Onkyo TX-NR838 User manual

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 automatic 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.
AM/FM Radio Receiving Function

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 display to "AUTO": Press TUNING MODE on the main unit
again. The unit is automatically tuned into an FM radio station. Normally
"AUTO" should be displayed.
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.

Registering 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.
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 the station is registered, 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.
AM/FM Radio Receiving Function

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 deleted, 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.
AM/FM Radio Receiving Function

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 (Children’s programmes)
Social (Social affairs)
Religion
Phone In
Travel
Leisure
Jazz (Jazz music)
Country (Country music)
Nation M (National music)
Oldies (Oldies music)
Folk M (Folk music)
Document (Documentary)

3. Press ENTER to search the radio stations of the selected type.
4. When such a radio station is found, the indication on the display flashes.
Then, press ENTER again.
If no stations are found, the message “Not Found” is displayed.
Listening to Traffic Information (TP)
1. Press RT/PTY/TP on the main unit three times.
"[TP]" will be displayed if traffic information is transmitted by the radio
station you are tuned in. "TP" only is displayed if no traffic information
is available.
2. Press ENTER to search a radio station distributing traffic information.
3. When such a radio station is found, searching stops and playing traffic
information starts.
"Not Found" is displayed if no radio station distributing traffic
information is found.

Operation: You can set up by viewing the guidance displayed on the TV
screen. To display the guidance, you need to make HDMI connection
between the unit and TV. Select the item with the cursor buttons of the
remote controller and press ENTER to confirm your selection. To return to
the previous screen, press RETURN.
Playing Back
1. Press USB on the remote controller to select "USB".
2. Plug your USB storage device with the music files into the USB port of the
unit so that "USB" lights on the display.
If the "USB" indicator flashes, check whether the USB storage device
is plugged in properly.
Do not unplug the USB storage device while "Connecting..." is
appeared on the display. This may cause data corruption or
malfunction.
Playing Content from a USB Storage Device

3. Press ENTER.
The list of folders and music files on the USB storage device is
displayed. Select the folder with the cursors and press ENTER to
confirm your selection.
4. With the cursors, select the music file to play, and then press ENTER or
to start playback.