Front Panel Controls; Power Switch; Station Presets - AMC XT Instructions For Installation And Operation Manual

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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

1. POWER SWITCH

When the power switch is pressed, the XT
turns on and the small indicator light above
the switch will glow blue. Press the switch
again to turn off the XT and the indicator
light goes out.

2. STATION PRESETS

Any combination of AM and FM stations,
up to a total of thirty selections, may be
stored in the memory of the tuner. Each
selection is assigned to a preset button
and may be recalled by pressing the
appropriate preset button. The memory
w i l l p r e s e r v e p r e s e t a s s i g n m e n t s
permanently after a power loss or if the
AC line cord is unplugged.
3. MEMORY
This button engages the Memory Enter
mode which is used to assign selected
stations to the presets.
entering stations into memory:
a. Select either the FM or AM band by
pressing theAMFM button.
b. Manually tune to the desired station by
using the Tuning Control buttons. Check
the center tune indicator to be sure that the
station is properly tuned and adjust if
necessary.
c. To store the selected station in preset
number 1, press the MEMORY button, then
press the 0 button and then the 1 button.
(For preset positions 1 through 9, the 0
button should be pressed before the
number is pressed, i.e. 01, 02, 03, etc.
Otherwise, you may have to wait for few
seconds after the 1 to 9 digit is pressed.)
NOTE: After the MEMORY button is
pressed, a preset position must be
selected within approximately 5 seconds.
If no preset position is selected within that
time, the Memory Enter mode will
automatically deactivate.
d. After tuning to the next desired station,
press the MEMORY button then, within 5
seconds, press the 0 button and the 2
button to store that station in preset
position 2.
e. Continue in this manner till all selected
stations have been entered.
f. If you change your mind or make a
mistake, it is not necessary to reprogram all
presets in sequence.
preset simply by tuning to the desired
station, press the MEMORY button and
then press the desired preset number.
g. If the MEMORY button is pressed by
accident, it can be deactivated immediately
by pressing again the MEMORY or AM FM
button or simply by waiting 3 to 5 seconds
for automatic deactivation.
4. AM FM
This button switches between the two
tuning bands: FM or AM. The digital tuning
display shows the tuned frequency in MHz
(for FM) or KHz (for AM). The tuning circuit
maintains a "last station selected" memory,
returning to the previously selected station
when switching between bands.
Procedure for
5. MONO
When a stereo FM signal is detected, the
tuner automatically switches into stereo
mode and displays the "S". However, very
weak FM station signals may be
excessively noisy. Pressing the MONO
button disables the stereo FM circuits in the
tuner resulting in significant reduction of
noise. The "ML" is displayed when
enforced mono operation is engaged.
Remember to disengage the MONO button
when tuning to normal stronger stations
because as long as the MONO button is
engaged, broadcasts cannot be received in
stereo.
6. AUTO
This button engages the AUTO mode,
indicated by "(A)" on the left of the
display. When in AUTO mode, the tuner
advances in a station-by-station mode.
When the Tuning buttons are pressed,
the tuner will advance rapidly up or down
automatically stopping at the next station
whose signal is strong enough to assure
g o o d r e c e p t i o n . A m u t i n g c i r c u i t
automatically silences the output during
the advance till the tuning circuits lock
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Reprogram any

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