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Title: Onkyo TX-36 receiver...
Post by: gdv on February 01, 2016, 04:47:38 PM

I picked up the Onkyo cheap yesterday...

After replacing one of the speaker fuses & a few other fairly minor repairs, the amplifier portion sounds great!

I had trouble tuning the receiver to get a stereo signal & by accident tuned to 0.1 Mhz off the proper frequency and got a stereo signal...  Had to tune to 102.6, not 102.5 to get the station (WDVE, etc.) to come in with a stereo signal...

Said all that to say, how difficult is it to correct/re-align the fm tuner to the proper frequency?  I found & downloaded a service manual...  Or should I just expect this to be an integrated amp?


Thanks!
George

Title: Re: Onkyo TX-36 receiver...
Post by: MacGeek on February 01, 2016, 06:07:52 PM

George,

Does it sound right when tuned off center?  If so, you bought it cheap and other than being a digit off, if it works, you got a deal.  That being said, it would bug me if the tuning indicator was off.

Title: Re: Onkyo TX-36 receiver...
Post by: gdv on February 01, 2016, 08:31:41 PM

Klaus, at first the fm was fine...  Then the longer the receiver was on it would drift a little more so I was unable to get a stereo signal...

Title: Re: Onkyo TX-36 receiver...
Post by: MacGeek on February 02, 2016, 06:55:21 AM

As you probably know, with older analog tuners, FM drift was expected and a single adjustment, once everything got warm, usually held position for the duration of  a listening session.  Your situation sounds similar.  If you retune to the correct frequency after the drift occurs, does the tuner hold it's position?.

Title: Re: Onkyo TX-36 receiver...
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on February 02, 2016, 08:08:18 AM

It's a digital tuner.