Storing A Preset; Deleting An Unused Preset; Rds: Radio Data System; Entering Station Names Manually - Arcam T31 Handbook

STORING A PRESET

To store a preset, tune to the radio station you wish to store. Press
the button: this causes 'PRESET STORE' to flash in the display.
STORE
Now select the preset number you wish to assign to the station using
the preset memory buttons or the
panel. Press the button again.
STORE
Once the preset is stored, the display reverts to show the station
name (if RDS information is transmitted) or its frequency.
To quit the memory function without storing a preset, leave the tuner
controls untouched for ten seconds. It is also possible to overwrite a
stored station by saving another in its place. There are thirty presets
available for FM use and sixteen for AM use.
Your presets are retained when the T31 is disconnected from the
mains supply.

DELETING AN UNUSED PRESET

Press the and buttons on the front panel, wait about three
RDS STORE
seconds, then select the preset number you want to delete using the
5 and 6 buttons, followed by the
The display briefly shows 'DELETED' and '– –' is shown in place of the
preset number.You can reactivate a deleted preset number by storing
a station in the normal way.

RDS: RADIO DATA SYSTEM

The Arcam T31 supports RDS Programme Service and RDS Radio
Text on FM broadcasts.
When a station carrying RDS information is selected 'RDS' lights up in
the display and shortly afterwards the station's RDS name (e.g. 'BBC
R3') is shown.
Press the button to view any RDS text information (if a station
RDS
is not transmitting text information, the display briefly indicates 'NO
TEXT' and reverts to show the station name).
Press again to display the station's frequency.
RDS
Pressing a third time returns you to a display of the station
RDS
name.
If the button is pressed while tuned to a non-RDS station, the
RDS
display shows 'NO NAME' for three seconds before reverting to the
default display.
5 and 6 buttons on the front
button.
RDS

ENTERING STATION NAMES MANUALLY

Station names can be entered and saved for preset AM stations, and
for FM stations where RDS is not available. Station names can be up
to eight characters long.
First select the band and the preset station you wish to name. Then
press and hold the button for more than two seconds. An
RDS
'underscore' line should appear blinking in the first position of the
frequency display area. Use the
display to scroll through the available alphabet, numbers and special
characters available until you reach your wanted letter or character.
Press the button to confirm that character.The 'underscore'
TUNING
line will then move to the next position. Repeat this process to enter
the required name. If you want to edit a character later, use the
button to step along and select it, then use the
TUNING
keys as before to change it.When complete, press
name into the preset memory.
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5 6
and buttons beneath the
5
and
to enter the
STORE
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