Philips FR 731 - Tuner Operation; General Tuning Information; Station Tuning Methods; Preset Station Management

TUNER
GENERAL _
• Select the waveband by pressing the FM or the AM button or press the TUNER button on the remote control.
• Tune to a radio station or select a preset number.
The correct procedure is described in the following chapters.
- While tuning, the audio signal will be muted to eliminate interfering background noises.
Once a station is found, the audio signal will be set to normal volume again.
- When STEREO appears on the display, you are receiving an FM stereo transmission.
• A disturbing noise, due to a weak FM stereo signal, can be suppressed by pressing MONO/ST(ereo) on the
remote control.
- MONO will appear on the display and you will hear the FM program in mono.
A stereo station can be stored in mono or in stereo.
TUNING
AUTOMATIC TUNING
• Press TUNING/PRESET to switch off the CH(annel) indicator.
• Press TUNING/PRESET/STATION UP or DOWN for more
than 1 second.
" AUTO appears on the display. The tuner will now search until
a station of sufficient strength has been found. The display
shows the tuned frequency.
• If the station found is not the desired one, simply repeat this
operation.
- Weak stations are skipped during automatic tuning.
They can be tuned to manually.
MANUAL TUNING
Manual tuning is useful when you already know the frequency
of the desired transmitter (e.g. from your program guide).
With the TUNING/PRESET/STATION UP/DOWN keys
• Press TUNING/PRESET to switch off the CH(annel) indicator.
• Briefly press TUNING/PRESET/STATION UP or DOWN until
the right frequency has been reached.
BAND
USA/CANADA
EUROPE/AUSTRALIA
FM
100 KHz
50 KHz
AM
10 KHz
9 KHz
With the digit keys on the remote control
• Press the FR(equency) DIRECT key on the remote control.
-.. --will appear on the display.
• Enter the desired frequency with the digit keys on the
remote control.
- As soon as you have entered the last digit, the tuner selects
this frequency and the station becomes audible.
- Entry of the tuning frequency will automatically be interrup¬
ted if no key is pressed for 90 seconds, or if a key other than
the digit keys is pressed. The tuner will return to the
previous frequency.
PRESET STATIONS _
You can store 30 preferred stations in the memory of the tu¬
ner. This enables you to find your favourite stations quickly and
easily.
Programming of preset stations
• Tune either automatically or manually to the frequency to be
stored (as described under TUNING)
- If the display shows no preset number, the frequency shown
has not yet been stored in the memory.
• Press PROGRAM to enter the frequency in the memory.
- MEMO starts flashing for about 5 seconds and CH(annel)
lights up.
• Select the preset number using TUNING/PRESET/STATION
UP or DOWN within the time the MEMO indication flashes.
• Press PROGRAM again.
- The preset station has now been stored in the memory.
A stored frequency is erased from the memory by storing
another frequency in its place.
Tuning to preset stations
• Press TUNING/PRESET to switch on the CH(annel) indicator,
• Select the desired preset number with TUNING/PRESET/-
STATION UP or DOWN.
- You will now receive the selected station and the display will
show the preset number, the tuned frequency.
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