Naming Station Presets; Listening To Memorized Station Presets - Pioneer VSX-C502-S Operating Instruction

Using the tuner
receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three
banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When
memorizing FM frequencies, the receiver also stores the
MPX setting (see MPX mode on page 30).
ST
CLASS
1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.
See Finding a station on page 30 and Tuning directly to a
station on page 30 for more detail on how to do this.
2 Press T.EDIT.
The display shows ST. MEMORY then a blinking memory
class (A, B or C).
3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes.
Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory
classes, A, B and C.
4 Use the ST +/– buttons (or the number buttons)
to select the station memory number you want.
Press repeatedly to cycle through the 10 available station
memories in each class.
5 While the display is blinking, press ENTER.
6 Repeat steps 1 – 5 to memorize up to 30 stations.

Naming station presets

You can input a name of up to four characters for each
preset station in the receiver's memory. For example, you
could input JAZZ for that station and when you listen to
it the name, rather than the frequency number, will
appear in the display.
1 Press the FM/AM button on the remote control.
2 Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class.
Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory
classes, A, B and C.
3 Use the ST +/– buttons to select an FM preset
station.
4 Press T.EDIT to select the station name mode
(ST.NAME).
5 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to
choose the first character.
Scroll through the letters, numbers and symbols,
stopping on the one you want.
TUNE
MENU
T.EDIT
ST
ENTER
TUNE
6 Press ENTER to input the first of the four
characters.
That character lights steadily in the display and the
cursor automatically moves to the next space.
7 Enter up to three more characters in the same
way.
Any time you want to exit the process you can press the
T.EDIT button.
8 Press ENTER when you have got the characters
you want to enter.
9 Repeat steps 2 – 6 to memorize up to 30 preset
broadcast station names.
Tip
• To change a station name, just enter the new name
over the top of the old one. To erase a station name,
enter a new name of four spaces.
• You can switch between the frequency display and
the station name display using the DISPLAY button.

Listening to memorized station presets

1 Press the FM/AM button on the remote control.
2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the
station is stored.
Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory
classes, A, B and C.
3 Use the ST +/– buttons to select the station
memory in which the station is stored.
You can also use the number buttons on the remote
control to recall the station preset.
Note
• If the power is left disconnected from the receiver for
more than about a month, the station presets will be
lost and will have to be reprogrammed.
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