Sunfire III - Manual (Page 45)

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CHAPTER 5
Tuner Operation
The Tuner is se lect ed either by ro-
tating the manual input selector on the
front panel, or by touching the TUNER
button in the re mote’s TGIII mode.
The front panel display changes
to show the frequency of the last sta-
tion you were lis ten ing to.
The FM Tuner can tune sta tions
from 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz in steps
of 0.2 MHz (.05 MHz steps for some
in ter na tion al mod els).
The AM Tuner can tune stations
from 530 kHz to 1710 kHz in steps of
10 kHz (531 kHz to 1710 kHz in 9 kHz
steps for some in ter na tion al models).
Tuning Stations Manually
Use the front panel AM/FM button
to select either the AM or FM band
and then use one of these three ways
to tune stations manually:
1. Touch UP or DOWN mo men -
tari ly to change the tuner by
one frequency step.
2. Hold UP or DOWN for a sec-
ond or so, then release to start
the scanning feature. The TGIII
will scan to the next station,
pause on it for a few seconds
to allow you to hear what is
offered there, and then scan to
the next, and so on. Press ing
UP or DOWN stops the scan-
ning process.
3. Hold UP or DOWN for an
extended period to make the
tuner speed across the band
without stopping on a station.
The tuner will begin scanning
for stations when you release
the button. Press ing UP or
DOWN stops the scanning.
4. Once you have tuned to a sta-
tion, it can be set as a preset
for easy recall, see "Setting the
Presets" in the next column.
Tuning Stations Directly
Use the AM/FM button to select
either the AM or FM band and then
press the DIRECT button. Within a few
seconds, enter the sta tion’s frequency
by using the preset number buttons.
For ex am ple, to tune to radio station
97.3, press DI RECT, then 9, then 7
and then 3.
Setting the Presets
Once you have tuned in a sta-
tion, press and hold a preset button
until the display fl ashes to show the
memory has been set. Use the +10
button to add presets higher than 9,
and hold the last button pressed for a
few seconds.
Press Result
5 Preset 5
+10, 0 Pre set 10
+10,+10, 7 Preset 27
+10,+10, +10, 3 Preset 33
Recalling a Preset Station
Once you have selected the
Tuner, you can quickly recall a sta-
tion by press ing its preset number,
either on the front panel or by using
the remote’s numeric keypad, FAV
buttons, or the channel up and down
buttons.
Scanning Presets
To scan through the presets,
press and hold the FM/AM button.
Touch it again to stop the scan.
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