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Selecting a station

Station searching

This function allows you to search up or down the FM or AM band for
stations.

To search for stations:

using the handset-

• Press 

SCAN

. (If SEARCH is not shown on the display, press and

hold 

SCAN

.)

• To search for the next station, press  .

• To search for the previous station, press   .

using the front panel-

• To search for the next station, press 

.

• To search for the previous station, press 

SEARCH -

.

Band selection

To select the FM, AM or DAB band:

• Repeatedly press 

BAND

on the front panel or handset.

FM, AM or DAB is shown on the display.

Note:
Pressing 

BAND

once will show the current band.

Listening to FM and AM

About RDS

RDS (Radio Data System) information is transmitted in many countries
for stations in the FM band. If RDS is available, the name of the
station plus the programme type (Pop Music, Light Classic, etc.) will
be displayed on the AKURATE Tuner’s front panel. In addition, Radio
Text which may include the title of the programme, piece of music
being broadcast, news headlines, etc. will regularly scroll across the
tuner’s front panel (see 

Radio Text

, page 17).

STORE

SHIFT

AMP

DVD

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LIP SYNC

MONO

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HELP

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TUNE 

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AKURATE TUNER 

ENGLISH

Summary of Contents for Akurate Tuner

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL ENGLISH AKURATE TUNER FM AM DAB TUNER...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...ng is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug has been damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has bee...

Page 4: ...ATION Fuse replacement This appliance is fitted with a non rewireable 13 amp mains plug The plug contains a 5 amp fuse If the fuse has blown it can be replaced as follows a Pull out the red fuse cover...

Page 5: ...tallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications...

Page 6: ...he content of this manual is furnished for information use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Linn Products Limited Linn Products Limited assumes n...

Page 7: ...set 7 Handset modes 7 Operation 8 Standby 8 Region selection 8 Band selection 9 Listening to FM and AM 9 About RDS 9 Selecting a station 9 Station information 11 Listening to DAB 11 What is DAB 11 Sel...

Page 8: ......

Page 9: ...allation It is strongly recommended that the AKURATE Tuner is installed and configured by an authorised Linn retailer Unpacking The AKURATE Tuner is supplied with the following accessories luminous ha...

Page 10: ...situated above or otherwise directly adjacent to sources of heat such as radiators power amplifiers etc Nor should it be enclosed in a cabinet with such devices Allow at least 4 10 cm free space abov...

Page 11: ...wn then disconnected from the power supply before connecting or disconnecting any of the plugs on the back panel If this is not done you may generate surges which could damage the AKURATE Tuner or oth...

Page 12: ...as of poor reception a Yagi type antenna In either case the antenna should be connected to the AKURATE Tuner using 75 coaxial cable For further advice on external DAB FM or AM aerials please contact y...

Page 13: ...will start this process automatically the first time it is brought out of standby Therefore prior to switching the unit on for the first time please check that you live in an area where DAB is availa...

Page 14: ...and Handset Front panel BAND Changes band Front panel display STANDBY Brings the unit out of or puts into standby mode SEARCH Search for stations PRESET Select preset stations 1 2 3 4 5 ENGLISH 6 AKU...

Page 15: ...y mode Sends off i e puts into standby command to all available Linn equipment Digits 0 9 Numeric keys To directly access radio frequencies and presets and for naming presets TUNE Allows access to tun...

Page 16: ...TITLE MENU GOTO Region selection The first time the AKURATE Tuner is brought out of standby the display shown below appears on the front panel The AKURATE Tuner must be set for the correct FM and AM...

Page 17: ...is available the name of the station plus the programme type Pop Music Light Classic etc will be displayed on the AKURATE Tuner s front panel In addition Radio Text which may include the title of the...

Page 18: ...an incorrect digit press Station scanning This function is the same as Station searching page 9 but searching continues automatically five seconds after a station is found To scan for stations Press...

Page 19: ...logue signals Another advantage is that the nature of the digital technology allows many stations to be transmitted on one frequency allowing broadcasters to provide a far wider range of programming A...

Page 20: ...dset If SCAN is not shown on the display press and hold SCAN To scan upwards downwards through the DAB band press The tuner will pause for five seconds on the next station To skip the pause press When...

Page 21: ...form of stereo or Mono and the bitrate in kilobits per second of the transmitted signal the higher the bitrate the better the audio quality a low bitrate would be 64 and a high bitrate 192 SIGNAL INF...

Page 22: ...To exit press SETUP using the front panel Press and hold BAND until Unit Configuration is shown on the display Press the key Repeatedly press PRESET until Rescan DAB Stations is displayed Press Repeat...

Page 23: ...inished searching the chosen band Notes Automatic preset storage must be carried out separately for each band You are able to give a preset a different name if you prefer see Manual preset storage Ren...

Page 24: ...Press STORE on the handset The display shows STORE PRESET the station s name or frequency and a flashing cursor 3 You are able to give each preset a name of up to 10 characters Enter a name using the...

Page 25: ...eset Press PRESET Press the appropriate digit key Deleting presets To delete a preset Select the preset you wish to delete Hold PRESET until PRESS TO CLEAR PRESET is shown on the display Press The dis...

Page 26: ...N MENU is shown BAND STORE SHIFT AMP DVD SURR LIP SYNC MONO DO CLOCK WHERE WHAT AUDIO ADJUST VIDEO ADJUST PRESET SRC SRC BAND SCAN TUNE DISP MORE SETUP HELP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SIGNAL RECORD LISTEN EXCL...

Page 27: ...Services Option Description Settings Handset Commands Accepted Remote In to Remote Out IR to Remote Out Baud Rate RS232 Start Message RS232 Events FM Tuning Bandwidth If set to Yes unit will respond t...

Page 28: ...y press before the sleep display three dots is shown on the front panel Auto 2 to 100 non linear Off 0m 10s to 5m 00s in 10 sec steps Option Description Settings Unit Information Main Board ID shows t...

Page 29: ...18 5 kHz AM 3 dB 125 Hz 1 6 kHz DAB 0 5 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz Channel separation FM 60 dBuV 75 kHz modulation 35 dB Signal to noise ratio FM 60 dBuV 75 kHz modulation 69 dB AM 60 dBuV 30 modulation 51 dB DA...

Page 30: ...me in operation in your country In parts of Europe the United States of America and some other markets extended warranty may be available to customers who register their purchase with Linn A warranty...

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