Operation
Numeric Keys ˚ that correspond to the sta- tion’s frequency. The desired station will automat- ically be tuned.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo station is weak, audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode by pressing the FM Mode button *ß until the STEREO indicator goes out.
Preset Tuning
Up to 30 stations may be stored in the HK 3380’s memory for easy recall using the front panel con- trols or the remote. In order to program preset stations into memory, you must use the remote control.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1.Press the Memory button ø on the remote. Note that the MEMO and PRESET indicators will light and flash in the Main Information Display.
2.Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys ˚ corresponding to the location where you wish to store this station’s frequency.
For all preset numbers above ”3” the station will be stored directly. Note that for the presets 1, 2 or 3 either you press the corresponding number and wait for 5 seconds or you press a ”0” befor you press the 1,2 or 3, then the station will be stored at once.
3.Repeat the process after tuning any additional stations to be preset.
Auto Preset
•Preset stations may also be programmed auto- matically for the entire FM band. To automatically enter each station that may be tuned with acceptable quality into the HK 3380’s preset memories, first select the FM band. Next, press and hold the Auto Preset button ¬ until the MEMO and PRESET indicators begin to flash, hold on until the station frequency indication begins to increase. Release the button and note that the tuner will search the entire FM band, and stop briefly at each station that has accept- able signal strength. The HK 3380 will automati- cally assign a preset number to each station, and then search for the next station.
If the FM tuner finds fewer than 30 FM stations with acceptable signal strength, the Auto Preset tuning will scan up to two more cycles until the remaining vacant preset memory spaces have been filled.
The automatic scan process will stop when all 30 preset memory locations have been filled or the entire FM band has been scanned three times or the Auto Preset button ¬ is pressed again.
NOTE: Using the automatic tuning mode in areas with more than 30 FM stations will completely fill the preset memories, and overwrite any previously memorized presets for either AM or FM stations.
TIP: The automatic scan process may enter sta- tions that you do not wish to retain in the memo- ry, or it may enter the same station on the same frequency (if more than one scan is made) or on more than one frequency. These unwanted sta- tions may be removed from the memory using the Preset Clear function outlined below.
Recalling Preset Stations
•To manually select a station previously entered in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys ˚ that correspond to the desired station’s mem- ory location.
•To manually tune through the list of stored pre- set stations one by one, press the Preset but- tons %∂ on the front panel or remote.
•To automatically scan through the stations entered in the preset memory, press the Preset Scan button @œ on the front panel or remote. The tuner will cycle through the list of preset stations, stopping for five seconds at each one. Press the button again to stop the scan at your desired station.
Clearing Preset Stations
Unwanted preset stations may be erased from the unit’s memory to make it easier to tune only those stations you want.
To remove a preset station from the HK 3380’s tuner memory, first tune to the station using the Preset buttons %∂ on the front panel or remote, or by entering the preset number directly, using the Numeric Keys ˚.
When the preset station to be removed has been tuned, first press the Memory button ø. The MEMO and PRESET indicators in the Main Information Display will flash, and the actual preset number will disappear from the display. Next, press the Clear button Ñwithin five seconds.
The preset station will be removed from the memory, and the action will be confirmed by the brief appearance of the word CLEAR and the preset number location in the Main Information Display. That memory location will now be empty, and you may program a different station to that location, or leave it empty.
RDS Operation
RDS (Radio Data System) transmits station call signs or network information, station program type, text messages about the station or specifics of a musical selection and the correct time.
RDS Tuning
When an FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data, the HK 3380 will automatically display the station’s call sign, with some private stations also other informations changing all 2 to 5 sec- onds, and the RDS indicator will light in the Information Display as well as indicators for the RDS services program type PTY (see below) and
traffic announcement TA (see page 14) if trans- mitted by the station. As soon as a radiotext mes- sage is received completely the radiotext indica- tor RT will turn on too.
RDS Display Options
When an RDS station is tuned, press RDS Dis- play button ¥ on the remote or FM & on the front panel to cycle through the RDS displays in the following order:
•The Station name (or other Program informa- tion with some private stations).
•The station’s frequency.
•The Program Type (PTY) as shown in the follow- ing list in this manual.
•A “text” message (RT) containing special infor- mation from the broadcast station. Note that this message will scroll across the display to permit messages longer than the eight positions in the display. Depending on signal quality it may take up to 30 seconds for the text message to appear, in the meantime the word TEXT will flash in the display when RT is selected.
•The current time of day (CT) as transmitted by the station. It may take up to two minutes for the time to appear, in the meantime the word TIME will flash in the display when CT is selected. Note that the accuracy of the time mes- sage is set by the radio station, not the
HK 3380.
•Some RDS stations may not choose to include some of these additional features. If the data required for the selected mode is not being trans- mitted, the Information Display will show a NO PTY, NO TEXT or NO TIME mes- sage after the individual time out.
•In any FM mode the RDS function requires a strong enough signal for proper operation. If you receive a partial message or see any RDS indica- tor going on and off, try slowly adjusting the antenna to improve the signal strength or tune to another, stronger, RDS station.
Program Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to encode broadcasts with Program Type (PTY) codes that indicate the type of material being broadcast. The following list shows the abbreviations used to indicate each PTY along with an explanation of the PTY:
•RDS ONLY: (see item 3 below)
•TRAFFIC: Traffic Information and Road Conditions (see Note below)
•POP M: Popular Music
•ROCK M: Rock Music
•M.O.R M:
