Lexicon RV-8 manual Tuner Overview, Selecting a Station, Direct Station Access, TUNE/SEEK Access

Basic Operation Lexicon

TUNER OVERVIEW

The RV-8 features an AM/FM stereo radio tuner. The front panel displays the currently selected frequency, band, listening mode and volume. Forty presets can store AM or FM frequencies, identified by the preset number/name and station frequency/band. For example: WABC/90.90 FM or Preset 02/10.30 AM. Two antennas are supplied with the RV-8: one for AM and one for FM stereo. At a minimum, use of the supplied antennas is recommended to ensure consistent tuner performance.

The tuner can be setup to receive elements of the Radio Data System (RDS) broadcasts. Originated in Europe and now with limited availability in the US, the RDS is a standard for broadcasting digital data along with an FM radio broadcast. When the RDS option is active and RDS data is received, the RV-8 tuner displays the identity of the broadcast station, receipt of alternate station frequencies and any additional text (referred to as RT or Radio Text) that the station broadcasts. For more information on RDS features, see “Tuner Setup” on page 3-72.

SELECTING A STATION

Begin selecting a radio station by activating the built-in tuner input. To activate the tuner input, press the front-panel TUNER button or select the TUNER option from the remote-control MAIN screen. See the “Tuner Setup” on page 3-72for more information.

Next, determine if the desired frequency band is active by pushing the front-panel or remote-control AM/FM button to toggle between the AM and FM frequency bands.

Once the frequency band is set, there are several ways to select a radio station: direct station access, tune/seek access, scan mode and presets.

DIRECT STATION ACCESS

To access a specific frequency, use the numeric buttons on either the front panel or remote control to enter the desired station frequency.

To directly access a station from the front panel or remote control:

1.Press the AM/FM button to select the desired band.

2.Enter the three or four digit station frequency. For example, to load FM station 90.9, press 9-0-9. To load AM station 1030, press the AM/FM button to select the AM band, then press 1-0-3-0.

Note:

When digits are first entered, a “Loading Preset” status message appears in the front-panel (and on-screen) display. When a third digit is entered, the RV-8 senses a frequency is being entered and changes the status message to “Setting Frequency.”

TUNE/SEEK ACCESS

Press one of the Tune/Seek buttons on the front panel ( / ) or

remote control ( / ) to navigate to the next available

frequency. For example, if the currently loaded frequency is 101.7FM, press the Tune/Seek button to load 101.9FM. Press the Tune/Seek button again to load 102.1FM, and so on.

Press one of the Tune/Seek buttons on the front panel ( / ) or

remote control ( / ) for 2 seconds to activate seek mode. Seek mode searches for the next available radio station. If the tuner is having difficulty locating stations, raise the sensitivity level. See “SCAN SENS” on 3-73for more information.

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