Listening To Am/Fm Radio; Selecting A Tuner Band; Storing Presets (Am/Fm) - NAD T 748 Owner's Manual

The T 748's internal AM/FM tuner offers very high quality sound from radio
broadcasts. The reception and sound quality will always be dependent to a
degree however on the type of antenna(s) used as well as proximity to the
broadcast origin, geography and weather conditions.
ABOUT ANTENNAS
Connect the supplied lead-type FM antenna to the FM antenna input.
Extend the lead. Experiment freely with your antenna placement and
orientation until you get the clearest sound and lowest background noise.
Fix the antenna in the desired position by using thumb tacks, push pins or
any suitable means.
In areas of poor FM reception, an exterior FM antenna can improve
performance dramatically. If radio listening is important to you, consider
consulting an antenna installation professional to optimize your system.
The supplied AM "loop" antenna will usually provide adequate reception.
However, an exterior AM antenna can be used to improve reception.
Consult an antenna professional for more information.
IMPORTANT NOTE
When using the AVR 4 to carry out AM/FM commands, ensure that the
DEVICE SELECTOR is set to "TUN".
ASSEMBLING THE LOOP ANTENNA
1 Rotate the outer frame of the antenna.
2 Insert the bottom edge of the outer frame into the groove on the stand.
3 Extend the antenna cord.

SELECTING A TUNER BAND

Press the [AM/FM/DB] button on the AVR 4 while at AMP or TUNER device
selector page. Each subsequent press will toggle you through AM, FM or
DAB band. Stop (release button) at your desired tuner band.
TUNING AM/FM STATIONS
Upon selecting AM or FM band, use TUNE [
perform slow manual search; press and hold to automatically search.
The front panel [ a/s ] or AVR 4's [ A/S ] buttons can also be used to tune
for stations.
1 Press [ A/S ] momentarily to step up or down between AM or FM
frequencies.
2 Press and hold [ A/S ] for more than 2 seconds to search up or down
- the T 748's tuner will stop at the next sufficiently strong signal it
encounters.
3 Pressing the [ A/S ] during the search process will stop the search.
DIRECT TUNING
If you know your desired station's frequency allocation, you can tune
directly to the station.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between "Preset" and "Tune" mode (see
the lower line of the VFD). Select "Tune" mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, key-in the frequency
allocation of the station. For example, to enter 104.50MHz, press "1", "0",
"4", "5" and "0".

STORING PRESETS (AM/FM)

The T 748 can store up to 30 FM and 30 AM stations for immediate recall.
1 To store a desired AM/FM station to a preset, first tune to the desired
frequency (see above), then press AVR 4's [MEMORY] button. The VFD
will show the next available Preset number – for example, "Preset 4 Free"
in the lower line and on the upper right corner "P-4" with "4" blinking.
2 Press the [MEMORY] button again to store the desired frequency on
the Preset number shown. Your desired frequency is now stored in the
assigned preset.
3 Alternatively, an AM/FM station can be stored to a Preset number by
repeating step 1. Enter a Preset number in two ways
• Directly enter a number between 1 to 30 and then press [MEMORY]
button.
• Toggle [ d/f ] or [ D/F ] to step through the Preset numbers, stop
at desired number and then press [MEMORY].
NOTE
If there is no more vacant Preset number, you can overwrite an existing
Preset number by pressing the [ D/F ] buttons to select the Preset
number you want to overwrite
AUTOMATIC PRESET
Preset stations may also be programmed automatically for the entire FM (or
AM) band.
1 Toggle the [AM/FM/DB] button to select FM (or AM) band.
2 Press and hold the [MEMORY] button until the station frequency
indication begins to increase.
3 Release the button and note that the tuner will search the entire FM
(or AM) band, and stop briefly at each station that has acceptable
signal strength. The T 748 will automatically assign a preset number to
each station, and then search for the next station. Up to 30 of the best
received FM stations (or 30 AM stations) will be automatically stored.
DIRECT RECALL OF A PRESET NUMBER
You can directly recall a desired Preset number.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between "Preset" and "Tune" mode (see
the lower line of the VFD). Select "Preset" mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, directly key-in your
desired Preset number. For example, to enter Preset 5, press "5".
DELETING A STORED PRESET
You can empty a preset by deleting the stored information.
1 Select the preset number to be deleted.
2 While at the selected preset number, press the [DELETE] button.
3 The preset will then be deleted. "Delete" is briefly shown in lower line of
] on the AVR 4 to
the VFD.
4 To clear all the Presets at the same time, repeat step 2 again but this
time do not release the [DELETE] button. Press and hold [DELETE]
button until the current Preset number shown in the VFD is
extinguished (P--). "Delete All" is briefly shown in lower line of the VFD.
All Presets are now deleted.
OPERATION

LISTENING TO AM/FM RADIO

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