Emotiva BASX PT-100 User Manual page 20

BasX PT-100 Stereo Preamp / DAC / Tuner
Tunezone - Configures the FM de-emphasis in the PT-100 for the USA or European standard.
Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis are applied to the FM audio signal to reduce noise. There are two
standards, and you will get the most accurate sound reproduction if you pick the correct one for
your area. For the USA and Canada, select USA; the Europe setting is correct for most other areas...
or just select the one that sounds the best to you.
The Tuner Menu
Note: The Tuner Menu can only be accessed by selecting the Setup Menu when the Tuner Input
is selected on the PT-100.
The Tuner Sub-menu gives you access to the following commands:
Preset
Seek
Frequency
Mono/St
Save
Rotate the Volume knob to switch between menu items.
Preset - Allows you to choose which Tuner Preset station to listen to.
Press the Right Button to see the currently selected Preset; use the Volume knob to change the
setting; and use the Left Button to exit when you're done. The setting will automatically be saved.
Seek - Instructs the PT-100 to scan the FM band looking for the next strong station.
Press the Right Button to select the Seek function; then rotate the Volume knob to the left or right
to tell the PT-100 whether to seek up or down from the current station. The Tuner will stop at the
next strong station it detects.
Frequency - Allows you to manually tune your favorite FM station.
The Volume knob becomes your tuning knob while this function is engaged.
Mono/St - Instructs the PT-100 to play a weak FM station in monaural.
Because of the way FM broadcasts are encoded, stereo FM broadcasts often exhibit an
unacceptably high amount of background noise if the signal is too weak. If this occurs, switching
the decoder to monaural mode will often improve the signal quality significantly. This may enable
you to receive more stations in "listenable quality".
Note: The Mono/St setting ONLY affects stereo FM broadcasts. It does NOT convert other types
of stereo audio inputs on the PT-100 to monaural.
Save - Instructs the PT-100 to save an FM station preset.
See the following section for details about how to configure your FM station presets.
Page 16