Arcam Alpha 7-8 - Manual (Page 4)

Section C
Using the tuner
TUNE
Press to tune up or down through the chosen frequency
band. When pressed continuously, the selector will scroll
continuously, when touched and released, the selector will
scroll in fixed amounts.
ON TUNE INDICATOR
© This will glow green when you are correctly tuned to a
signal on any band. When you are off tune the indicator will
be off.
BAND
^ Selects FM, AM (MW) or LW frequency band.
The appropriate letters appear on the display.
The MW band is denoted by AM on the display.
MONO
Selects mono or stereo output
Stereo in only available on FM radio stations.
The word MONO or STEREO will light on the display.
If a weak station is received in stereo the background hiss
can be reduced (and in most cases eliminated) by selecting
MONO.
AUTO
^ When pressed, the word AUTO will illuminate in the display.
When buttons ©,@are pressed the tuner will stop
automatically at a station with any suitably strong signal.
To continue searching press o o r a g a i n .
TO SELECT A STORED RADIO STATION
Select the BAND, FM, AM or LW using button
To select stations stored on presets I -9, press the memory button
number which stores the station you wish to select, for a ‘split
second’ only.
To select stations 9-i 6 in FM, proceed as above, but
press the memory button number which stores the station
you wish to select, for a ‘whole second’.
POWER
Switches the unit on and off.
POWER INDICATOR
This will glow green to show that the unit is switched on.
PRESET INDICATOR
Indicates the number of the preset currently selected.
FREQUENCY DISPLAY
Indicates the frequency of the selected station in Mhfz (FM)
or kHz (AM),
PRESET MEMORY BACK-UP
The preset memory will be retained while the tuner is
connected to the mains. If the mains supply is disconnected,
the memory will be retained for approximately one week.
STORING RADIO STATIONS
You can store up to a total of 24 radio stations as presets in the
memory buttons,©.There are two storage levels’,
FM 'level'where 16 stations can be stored.
AM 'level'where 8 stations can be stored.
The 8 stations can be either MW,LW or a combination of the two.
You move up or down the levels by pressing the BAND
button, which scrolls through the levels.
Your first and ninth FM stations are stored using button I -9, your
second and tenth FM stations are stored using button 2-10 and so
on.
TO STORE A RADIO STATION IN THE MEMORY
Select the BAND, (FM, AM or LW) using button © and tune into
the radio station you wish to store.
Press the STORE button
You will see PI in the display at
Within 5 seconds, press the memory button (numbers I to 8) you
wish to store the station under
The station is stored when a number appears in the right hand
end of the display at
To store stations 9-16 in FM, proceed as above but press the
STORE button © twice.
You will see P2 in the display at ©.
This will access the buttons 9-16,
RADIO INTERFERENCE
Alpha 7/8 Tuners are audio devices containing microprocessors,
and other digital electronics.They have been designed to very high
standards of electromagnetic compatibility.
EC COUNTRIES
This product has been designed to comply with directive
89/336/EEC,
USA
This product complies with FCC requirements. If the equipment
causes interference to radio/television reception, which can be
determined by switching the equipment off and on, the following
measures should be taken: Re-orientate the receiving antenna or
route the antenna cable of the receiver as far as possible from this
appliance and its cabling. Relocate the receiver with respect to this
appliance. Connect the receiver and this appliance to different
mains power outlets. If the problem persists contact your Arcam
dealer or Arcam Customer Support on +44 (0) 1223 203203.
SAFETY STANDARD
This product has been designed to meet the lEC 60065
international electrical safety standard.