Pioneer VSX-824-K Owner's Manual

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The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM 

radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual 

(step) tuning functions. Once you are tuned to a station you 

can memorize the frequency for recall later—see 

station presets below

 for more on how to do this.

Each press switches the band between FM (stereo or 

mono) and AM.

Tune to a station.
There are three ways to do this:
 Automatic tuning
To search for stations in the currently selected band, 

press and hold 

 for about a second. The receiver 

will start searching for the next station, stopping when it 

has found one. Repeat to search for other stations.
 Manual tuning
To change the frequency one step at a time, press 

.

 High speed tuning
Press and hold 

 for high speed tuning.

If the TUNE or ST indicators don’t light when tuning to an FM 

station because the signal is weak, set the receiver to the 

mono reception mode.

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This should improve the sound quality and allow you to 

enjoy the broadcast.

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient 

to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall 

whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the 

effort of manually tuning in each time. This unit can memorize 

up to 30 stations.

Tune to a station you want to memorize.
See 

Listening to the radio above

 for more on this.

The display shows PRESET, then a blinking MEM and 

station preset.

You can also use the number buttons.

The preset number stop blinking and the receiver stores 

the station.

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If the receiver is left disconnected from the AC power outlet 

for over a month, the station memories will be lost and will 

have to be reprogrammed.

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Stations are stored in stereo. When the station is stored in 

the FM MONO mode, it shows as ST when recalled.

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See 

Saving station presets above

 if you haven’t done this already.

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You can also use the number buttons on the remote 

control to recall the station preset.

For easier identification, you can name all of your preset 

stations.

Choose the station preset you want to name.
See 

Listening to station presets above

 for how to do this.

The cursor at the first character position is blinking on 

the display.

Input the name you want.
Choose a name up to eight characters long.

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Use 

/

 to select character position.

•

Use 

/

 to select characters.

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The name is stored when 

 is pressed.

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To erase a station name, follow steps 1 and 2, and press 

 while the display is blank. Press 

 while the 

display is blank, to keep the previous name.

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Once you have named a station preset, Press 

 to show 

the name. When you want to return to the frequency 

display, press 

 several times to show the frequency.