Lexicon RV-8 - Manual (Page 22)

Basic Operation Lexicon
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TUNER OVERVIEW
The RV-8 features an AM/FM stereo radio tuner. The front panel
displays the currently selected frequency, band, listening mode and
volume. Forty presets can store AM or FM frequencies, identified by
the preset number/name and station frequency/band. For example:
WABC/90.90 FM or Preset 02/10.30 AM. Two antennas are
supplied with the RV-8: one for AM and one for FM stereo. At a
minimum, use of the supplied antennas is recommended to ensure
consistent tuner performance.
The tuner can be setup to receive elements of the Radio Data
System (RDS) broadcasts. Originated in Europe and now with
limited availability in the US, the RDS is a standard for broadcasting
digital data along with an FM radio broadcast. When the RDS
option is active and RDS data is received, the RV-8 tuner displays
the identity of the broadcast station, receipt of alternate station
frequencies and any additional text (referred to as RT or Radio Text)
that the station broadcasts. For more information on RDS features,
see “Tuner Setup” on page 3-72.
SELECTING A STATION
Begin selecting a radio station by activating the built-in tuner input.
To activate the tuner input, press the front-panel TUNER button or
select the TUNER option from the remote-control MAIN screen. See
the “Tuner Setup” on page 3-72 for more information.
Next, determine if the desired frequency band is active by pushing the
front-panel or remote-control AM/FM button to toggle between the
AM and FM frequency bands.
Once the frequency band is set, there are several ways to select a radio
station: direct station access, tune/seek access, scan mode and presets.
DIRECT STATION ACCESS
To access a specific frequency, use the numeric buttons on either the
front panel or remote control to enter the desired station frequency.
To directly access a station from the front panel or remote control:
1. Press the AM/FM button to select the desired band.
2. Enter the three or four digit station frequency. For example, to
load FM station 90.9, press 9-0-9. To load AM station 1030, press
the AM/FM button to select the AM band, then press 1-0-3-0.
Note:
When digits are first entered, a “Loading Preset” status message appears
in the front-panel (and on-screen) display. When a third digit is entered,
the RV-8 senses a frequency is being entered and changes the status
message to “Setting Frequency.”
TUNE/SEEK ACCESS
Press one of the Tune/Seek buttons on the front panel ( / ) or
remote control ( / ) to navigate to the next available
frequency. For example, if the currently loaded frequency is
101.7FM, press the Tune/Seek
button to load 101.9FM. Press the
Tune/Seek button again to load 102.1FM, and so on.
Press one of the Tune/Seek buttons on the front panel ( / ) or
remote control ( / ) for 2 seconds to activate seek mode.
Seek mode searches for the next available radio station. If the tuner
is having difficulty locating stations, raise the sensitivity level. See
“SCAN SENS” on 3-73 for more information.