Listening To The Radio; Improving Fm Stereo Sound; Reducing Am Reception Noise - Pioneer CX303 Operating Instructions Manual

04 Getting started
Button What it does
Numbers
Selects numbered menu options.
Press

Displays the previous menu page
(if there is one).

Displays the next menu page (if
there is one).

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM
broadcasts, and lets you memorize your
favorite stations so you don't have to manually
tune in every time you want to listen (see
Memorizing stations on page 23 for more on
this).
1 Press TUNER (FM/AM) to switch to the
tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM
or FM band.
The display shows the band and frequency.
2 Tune to a frequency.
There are three tuning modes — manual, auto,
and high-speed:
• Manual tuning: Press TUNE +/–
repeatedly to change the displayed
frequency.
• 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 keep searching.
• 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.
22
En
ENTER
to select.

Improving FM stereo sound

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 then press
SYSTEM SETUP.
Use / to choose FM MODE then press
2
ENTER.
Use / to select FM MONO then press
3
ENTER
The MONO indicator lights when the tuner is
in mono reception mode.
Select FM AUTO above to switch back to auto-
stereo mode (the indicator lights when
receiving a stereo broadcast).

Reducing AM reception noise

If AM reception seems particularly poor, or the
AM radio station you're listening to seems
noisy, try using the Noise Cut feature for better
sound quality.
1 Tune to an AM radio station then press
SYSTEM SETUP.
Use / to choose NOISECUT then press
2
ENTER.
Use /to select the noise cut mode
3
then press ENTER.
Select an effect level between 1 and 3.