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9.

Loudness

At

the

far

lower

left

of

your

receiver

is

a

LOUDNESS

button.

It

provides

a

special

equalization

curve

which

compensates

for

the

ear's

decreased

bass

sensitivity

at

low

listening

levels.

When

using

your

system

for

low

level

background

music,

engage

this

button

to

restore

frequency

balance.

10.

Operating

Mode

indicator

lights

At

the

top

left

hand

side

of

your

receiver

are

two

LED's.

HIGH

CURRENT

and

HIGH

VOLTAGE

refer

to

the

mode

of

operation

to

which

the

HK550Vxi

/

HK440Vxi

is

currently

set.

This

is

covered

in

the

Hook

-Up

section

farther

on

in

this

manual.

11.

FM/AM

Presets

The

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

section

is

used

to

set

and

recall

up

to

12

FM

and

6

AM

stations.

How

can

you

select

18

stations

with

just

6

buttons?

12.

Band

selection

At

the

lower

right

of

the

numbered

preset

buttons

is

a

selection

button

marked

FM

1

/

FM

2

/

AM.

This

selector

cycles

the

operation

of

the

presets

from

FM

1

(the

first

6

FM

presets)

to

FM

2

(the

second

6

FM

presets)

to

AM

and

then

back

to

FM

1,

depending

on

how

many

times

you

press

it.

In

each

case,

an

appropriate

indicator

lights

up

in

the

tuner

section

display

next

to

the

selector

button.

13.

Memory

Above

the

FM

1

/

FM

2

/

AM

selector

is

a

MEMORY

button

which

is

used

to

enter

station

memory

presets.

You

do

not

need

to

use

all

of

the

presets.

Full

instructions

on

entering

memory

presets

are

in

the

Operation

section

of

this

manual.

14.

Tuner

section

display

Next

to

the

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

section,

is

the

HK550Vxi

/

HK440Vxi's

LCD

display

panel.

First

are

indicators

for

the

3

groups

of

presets:

FM

1,

FM

2

and

AM.

Next

is

the

digital

station

frequency

display.

Depending

on

whether

an

FM

or

AM

station

has

been

selected

it

will

read

in

MHz

(FM)

or

KHz

(AM).

Finally,

the

panel

includes

an

FM

stereo

indicator

and

a

digital

display

that

tells

you

which

preset

has

been

selected.

Note

that

it

also

displays

the

second

set

of

FM

presets

as

1-6.

15.

UP,

DOWN

and

SEEK

tuning

The

large

square

TUNING

buttons

and

the

smaller

one

to

their

right

marked

seek

work

together

to

select

stations

from

FM

and

AM

broadcast

bands.

The

seek

button

determines

the

action

of

the

large

UP

and

DOWN

TUNING

buttons.

When

the

seek

button

is

pushed,

the

receiver's

tuner

circuitry

is

in

SEEK

mode

and

the

word

"SEEK"

will

light

up

in

the

LCD

display

area.

Pressing

either

the

UP

or

DOWN

TUNING

buttons

causes

the

tuner

to

scan

across

the

broadcast

band

"seeking"

(and

stopping)

at

the

next

strong

signal.

In

the

SEEK

mode,

the

scanning

circuit

will

automatically

jump

to

the

opposite

end

of

the

tuning

band

and

begin

searching

again.

When

the

seek

button

is

pushed

again

(MANUAL),

the

UP

and

DOWN

TUNING

buttons

function

much

like

a

tuning

knob

on

a

simple

radio.

Pushing

UP

moves

"up"

the

FM

or

AM

broadcast

bands;

DOWN

tunes

"down".

This

allows

you

to

locate

weak

or

adjacent

stations

which

might

be

skipped

over

while

in

the

SEEK

mode.

When

you

reach

the

top

or

bottom

limit

of

either

band,

you

must

press

the

opposite

direction

button

to

begin

moving

back

across

the

broadcast

band.

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