McIntosh M85 manual

How to Assign Preset Stations and Custom Names

How to Assign Custom Names

The Front Panel Alphanumeric Display of the MR85 to- gether with the built in memory, allows for Custom Nam- ing of each Station Preset. Instead of the Front Panel just indicating the frequency of the received radio station, it could indicate such things as type of music played on that station. The assignable characters include the alphabet, numbers, and symbols. To enter Custom Presets Names follow the below steps:

Note: In the below example, we will Custom Name an already assigned FM Station Preset Number 1 which has a frequency of 99.10MHz and rename it JAZZ 7. The Custom Naming of a Station is applicable for both Tuner 1 and the optional secondary Tuner 2 Module.

1.Momentarily press and release the Front Panel ENTER push-button. The LED above the ENTER push-button will light.

2.Select Station Preset Number 1, by rotating the PRE- SET Knob clockwise or counterclockwise.

3.Push the DISPLAY Push-button and the Front Panel Display of the Station Frequency (default) will be re- placed by “1”, a blank space, and then a flashing “A”.

Refer to figure 7.

Note: The number 1 is the assigned Preset Number followed by the first of eight possible characters of the new Assigned Preset Name.

Figure 7

4.Rotate the TUNING Knob clockwise to scroll through the alphabet until the character “J” appears. Refer to figure 8.

Figure 8

5.Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise until the “A” ap- pears to the right of the “J”. Refer to figure 9.

Figure 9

6.Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise again until the “A” appears to the right of the “JA”.

7.Rotate the TUNING Knob clockwise to scroll through the alphabet until the character “Z” appears. Refer to figure 10.

Figure 10

8.Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise again until the “A” appears to the right of the “JAZ”.

9.Repeat step 7 and refer to figure 11.

Figure 11

10.Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise again until the “A” appears to the right of the “JAZZ”.

11.Rotate the TUNING Knob clockwise to scroll through the alphabet until no character appears.

12.Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise again until the “A” appears to the right of the “JAZZ ”.

13.Rotate the TUNING Knob clockwise to scroll through the alphabet and numbers until the “7” digit appears. Refer to figure 12.

Figure 12

14.Press and release the front panel ENTER push-button a second time to store the newly assigned Preset Name into memory; the LED above the ENTER push-button will turn Off and the assigned Preset Name will appear on the Front Panel Display.

Note: If a Preset has been Custom Named, it is possible to restore the default Station Frequency Display if desired. Press the ENTER Push-button once, then press and hold the DISPLAY Push-button for 3 seconds.

M85 specifications

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