Onkyo TXNR 636 Owners Manual 2

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Onkyo TXNR 636 Owners Manual 2

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2 Details on AM/FM playback Tuning into a Radio Station „„ Tuning into stations automatically 1 . Press TUNER on the main unit several times to select either "AM" or "FM". 2 . Press TUNING MODE so that the "AUTO" indicator on the display lights. 3 . Press TUNING to start Auto tuning. - Searching automatically stops when a station is found. When tuned into a radio station, the "TUNED " indicator on the display lights. When tuned into an FM radio station, the "FM STEREO" indicator lights.- No sound is output while the " TUNED " indicator is off. When the signal from an FM radio station is weak : Radio wave may be weak depending on the building structure and environmental conditions. In that case, manually tune into the radio station of your choice by referring to the next section. „„ Tuning into stations manually 1 . Press TUNER on the main unit several times to select either "AM" or "FM". 2 . Press TUNING MODE so that the "AUTO" indicator on the display goes off. 3 . Press TUNING to select the desired radio station. - The frequency changes by 1 step each time you press the button. The frequency changes continuously if the button is held down and stops when the button is released. Tune by looking at the display. To return the indicator to "AUTO" : Press TUNING MODE again on the main unit. The unit automatically tunes into an FM station. Normally, leave the indicator in "AUTO". „„ Tuning into stations by frequency It allows you to directly enter the frequency of the radio station you want to listen to. 1 . Press TUNER on the remote controller several times to select either "AM" or "FM". 2 . Press D.TUN. 3 . Using the number buttons, enter the frequency of the radio station within 8 seconds.- To enter 87.5 (FM), for example, press 8, 7, 5, or 8, 7, 5, 0. If you entered a wrong number, you can enter a correct one after 8 seconds. Presetting an AM/FM Radio Station It allows you to register up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations. Registering radio stations in advance allows you to tune into your radio station of choice directly. „„ Registering a Station 1 . Tune into the AM/FM radio station you want to register. 2 . Press MEMORY on the unit so that the preset number on the display flashes. Details on AM/FM playback

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3 3 . Repeatedly press PRESET to select a number between 1 and 40 while the preset number is flashing (about 8 seconds). 4 . Press MEMORY again to register the station. - When registering, the preset number stops flashing.- Repeat this procedure for all of your favorite AM/FM radio stations. „„ Selecting a Preset Radio Station 1 . Press CH +/- on the remote controller to select a preset number.- Alternatively you can press PRESET on the main unit. You can also select by directly entering the preset number with the number buttons on the remote controller. „„ Deleting a Preset Radio Station 1 . Press CH +/- on the remote controller to select the preset number to delete. 2 . Press and hold MEMORY on the main unit and press TUNING MODE to delete the preset number.- When deleting, the number on the display goes off. Using RDS (European, Australian and Asian models) RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals.- RDS works only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available.- In some cases, the text information appeared on the display is not identical to the content transmitted by the RDS station. Furthermore, unexpected characters may be displayed when the unit receives unsupported characters. However, this is not a malfunction.- If the signal from an RDS station is weak, the RDS data may be displayed continuously or not at all. PS (Program Service) : Tuning into a radio station distributing Program Service information displays the radio station name. Pressing DISPLAY displays the frequency for 3 seconds. RT (Radio Text) : Tuning into a radio station transmitting Radio Text information displays text on the display of the unit. PTY (Program Type) : Allows you to search for RDS stations by program type. TP (Traffic Program) : Allows you to search for radio stations transmitting traffic information. „„ Displaying Radio Text (RT) 1 . Press RT/PTY/TP on the main unit once. - The Radio Text (RT) is displayed scrolling across the display. "No Text Data" is displayed when no text information is available. „„ Searching by Type (PTY) 1 . Press RT/PTY/TP on the main unit twice. - The current program type appears on the display. 2 . Press PRESET to select the type of program to search for. - The following RDS station types are displayed: None News (News reports) Affairs (Current affairs) Info (Information) Sport Educate (Education) Drama Culture Science (Science and technology) Varied Pop M (Pop music) Rock M (Rock music) Easy M (Middle of the road music) Light M (Light classics) Classics (Serious classics) Other M (Other music) Weather Finance Children (Childrens programmes) Social (Social affairs) Religion Phone In Tr a v e l Leisure Jazz (Jazz music) Country (Country music) Nation M (National music) Details on AM/FM playback