Harman-Kardon AVR45 - Manual (Page 29)

Operation
When a PCM source is playing, the PCM
indicator I will light, and the Main
Information Display will show the input
source and the digital type. During PCM
playback you may select any surround
mode except Dolby Digital.
Tuner Operation
The AVR45’s tuner is capable of tuning
AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations.
Stations may be tuned manually, or they
may be stored as favorite station presets
and recalled from a 30 position memory.
Station Selection
1. Press the
AM/FM button $ k to
select the tuner as an input.
2. Press the AM/FM button $ k again
to switch between AM and FM so that the
desired frequency band is selected.
3. Press the Tune Mode button * q
to select manual or automatic tuning.
When the AUTO indicator O is illumin-
ated in the Main Information Display the
tuner will only stop at those stations that
have a strong enough signal to be
received with acceptable quality.
When the MONO indicator Q is illumin-
ated, the tuner is in a manual mode and
will stop at each frequency increment in
the selected band.
4. To select stations press the Tuning
button % t . When the AUTO indicator
O is illuminated each press will cause
the tuner to search for the next highest
or lowest frequency station that has an
acceptable signal. When tuning FM sta-
tions in the Auto mode, the tuner will
only select Stereo stations. To tune to the
next station, press the button again. If
the
MONO indicator Q is illuminated,
tap the Tuning button % t to
advance one frequency increment at a
time, or press and hold it to locate a spe-
cific station. When the
TUNED indicator
R illuminates, the station is properly
tuned and should be heard with clarity.
5. Stations may also be tuned directly
by pressing the
Direct button m , and
then pressing the Numeric Keys l
that correspond to the station’s frequency.
The desired station will automatically
be tuned.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a
station is weak, audio quality will be
increased by switching to Mono mode
by pressing the
Tune Mode button *
q until the STEREO indicator P
goes out.
Preset Tuning
Up to 30 stations may be stored in the
AVR45’s memory for easy recall using the
front panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station to the memory, first
tune the station using the steps outlined
above. Then:
1. Press the Memory button n on
the remote. Note that MEMORY indicator
N will illuminate and flash in the
Information Display.
2. Within five seconds, press the
Numeric Keys l corresponding to
the location where you wish to store this
station’s frequency.
3. Repeat the process after tuning any
additional stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously
entered in the preset memory, press the
Numeric Keys l that correspond to
the desired station’s memory location.
• To manually tune through the list of
stored preset stations one by one, press
the
Preset buttons & s on the front
panel or remote.
• To automatically scan through the sta-
tions entered in the preset memory, press
the
Preset Scan button ^ on the front
panel. The tuner will run through the list
of preset stations, stopping for five seconds
at each one. Press the button again to stop
the scan at your desired station.
Tape Recording
In normal operation, the audio or video
source selected for listening through the
AVR45 is sent to the record outputs.
This means that any program you are
watching or listening to may be recorded
simply by placing machines connected
to the outputs for
Tape Monitor d or
Video One ¢ in the record mode.
When a tape recorder with separate record
and playback heads is used, you may
monitor the output of the recording by
selecting the
T • Mon Selector 9 k .
Note that a red LED will illuminate in the
front panel above the
T • Mon Selector 9
to remind you that you are listening to the
record playback instead of the actual input
source being recorded.
NOTE: It is not possible to record the
output of Dolby Digital programs.
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