FRONT PANEL DISPLAY AND CONTROLS continued
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A typical display might be:
MAN TUNE
means the Manual Tuning mode is selected so that if you turn the knob it will
select the previous or next AM broadcast frequency.
Mono Button
The Ztuner will display STEREO for an FM stereo station with a signal strength of at least 30uµ.
If the station is broadcasting mono or it is a stereo station with a signal strength below 30uµ
the MONO is displayed. AM stations are mono only.
If you press the Mono button once it will enforce mono output even for FM stations that are
broadcasting stereo. When you have enforced, or fixed, mono output, the display will show
MONO-E in place of STEREO or MONO. Press the Mono button again to restore automatic
FM stereo-mono reception.
Note
: Mono reduces background noise and the “spitting” sound you often hear when you’re
trying to listen to a weak FM station or an FM station that is subject to multipath distortion.
Enforcing full-time mono is also useful when the Ztuner is used for a zone, such as a hallway
or bathroom, in which one or more mono speakers are installed.
Tune Knob
Turn the Tune knob to find stations. The tuning mode is controlled by the adjacent Mode button.
Mode Button
The Tune Mode button controls the three functions of the Tune knob.
Preset Tune
Whenever PRESET appears, the Tune knob selects only preset stations.
Note
: This will select among 30 or only 8 possible preset stations according to how you
pressed the P 8/30 key on the remote control handset.
Whenever PRESET appears the tune knob selects preset stations.
Auto Tune
After you press the Mode button once AUTO TUNE will be displayed. Turn the Tune knob clockwise
one step to find the next station. Turn it counter-clockwise one click to find the previous station.
Notes
:
- You can stop auto tune at any time by pressing any button or by turning the Tune knob one
click in the opposite direction that the unit is tuning.
- The preset number will appear if you tune to a station that was already preset.
Manual Tune
After you press the Mode button a second time MAN TUNE will be displayed. Turn the Tune
knob to select the next or previous broadcast frequency, even if there is no station actually
broadcasting there. Manual tune is useful when you are trying to tune a weak station that
might be passed over in auto tune or deliberately “de-tune” a station whose reception is
compromised by a stronger signal from a station at an adjacent broadcast frequency.
Note
: A preset number will appear when you tune to a station that is already preset.
MAX30 PRESET
FM 95.3 MHz P04
MAX 8 PRESET
FM 95.3 MHz P4
or
MONO MAN TUNE
AM 810kHz