Harman-Kardon HA160-0004-A - Manual (Page 50)

Operation
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Signature 2.0
When the tuner is selected it will play the last station
selected when the tuner was in use. To change from the
FM band to the AM band, or vice versa, press the Tuner
button g again.
Manual Tuning
To manually tune to a new station, first select the tuner
as the 2.0’s input source as described above, and select
the FM or AM band, as described.
Stations may be manually tuned by pressing the
‚ or — Transport Control buttons t.
A light tap on the buttons will move the frequency up or
down one increment. To rapidly tune to another station,
press and hold either button until you have reached the
desired station.
Stations may also be tuned in the “seek” mode, which
automatically scans the frequency band to find the
next station with a signal strong enough for acceptable
reception. Seek tuning is initiated by pressing either the
‡ or · Transport Control buttons t briefly and
release it. The tuner will search for a station and stop. To
seek another station, press any button on the remote.
If the FM station tuned is transmitting RDS data infor-
mation, the station’s program type code (PTY) and any
identification information (e.g., call letters) will be dis-
played in the front panel Information Display
(Figure FPD-14) after a brief delay. To view the RDS data
on the video monitor, press the Display button x.
Complete information on using the RDS system may be
found on pages 48–52.
Figure FPD-14
FM Tuning Mode Selection
When an FM station is selected, the tuner will auto-
matically detect if the station is broadcasting in mono
or stereo and adjust itself accordingly. A dot will appear
in the front panel Information Display between the
FM indicator and the volume indication when a stereo
station is tuned.
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Stereo Indicator
However, it may occasionally be necessary to change
the tuner to mono reception even when stereo broad-
casts are being received. This is advisable when you
are tuning a weak station or are in an area where there
is severe multipath distortion due to reflections of the
FM signal off neighboring tall buildings. In those cases,
switching the tuner to mono will improve the
audio quality.
To switch the tuner to mono, press the Mono +
button y. The tuner will remain in the mono mode
even when another station is tuned, but it will return to
automatic mono/stereo detection after the 2.0 is turned
off and then on again. If you wish to return to stereo
reception, press the Mono + button again to return to
both the previously selected surround mode as well as
stereo broadcast reception.
NOTE: When the tuner has been placed in the mono
mode by pressing the Mono + button, sound will be
heard from all five speakers, as the Mono + mode
creates enveloping multichannel surround sound from
a single channel signal. To have “true mono” sound at
any time (e.g., identical audio from the front left and
right speakers only), press the Music surround selection
button y until the Mono mode name appears in the
front panel Information Display and the on-screen
status message.
Direct Access Tuning
Stations may be tuned directly by entering their
frequency using the buttons on the remote control.
To tune directly to a station, first make certain that the
desired frequency band (AM or FM) has been selected.
Then, enter the station’s frequency using the Numeric
Keys w. Note that the new station’s frequency will
appear on the bottom line of the front panel
Information Display (Figure FPD-15). If the video
monitor is turned on, a brief display will appear with the
new station’s frequency at the top right (OSD-28).
Figure FPD-15
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