Manual Tuner Features; Selecting Stations Manually; Manually Saving Station Presets; Improving Fm Stereo Sound - Pioneer S-GX3V Operating Instructions Manual

Manual tuner features

Chapter 7
Manual tuner features

Selecting stations manually

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—step, auto, and
high-speed:
• Step 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.

Manually saving station presets

In addition to Automatically saving station
presets on page 17, you can manually select
which stations you want to add.
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 ( SHIFT + HOME
MENU ), use to choose 'ST. MEM.' then
press ENTER .
3 Use to select the preset you want
then press ENTER .
The station is stored under the preset number
(1–30) you selected.

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 Make sure you're tuned to an FM station.
2 Press SYSTEM SETUP ( SHIFT + HOME
MENU ), use to choose FM MODE then
press ENTER .
3 Use to select FM MONO then press
ENTER .
The indicator lights when the tuner is in
mono reception mode.
• Select FM AUTO above to switch back to
auto-stereo mode (the
when receiving a stereo broadcast).
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