Polk Audio Digital Solution System - Manual (Page 22)

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DIGITAL SOLUTION DIGITAL PREAMP / PROCESSOR
Listening to the Radio
1. Press the POWER switch (A) to turn on the power.
2. Press one of the SOURCE buttons (B) on the front panel or the AM or
FM buttons on the remote (C) to select either the FM or AM band.
3. Press the TUNE UP and DOWN buttons (D) to tune in the desired
station. Pressing once for less than a half-second changes the
frequency by one half step. Press and hold the button and the tuner will
scan through the radio frequencies very quickly. Release the button and
the tuner will stop at the next radio station, at which point the TUNED
and signal level indicators light up and the tuning process stops.
4. Adjust the volume with the VOLUME control (E). A volume setting
of -20dB will be a comfortable listening level in most rooms (figure 2).
5. If you are listening to a stereo FM broadcast you may want to push
the Surround (K) button on the remote until 5CH SURND appears in the
display window. You will now hear surround sound from all the speakers
in the system.
IMPORTANT NOTES ON FM RADIO RECEPTION:
The supplied FM antenna will only allow the tuner to pick up strong
local radio stations. If you want better reception of distant FM
stations you will need a better FM antenna. Your Polk Audio dealer
can recommend a high quality indoor or outdoor FM antenna. Be
sure to get one with a 75-Ohm coaxial output. If you already have a
TV roof antenna, you can use it for the FM tuner. Get a signal splitter
from a radio/TV dealer or RadioShack store. It will allow you to use
the same antenna for TV and FM radio reception.
If a radio station you select has a lot of background noise or
otherwise sounds distorted, the tuner is not getting a strong enough
signal. Look at the Signal Strength indicator in the upper left-hand
corner of the display. If there are three bars or fewer lit, that means
you need to point the antenna in a different direction. Watch the
signal strength meter as you slowly rotate the antenna, noting which
direction gives you the strongest reading on the meter. If you still
don’t get clear reception of the radio station, you either need a
better antenna, or the broadcast station is too far away from your
home for good reception.
HOW TO USE YOUR DIGITAL
SOLUTION SYSTEM
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