Harman Kardon TU920 Owners Manual - Page 6

OPERATIONS

Automatic

Seek

Tuning

1.

Turn

the

volume

control

knob

of

the

ampl

ifier

to

the

min-

imum

level

and

turn

on

the

amplifier.

Then,

select

the

tuner

function

on

the

amplifier

according

to

its

owner's

manual.

2.

Press

the

"POWER"

switch

and

STATION

DISPLAY

wi

l l

indicate

the

FM

or

AM

frequency.

3.

Select

FM

or

AM

reception

using

the

"FM/AM"

switch.

4.

Set

the

"tuning"

mode

selector

to

the

"seek/muting"

po-

sition.

5.

Slightly

rotate

the

"TUNING"

switch

knob

clockwise

or

counterclockwise

to

start

seeking

the

broadcast

station.

To

select

a

higher

frequency

than

that

indicated

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

turn

the

knob

clockwise

(to

the

"up"

direction).

To

select

a

lower

frequency,

turn

the

knob

counterclockwise

(to

the

"down"

direction).

The

frequency

changes

until

a

broadcasted

signal

is

tuned

in,

and

the

automatic

seeking

stops

at

that

station.

The

"SIGNAL

STRENGTH"

indicator

progressively

i

l

luminates

according

to

the

reception

level,

and

the

"TUNED"

indicator

wi

l l

i

l-

luminate

to

indicate

that

the

station

is

tuned

in.

When

re-

ceiving

an

FM

stereo

broadcast,

the

"STEREO"

display

wi

ll

i

l

luminate

automatical

ly.

6.

If

the

tuned

frequency

is

not

the

desired

broadcast

station,

slightly

rotate

the

"TUNING"

switch

knob

clockwise

or

counterclockwise

to

resume

automatic

seeking.

7.

In

an

area

of

poor

signal

strength,

additional

noise

may

be

created

when

a

weak

signal

is

received

in

stereo.

In

this

case,

the

"mode"

switch

should

be

depressed

to

the

"mono"

position.

8.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

advance

the

volume

control

knob

of

the

ampl

ifier

to

a

comfortable

level

.

NOTE:

When

a

broadcast

is

weak,

automatic

seek

tuning

to

that

frequency

may

not

be

possible.

In

this

case,

place

a

dedicated

antenna

outdoors

or

tune

manually

as

described

in

the

following

section.

Manual

Tuning

Manual

tuning

is

useful

when

the

desired

station

is

too

weak

to

be

picked

up

in

the

automatic

seek

tuning

mode.

1.

Set

the

volume

control

knob

of

the

ampl

ifier

at

minimum

level

and

press

the

"POWER"

switch.

2.

Select

FM

or

AM

reception

using

the

"FM/AM"

switch.

3.

Depress

the

"tuning"

mode

selector

to

the

"manual"

po-

sition.

4.

Depress

the

"mode"

switch

to

the

"mono"

position.

5.

Rotate

the

"TUNING"

switch

knob

clockwise

(to

the

"up"

direction)

or

counterclockwise

("down"

direction)

to

find

the

desired

broadcasting

station.

The

best

tuning

is

obtained

when

many

segments

of

the

"SIGNAL

STRENGTH"

indi-

cator

light

up.

If

it

is

the

desired

station,

leave

the

"TUNING"

switch

at

that

position.

The

station

wi

l l

then

be

locked

in.

6.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

advance

the

volume

control

knob

of

the

ampl

ifier

to

a

comfortable

level

.

Preset

Memory

This

feature

enables

the

selection

of

one

of

sixteen

AM

or

FM

broadcasts

by

simply

pressing

the

PRESET

and

"shift"

buttons.

In

order

to

use

this

feature,

broadcast

frequencies

must

first

be

entered

into

the

Preset

Memory

as

fol

lows:

1

.

Tune

to

the

station

to

be

memorized

by

using

Automatic

Seek

or

Manual

Tuning.

2.

Press

the

"memory"

switch.

It

will

illuminate

in

green

for

10

seconds.

During

this

time,

the

AM

or

FM

broadcast

frequency

that

is

being

received

can

be

entered

into

one

of

the

16

memory

presets.

To

enter

the

broadcast

frequency

into

a

preset

numbered

1-8,

press

the

corresponding

PRESET

button

whi

le

the

"memory"

button

is

il

luminated.

To

enter

into

a

preset

numbered

9—16,

press

the

"shift"

button

(it

wi

l l

i

l

luminate)

and

then

the

corresponding

PRESET

button.

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

ll

remain

stored

for

about

one

week

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

l

luminates

in

green

for

about

10

seconds.

The

memory

function

wi

l l

only

work

whi

le

the

"memory"

switch

is

il

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

station

last

received.

►When

the

power

is

turned

on,

the

frequency

of

the

station

last

received

is

displayed

by

the

STATION

DISPLAY,

re-

gardless

of

whether

the

station

is

a

preset

one

or

not.

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