Using the tuner – Arcam AVR350 User Manual

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Using the tuner

The AVR350’s radio tuner can be controlled from the upper row of front panel buttons (see diagram,
below) or from the remote control handset. Note that the tuner behaviour can be seen only via the front-
panel display, as there is no on-screen display for the tuner.

Tuning to a station

Pressing the

PRESET/TUNE

button (or

on the remote) toggles between the two tuning modes of the

unit – ‘Tune’ or ‘Preset’. The selected mode is shown briefl y on the display. When in frequency display
mode, the frequency will be followed by a ‘T’ in tune mode, and ‘P’ in preset mode.

TUNE MODE
In Tune mode:

Press the

and

buttons on the front panel (or

P–

P+

on the remote control handset) for

longer than two seconds to engage automatic tuning. The tuner searches for a radio station
signal of suffi cient strength and stops. To skip to the next station, press one of the buttons
again. Automatic tuning is available for both the FM and AM bands.

Tapping the

and

buttons engages manual tuning. This can be used for tuning to a specifi c

frequency. It is also useful if you are trying to select a station that is too weak for the auto-
search mode.

Regardless of the mode used to tune your AVR350, when it is accurately tuned to a station ‘TUNED’
lights up in the display.

PRESET MODE
When one or more presets have been defi ned, ‘Preset’ mode can be used. In Preset mode, use the

and

buttons on the front panel (or

P–

P+

on the remote control handset) to cycle up and down the

preset stations.
See below for instructions on storing and deleting presets.

Storing a preset

To store a preset, tune to the radio station you wish to store. Press the

STORE

button (or

DYN

on the

remote control): the station frequency is shown on the display, followed by a preset number. Select the
preset number you wish to assign to the station using the

and

buttons on the front panel (or

P–

P+

on the remote control handset), then press the

STORE

button again.

Once the preset is stored, the display reverts to show the station name (if RDS information is
transmitted) or its frequency.
To quit the memory function without storing a preset, leave the tuner controls untouched for fi ve
seconds. It is also possible to overwrite a stored station by saving another in its place. There are thirty
presets available for FM use and ten for AM use.

Deleting a preset

Press the

STORE

button, then select the preset number you want to delete using the

and

buttons

(or

P–

P+

on the remote control handset), followed by the

FM MUTE/MONO

button (

1/STATUS

on the

remote control).
The display briefl y shows ‘DELETE’ and ‘– –’ is shown in place of the preset number. You can reactivate a
deleted preset number by storing a station in the normal way.

RDS: Radio Data System

The Arcam AVR350 supports RDS Programme Service and RDS Radio Text on FM broadcasts.
When a station carrying RDS information is selected ‘RDS’ lights up in the display and shortly afterwards
the station’s RDS name (e.g. ‘BBC R3’) is shown.
Press the

RDS INFO

button to view any RDS text information (if a station is not transmitting text

information, the display briefl y indicates ‘NO TEXT’ and reverts to show the station name).
Press

RDS INFO

again to display the station’s frequency.

Pressing

RDS INFO

a third time returns you to a display of the station name.

If the

RDS INFO

button is pressed while tuned to a non RDS station, the display shows ‘NO NAME’ for

three seconds before reverting to the default display.

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