Harman-Kardon PT2500 - Manual (Page 14)

Operation
Tuner Operation
The PT2500’s built in tuner is capable of
tuning AM, FM or FM Stereo broadcast
stations. Stations may be tuned manually,
automatically or via presets.
Manual Tuning
1. Press the
Tuner button )f to
select the tuner as an input.
2. Select the AM or FM band using the
front panel
AM/FM selector ( .
3. Press the Tuning ⁄¤ Óc but-
ton to until the desired station is tuned.
Holding the button down will cause a
rapid advance through the frequency
band, tapping it lightly will advance
through bands one increment at a time.
The
TUNED indicator will illuminate
when a station is received with sufficient
strength for quality reception.
4. Press the FM Mode Ô button to
switch between mono and stereo recep-
tion. When a station’s signal is weak,
press the button until the
FMST indica-
tor in the information display  goes
out. This will switch the tuner to mono,
but it may enable clearer reception.
Auto Tuning
1. Press the
Tuner button )f to
select the tuner as an input.
2. Select the AM or FM band using the
front panel
AM/FM selector ( .
3. Press the Auto/Man * button.
4. Press the Tuning Óc button once
and tuning will start in the direction
indicated. The tuner will stop at the first
station with sufficient signal strength.
Preset Tuning
Up to 30 stations may be stored in the
receiver’s memory for easy recall using
the front panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station to the memory, first
tune to the station using the steps out-
lined above in the Manual Tuning
section. Then:
1. Press the Memory Ú button on
the front panel. Note that the MEM
indicator in the Information Display 
window will illuminate and flash.
2. Within five seconds, press the
Numeric Buttons Ùd
corresponding to the memory location
where you wish to store this station’s
frequency.
• To enter a station to memory location
“30” press only the
0 button.
3. Repeat the process after tuning to any
additional stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
To select a station previously entered into
the preset memory press the
Numeric
Buttons Ùd on the front panel or
the remote corresponding to the desired
station’s location. To select the station in
location “30”, press the
0 button only.
• When you select a station using this
method the unit will automatically
switch to the tuner as its input.
Preset Station Scan
To automatically scan through the sta-
tions entered in the preset memory, press
the
P•Scan r button on the remote.
The tuner will automatically begin to
search through the list of stations, stop-
ping for four seconds at each one. Press
the P•Scan button again to stop the scan
at your desired station.
Sleep Timer
The PT2500 may be placed in a “Sleep
Mode” mode by pressing the
Sleep
Timer l button on the remote.
Each press of the button increases the
time until the unit shuts off in the fol-
lowing increments:
The sleep time will be displayed at the
right side of the Information Display

while the timer is being programmed.
Once the amount of time entered has
elapsed, the PT2500 will automatically
go into the Standby mode, shutting off
all functions as well as the remote amp
trigger and the switched outlets.
Tape Recording
In normal operation, the audio or video
source selected for listening through the
PT2500 is sent to the record outputs. This
means means that any program you are
watching or listening to may be recorded
simply by placing machines connected to
the outputs for
TAPE 1 § or VCR1 ‚
in the record mode.
To dub an audio tape place the blank
tape in the machine connected to
Tape 2 and put it in the record mode.
Place the program tape in the machine
connected to
Tape 1 and put it in the
play mode. Select Tape 2 Mon as the
input source 9f to monitor the play-
back of the dub if the recorder has a
three head system.
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