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operating your
tuner
front panel
controls
1 Standby
When the tuner is plugged into a live wall
socket and the POWER switch is turned ON,
it will power up in “standby” mode and the
LED (Light Emitting Diode) by the STANDBY
button will glow red. In this mode the
internal circuitry is powered up, but disabled
so that it consumes very little power and the
audio outputs are muted by a relay.
When the STANDBY button is pressed the
circuitry is activated and, after a few seconds
delay, the audio outputs will be enabled.
During this delay period while the internal
circuitry is settling the STANDBY LED will
flash green. When the outputs are de-muted it
will glow green continuously. When the
STANDBY button is pressed again the
component will be returned to standby
mode, the STANDBY LED will glow red again
and all other LEDs and the display will be
extinguished.
CAUTION:WHEN IN STAND Y MODE THE
INTERNAL CIRCUITRY IS STILL LIVE, SO ALL
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MUST E FOLLOWED.
2 Infra-red receiver
The infra-red (IR) remote control receiver is
mounted behind this window in the position
indicated. It must therefore not be obscured
when the component is to be operated using
the remote control handset. Where possible it
is best to arrange that the IR window is in
“line-of-sight” of the remote handset. When
components are connected via the Smart My-
Link bus, only one needs to receive the IR
command signals in order to control any of
the linked units.
3 Display
The operation of the tuner is indicated on a
high quality green Vacuum Fluorescent
Display.
4 Stereo indicator
This green LED is illuminated when a stereo
broadcast is being received and the tuner is
not switched to MONO mode.
5 On tune indicator
This green LED is illuminated when any FM
signal, above a very low threshold, is received
and is ON TUNE.
6 Tune up and tune down
These buttons are used to set the frequency in
MANUAL, PRESET and SEARCH modes. The
function of the buttons is determined by the
mode selected (see below), but in all modes,
pressing the right hand button will perform
an incremental operation and the left hand
button a decrement.
7 Mode
The MODE button is used to change between
PRESET, MANUAL and SEARCH tuning modes.
Preset tuning mode
When PRESET mode is selected the tuner will
go to the frequency of the last used preset
station and the display will show the tuned
frequency and the preset number (see Figure
1). When the TUNE UP button is pressed it
will tune to the preset stored with the next
higher number while pressing the TUNE
DOWN button will move to the next lower
stored preset. The tuner will skip preset
positions that have not been programmed,
e.g. if station 3 is not programmed, the tuner
will skip from station 2 to station 4. If the
tuner is stepped beyond the highest number
preset stored, it will “wrap-around” and step
back to the lowest numbered preset.
Preset display mode (Figure 1)
Manual tuning mode
When MANUAL mode is selected the display
shows the tuned frequency, together with a
Signal Strength indication (see Figure 2).
When the TUNE UP button is pressed briefly
the tuned frequency will increase by 5 kHz.
Holding the button down will cause the tuner
to scan continuously up the frequency band.
In a similar way, pressing TUNE DOWN will
decrease the tuned frequency or scan down
the band. Correct tuning can be obtained
either by setting the correct frequency, if it is
known, or by tuning until the ON TUNE
indicator illuminates – which indicates
accurate tuning. Once a station is tuned, its
frequency may be stored as one of the Presets
if desired (see page 6).
STEREO MODE SELECT MONO STORE
TUNE
STANDBY
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Manual display mode (Figure 2)
The signal strength indicator will display a
number from 1 to 8, preceded by the letters
“SI”. A signal strength of “–” indicates no
signal, whilst a signal strength of 8 indicates a
very strong signal. Normally an indication of
4 or 5 is necessary for a useable signal in
stereo, while a figure of 6 or 7 should ensure
that lowest noise reception is obtained in
stereo. If the signal strength of a station tuned
in Preset mode is required, simply switch to
Manual mode after tuning. A Signal Strength
reading of 5 or below indicates that improved
sound quality might be achieved by improving
the antenna system.
Search tuning mode
When SEARCH mode is selected the display
shows the tuned frequency, together with SC
”n” where “n” is the signal strength (1 to 8).
When the TUNE UP button is pressed the
tuner will commence searching for FM
stations at frequencies higher than the start
point and the display will change to SCH
during search (see Figure 3). If the TUNE
DOWN button is pressed the tuner will
search lower frequencies. When the first
station of adequate strength is detected, the
tuner will stop searching, the display will
return to SC ”n” to show the signal strength
and the ON TUNE indicator will illuminate.
Once the station is tuned, its frequency may
be stored as one of the Presets if desired (see
page 6), or the search initiated again by
pressing the desired TUNE button. Searching
may be stopped before a station is found by
pressing the TUNE button in the opposite
direction to the current search, or by pressing
the MODE button.
