ROTEL RT-961 - Manual (Page 12)

12 RT-961 AM/FM Stereo Tuner
TUNING Controls
A pair of buttons, labeled < TUNING > on
the front panel and < TUN/PRESET > on the
remote, serve as the main tuning controls for
the RT-961. You can use either the front panel
or remote buttons; their function is identical.
These controls provides different tuning func-
tions, depending on the mode of operation:
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode with
AUTO TUNING off, press a TUNING but-
ton to manually jump to the next frequency,
regardless of whether or not a station is broad-
casting on that frequency. [See the TUNE/PRE-
SET button and AUTO TUNING button sec-
tions for details on changing the tuning modes.]
In the FREQUENCY TUNING mode with
AUTO TUNING on,, press a TUNING but-
ton to start auto tuning. The tuner begins au-
tomatically scanning up or down through the
frequencies until the next receivable signal is
detected. If this is not the desired station, re-
peat the automatic tuning procedure to find
the next station. Weak stations will be skipped
during auto tuning. If no receivable signal is
detected, the tuner will revert to the last pre-
viously tuned station. [See the TUNE/PRESET
button and AUTO TUNING button sections for
details on changing the tuning modes.]
In the PRESET TUNING mode, press a
TUNING button to advance to the next memo-
rized station preset. [See the TUNE/PRESET
button section for details on changing the tuning
modes.]
In the RDS PTY search mode, press a
TUNING button to select the desired program
type from the scrolling list in the display. See
the section on RDS tuning for more details. [See
the RDS PTY button section for details.]
NOTE : Several indicators in the front panel
display assist tuning. A large display shows
the tuned frequency and increases or de-
creases during tuning. A signal strength indi-
cator shows the strength of the incoming
signal. A TUNED indicator lights when a suf-
ficiently strong signal is received. A ST indi-
cator lights when a stereo FM signal is
received. In addition, indicators show the
currently selected tuning mode.
NUMERIC Buttons:
Station Presets
The RT-961 can store up to 30 station presets
for recall at any time using the NUMERIC
keypad. These station presets can be used for
any combination of AM stations and FM sta-
tions.
The RT-961 is delivered from the factory with
a set of generic station presets that may or may
not match any available stations in your area.
To memorize a new station preset:
1. Tune to the desired station, AM or FM.
2. Press the MEMORY button on the front
panel. A MEMORY indicator will flash in
the front panel display.
3. While the MEMORY indicator is flashing,
press the number of the preset where you
wish to store the station frequency. For ex-
ample, to memorize the station as preset
3, press the 3 button. To memorize preset
15, press the 1 button followed by the 5
button.
4. A previously stored frequency is erased from
memory when a new frequency is memo-
rized for the same preset number.
To tune to a previously memorized
station preset, press the preset num-
ber using the NUMERIC buttons. For
example, to tune to preset 3, press the 3 but-
ton. To tune to preset 30, press the 3 button
and then press the 0 button within 5 seconds.
NOTE : The NUMERIC buttons can also be used
for FREQUENCY DIRECT tuning.
FREQUENCY DIRECT Button:
Direct Access Tuning
If you know the exact frequency of the desired
station, you may tune it directly using the FRE-
QUENCY DIRECT button (remote only) and
the NUMERIC buttons.
1. Press the FREQUENCY DIRECT button to
change the NUMERIC buttons from station
preset to direct access mode. The station
frequency in the front panel display will
change to a series of bars, representing
the digits of a station frequency, with the
first bar blinking.
2. Enter the first digit of the station frequency
using the NUMERIC buttons. The digit will
appear in the frequency display and the
next bar will flash. Enter the remaining digits
of the frequency. When all of the digits have
been entered, the tuner will automatically
tune to the displayed station frequency.
NOTE : On the USA version only, pressing 1 in
the FM mode will enter 10 as the digit in the
frequency display. On the European version,
it is necessary to press 1 and then 0 to enter
10. For US FM stations, press only one digit
following the decimal point as shown in the
first example following. For European FM
stations, press two digits after the decimal
point as shown in the second example.
EXAMPLES :
(USA FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5
(Europe FM) 87.50MHz Press 8>7>5>0
(all AM) 1610kHz Press 1>6>1>0
If no frequency is entered within 5 seconds,
the tuner will cancel FREQUENCY DIRECT
tuning mode and revert to the last previ-
ously tuned station.
AUTO TUNING Button
The AUTO TUNING button toggles between
the frequency search tuning feature and manual
frequency tuning. When using the TUNING
controls on the front panel or remote in AUTO
TUNING mode, the tuner will begin automati-
cally scanning up or down through the frequen-
cies until the next receivable broadcast sig-
nal is detected. If this is not the desired sta-
tion, use the TUNING controls again to find
the next station. Weak stations will be skipped
during auto tuning. If no receivable signal is
detected, the tuner will revert to the previously
tuned station.
To toggle between FREQUENCY TUNING
mode and AUTO TUNING mode, press the
AUTO TUNING button. An AUTO indicator
will appear in the display.
NOTE : AUTO TUNING mode is disengaged
when the TUNE/PRESET button is set to PRE-
SET tuning mode. See the following section.