Harman Kardon TU915 Owners Manual - Page 8

OPERATIONS

Automatic

Seek

Tuning

1.

Turn

on

your

ampl

ifier,

turn

the

volume

control

to

the

minimum

level

and

select

the

tuner

function

on

the

ampl

ifier

according

to

its

owner's

manual

.

2.

Press

the

POWER

switch

and

the

STATION

DISPLAY

wi

l l

indicate

the

FM

or

AM

frequency.

3.

Set

the

FUNCTION

selector

to

the

"stereo

fm"

position

for

FM

reception

or

to

the

"am"

position

for

AM

reception.

4.

Set

the

TUNING

mode

switch

to

the

"auto"

position.

5.

Sl

ightly

turn

the

TUNING

knob

clockwise

or

counter-

clockwise

to

start

scanning

the

broadcast

stations.

To

select

a

higher

frequency

than

that

indicated

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

turn

the

knob

clockwise.

To

select

a

lower

frequency,

turn

the

knob

counterclockwise.

The

frequency

changes

until

a

broadcasted

signal

is

tuned

in,

and

the

automatic

scanning

stops

at

that

station.

The

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

indicator

progressively

i

l

luminates

according

to

the

reception

level,

and

the

LOCK

indicator

wi

ll il

luminate

to

indicate

that

the

station

is

locked

in.

When

receiving

an

FM

stereo

broadcast,

the

STEREO

indicator

wi

l

l

il

luminate

automatical

ly.

To

quickly

tune

to

a

desired

broadcast

station

whose

frequency

is

far

higher

or

lower

than

the

frequency

indicated

on

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

turn

the

TUNING

knob

quickly,

skipping

all

broadcast

stations

on

the

way,

unti

l

the

desired

broadcast

station

comes

close.

Automatic

tuning

will

start

when

the

TUNING

knob

is

stopped

near

the

desired

broadcast

station.

6.

If

the

tuned

frequency

is

not

the

desired

broadcast

station,

sl

ightly

turn

the

TUNING

knob

clockwise

or

counterclockwise

to

resume

automatic

seeking.

7.

Under

normal

condition,

irritating

interstation

noise

can

be

el

iminated

by

the

muting

feature

(MUTING

switch

in

out

position).

If

a

weak

signal

is

desired,

the

muting

feature

can

be

defeated

by

depressing

the

MUTING

switch.

8.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

adjust

the

volume

control

of

the

ampl

ifier

as

desired.

9.

A

weak

FM

stereo

broadcast

may

have

an

undesirable

amount

of

high

frequency

noise.

The

high

blend

feature

reduces

stereo

separation

at

high

frequencies

and

greatly

reduces

this

noise.

Switching

to

mono

tuning

by

selecting

the

"fm"

position,

rather

than

the

"stereo

fm"

position

wil

l

el

iminate

al

l

stereo

-related

noise.

NOTE:

When

a

broadcast

is

weak,

automatic

tuning

to

that

frequency

may

not

be

possible.

In

this

case,

place

a

dedicated

antenna

outdoors

or

tune

manual

ly

as

described

in

the

fol

lowing

section.

Manual

Tuning

Manual

tuning

is

useful

when

the

desired

station

is

too

weak

to

be

picked

up

in

the

automatic

tuning

mode.

1.

Set

the

volume

control

of

the

ampl

ifier

at

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Set

the

FUNCTION

selector

to

the

"fm"

position

for

FM

reception

or

to

the

"am"

position

for

AM

reception.

3.

Press

the

TUNING

mode

switch

to

the

"manual"

position.

4.

Press

the

MUTING

switch

to

the

"off

-

position.

5.

Turn

the

TUNING

knob

to

find

the

desired

broadcasting

station.

The

best

tuning

is

obtained

when

many

segments

of

the

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

indicator

l

ight

up.

6.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

adjust

the

volume

control

of

the

ampl

ifier

as

desired.

Preset

Memory

Tuning

This

feature

enables

the

selection

of

one

of

eight

AM

and

eight

FM

broadcasts

by

simply

pressing

a

PRESET

button.

This

el

iminates

the

need

for

auto

or

manual

tuning.

In

order

to

use

this

feature,

broadcast

frequencies

must

first

be

entered

into

the

PRESET

button

as

follows:

1.

Tune

to

the

station

to

be

memorized

by

using

auto

or

manual

tuning.

2.

Press

the

MEMORY

switch.

It

wi

ll

i

l

luminate

in

green.

Whi

le

this

switch

is

i

l

luminated,

press

one

of

the

PRESET

buttons

numbered

1

through

8.

The

button

pressed

wi

l

l

il

luminate

in

green

and

presetting

of

the

station

is

completed.

3.

To

cancel

a

memorized

station

and

memorize

a

new

station

at

that

number,

tune

to

the

frequency

of

the

new

station

and

fol

low

step

2

above.

The

old

station

is

automatical

ly

cleared,

and

the

new

station

is

memorized.

NOTE:

Since

this

unit

is

provided

with

a

memory

backup

circuit,

the

memory

contents

wi

l

l

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

i

lluminates

in

green

for

about

15

seconds.

The

memory

function

wi

l l

only

work

while

the

MEMORY

switch

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

wil

l

be

tuned

in.

This

function

also

remembers"

the

frequency

of

the

station

last

received.

►When

the

power

is

turned

on,

the

frequencyof

the

station

last

received

is

displayed

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

regardless

of

whether

the

station

is

a

preset

one

or

not.

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