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TUNER OPERATION
TO SELECT THE BUILTIN TUNER
Press the Source List Button on the front panel and use the1.
KL
Buttons
to scroll through the source list. The last-used band (AM or FM) will be
active.
Press the Radio Source Selector on the remote. Press this button again to 2.
switch bands (AM or FM). A screen similar to the one shown in Figure 21
will appear, with the band indicated in the middle of the screen.
Figure 21 – FM Radio
Use the
KL
Buttons to tune a station. The frequencies will be displayed in
the front panel and graphically on screen.
The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the
KL
Buttons scans through all frequencies until a station with acceptable signal
strength is found. To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of the
KL
Buttons steps through a single frequency increment (0.05MHz for FM,
or 9kHz for AM), press the Menu Button. The Mode line will be highlighted,
and each press of the OK Button toggles between automatic and manual
tuning modes as well as Stereo (in Automatic Mode) and Mono (in Manual
Mode).
You may also enter the frequency of a radio station directly. In the Slide-In
Menu opened by pressing the Menu Button
L
with the unit in FM-Mode,
select Direct Entry (appearing just above the preset channel listing) with
the Arrow Buttons, then press OK. The Main Information Display now shows
DIRECT IN as a slide-in information, and a * moves back and forth to indicate
that the AVR is ready for Direct Entry of the frequency. You must begin
entering numbers within 10 seconds. Otherwise, the AVR reverts to previous
mode. Now press the frequency digits. If you begin with "
1
" to enter a station
frequency in the 100-range, the first "
1
" is automatically registered as "
10
",
after which you may enter the third main digit and the two decimal digits.
Example: 96,50 is entered as it appears: Nine, Six, Five, Zero. 102,65 is entered
like this: One, Two, Six, Five.
A total of 30 stations (AM and FM together) may be stored as presets. When
the desired station has been tuned, press the OK Button, and two dashes will
flash in the front-panel display. Use the Numeric Keys to enter the desired
preset number, and confirm with the OK Button. If the preset number is
higher than 9, press the 0-Button on the Remote
J
first to access two-digit
numbers. If you do not press this button first, you can only enter single-digit
numbers.
To tune a preset station, press the
M N
Buttons or press the Menu Button to
view the list of programmed presets and scroll to the desired selection. Press
the OK Button to tune the station. You may also enter the preset number
using the Numeric Keys. For presets 10 through 30, press the Zero Button
J
first to show a blinking 0 in the Information Display, then enter the two
digits. For example, enter preset 17 by pressing 0, then 1, then 7. If you want
to enter another two-digit preset, you must press 0 again first.
RDS OPERATION
The AVR 260 is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System), which brings a
wide range of information to FM radio. Now in use in many countries, RDS
is a system for transmitting station call signs or network information, a
description of station program type, text messages about the station or
specifics of a musical selection, and the correct time.
As more FM stations become equipped with RDS capabilities, the AVR will
serve as an easy-to-use center for both information and entertainment. This
section will help you take maximum advantage of the RDS system.
RDS Tuning
When an FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data, the AVR will
automatically display the station’s call sign or other program service in the
Main Information Display
C
and on the tv screen if this is on.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide variety of information
in addition to the initial station call sign that appears when a station is
first tuned. In normal RDS operation the display will indicate the station
name, broadcast network or call letters. Pressing the Play Button
E
on the
Remote enables you to cycle through the various data types in the following
sequence:
The station’s call letters ( •
PS
) (with some private stations other
information too).
The station’s frequency ( •
FREQ MODE
), which is always shown on the TV
On-Screen Display, is shown in the Main Information Display.
The Program Type ( •
PTY
) as shown in the list below.
NOTE
: Many stations do not transmit a specific PTY. The display will show
NONE
, when such a station is selected and PTY is active.
A “text” message (Radiotext, •
RT
) containing special information from the
broadcast station. Note that this message may scroll across the display to
permit messages longer than the eight positions in the display. Radiotext
is not shown on the TV On-Screen Display.
The current time of day ( •
CT
). Note that it may take up to two minutes
for the time to appear, in that time the letters CT are shown in the
information display when CT is selected. Please note that the accuracy of
the time data is dependent on the radio station, not the AVR.
Some RDS stations may not include some of these additional features. If
the data required for the selected mode is not being transmitted, the Main
Information Display
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will show a
NO TYPE
,
NO TEXT
or
NO TIME
message after the individual time out.
In any FM mode the RDS function requires a strong enough signal for proper
operation.