Harman-Kardon AVR 135 - Manual (Page 33)

TUNER OPERATION 33
Tuner Operation
Basic Tuner Operation
The AVR 135’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM
and FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiving
RDS data. Stations may be tuned manually, or
they may be stored as favorite station presets and
recalled from a 30 position memory.
Station Selection
1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 6
on the remote to select the tuner as an input. The
tuner may be selected from the front panel by
either pressing the Input Source Selector %
until the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner
Band Selector ! at any time.
2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 6 or
Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch
between AM and FM so that the desired
frequency band is selected.
3. Press the Tuner Mode button I on the
remote or hold the Band Selector ! on the
front panel pressed for 3 seconds to select
manual or automatic tuning.
When the button is pressed so that AUTO
appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each press of the Tuning Selectors 8
J will
put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next
higher or lower frequency station with acceptable
signal strength. An
AUTO S T TUNED indica-
tion will momentarily appear when the station
stops at a stereo FM station, and an
AUTO
TUNED indication will momentarily appear
when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned.
Press the Tuning buttons again to scan to the
next receivable station.
When the button is pressed so that MANUAL
appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each tap of the Selector will increased or
decrease the frequency by one increment. When
the tuner receives a strong enough signal for
adequate reception,
MANAUL TUNED will
appear in the Main Information Display ˜.
4. Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing
the Direct button
J, and then pressing the
Numeric Keys H that correspond to the sta-
tion’s frequency. Note that for entering numbers
higher than 100 you need to enter only the "1"
rather than "10", the first "0" will be added
automatically. The desired station will automati-
cally be tuned after the latest number is entered.
If you press an incorrect button while entering a
direct frequency, press the Clear button
X to
start over.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo station
is weak, audio quality will be increased by
switching to Mono mode by pressing the Tuner
Mode button
I on the remote or holding the
Band Selector ! on the front panel so that
MANUAL appears momentarily in the Main
Information Display ˜ and then goes out.
Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be
stored in the AVR’s memory for easy recall using
the front panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1. Press the Memory button Y on the remote.
Note that two underscore lines will appear in the
Main Information Display ˜.
2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric
Keys
H corresponding to the location where
you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once
entered, the preset number will appear in the
Main Information Display ˜.
3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional
stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously entered
in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys
H that correspond to the desired station’s
memory location.
• To manually tune through the list of stored pre-
set stations one by one, press the Preset
Stations Selector buttons #
W on the front
panel or remote.
RDS Operation
The AVR 135 is equipped with RDS (Radio Data
System), which brings a wide range of informa-
tion to FM radio. Now in use in many countries,
RDS is a system for transmitting station call signs
or network information, a description of station
program type, text messages about the station or
specifics of a musical selection, and the correct
time.
As more FM stations become equipped with RDS
capabilities, the AVR will serve as an easy-to-use
center for both information and entertainment.
This section will help you take maximum advan-
tage of the RDS system.
RDS Tuning
When an FM station is tuned in and it contains
RDS data, the AVR will automatically display the
station’s call sign or other program service in the
Main Information Display ˜.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide
variety of information in addition to the initial
station call sign that appears when a station is
first tuned. In normal RDS operation the display
will indicate the station name, broadcast net-
work or call letters. Pressing the RDS button
^
V enables you to cycle through the various
data types in the following sequence:
• The station’s call letters (with some private
stations other information too).
• The station’s frequency ( FREQ ).
• The Program Type ( PTY ) as shown in the list
below.
NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specific
PTY. The display will show
NONE , when such a
station is selected and PTY is active.
• A “text” message (Radiotext, R T ) containing
special information from the broadcast station.
Note that this message may scroll across the
display to permit messages longer than the eight
positions in the display. Depending on signal qual-
ity, it may take up to 30 seconds for the text mes-
sage to appear; in that time, the word
TEXT will
flash in the Information Display when RT is select-
ed.
• The current time of day ( C T ). Note that it may
take up to two minutes for the time to appear, in
that time the word
TIME will flash in the infor-
mation display when CT is selected. Please note
that the accuracy of the time data is dependent
on the radio station, not the AVR.