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External Remote Control Connection
Your TDQ-150 accepts the infrared signal of any popular infrared repeater system to facilitate remote
control operation from another room or when your tuner is installed within a closed cabinet. This
connector is a 1/8" (3.5 mm) two conductor mini jack; its center conductor is +, its outer conductor
is - . For further details contact your Parasound dealer or custom installer.
DC Trigger Connection
The TDQ-150 can be turned on automatically with voltage from any external DC source such as one of
the triggers on the Parasound AVC-2500 Audio Video Controller. The barrel-type DC trigger connector
requires an external DC voltage source ranging from +9 Vdc to + 12 Vdc and requires only 0.2 mA of
current to turn on the tuner. When the DC trigger is connected, the On and Off commands on the front
panel and remote control are defeated.
We have supplied a barrel-type
connector
for use with the DC
trigger. The center conductor should be wired positive and the sleeve should be wired negative.
AC Line Cord
The high-quality IEC standard AC cord supplied with your TDQ-150 should preferably be connected
directly to an AC wall outlet or to an unswitched outlet on your preamplifier that is always “live.” This
will insure that your preset station memory will remain programmed even when your system is turned
off for an extended time. Once you have connected your audio cables and antennas, plug the female end
of the AC cord firmly into the rear mounted AC receptacle and make sure that it is properly seated, then
connect the male end to the AC power source.
Operating your TDQ-150
Front Panel Operation
On-Off Button
Press this button once to turn on and press it again to turn off. The front panel display lights when the
TDQ-150 is powered on.
AM/FM Button
Press this button to toggle between the FM and AM frequency bands.
Preset t s Buttons
These buttons select one of the 30 previous or next preset stations that you stored into memory.
Tuning t s Buttons
Press these buttons momentarily to manually tune frequencies in 200 kHz steps (50 kHz steps for export
units), whether a station is broadcasting or not. Manual tuning is useful to deliberately “de-tune” a station
whose reception is compromised by very strong adjacent stations. By pressing and holding the buttons
a few seconds longer, the tuning mode becomes automatic and they will select the previous or next
available station. "AUTO" appears in the front panel display while in the automatic tuning mode.
