Harman Kardon AVR85 Owners Manual - Page 26

Basic Operation 23 When manually tuning stations, observe the Signal Level indicator S and the Tuned indicators M. The more bars visible on the Signal Level indicator, the stronger the signal and the better the station will sound. A station is properly tuned when the Tuned indicator is illuminated. Tuner Mode Pressing the Mode button * on the front panel selects how a station will be received. When the button is pressed so that the Auto indicator N is lit, stations broadcasting in stereo will be received in stereo. You may note stereo broadcasts by observing that the Stereo indicator L will illuminate. When the Mode button * is pressed until the Auto light N goes out, all stations will be received in a monaural mode regardless of the method of transmission. Note: When a station is broadcasting in stereo, but has a weak signal level, the reproduction may not be acceptable. In this case, select the Auto Off mode, as monaural reception is less susceptible to noise in weak reception areas. Tuner Presets There are thirty preset positions that may be used to store your favorite stations in any order. These may be used to memorize the station's frequency, reception mode and the station's name. Stations may be preset automatically or manually, and then recalled in a variety of ways. Automatic Station Preset Selection This process automatically scans the AM and FM bands and enters all stations with proper signal strength into the memory. To automatically preset the tuner's memory, follow these steps: 1. Select the tuner as the unit's input by pressing the AM/FM button 2d. 2. Using the Tune buttons Ús, select the first station you wish to preset at the low end of the AM or FM band. 3. Start the automatic tuning preset by simultaneously pressing Memo and Tune ⁄ on the front panel ^Ú. The station tuned in step #2 will be entered into the tuner's memory as PRESET1. The Memo indicator O will flash. The display will show increasing frequencies to indicate that the auto scan is in progress. 4. Each time the tuner finds a station the scanning will pause and the station will be played for five seconds. During this time you have the following options: a. To enter the station in the next open memory position, no action is needed. After five seconds the tuner will enter the station and the preset number will be visible at the far left side of the main information display. b. The frequency band may be changed by pressing the AM/FM button 2d. c. If the tuner is scanning FM stations, the Mode may be changed from Auto to mono by pressing the Mode button *. d. If you do not wish to enter the current station into the preset memory, press the Tune ⁄ button Ús on the front panel or remote. 5. After the desired action is completed, or five seconds elapse, the tuner scan will continue. The operation will stop automatically when all 30 preset positions are filled or when both frequency bands have been completely tuned, whichever comes first. To stop the automatic preset process at any time press the Clear button & or any input selection button. Manual Tuner Preset Stations may be manually entered into the tuner's memory in any order. Manual entry is performed from the remote control only. 1. Tune to the desired station as outlined in the Tuner Operation Section. 2. Press the Memo button ^v and note that the Memo indicator O will flash. 3. While the indicator is flashing for the next 5 seconds, enter a number from 1 to 30 using the number buttons on the remote x. Any number may be used, but if another station has already been programmed into the location number selected, the previous setting will be lost. a. To enter a single digit memory location, press 0 before the number, or enter the number and wait a few seconds. b. If an invalid number (other than 1-30) is entered in error, the display will flash to alert you that the entry is invalid and it will return to the previous frequency display. 4. When the preset memory has been properly programmed the Memo indicator O will stop blinking. Station Name Preset In addition to identifying stations by their broadcast frequency, each preset station may be assigned a name using alphanumeric characters. This enables you to identify a station by its call letters, program format, or any other five character phrase.