CHOOSING THE TUNER MODE
The front-panel [TUNER MODE] key is a dual-purpose control. In the normal position, FM Mute FM Stereo icons on the VFD are illuminated, only the stations with a strong signal can be listened to, and the noise between stations is muted.
Pressing the [TUNER MODE] button again (FM Mute FM Stereo icons on the VFD are extinguished) allows distant and potentially noisy stations to be received. Noise is reduced if the FM station signal level is less than the FM Stereo threshold (since mono FM is inherently less noise-prone) though at the sacrifice of the stereo effect.
NOTE
One can store the same channel in two preset locations - one with TUNER MODE On and another with TUNER MODE Off.
ABOUT USER NAMES
You can assign an eight character “User Name” to each radio preset, which will show in the front-panel readout whenever that preset is recalled.
ENTERING USER NAMES
To name a radio preset “NEWS,” follow the procedure as below (The buttons mentioned apply to the front panel’s buttons. The applicable HTRC 1 keys also execute the same functions as described).
1Recall the desired radio preset.
2Then, press the [MEMORY] button once and then within five (5) seconds, press the [INFO] button - the readout shows a blinking box.
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3 | Use the [PRESET | | / | | ] buttons to select the first character of the |
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4 | Press [TUNE | ] button to select the character and correspondingly |
| move forward to the next position. (Press [TUNE | ] to go back to the |
| previous character). Repeat this process for each character in sequence. |
5Press the MEMORY key again to store the User Name and exit the text- entry mode.
ABOUT RDS
The Radio Data System (RDS) permits sending small amounts of digital information using conventional FM radio broadcasts. The T 175 supports two RDS modes, station-name (PS mode) and radio-text (RT mode). Not every FM station incorporates RDS in its broadcast signal. In most areas you will find from one to several RDS-enabled stations, but it is by no means impossible that your favorite stations will not be broadcasting RDS data.
VIEW RDS TEXT
When an RDS-enabled FM broadcast is tuned, after a brief delay the “RDS” symbol will illuminate in the T 175’s front-panel readout and the readout’s character section will show its station-name (PS) text: “ROCK101”, for example.
Press the front-panel INFO key to toggle the readout between this and the station’s radio-text (RT) readout, if any, which might scroll song- or artist- name, or any other text of the station’s choosing.
ABOUT XM RADIO
The T 175 is “XM Ready” which means that with the addition of separately sold XM Mini-Tuner CPC-9000 and XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock, it has everything you need to listen to live XM. Everything else is built right in. Just subscribe to the XM service and your T 175 will be ready to receive XM content.
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Questions? Visit www.xmradio.com
Listeners can subscribe by visiting XM on the Web at www.xmradio.com or by calling (at the time of printing this manual) XM’s Listener Care at
(800)853 9696. Be ready with your Radio ID that can be found on the radio by selecting Channel 0.
Check with your NAD audio specialist for other versions of XM Mini- Tuner compatible with T 175.
CONNECTING THE XM ANTENNA
1Plug the end of the XM antenna into the corresponding XM antenna port on the rear panel of the T 175.
2Press and hold [TUNER MODE] button on the front panel to check the current XM channel’s signal strength as shown in the VFD and OSD. Press [TUNER MODE] again to exit signal strength check.
Refer also to your XM radio’s guide on how to install the XM antenna for optimum signal reception.
TUNING STATIONS
There are three ways to tune to the XM channel you wish to listen. Make sure to set your HTRC 1’s Device Selector to [TUNER] prior to undertaking
the following tuning options. The [] buttons refer to the corresponding keys on the HTRC 1. The same keys correspond to the front
panel navigation buttons [TUNE// PRESET /].
1Manual Tuning: Toggle the [] buttons to step up or down each
available XM channel. Press and hold [] for faster scanning of XM
channels. The HTRC 1 keys [TUNE/] will likewise execute these same functions.
2Direct Channel Call: Using the numeric keypads of the HTRC 1, key-in directly the desired available channel number and it will be automatically tuned.
3Category: Toggle [TUNER MODE] until “CATXM” and a corresponding category is displayed on the VFD. “CATXM” stands for the categories channels are grouped into – i.e., Country, Rock, Jazz & Blues, etc. Toggle [ ] buttons to step up or down the available categories.
After selecting the desired category, use the same steps as that of XM Manual Tuning. Tuning will only be limited to within the selected
category. Toggle the [] buttons to choose another category and then tune again.
VIEW XM INFORMATION
Toggle [INFO] button to display the XM information of the selected channel such as the artist name, song title, category or any other text as supplied for the channel.
PRESETS
The procedure for storing XM channels is the same method as stated in the section “SETTING RADIO PRESETS” under “LISTENING TO RADIO”.
For immediate recall of stored XM presets, toggle [TUNER MODE] button until “P__” (the two blank spaces corresponding to the preset number)
is shown in VFD. Press the front panel’s [PRESET / ] button or
HTRC 1’s [] keys to step up or down the stored presets that can be a combination of AM, FM and XM channels.