20
2. To exit without entering a new Preset into
memory, momentarily press the Front Panel EXIT
(STORE) Push-button.
2. To enter a Station into memory press and hold in the
STORE Push-button until the Front Panel Information
Display indicates “PRESET STORED” then release the
STORE Push-button. Refer to figure 41.
104.3 FM ST
PRESET 1 STORED
Figure 41
The just entered Preset will be assigned Preset Number
1 (or the Preset number you selected) and is displayed on
the Front Panel Information Display. Refer to figure 42.
P1 104.3 FM ST
Figure 42
3. Assign additional Stations by performing steps 1 and 2.
Note: When all 20 Presets are assigned and there is another
station(s) to be assigned to a Preset, press the STORE
Push-button. The second line of the display will
indicate the current station stored in Preset Number 1.
Either enter the new station into Preset Number 1 or
Rotate the PRESET control to select the desired preset
to overwrite, and press and hold the STORE push-
button to store. Note that the previously stored preset
will be lost. Refer to Figure 43.
104.3 FM ST
PRESET 1: 91.5 MHZ
Figure 43
4. To verify the Preset(s) just entered into memory,
rotate the Front Panel PRESET/MENU Control or
use the PRESET
:
or PRESET
9
Push-buttons on
the Remote Control.
Clearing Presets
1. Select the Preset to be removed by using the Front
Panel PRESET/MENU Control or by using the
PRESET
:
or PRESET
9
Push-buttons on the
Remote Control. Refer to figure 44.
PX 104.3 FM ST
Figure 44
2. Press and hold in the Front Panel STORE
Push-button until the Front Panel Information
Display indicates “PRESET X CLEARED”, then
release the STORE Push-button. Refer to figure 45.
104.3 FM ST
PRESET X CLEARED
Figure 45
Note: If you wish to replace an already assigned Station
Preset with another radio Station, it is not necessary
to clear the Preset first, just enter in the new Station
for that Preset. The new Station will automatically
replace the previously assigned Station.
3. To clear any additional
Station Presets perform steps
1 and 2 again.
After the creation of Preset(s), use the Front Panel
PRESET/MENU Control to select the desired Station
Preset or by using the Remote Control, PRESET
:
or
PRESET
9
Push-buttons.
Direct access is also possible by pressing the PRESET
Push-button followed by entering the number of Preset
using the 0-9 numeric Push-buttons on the Remote
Control.
MONO Push-Button Stereo/Mono Mode
The MR89 Tuner automatically switches between
Stereo and Monaural FM Broadcasts. When a Stereo
FM Broadcast is received, the Front Panel Information
Display indicates the Stereo Mode by the letters “ST.” To
change the reception mode to MONO press and release
the Front Panel MONO Push-button to combine left and
right stereo signals to a FM Monophonic signal. The ST
indication will be extinguished. Refer to figure 46.
P1 91.5 FM ST
P1 91.5 FM
Figure 46
SIGNAL Push-Button Display of Multipath
and Noise
The relative signal strength of the received Station
indicated as vertical columns on the right side of the
Front Panel Information Display is only one indication of
the signal quality. Refer to figure 47.
104.3 FM ST
Figure 47
The MR89 Tuner provides two additional displays to
better indicate the quality of the received FM Station
Signal. These displays include Mulitpath and Noise. To
activate these two displays perform the following:
1. Press and release the Front Panel SIGNAL
Push-button. The LED above the SIGNAL
Push-button will illuminate The Front Panel
Information Display will indicate “Mpath: _ _ _ _
Noise: _ _ _ _” on the second line of the Front Panel
Information Display. Refer to figure 48.
104.3 FM ST
Mpath: Noise:
Figure 48
Multipath interferance occurs when the MR89 receives
two or more signals from the Broadcast Station to which
it is tuned. The first signal received is the direct signal
from the station and any additional signals received
occur as a result of the direct signal reflected off of some
object such a building or terrain (hill/mountain). The
reflected signal(s) arrives at the FM Antenna delayed
in time do to the longer travel distance incurred. This
