Tuner Operation
To select the built-in tuner
1.Press the Source List Button on the front panel and use the KL Buttons to scroll through the source list. The
2.Press the Radio Source Selector on the remote. Press this button again to switch bands (AM or FM). A screen similar to the one shown in Figure 21 will appear, with the band indicated in the middle of the screen.
As more FM stations become equipped with RDS capabilities, the AVR will serve as an
RDS Tuning
When an FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data, the AVR will automatically display the station’s call sign or other program service in the Main Information Display Cand on the tv screen if this is on.
Figure 21 – FM Radio
Use the KL Buttons to tune a station. The frequencies will be displayed in the front panel and graphically on screen.
The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the KL Buttons scans through all frequencies until a station with acceptable signal strength is found. To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of the KL Buttons steps through a single frequency increment (0.05MHz for FM, or 9kHz for AM), press the Menu Button. The Mode line will be highlighted, and each press of the OK Button toggles between automatic and manual tuning modes as well as Stereo (in Automatic Mode) and Mono (in Manual Mode).
You may also enter the frequency of a radio station directly. In the
A total of 30 stations (AM and FM together) may be stored as presets. When the desired station has been tuned, press the OK Button, and two dashes will flash in the
To tune a preset station, press the M N Buttons or press the Menu Button to view the list of programmed presets and scroll to the desired selection. Press the OK Button to tune the station. You may also enter the preset number using the Numeric Keys. For presets 10 through 30, press the Zero Button
Jfirst to show a blinking 0 in the Information Display, then enter the two digits. For example, enter preset 17 by pressing 0, then 1, then 7. If you want to enter another
RDS Operation
The AVR 260 is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System), which brings a wide range of information to FM radio. Now in use in many countries, RDS is a system for transmitting station call signs or network information, a description of station program type, text messages about the station or specifics of a musical selection, and the correct time.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide variety of information
in addition to the initial station call sign that appears when a station is first tuned. In normal RDS operation the display will indicate the station name, broadcast network or call letters. Pressing the Play Button Eon the Remote enables you to cycle through the various data types in the following sequence:
•• The station’s call letters (PS) (with some private stations other information too).
•• The station’s frequency (FREQ MODE), which is always shown on the TV
•• The Program Type (PTY) as shown in the list below.
NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specific PTY. The display will show NONE, when such a station is selected and PTY is active.
•• A “text” message (Radiotext, RT) containing special information from the
broadcast station. Note that this message may scroll across the display to permit messages longer than the eight positions in the display. Radiotext is not shown on the TV
•• The current time of day (CT). Note that it may take up to two minutes for the time to appear, in that time the letters CT are shown in the information display when CT is selected. Please note that the accuracy of the time data is dependent on the radio station, not the AVR.
Some RDS stations may not include some of these additional features. If the data required for the selected mode is not being transmitted, the Main Information Display Cwill show a NO TYPE, NO TEXT or NO TIME
message after the individual time out.
In any FM mode the RDS function requires a strong enough signal for proper operation.
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