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Question posted by spal736 on August 23rd, 2011

No Reception On Am/fm Tuner.

I followed the instructions in manual to use the AM/FM radio tuner but there is no reception. Just static. Am I missing a plug-in? I have full 5.1 channel surround connection and full HDMI connection to Samsung LED TV.

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Owner's Manual - Page 27

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Owner's Manual - Page 31

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Owner's Manual - Page 45

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