Operating the tuner – Arcam Alpha 10 User Manual
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Operating the tuner
POWER SWITCH
Switches the unit on and off. When it is switched on the power
indicator above it will glow green. For optimum sonic performance,
the analogue power supply is kept powered up all the time the unit
is connected to a live mains supply. Releasing the front panel power
switch powers down all other circuitry.
FRONT PANEL BUTTONS
Bypass Switch
The bypass switch is used to switch between the Alpha 10 tuners
audio output and the audio output of a conventional FM tuner
attached to the FM Audio In sockets. The digital output and the
headphones socket will continue to output the audio from the
currently selected service on the Alpha 10 tuner
Headphones Socket
Accepts headphones rated between 8 and 600 ohms fitted with a
6.3 mm stereo jack plug. If your headphones are fitted with a different
plug please contact your dealer for a suitable adaptor Inserting the
headphone jack does not mute (cut off) the audio outputs of the
tuner
Note: Only the audio signal of the currently selected service goes to
the headphone socket even in bypass mode. It is not possible to
listen to the audio from an FM tuner attached to the Alpha 10 tuner
via the headphone socket.
Volume Control
Use this control to adjust the volume level of the headphone socket.
It has no effect on the audio output sockets at the rear of the tuner.
SEARCHING FOR SERVICES
If you are using the tuner for the first time we recommend that you
perform a search to find all the available stations. This is because
when the tuner leaves Arcam it will have the BBC services stored
and these stations will be shown on the front panel display even if
they cannot be received. By performing the search it ensures that
you have access to all the available stations in your reception area.
Once the search has been done you will only need to perform a
new search when new ensembles (group of stations) go on air or if
you move to a different area.
To perform a search for available services (stations)
Press the front panel STORE/SEARCH button then SELECT when
prompted. A bar graph will show the progress of the search.This will
take about 3 minutes to complete.
If no service is found then the aerial is insufficient or, if you are
already using an outdoor aerial, you are outside of the reception
area of any DAB transmitters. The search can be cancelled by
pressing any front panel button or rotating the main knob.