Pioneer BCS-727 Operating Instructions Manual

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Other Operating72EnOther Operating7Radio OperationsBe sure that FM aerial is connected. (Refer tothe page 43)Listening to the radio1. Press FUNCTION until FM appears in thedisplay window and press ENTER.The last received station is tuned in.2. Scanning will start when either the  orthe  button is pressed.orPress / repeatedly.orPress TUNE –/+ on the front panel of theplayer repeatedly.3. Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME onthe front panel or by pressing VOL + orVOL – on the remote control repeatedly.Presetting the radio stationsYou can preset 50 stations for FM.Before tuning, make sure that you have turneddown the volume.1. Press FUNCTION until FM appears in thedisplay window and press ENTER.The last received station is tuned in.2. Select the desired frequency by using / .3. Press PROGRAM a preset number will flashin the display window.4. Press / to select the preset number youwant.5. Press PROGRAM.The station is stored.6. Repeat the steps 2 to 5 to store otherstations.7. You can select the stored station bypressing / .Deleting all the saved stations1. Press and hold  STOP for two seconds.[ERASE ALL] will flash up on the displaywindow.2. Press  STOP to erase all of the saved radiostations.Improving poor FM receptionPress AUDIO on the remote control. This willchange the tuner from stereo to mono andusually improve the reception.Seeing information about aradio stationThe FM tuner is supplied with the RDS (RadioData System) facility. This shows informationabout the radio station being listened to. PressBOOKMARK (RDS) repeatedly to cycle throughthe various data types:PS (Programme Service Name)The name of the channel will appearin the display.PTY (Programme Type Recognition)The programme type (e.g. Jazz orNews) will appear in the display.RT (Radio Text)A text message contains specialinformation from the broadcaststation. This text may scroll acrossthe display.You can search the radio stations byprogramme type by pressing BOOKMARK (RDS).The display will show the last PTY in use. PressZOOM (PTY) one or more times to select yourpreferred programme type. Press and hold /. The tuner will search automatically. When astation is found the search will stop.