Harman-Kardon HA160-0004-A manual Manual Tuning, FM Tuning Mode Selection, Direct Access Tuning

Signature 2.0

Operation

When the tuner is selected it will play the last station selected when the tuner was in use. To change from the FM band to the AM band, or vice versa, press the Tuner button g again.

Manual Tuning

To manually tune to a new station, first select the tuner as the 2.0’s input source as described above, and select the FM or AM band, as described.

Stations may be manually tuned by pressing the

âor Ñ Transport Control buttons t. A light tap on the buttons will move the frequency up or down one increment. To rapidly tune to another station, press and hold either button until you have reached the desired station.

Stations may also be tuned in the “seek” mode, which automatically scans the frequency band to find the next station with a signal strong enough for acceptable reception. Seek tuning is initiated by pressing either the

àor áTransport Control buttons t briefly and release it. The tuner will search for a station and stop. To seek another station, press any button on the remote.

If the FM station tuned is transmitting RDS data infor- mation, the station’s program type code (PTY) and any identification information (e.g., call letters) will be dis- played in the front panel Information Display (Figure FPD-14) after a brief delay. To view the RDS data on the video monitor, press the Display button x. Complete information on using the RDS system may be found on pages 48–52.

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FM Tuning Mode Selection

When an FM station is selected, the tuner will auto- matically detect if the station is broadcasting in mono or stereo and adjust itself accordingly. A dot will appear in the front panel Information Display between the FM indicator and the volume indication when a stereo station is tuned.

However, it may occasionally be necessary to change the tuner to mono reception even when stereo broad- casts are being received. This is advisable when you are tuning a weak station or are in an area where there is severe multipath distortion due to reflections of the FM signal off neighboring tall buildings. In those cases, switching the tuner to mono will improve the

audio quality.

To switch the tuner to mono, press the Mono + button y. The tuner will remain in the mono mode even when another station is tuned, but it will return to automatic mono/stereo detection after the 2.0 is turned off and then on again. If you wish to return to stereo reception, press the Mono + button again to return to both the previously selected surround mode as well as stereo broadcast reception.

NOTE: When the tuner has been placed in the mono mode by pressing the Mono + button, sound will be heard from all five speakers, as the Mono + mode creates enveloping multichannel surround sound from a single channel signal. To have “true mono” sound at any time (e.g., identical audio from the front left and right speakers only), press the Music surround selection button y until the Mono mode name appears in the front panel Information Display and the on-screen status message.

Direct Access Tuning

Stations may be tuned directly by entering their frequency using the buttons on the remote control.

To tune directly to a station, first make certain that the desired frequency band (AM or FM) has been selected. Then, enter the station’s frequency using the Numeric Keys w. Note that the new station’s frequency will appear on the bottom line of the front panel Information Display (Figure FPD-15). If the video monitor is turned on, a brief display will appear with the new station’s frequency at the top right (OSD-28).

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