Operation
When the programmed time has elapsed
the unit will automatically turn off. Note
that the front panel display will dim to
one half brightness when the Sleep func-
tion is programmed. To cancel the Sleep
function, press the
Sleep
button
©
until
the Sleep indicator numbers disappear
and the Information Display shows the
current source. Pressing any control but-
ton while the Sleep control is activated
will momentarily return the Information
Display to full brightness for increased
legibility without interrupting the Sleep
function.
Tuner Operation
The HK3270’s tuner is capable of tuning
AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations.
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
%
or
FM
^
buttons
on the front panel or on the remote
ç
to select the tuner as an input.
2. Press these buttons again at any time
to switch between AM and FM.
3. To select stations press, and briefly
hold, the
Tuning
button
&
and the
tuner will search for the next highest or
lowest frequency station that has an
acceptable signal. To tune to the next
station, press the button again. Tap the
Tuning
button
&
to advance one
frequency increment at a time, or press
and hold it to locate a specific station.
When the
TUNED
indicator illuminates,
the station is properly tuned and should
be heard with clarity.
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4. Stations may also be tuned directly
by pressing the
Direct
button
O
, and
then pressing the
Numeric Keys
P
that correspond to the station’s frequency.
The desired station will automatically
be tuned.
NOTE:
When the FM reception of a
station is weak, audio quality will be
increased by switching to Mono mode
by pressing the
FM Mode
button
Ó
µ
until the
STEREO
indicator goes out.
Preset Tuning
Up to 30 stations may be stored in the
HK3270’s memory for easy recall using the
front panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station to the memory, first
tune the station using the steps outlined
above. Then:
1. Press the
Memory
button
T
on
the remote. Note that
MEMO
and
PRESET
indicators will illuminate and flash in
the Information Display.
2. Within five seconds, press the
Numeric Keys
P
corresponding to
the location where you wish to store this
station’s frequency.
3. Repeat the process after tuning any
additional stations to be preset.
Auto Preset
• Preset stations may also be pro-
grammed automatically for the FM
band. To automatically enter each sta-
tion that may be tuned with acceptable
quality into the HK3270’s preset memo-
ries, first select the FM band. Next, press
and briefly hold the
Auto Preset
but-
ton
Q
until the
MEMO
and
PRESET
indicators begin to flash, and the station
frequency indication begins to increase.
Release the button and note that the
tuner will search the entire FM band, and
stop briefly at each station that has
acceptable signal strength. The HK3270
will automatically assign a preset num-
ber to each station, and then search for
the next station. The automatic scan
process will stop when all 30 preset mem-
ory locations have been filled or the entire
FM band has been scanned three times.
NOTE:
Using the automatic tuning mode
in areas with more than 30 FM stations
will completely fill the preset memories,
and over-write any previously memorized
presets for either AM or FM stations.
TIP:
The automatic scan process
may enter stations that you do not
wish to retain in the memory, or it
may enter a station on more than one
frequency if the signal is too strong.
These unwanted stations may be
removed from the memory using the
Preset Clear function outlined below.
Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously
entered in the preset memory, press the
Numeric Keys
P
that correspond to
the desired station’s memory location.
• To manually tune through the list of
stored preset stations one by one, press
the
Preset
buttons
( ∂
on the front
panel or remote.
• To automatically scan through the
stations entered in the preset memory,
press the
Preset Scan
button
*
on
the front panel or remote. The tuner will
run through the list of preset stations,
stopping for five seconds at each one.
Press the button again to stop the scan at
your desired station.
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