Search display mode (Figure 3)
8 Select
The basic tuner functions (tuning and mode
controls for example) are all directly
available, both from the front panel buttons
and the remote handset. In order to access all
features however, it is necessary to use the
menu system.
To enter the menu system, press the SELECT
button on the front panel or the “ ” key on
the remote handset. The display will change
to show “CONTROL MENU”. Use the TUNE-
UP and TUNE-DOWN buttons to cycle
through the list of features before pressing
SELECT (or “ ”) again to make your choice.
You may exit the menu system at any time
without selecting an option by using one of
the following methods:
• press ‘9’ on the remote handset key pad,
• press Select while the display shows,
“CONTROL MENU”
• wait for the menu to time-out after about
15 seconds.
In all of these cases, the display will revert to
the previous mode operation.
NOTE:THE MENU CANNOT E ACCESSED
WHILE THE TUNER IS IN STAND Y OR DURING
THE 5SECOND START-UP PERIOD WHEN
SWITCHING THE UNIT OUT OF STAND Y.
The features available via the menu system are:
Station name (Display will show: STN NAME)
Use this feature to display the name of the
station currently tuned. Press SELECT on this
option and then use the TUNE buttons to
choose Station Name on or off. Then press
SELECT again to activate/deactivate the
Station Name feature. This feature can be
switched off by selecting Control Menu-Stn
Name-Off or by turning on another feature
(i.e. programme type, programme type search
or traffic search).
Programme type (PRG TYPE)
Use this feature to display the programme
type of the currently tuned station (e.g. News,
Pop/Rock, Drama etc.). Press SELECT on this
option and then use the TUNE buttons to
select on or off. Then press SELECT again to
activate/deactivate the Programme Type
feature. This feature can be switched of by
selecting Control Menu-Prg Type-Off or by
turning on another feature (i.e. station name,
programme type search or traffic search).
NOTE:“STATION NAME” AND “PROGRAMME
TYPE” ARE NOT DISPLAYED WHILE THE TUNER
IS IN SEARCH MODE OR WHILE A PRESET IS
EING PROGRAMMED.
Programme Type Search (PRG TYPE SCH)
Use this feature to search for a station
broadcasting the chosen type of programme.
Press SELECT on this option and then use the
TUNE buttons to select the desired
programme type (e.g. News, Pop/Rock,
Drama etc.). Then press SELECT again and
the tuner will mute and search until it finds
the desired programme type or until the
search is cancelled by the user. Cancel the
search by pressing the SELECT or MODE
buttons on the front panel or by pressing and
holding briefly the “ ” or a tuning mode key
on the remote control. When a station
broadcasting the desired programme type is
found, the tuner will stop searching, de-mute
and change to manual tuning mode. The
display will then show the programme type.
Traffic Search (TRAFFIC SCH)
Use this feature to search for a station broad-
casting a traffic announcement. Press SELECT
on this option and the tuner will mute and
search until it finds a traffic announcement or
until the search is cancelled by the user.
Cancel the search by pressing the SELECT or
MODE buttons on the front panel or by
pressing and holding briefly the “ ” or a
tuning mode key on the remote control.
When a traffic announcement is found, the
tuner will stop searching, de-mute and change
to manual tuning mode. The display will then
show “TRAFFIC”. When the traffic
announcement is finished, the unit will
resume its search.
Display time (DISPLAY TIME)
Use this option to display the current time.
The time will be displayed for a short period
before the display reverts to its previous
mode.
Alarm set (ALARM SET)
Use this feature to set the on and off times of
the alarm. Press SELECT to choose this
option then use the TUNE-UP and TUNE-
DOWN keys to set the minutes part of the
alarm on time (display will show “MN ON
XX.YY” where XX is the hours and YY is the
minutes). Press SELECT to confirm that the
minutes are correct then use the TUNE
buttons again to set the hours (display will
show “HR ON XX.YY”). Then press SELECT to
confirm the hours. The alarm off time may
then be set using the same procedure. When
the Alarm off time has been set, use the
TUNE buttons to choose between using the
tuner or CD player as the source when the
alarm is activated. If you choose tuner, it will
switch to the last tuned frequency when the
alarm-on time is reached. If you choose CD
player, ensure that a disc is in the CD player
as this will be played when the alarm-on time
is reached.
Once set, for example as a wake-up alarm, the
system should be switched into standby.
When the alarm-on time is reached, the
amplifier and the tuner/CD player will be
switched out of standby and the chosen
programme will be heard. Please ensure that
the amplifier volume is appropriately set.
When the alarm off time is reached, the
amplifier and tuner/CD player will be
switched back into standby.
