Harman Kardon HK490I Owners Manual - Page 8

AM/FM

RECEPTION

Automatic

Tuning

Method

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Press

the

SPEAKER

selector

switch

for

the

desired

speaker

system

(s).

3.

Press

the

FM

switch

of

the

FUNCTION

selector

for

FM

reception

or

the

AM

switch

of

the

FUNCTION

selector

for

AM

reception.

The

FUNCTION

indicator

"fm"

or

"am"

lights

up

and

the

STATION

DISPLAY

indicates

the

FM

or

AM

frequency.

4.

Press

the

AUTO

switch

of

the

TUNING

mode

selector.

5.

Press

either

the

"down"

or

"up"

TUNING

button

to

start

scanning

the

broadcasted

stations.

To

select

a

higher

frequency

than

that

indicated

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

press

the

"up"

button.

To

select

a

lower

frequency,

press

the

"down"

button.

The

frequency

changes

until

a

broadcasted

signal

is

tuned

in,

and

the

automatic

scanning

stops

at

that

station.

Then

the

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

indicator

and

TUNED

indicator

light

up.

When

an

FM

stereo

broadcast

is

received,

the

STEREO

indicator

l

ights

up.

6.

If

the

tuned

frequency

is

not

the

desired

broadcast

station,

press

either

the

"up"

or

"down"

button

to

resume

the

automatic

scanning.

7.

In

an

area

where

the

field

reception

is

not

sufficient,

the

muting

circuit

may

eliminate

broadcasting

sounds

as

well.

Press

down

the

MUTING

switch

to

the

OFF

posi-

tion

(switch

button

in)

in

this

case.

8.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

adjust

the

VOLUME

control

knob

and

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

control

knobs

as

desired.

NOTE:

When

fading

(intermittent

reception

of

a

weak

station)

continues

for

several

seconds

during

automatic

tuning,

the

automatic

tuning

stop

circuit

is

operated

to

stop

automatic

scanning.

If

the

station

is

not

the

desired

one,

push

the

"up"

or

"down"

TUNING

button

to

restart

automatic

scanning.

When

the

broadcast

is

weak,

automatic

tuning

may

not

possible.

In

this

case,

make

the

selection

manual

ly,

as

described

in

the

fol

lowing

section.

Manual

Tuning

Method

Manual

tuning

is

useful

when

the

frequency

of

the

desired

station

is

passed

in

the

automatic

tuning

mode

because

the

broadcast

is

weak.

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Press

the

SPEAKER

selector

switch

for

the

desired

speaker

system

(s)

3.

Press

the

FM

switch

of

FUNCTION

selector

for

FM

reception

or

the

AM

switch

of

FUNCTION

selector

for

AM

reception.

4.

Press

the

MANUAL

switch

of

the

TUNING

mode

selector.

5.

Press

the

MUTING

switch

to

the

OFF

position.

6.

Press

the

AUDIO

MODE

selector

to

the

MONO

position.

7.

Softly

press

either

the

"down"

or

"up"

TUNING

buttons

to

change

the

tuning

frequency

in

small

incre-

ments.

The

best

tuning

is

obtained

when

many

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

indicators

and

the

TUNED

indicator

light

up.

8.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

adjust

the

VOLUME

control

knob

and

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

control

knobs

as

desired.

Preset

Memory

Tuning

This

feature

enables

the

selection

of

one

of

eight

AM

and

eight

FM

broadcasts

by

simply

pressing

a

PRESET

MEMORY

button.

This

el

iminates

the

need

for

Automatic

or

Manual

Tuning.

In

order

to

use

this

feature,

broadcast

frequencies

must

first

be

entered

into

the

PRESET

MEM-

ORY

as

fol

lows:

1.

Tune

to

the

station

to

be

memorized

by

using

Auto-

matic

or

Manual

Tuning.

2.

Press

the

MEMORY

switch.

The

switch

button

i

l

lumi-

nates

in

green.

While

this

switch

button

is

illuminated,

press

one

of

the

PRESET

MEMORY

buttons

numbered

1

through

8.

The

button

pressed

illuminates

in

green

and

presetting

of

the

station

is

completed.

3.

To

cancel

a

memorized

station

and

memorize

a

new

sta-

tion

at

that

number,

tune

to

the

frequency

of

the

new

station

and

follow

through

as

described

in

step

2

above.

The

old

memory

is

automatical

ly

cleared,

and

the

new

station

is

memorized.

NOTE:

Since

this

unit

is

provided

with

a

memory

backup

circuit,

the

memory

contents

wil

l

remain

stored

after

the

power

is

turned

off

if

the

power

cord

is

plugged

into

an

AC

outlet.

The

memory

contents

will

remain

stored

for

about

three

weeks

when

power

cord

is

unplugged

from

an

AC

outlet.

If

the

memory

contents

are

cleared

(erased),

the

presetting

procedure

must

be

performed

again.

When

the

MEMORY

switch

is

pressed,

the

switch

il

lumi-

nates

in

green

for

about

10

seconds.

The

memory

function

will

only

work

while

the

MEMORY

button

is

i

l

luminated.

Last

Station

Memory

Function

This

function

"remembers"

the

frequency

last

received

before

changing

bands

(FM/AM).

When

changing

the

band

from

FM

to

AM

and

again

to

FM,

the

last

received

FM

station

will

be

tuned

in.

This

function

also

"remembers"

the

frequency

of

the

sta-

tion

last

received.

When

the

power

is

turned

on,

the

frequency

of

the

station

last

received

is

displayed

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

irregardless

of

whether

the

station

is

a

preset

one

or

not.

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