Arcam AVR250 manual Using the tuner, Tuning to a station, Storing a preset, Deleting a preset

Using the tuner

The AVR250’s radio tuner can be controlled from the upper row of front panel buttons (see diagram, below) or from the remote control handset. Note that the tuner behaviour can be seen only via the front- panel display, as there is no on-screen display for the tuner.

Tuning to a station

Pressing the PRESET/TUNE button (or TM on the remote) toggles between the two tuning modes of the unit – ‘Tune’ or ‘Preset’. The selected mode is shown briefly on the display. When in frequency display mode, the frequency will be followed by a ‘T’ in tune mode, and ‘P’ in preset mode.

	FM MUTE/		PRESET/		FM ST
RDS INFO	MONO	STORE	TUNE	DOWN/UP

TUNE MODE

In Tune mode:

nPress the3and4 buttons on the front panel (or P– or P+ on the remote control handset) for longer than two seconds to engage automatic tuning. The tuner searches for a radio station signal of sufficient strength and stops. To skip to the next station, press one of the buttons again. Automatic tuning is available for both the FM and AM bands.

nTapping the3and4 buttons engages manual tuning. This can be used for tuning to a specific frequency. It is also useful if you are trying to select a station that is too weak for the auto- search mode.

Regardless of the mode used to tune your AVR250, when it is accurately tuned to a station ‘TUNED’ lights up in the display.

PRESET MODE

When one or more presets have been defined, ‘Preset’ mode can be used. In Preset mode, use the 3 and4 buttons on the front panel (or P– or P+ on the remote control handset) to cycle up and down the preset stations.

See below for instructions on storing and deleting presets.

Storing a preset

To store a preset, tune to the radio station you wish to store. Press the STORE button (or DYN on the remote control): the station frequency is shown on the display, followed by a preset number. Select the preset number you wish to assign to the station using the3and4buttons on the front panel (or P– or P+ on the remote control handset), then press the STORE button again.

Once the preset is stored, the display reverts to show the station name (if RDS information is transmitted) or its frequency.

To quit the memory function without storing a preset, leave the tuner controls untouched for five seconds. It is also possible to overwrite a stored station by saving another in its place. There are thirty presets available for FM use and ten for AM use.

Deleting a preset

Press the STORE button, then select the preset number you want to delete using the3and4buttons (or P– or P+ on the remote control handset), followed by the FM MUTE/MONO button (1/STATUS on the remote control).

The display briefly shows ‘DELETE’ and ‘– –’ is shown in place of the preset number. You can reactivate a deleted preset number by storing a station in the normal way.

RDS: Radio Data System

The Arcam AVR250 supports RDS Programme Service and RDS Radio Text on FM broadcasts.

When a station carrying RDS information is selected ‘RDS’ lights up in the display and shortly afterwards the station’s RDS name (e.g. ‘BBC R3’) is shown.

Press the RDS INFO button to view any RDS text information (if a station is not transmitting text information, the display briefly indicates ‘NO TEXT’ and reverts to show the station name).

Press RDS INFO again to display the station’s frequency.

Pressing RDS INFO a third time returns you to a display of the station name.

If the RDS INFO button is pressed while tuned to a non RDS station, the display shows ‘NO NAME’ for three seconds before reverting to the default display.

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