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A. To use the front panel buttons simply press and hold TUNE Ú ^button until the desired letter or number appears. Note that the upper case alphabet will appear, followed by the numbers 1 through 0, and then a Ð indicating a blank space. Tapping the button will advance the display one character at a time; holding it down will move the display quickly. If you pass by the desired character, use the TUNE Û

^to move the display in reverse.

After entering the first character, press MEMO òto move to the next position and note that the next digit will blink. Use the same procedure outlined above to enter a character.

When you have entered a digit or “blank” in all five spaces, press MEMO òfor more than 1 second to confirm the entry

B. To use the remote for character entry, press the button corresponding to the desired letter or number. Press it once to enter the first printed letter, twice for the second, three times for the third and four times for the number. Press the “9” button to enter a blank space. (For example, press the “ABC” button once to enter an “A”, three times for a “C” and four times to enter a “1”.)

Use the MEMO button oto move to the next digit position. When all five spaces have been filled, press MEMO again for more than 1 second to confirm the entry.

Once a station name has been attached to a preset position, the station’s frequency will appear briefly when the unit is tuned to that station. After a few seconds the preset name will appear in the display.

Basic Operation

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Tuning Preset Stations

Stations preset into the tuner’s memory may be recalled in a number of ways.

1.To recall a station directly enter a number from 1 to 30 using the number buttons on the remote s m.

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 1–30) is entered in error, that number will flash to alert you that the entry is invalid and the display will return to the previous frequency display.

2.To scan through the list of preset stations, press the P-SETÚor P-SETÛ on the front panel $ or the CHANNEL buttons à á remote k. Press once to move up or down through the memory presets one by one, or press and hold the button to quickly scan through the list of stations.

3.To automatically review each station in the memory, press the P-SCANbutton n%. Note that the P-SCANindicator Ý will blink.

The tuner will move up through the list of stations, pausing to play each for five seconds. Note that preset numbers where no station has been programmed will be skipped.

When the desired station is reached press P-SCAN%or CLEAR ó.

Clearing Preset Stations

Once stations are programmed into the preset memories, it is possible to remove them individually or as a group.

To remove a single station from the memory:

1.Recall the station by pressing the buttons on the remote corresponding to the station’s memory location.

2.Press the MEMO button òor o and observe that the MEMOindicator £ will blink.

3.While the indicator is blinking, press the CLEAR button ó-not the CLEAR button on the remote within five seconds. The word CLEARwill show briefly to confirm that the memory position has been cleared.

To clear all memory locations, the volume level and surround mode memories:

1.Press the MEMO button òoand the CLEAR button ómat the same time for some seconds, until CLEAR MEMOappears on the display.

NOTE: When a complete memory clear is performed the AVR80 will turn off as part of the process. After clearing the memory it is necessary to reset all stations and set up parameters.

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Harman-Kardon AVR80 owner manual To move the display in reverse, Tuning Preset Stations, Clearing Preset Stations

AVR80 specifications

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