has been
selected.
2 While holding down the [MEMORY]
button, press the [FM MODE] but-
ton.
MEMORY FM MODE
The selected preset is deleted and its num-
CLEAR
ber disappears from the display, as shown.
Other Functions:
See page 32 for functions that you can use while listening to
the radio.
Listening Modes:
See page 34 for information on the listening modes that you
can use while listening to the radio.
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