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40 TUNER OPERATION
Multiroom Operation / Tuner Operation
c
when the Surround Back amplifier channels
are configured for Multiroom use, as shown on
page 36.This adjustment does NOT change the
volume level for any room where an ABUS mod-
ule is used, as that setting is only adjustable
using the A-BUS module’s volume control or
built-in IR sensor.
Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button
0
or the System Power
Control
2
on the front panel.To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the Multiroom but-
ton
c
and then the Set button
F
.
Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
so that the Main
Information Display
˜
or OSD will display
MULTI OFF.
Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time by pressing the Multiroom button
c
, or any of the Selector buttons
∫ç
∂
in the remote room.
Basic Tuner Operation
The AVR’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and
FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiving RDS
data. Stations may be tuned manually, or they
may be stored as favorite station presets and
recalled from a 30 position memory.
Station Selection
1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button
6
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
!
at any time.
2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button
6
or Tuner Band Selector
!
again to switch
between AM and FM so that the desired
frequency band is selected.
3. Press the Tuner Mode button
I
on the
remote or hold the Band Selector
!
on the
front panel pressed for 3 seconds to select
manual or automatic tuning.
When the button is pressed so that
AUTO
appears in the Main Information Display
˜
each press of the Tuning Selectors
8
K
will
put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next
higher or lower frequency station with accept-
able signal strength.An
AUTOSTTUNED
indication will momentarily appear when the sta-
tion stops at a stereo FM station, and an
AUTO
TUNED
indication will momentarily appear
when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned.
Press the Tuning buttons again to scan to the
next receivable station.
When the button is pressed so that
MANUAL
appears in the Main Information Display
˜
each tap of the Selector will increased or
decrease the frequency by one increment.When
the tuner receives a strong enough signal for
adequate reception,
MANAULTUNED will
appear in the Main Information Display
˜
.
4. Stations may also be tuned directly by press-
ing the Direct button
J
, and then pressing
the Numeric Keys
H
that correspond to the
station’s frequency. Note that for entering num-
bers higher than 100 you need to enter only the
"1" rather than "10", the first "0" will be
added automatically. The desired station will
automatically be tuned after the latest number is
entered. If you press an incorrect button while
entering a direct frequency, press the Clear
button
X
to start over.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo
station is weak, audio quality will be increased
by switching to Mono mode by pressing the
Tuner Mode button
I
on the remote or hold-
ing the Band Selector
!
on the front panel so
that
MANUAL appears momentarily in the
Main Information Display
˜
and then goes
out.
Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be
stored in the AVR’s memory for easy recall using
the front panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1. Press the Memory button
Y
on the
remote. Note that two underscore lines will
appear in the Main Information Display
˜
.
2.Within five seconds, press the Numeric
Keys
H
corresponding to the location where
you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once
entered, the preset number will appear in the
Main Information Display
˜
.
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
H
that correspond 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
#
W
on the
front panel or remote.