McIntosh M85 - Manual (Page 14)

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The MR85 AM/FM Tuner allows for presetting your favor-
ite radio stations into memory. It will also remember any
desired audio modes of operation such as Stereo/Mono and
Spatial Enhancement for each station separately. To enter
Presets and Audio Modes follow the below steps:
Note: The MR85 Tuner 1 and the optional secondary Tuner 2
Module each can store up to 9 AM and 9 FM stations.
1. Select the AM or FM broadcast band.
2. Tune to the desired radio station with either the Front
Panel TUNING Knob or the SEEK p (Up) and q
(Down) Push-button(s).
3. Optionally, select the Mono and/or Spatial Enhance-
ment Modes of Operation for that station.
Note: The Spatial Enhancement Mode is only applicable to
the Tuner 1. All AM Radio Stations are automatically
received in Mono.
4. Momentarily press and release the Front Panel ENTER
push-button. The LED above the ENTER push-button
will light and the Front Panel Display will indicate 1
AVAILABLE, which is the first of 9 Preset Numbers
that can be assigned. Refer to figure 4.
Note: Presets are automatically assigned in order from 1 to 9.
5. Press and release the front panel ENTER push-button a
second time to store the Preset into memory, the LED
above the ENTER push-button will turn off and that
station Preset Selection will be assigned Preset Num-
ber 1. The assigned Preset Number will appear on the
Front Panel Display to the right of the Station Fre-
quency whenever it is selected. Refer to figure 5.
6. Assign additional station Presets by performing steps 1
How to Assign Preset Stations
How To Clear an Assigned Station Preset
1. Press and release the ENTER Push-button; the LED
above the ENTER Push-button will light.
2. Rotate the PRESET Knob clockwise or counterclock-
wise to select the desired Station Preset you wish to
clear.
3. Press and Hold the ENTER Push-button for approxi-
mately 3 seconds until the Front Panel Display indi-
cates the word CLEARED. Refer to figure 6.
Note: If you wish to replace an already assigned Station
Preset with another radio station, it is not necessary to
clear the Preset first, just enter in the new station for
that Preset. The new station will automatically replace
the previously assigned station.
4. To clear any additional Station Presets perform steps 1
through 3 again.
Figure 6
Figure 5
through 5 until a total of 9 AM and 9 FM Station Pre-
sets have been assigned. Each time you assign an addi-
tional Preset Number, the Front Panel Display will in-
dicate the number of the next available preset.
Note: If all 9 presets are assigned and you press ENTER, the
display will indicate the station selected for preset
number 1.
7. To verify the Station Preset(s) you have just entered ro-
tate the PRESET Knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to cycle through and confirm your preset assignments.
STANDBY/ON Push-button, lights to indicate the MR85 is
in Standby Mode. To turn ON the MR85, press the
STANDBY/ON Push-button.
Note: The above condition is usually caused by either
interruptions or changes in AC voltage.
Figure 4