Tuner Operation
The AVR480’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a
Region Selection
The AVR’s FM tuner must be set for compatibility with the television format and radio broadcasts in your area. Using the Region Selector located on the rear panel of the receiver, select the position corresponding to the country in which you are using the receiver:
C, S or K.
Refer to the chart below to determine the proper setting. For other countries, con- sult with your dealer or distributor to determine the correct setting.
Country | Region Selector Switch |
China | C |
Hong Kong† | C |
Indonesia† | S |
Korea (South) | K |
Malaysia† | S |
Singapore† | S |
Thailand† | S |
†Depending on the electrical requirements in your area or the wiring in your home, the power cords included with your AVR may not be the correct ones, and you may need to contact your local JBL distributor to obtain the correct power cord for your area.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any adjustments made to the Region Selector will not take effect unless the unit is first fully turned off by pressing the Main Power Switch 1 until it pops out and the word “OFF” appears on the top of the button.
Station Selection
1.Press the AM/FM Tuner Select
Button on the remote to select the tuner as an input. The tuner may be selected from the front panel by either pressing the Input Source Selector ! until the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner Band Selector 9 at any time.
2.Press the AM/FM Tuner Select
Button or Tuner Band Selector
9 again to switch between AM and FM so that the desired frequency band is selected.
3.Press the Tuner Mode Button H@ to select manual or automatic tuning.
When the AUTO Indicator M is illumin- ated in the Main Information Display
(the tuner will only stop at those sta- tions that have a strong enough signal to be received with acceptable quality.
When the AUTO Indicator M is not
illuminated, the tuner is in a manual mode and will stop at each frequency increment in the selected band.
4.To select stations, press the Tuning Button 8 J. When the AUTO Indicator M is lit, press the button to cause the tuner to search for the next highest- or
5.Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing the Direct Button I, and then pressing the Numeric Keys G that correspond to the station’s frequency. The desired station will automatically be tuned after the last number is entered. If you press an incorrect button while entering a direct frequency, press the Clear Button
to start over.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo station is weak, audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode; press the Tuner Mode Button H@ until the Stereo Indicator S goes out.
Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in the AVR480’s memory for easy recall using the
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1. Press the Memory Button on the
remote. The Memory Indicator R will light and flash in the Main Information Display (.
2.Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys G corresponding to the location where you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once entered, the preset number will appear in the Preset Number/Sleep Time Display O.
3.Repeat the process after tuning any additional stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
•To manually select a station previously entered in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys G that corre- spond to the desired station’s memory location.
•To manually tune through the list of stored preset stations one by one, press the Preset Stations Selector buttons )Q on the front panel or remote.
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