AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 21
Basic Operation
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Automatic
Station Preset Selection
This process automatically scans the AM and FM bands and enters all stations with proper signal strength into the memory. To automatically preset the tuner’s memory, follow these steps:
1.Select the tuner as the unit’s input by pressing the AM/FM button 3c.
2.Using the TUNE ^jbuttons, select the first station you wish to preset at the low end of the AM or FM band.
3.Start the automatic tuning preset by simultaneously pressing MEMO and TUNE Ú on the front panel ò^. The station tuned in step #2 will be entered into the tuner’s memory as CH1. The
MEMO£ and AUTO MEMOÞ indicators will flash. The display will show increasing frequencies to indicate that the auto scan is in progress.
4.Each time the tuner finds a station the scanning will pause and the station will be played for five seconds. During this time you have the following options:
a.To enter the station in the next open memory position, no action is needed. After five seconds the tuner will enter the station and the preset number will be visible at the far left side of the main information display.
b.The frequency band may be changed by pressing the FM/AM button 3c.
c. If the tuner is scanning FM stations, the MODE may be changed from AUTO to mono by pressing the FM MODE button ô.
d. If you do not wish to enter the current station into the preset memory, press the TUNE Ú button ^jon the front panel or remote.
5.After the desired action is completed, or five seconds elapse, the tuner scan will continue. The operation will stop automatically when all 30 preset positions are filled or when both frequency bands have been completely tuned, whichever comes first. To stop the automatic preset process at any time press the CLEAR button óor any input selection button.
Manual Tuner Preset
Stations may be manually entered into the tuner’s memory in any order. Manual entry is performed from the remote control only.
1.Tune to the desired station as outlined in Tuner Operation Section.
2.Press the MEMO button òoand note that the MEMO indicator £ will flash.
3.While the indicator is flashing for the next 5 seconds, enter a number from 1 to
30using the number buttons on the remote m. Any number may be used, but if another station has already been programmed into the location number selected, the previous setting will be lost.
a. To enter a single digit memory location, press 0 before the number, or enter the number and wait a few seconds.
b. If an invalid number (other than
4.When the preset memory has been properly programmed the MEMO indicator £ will stop blinking.
Station Name Preset
In addition to identifying stations by their broadcast frequency or by the RDS system each preset station manually may be assigned a name using alphanumeric characters. This enables you to identify a station by its call letters, program format, or any other five character phrase.
To enter a station name, first preset all stations you wish to program into the tuner’s memory. Then, follow these steps:
1.Tune to the desired preset station.
2.Press the MEMO button òon the front panel or oon the remote for more than three seconds.
3.Note that a character on the left side of the main information display will start to blink.
4.Enter the first character of the name using either the front panel TUNE Ú or Û buttons ^or the alphanumeric buttons mon the remote.
