Getting started 01, Listening to the radio, Listening to other sources – Pioneer DCS-240 User Manual

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Getting started

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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.

U.K. model only

See also

More tuner features:

RDS

on page 19.

1

Press

TUNER

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.

Improving poor FM reception

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

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP

.

2

Use

/

(cursor left/right) to choose FM

MODE then press

ENTER

.

3

Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select

FM

MONO

then press

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 stereo indicator (

) lights

when receiving a stereo broadcast).

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that
you always have easy access to your favorite
stations without having to tune in manually
each time.

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

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP

.

3

Use

/

(cursor left/right) to choose

‘ST.MEM.’ then press

ENTER

.

4

Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select the

station preset you want then press

ENTER

.

Listening to station presets

1

Make sure the

TUNER

function is selected.

2

Use the

ST +/–

buttons to select a station

preset.

• You can also use the number buttons to do

this.

Listening to other sources

You can connect up to two external sources
(TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this system. See

Connecting auxiliary components

on page 26.

1

Make sure that the external source (TV,

satellite receiver, etc.) is switched on.

2

Press

LINE

to select the source.

Press repeatedly to switch between

LINE

1

and

LINE

2.

3

If necessary, start playback of the source.

DVD/CD

FM/AM

TUNER

LINE

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