Alpine 7980M - Page 8

OPERATION
$.T.M. (Source Tone Memory)
The Bass and Treble controls can be individually set for each source (FM, MW/LW, and
CD). Once set, their positions are automatically memorized. Whenever the source is
reselected, the Bass and Treble controls will return to your preset configuration.
Function Switching
1. Tuner Mode
Press the TUNER/BAND button © to switch from CD to Radio.
2. CD Mode
Press the DISC ( »/II ) button @ to switch from Radio to CD.
«RADIO OPERATION >
If the unit is not in the Radio mode, press the TUNER/BAND button ©.
Tuning Band Selection
Press the TUNER/BAND button © to select the desired tuning band. The Band
indicator 42 shows your selection.
Switching the FM Volume
Use this function if the difference in volume is great when switching between a CD and
the FM radio.
1. Press the TUNE switch @ for 2 seconds.
2. Press the Preset No. 1 button @ to switch the display between “F-HI” and “F-LO”.
The FM volume can be set to one of two positions, high or low. Set the position
according to the broadcast station.
F - HI F-LO
Local/Distance (DX) Sensitivity Switching for FM, MW and LW
You can select the radio SEEK sensitivity (local or distance (DX)) by pressing the DX
button @ for more than two seconds.
In the distance mode, with DX indication @, the radio tunes in both strong and weak
stations (all stations from A to M in the illustration).
In the local mode, with no DX indication @, the radio tunes in only strong stations
(stations C, F, H and L in the illustration below).
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OPERATION
FM Stereo/Monaural Switching
You can select between the Auto Switching or Monaural only for FM reception by
pressing the MONO button @). In the Auto Switching mode, you can receive stereo
broadcasts in stereo and monaural broadcasts in MONO. The STereo 48 or MOno
indicator ( shows you which one is being received. In the monaural mode, you will
receive the broadcast in monaural only, even if the broadcast is in stereo. The monaural
only mode quiets the noisy stereo signal of weaker broadcasts. The STereo indicator will
not appear while the Monaural mode is selected.
Manual Tuning
1. Press the TUNE switch @ until the SEEK @ and A. MEmo @ indicators disappear in
the display.
2. To select the tuning band, press the TUNER/BAND button ®. The Band indicator @
shows your selection.
3. To tune to higher frequencies, press the UP switch @. To tune to lower frequencies,
press the DN switch @.
Auto SEEK Tuning
1. Press the TUNE switch @ until the SEEK indicator @ appears in the display.
2. Select the tuning band with the TUNER/BAND button ©.
3. Press the UP @ or DN @ switch. The unit automatically tunes to the next higher or
lower frequency and locks on that station.
Manual Memory Programming
Follow the instructions below to enter stations into preset memory:
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW, LW) with the TUNER/BAND button ©.
2. Tune in your desired station using manual or auto seek tuning.
3. Press the Preset button number 1 @ for more than two seconds. The preset indicator
@ in the display will begin to blink. The tuning band (FM1, FM2) can be changed by
pressing the TUNER/BAND button © if you wish to change bands. Press that Preset
button again while the display is blinking (within 5 seconds).
4. The frequency you selected will be placed into Preset Memory number 1 and will
appear in the display.
NOTE:
If a preset memory has already been set in the same address, it will be cleared and
the new station will be memorized.
5. Follow steps 2 — 4 for the remaining presets (2 — 6). This procedure should be
followed for FM1, FM2, MW and LW.
NOTE:
While setung the memory presets you can switch back and forth between FM1 and
FM2. However, while in this mode you cannot switch back and forth from MW/LW to FM.
OPERATION
Auto Memory Preset
1. Press the TUNE switch @ to light up the A. MEmo indicator @.
2.
Select
the
desired
tuning
band
(FM1,
FM2,
MW
or
LW)
with
the
TUNER/BAND
button
©.
NOTE:
The Auto Memory Preset procedure is allowed in the D.A.P. Mode.
3.
Press
the
UP
@
or
DN
@
switch.
The
tuner
will
automatically
seek
the
six
strongest
Stations
in
the
selected
band
and
memorize
them
in
order
of
their
signal
strength.
These
stations
are
automatically
placed
in
the
preset
memory
with
the
strongest
station
in
Preset
No.
1
and
the
6th
strongest
station
in
Preset
No.
6.
When
seeking
stations,
the
tuner
first
seeks
in
the
local
tuning
mode.
If
less
than
6
stations
are
memorized,
the
tuner
seeks
again
in
the
distance
(DX)
mode.
4.
After
finishing
the
Auto
Memory
Preset,
the
tuner
goes
to
the
station
placed
in
Preset
Memory
No.
1.
tf
no
stations
are
memorized,
it
returns
to
the
original
station
you
were
listening
to
before
the
Auto
Memory
Preset
procedure
began.
Preset Tuning
After
the
preset
stations
have
been
memorized,
you
can
tune
in
your
desired
station
(within the band displayed) with one touch of a button.
1.
Select
the
tuning
band
(FM1,
FM2,
MW
or
LW)
with
the
TUNER/BAND
button
©.
2.
Press
any
one
of
the
Preset
buttons
@
and
the
number
of
that
preset
will
illuminate
in
the matrix display
3.
The
frequency
of
the
station
placed
in
the
selected
preset
location
will
appear
in
the
display.
D.A.P. (Direct Access Presets)
This
feature
allows
the
storage
of
FM,
MW
and
LW
presets
on
the
same
band.
Press
the
D.A.P.
button
@)
to
light
up
the
D.A.P.
indicator
@.
To
program
stations
into
the
D.A-P.
band,
follow
steps
1
—
4
as
described
in
the
Manual
Memory
Programming
section
on
page
14.
Accessing the D.A.P. Presets
1.
Press
the
D.A.P.
button
@.
The
D.A.P.
indicator
@
will
illuminate
in
the
display.
2. Press one of the Preset buttons @.
3.
The
frequency
of
the
station
placed
in
the
selected
D.A-P.
location
will
appear
in
the
display.
Preset Scan
This
feature
locates
the
six
stations
preset
in
memory
on
each
band
and
plays
10
seconds
of
each,
in
numerical
order
from
Preset
No.
1
to
No.
6.
1.
Select
your
desired
tuning
band
by
pressing
the
TUNER/BAND
button
©.
2. Press the P. SCAN button @) for more than two seconds.
3.
The
digital
display
will
indicate
the
frequency
of
the
preset
station
tuned
inamd
the
corresponding
preset
indicator
in
the
display
(for
each
preset
1
through
6)
wilf
blink.
For
FM
presets
it
will
scan
FM1,
then
FM2
and
continue
to
cycle
betweenthese
two
bands.
4.
When
your
desired
preset
station
is
reached,
press
the
P.
SCAN
button
@for
a
second
time.
The
indicator
on
the
Preset
button
will
stop blinking
and
the
unr
will
remain
on
the
selected
station.
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