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OPERATION
How to Operate the FM Tuner
Figure 28
How to Operate the FM Tuner
The McIntosh MX132 incorporates an advanced design
FM tuner with many desirable performance features to en-
hance your enjoyment of radio broadcasts. There are four
methods of tuning to an FM broadcast station. These are
Manual, Automatic Preset Review, Preset pushbutton
search and Direct Preset number access with the Remote
Control.
How to tune FM Stations Manually
1. Select TUNer with the front panel INPUT A switch or
the Remote Control TUNER pushbutton. Refer to Fig-
ures 25 & 26.
2. Select the FM broadcast band
by pressing the FM push-but-
ton on the front panel or on the
Remote Control.
3. Press a front panel TUNING
Up or Down push-button, or a
SEEK pushbutton on the Re-
mote Control, to select sta-
tions. Press and release the
pushbutton to move from one
station to the next. Press and
hold to move continuously up
or down the broadcast band.
When a station is selected, the
front panel display will indi-
cate (from left to right) station
signal strength from 1 to 9, a
dot if the station is broadcast-
ing stereo, the FM station fre-
quency and a preset number if that station has been as-
signed a preset.
Note: FM band indications are in Megahertz, in the US and
Canada, and change frequency in 100kHz steps. The
second digit to the right of the dot which displays a 0, is
used for FM stations in various locations other than the
US where stations change in 50Hz steps.
How to Assign FM Presets
1. To assign an FM preset, tune to the desired FM station
with a TUNING Up or Down pushbutton or a SEEK
Up or Down pushbutton on the Remote Control.
Note: If no FM presets have
been assigned, when a
PRESET Up or Down
pushbutton is pressed, the
front panel display will
indicate NO PRESETS.
Refer to figure 27.
2. Momentarily press and re-
lease the front panel ENTER
pushbutton. The ENTER
pushbutton LED will turn on
and the front panel display
will indicate 1 AVAIL-
ABLE, which is the first of
9 preset numbers that can be
assigned. Refer to figure 28.
Note: Presets are automatically
assigned in order from 1
to 9.
3. Press and release the front panel ENTER pushbutton a
second time to activate the assignment memory. The
ENTER pushbutton LED will turn off and the FM sta-
tion preset selection will be assigned preset number 1,
and stored in memory. The assigned preset number will
appear to the right of the station frequency whenever
that station is selected.
Figure 25
Figure 26
Figure 27
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