Front Panel Facilities; Listening To Broadcasts - Pioneer TX-9500II Operating Instructions Manual

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
POWER SWITCH
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SIGNAL METER--------
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Set to ON position to turn on power. Pilot lamp will light. Employ when tuning AM and FM stations. Optimum
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tuning point occurs when maximum meter deflection
toward the right is obtained.
IF BAND SWITCH
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FM IF (intermediate frequency) passband can be set to
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for wide or narrow.
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WIDE: Normally set switch to this position.
NARROW: I f adjacent station interference is a pro-
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blem at the WIDE setting, set switch to
this position.
See further description under the heading "IF BAND
Switch" on Page 8.
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MULTIPATHIREC LEVEL CHECK SWITCH
Single lever operates both MULTIPATH and REC LEVEL
CHECK switches. With the FUNCTION switch at FM, set
as required for the application. Be sure to return i t to the
OFF position when i t is not being used.
MULTIPATH ON: Multipath sound becomes audible
from speakers. When installing FM
antenna, select antenna location and
direction so as to minimize this sound.
See additional description under the
heading "FM Multipath ~istdrtionl' on
Page 8.
OFF: Normally set switch to this position.
REC LEVEL CHECK ON: Use this position for setting
recording levels of tape deck. A 440Hz
signal (level corresponding to
50%
FM
modulation) is produced at approxi-
mately 1.7 second intervals.
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MEMORY MARKERS-
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Convenient for designating most often tuned in stations.
Slide markers with fingertip to desired positions.
OUTPUT LEVEL CONTROL
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Adjusts level at OUTPUT (VARIABLE) jacks. Clockwise
rotation increases output level. See "OUTPUT jacks and
OUTPUT LEVEL control" on Page
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FM RECEPTION
1. Set FUNCTION switch t o FM AUTO.
2. Set MULTIPATHIREC LEVEL CHECK switch
to OFF.
3. Normally set the MUTING switch to 1 position.
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However, in locations where signals are very
weak, set switch t o OFF.
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4. Set I F BAND switch t o WIDE. If reception of
desired station is difficult due to interference
from an adjacent station, set this switch t o
NARROW.
5. Turn the TUNING knob t o select desired sta-
tion. Tune for maximum deflection of the
SIGNAL meter toward the right and center of
scale indication on the TUNING meter, as
shown in Fig. 7. The STEREO indicator lights
duririg FM stereo reception. I t does not light
during monophonic reception.
If signals are weak or noisy, it may be advisable
to set t o FM MONO.
If comparatively high frequency noise becomes
objectionable during FM stereo reception, set
switch to FM NOISE FILTER.
SIGNAL METER TUNING METER
Fig. 7