Harman Kardon AVR 260 Owner's Manual

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38TUNER OPERATIONto Select tHe BuIlt-In tunerPress the Source List Button on the front panel and use the1. KL Buttonsto scroll through the source list. The last-used band (AM or FM) will beactive.Press the Radio Source Selector on the remote. Press this button again to2.switch bands (AM or FM). A screen similar to the one shown in Figure 21will appear, with the band indicated in the middle of the screen.Figure 21 – FM RadioUse the KL Buttons to tune a station. The frequencies will be displayed inthe front panel and graphically on screen.The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the KLButtons scans through all frequencies until a station with acceptable signalstrength is found. To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of theKL Buttons steps through a single frequency increment (0.05MHz for FM,or 9kHz for AM), press the Menu Button. The Mode line will be highlighted,and each press of the OK Button toggles between automatic and manualtuning modes as well as Stereo (in Automatic Mode) and Mono (in ManualMode).You may also enter the frequency of a radio station directly. In the Slide-InMenu opened by pressing the Menu Button L with the unit in FM-Mode,select Direct Entry (appearing just above the preset channel listing) withthe Arrow Buttons, then press OK. The Main Information Display now showsDIRECT IN as a slide-in information, and a * moves back and forth to indicatethat the AVR is ready for Direct Entry of the frequency. You must beginentering numbers within 10 seconds. Otherwise, the AVR reverts to previousmode. Now press the frequency digits. If you begin with "1" to enter a stationfrequency in the 100-range, the first "1" is automatically registered as "10",after which you may enter the third main digit and the two decimal digits.Example: 96,50 is entered as it appears: Nine, Six, Five, Zero. 102,65 is enteredlike this: One, Two, Six, Five.A total of 30 stations (AM and FM together) may be stored as presets. Whenthe desired station has been tuned, press the OK Button, and two dashes willflash in the front-panel display. Use the Numeric Keys to enter the desiredpreset number, and confirm with the OK Button. If the preset number ishigher than 9, press the 0-Button on the Remote J first to access two-digitnumbers. If you do not press this button first, you can only enter single-digitnumbers.To tune a preset station, press the M N Buttons or press the Menu Button toview the list of programmed presets and scroll to the desired selection. Pressthe OK Button to tune the station. You may also enter the preset numberusing the Numeric Keys. For presets 10 through 30, press the Zero ButtonJ first to show a blinking 0 in the Information Display, then enter the twodigits. For example, enter preset 17 by pressing 0, then 1, then 7. If you wantto enter another two-digit preset, you must press 0 again first.rDS operatIonThe AVR 260 is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System), which brings awide range of information to FM radio. Now in use in many countries, RDSis a system for transmitting station call signs or network information, adescription of station program type, text messages about the station orspecifics of a musical selection, and the correct time.As more FM stations become equipped with RDS capabilities, the AVR willserve as an easy-to-use center for both information and entertainment. Thissection will help you take maximum advantage of the RDS system.rDS tuningWhen an FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data, the AVR willautomatically display the station’s call sign or other program service in theMain Information Display C and on the tv screen if this is on.rDS Display optionsThe RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide variety of informationin addition to the initial station call sign that appears when a station isfirst tuned. In normal RDS operation the display will indicate the stationname, broadcast network or call letters. Pressing the Play Button E on theRemote enables you to cycle through the various data types in the followingsequence:The station’s call letters (• PS) (with some private stations otherinformation too).The station’s frequency (• FREQ MODE), which is always shown on the TVOn-Screen Display, is shown in the Main Information Display.The Program Type (• PTY) as shown in the list below.NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specific PTY. The display will showNONE, when such a station is selected and PTY is active.A “text” message (Radiotext,• RT) containing special information from thebroadcast station. Note that this message may scroll across the display topermit messages longer than the eight positions in the display. Radiotextis not shown on the TV On-Screen Display.The current time of day (• CT). Note that it may take up to two minutesfor the time to appear, in that time the letters CT are shown in theinformation display when CT is selected. Please note that the accuracy ofthe time data is dependent on the radio station, not the AVR.Some RDS stations may not include some of these additional features. Ifthe data required for the selected mode is not being transmitted, the MainInformation Display C will show a NO TYPE, NO TEXT or NO TIMEmessage after the individual time out.In any FM mode the RDS function requires a strong enough signal for properoperation.