Direct Indicator; Mono On - Revox B261 Operating Instructions Manual

By
pressing MUTING
OFF [17], thrs
function
can be
defeated.
i.e.
the potentiometer
is
bypassed (the MUTING
OFF
function
can
also
be program assigned
to the
individual station selector
keys).
Noise can also occur
with
stereo reception. lf
the
noise
level
is
too high,
the reception
can
only
be
improved by
switch-
ing
to
mono mode. The
threshold
for automatic switching
to
mono
mode
is
adjustable
with theTHRESHOLD STEREO
poten-
tiometer
l27l
as follows:
-
Tune
to
a
weak stereo station on
which the noise.
in
your opin-
ion. is still tolerable.
-
TuTnTHRESHOLD STEREO
potentiometerl2Tl
clockwise un-
tilthe tuner switches to mono reception (the
word
STEREO in
the display
window
[31]
disappears).
-
Take
back potentiometer setting until the station
is
again
re-
ceived in
stereo mode. lt
is
recommended, however, to turn
the potentiometer
a little
further
in
order to prevent the tuner
from switching constantly between stereo and
mono mode
on account of
fluctuating
signal strength.
2.2
DIRECT
indicator
[11]
The
DIRECT
LED
n1l
indicates
various
conditions.
When the
tuner
is
switched off but still connected to
the
AC
power
socket,
this LED is on
(STAND BY mode).
When
the
tuner
is
switched
on,
this
LED
lights
up as soon as
the
tuner
is
operated either
in
automatic or manual
tuning mode to
alert the operator to the fact that the tuned station
is
not stored.
When
the
tuner
is
operated from
a REVOX
8201
system remote
control, this
LED
flashes
as soon as
one of the command but-
tons
is
pressed.
ln
this case the
LED
acknowledges that
a
com-
mand has been received.
2.3 Receiving mode
controls
[13]
through
[17]
2.3.1
MONO ON t14l
When
this button
is
pressed, the tuner switches to
MONO re-
ception. lf
STEREO
ONLY [16] is
also pressed,
the tuner contin-
ues
to operate
in
mono mode. however only stereo stations are
accepted. The MONO ON
function
can
be
program
assigned
to
the individual station selector
keys.
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2.3.2 HIGH BLEND
SEPARATTON
I15l
Residual noise on stereo stations (insufficient signal
strength)
can
be
eliminated
by
pressing this button. Thisfunction
narrows
the stereo
base
width
for
high frequencies.
lf the noise level
is
still
too
high,
switch
the tuner
to mono
mode.
The
HIGH BLEND
SEPARATION
function
can also be program
assigned to the individual station selector
keys.
2.3.3 STEREO ONLY n6l
When the button
is
pressed. all
mono stations rejected
in
auto-
matic and manualtuning.
lf
MONO
ON [14]
is
also pressed.
only
stereo stations are
accepted. however the
signals
are
repro-
duced on mono
mode.
This
function can also
be
program
assigned to
the
individual
sta-
tion
selector
keys.
2.3.4
MUTTNG
OFF
n7I
When this button is pressed
(muting
defeated, antenna noise
audible),
weak
stations
can be received without changing the
setting of
the THRESHOLD STATION
potentiometer
[25]
lf
a
very weak station (normally rejected
by
the muting function)
is
to
be
programmed for
reception on one
of
the station selector
keys. the N/UTING
OFF
function
can also be stored in
memory.
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