Basic Operation26Station Name PresetIn addition to identifying stations bytheir broadcast frequency, each presetstation may be assigned a name usingalphanumeric characters. This enablesyou to identify a station by its call letters,program format, or any other five char-acter phrase.To enter a station name, first preset allstations you wish to program into thetuner’s memory. Then, follow these steps:1. Tune to the desired preset station.2. Press the MEMO button Ú on thefront panel for more than three seconds.3. Note that a character on the left side ofthe main information display will start toblink.4. Enter the first character of the nameusing either the front panel TUNE ⁄ or¤ buttons ^ or the alphanumeric but-tons m on the remote.A. To use the front panel buttons simplypress and hold TUNE ⁄ ^ buttonuntil the desired letter or numberappears. Note that the upper case alpha-bet will appear, followed by the numbers1 through 0, and then a – indicating ablank space. Tapping the button willadvance the display one character at atime; holding it down will move the dis-play quickly. If you pass by the desiredcharacter, use the TUNE ¤ ^ to movethe display in reverse.After entering the first character, pressMEMO Ú to move to the next positionand note that the next digit will blink.Use the same procedure outline above toenter a character.When you have entered a digit or“blank” in all five spaces, press MEMOÚ to confirm the entryB. To use the remote for character entry,press the button corresponding to thedesired letter or number. Press it once toenter the first printed letter, twice for thesecond, three times for the third and fourtimes for the number. Press the “9” but-ton to enter a blank space. (For example,press the “ABC” button once to enter an“A”, three times for a “C” and fourtimes to enter a “1”.)Use the MEMO button o to move tothe next digit position. When all fivespaces have been filled, press MEMOagain to confirm the entry.Once a station name has been attached toa preset position, the station’s frequencywill appear briefly when the unit is tunedto that station. After a few seconds thepreset name will appear in the display.Tuning Preset StationsStations preset into the tuner’s memorymay be recalled in a number of ways.1. To recall a station directly enter anumber from 1 to 30 using the numberbuttons on the remote s m .a. To enter a single digit memorylocation, press 0 before the number,or enter the number and wait a fewseconds.b. If an invalid number (other than1–30) is entered in error, that numberwill flash to alert you that the entry isinvalid and the display will return tothe previous frequency display.2. To scan through the list of preset sta-tions, press the P-SET⁄ or P-SET ¤button on the front panel $. Press onceto move up or down thorough the mem-ory presets one by one, or press and holdthe button to quickly scan through thelist of stations.3. To automatically review each stationin the memory, press the P-SCAN but-ton n %. Note that the P-SCAN indi-cator › will blink.4. The tuner will move up through thelist of stations, pausing to play each forfive seconds. Note that preset numberswhere no station has been programmedwill be skipped.5. When the desired station is reachedpress P-SCAN % or CLEAR Û.Clearing Preset StationsOnce stations are programmed into thepreset memories, it is possible to removethem individually or as a group.To remove a single station from thememory:1. Recall the station by pressing the but-tons on the remote corresponding to thestation’s memory location.2. Press the MEMO button Ú or oand observe that the MEMO indicator £will blink.3. While the indicator is blinking, pressthe CLEAR button Û within five sec-onds. The word CLEAR will show brieflyto confirm that the memory position hasbeen cleared.To clear all memory locations, thevolume level and surround modememories:1. Press the MEMO button Ú o andthe CLEAR button Û m at the sametime.NOTE: When a complete memory clear isperformed the AVR80II will turn off aspart of the process. After clearing thememory it is necessary to reset all sta-tions and set up parameters.