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4.4.1 FM•AM TUNER

The AVM 50 has a built-in FM•AM tuner, which is common to all Paths. The station that is selected in either MAIN, ZONE2, ZONE3, or RECORD is shared with all other Paths.

Manual Tuning:

After selecting the desired band by pressing FM • AM, use the  buttons (Remote Control) or press TUNE and rotate the Master Control Knob (Front Panel).

Automatic Tuning:

To find the next station, press SEEK or SEEK. To scan and listen to all available stations for a few seconds, press and hold SEEK or SEEK for about a second. The ‘Sk ’ or ‘ Sk’ indicator on the display will change to ‘Prv ’ or ‘ Nxt’. To stop scanning, press one of the SEEKbuttons to return to Seek mode, or press TUNE to tune manually (Front Panel only). Press TUNE a second time to restore the regular functions and display (the TUNE function does not time out).

GUIDE

FRT

TUNE

SEEK

ST

AT

US

SELECT

BACK CTR

Direct Tuning (Remote Control Only):

A station’s frequency can be entered as a four-digit number. For example, to tune into 98.3 FM, press and hold SELECT until the display shows “<blank>0.0” in the lower left corner, then press 0, 9, 8, 3.

Presets:

18 FM and 6 AM stations can be stored. The presets are divided into four banks of six. By repeatedly pressing FM•AM, the display will show that you are cycling through ‘FM1’, ‘FM2’, ‘FM3’, ‘AM’. Once you have selected the desired bank, you can store the currently tuned radio station by pressing and holding one of the six preset keys (1 through 6) for about a second. You can even do this while scanning for stations. The lower line of the display briefly flashes once the station is stored. To skip a preset, set it to 87.5 FM or 530 AM.

1 2 3

FM/AM PRE-SETS

CH PRE-SET

4 5 6

To recall a preset, select the bank that it is in, then press the respective preset key. From the Remote Control, you can also use the CH+ and CH keys to run through all FM or AM presets.

ST / HiB / M (Front Panel Only):

If FM reception is weak, switching a station out of stereo can reduce or eliminate unwanted noise. Press ST / HiB / M repeatedly to cycle through Stereo, Hi-Blend, or Mono. Hi-Blend offers an alternative to Mono, offering decreased noise without the complete loss of stereo – it decreases hiss and noise by reducing some stereo separation only at higher frequencies. The setting is memorized individually for each preset.

4.4.2 SIMULCAST

Simulcast allows you to select one video Source and a different audio Source. For example, you could view a sports event on TV while listening to your favorite FM•AM station. Simulcast is available for all Paths.

Press and hold the desired video Source button for 2 seconds. The display shows “SIMULCAST” and the video Source in the top line, and the audio Source in the bottom line – while this is on the display, press another Source button to select an audio Source. Audio from an HDMI input cannot be used with a different video Source. When the regular display returns, the Source LED indicates the video Source, and the display shows the audio Source next to a ‘+’.

To exit from Simulcast mode, press any Source button – both the audio and video will switch to this selection.

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