Listening To The Radio; Improving Fm Sound; Using Neural Surround; Tuning Directly To A Station - Pioneer VSX-1020-K Operating Insructions

05 Basic playback

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to
FM and AM radio broadcasts using the
automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning
functions. If you already know the frequency of
the station you want, see Tuning directly to a
station below. Once you are tuned to a station
you can memorize the frequency for recall
later—see Saving station presets below for
more on how to do this.
1 Press TUNER to select the tuner.
2 Use BAND to change the band (FM or
AM), if necessary.
Each press switches the band between FM and
AM.
3 Tune to a station.
There are three ways to do this:
Automatic tuning – To search for stations
in the currently selected band, press and
hold TUNE / for about a second. The
receiver will start searching for the next
station, stopping when it has found one.
Repeat to search for other stations.
Manual tuning – To change the frequency
one step at a time, press TUNE /.
High speed tuning – Press and hold
TUNE / for high speed tuning. Release
the button at the frequency you want.

Improving FM sound

If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn't light
when tuning to an FM station because the
signal is weak, press MPX to switch the
receiver into mono reception mode. This
should improve the sound quality and allow
you to enjoy the broadcast.
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Using Neural Surround

This feature uses Neural Surround™
technologies to achieve optimal surround
sound from FM radio.
• While listening to FM radio, press AUTO/
ALC/DIRECT for Neural Surround
listening.
See Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with
different input signal formats on page 122 for
more on this.
The NEURAL SURROUND mode can be
selected also with STANDARD.

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency
of the station you want to listen to. In this case,
you can simply enter the frequency directly
using the number buttons on the remote
control.
1 Press TUNER to select the tuner.
2 Use BAND to change the band (FM or
AM), if necessary.
Each press switches the band between FM and
AM.
3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).
4 Use the number buttons to enter the
frequency of the radio station.
For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0,
6, 0, 0.
If you make a mistake halfway through, press
D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and
start over.