Using Your Tuner; Front Panel Controls; Operation - Arcam T61 Mode D'emploi

Using your tuner

Front panel Controls

Preset Memory buttons
Directly select up to 32 preset stations (16 AM, 16 FM). Press
briefly for stations 1–8, press and hold for more than one
second for stations 9–16.
BAND
Selects FM or AM frequency band. The appropriate letters
appear on the display.
RDS
Switches between RDS modes on FM if RDS is available. See
the section 'RDS: Radio Data System'.
MONO
Selects mono or stereo output. Stereo is only available on
FM radio stations. If a weak station is received in stereo
the background hiss can be reduced (and in most cases
eliminated) by selecting 'MONO'.
In mono mode, FM muting is suppressed when tuning between
stations and the 'FM MUTE' indicator is switched off.
STORE
The STORE button allows you to assign radio stations to preset
numbers. See the instruction 'Storing a preset'
Preset indicator
Indicates the number of the preset currently selected.
Signal strength
A seven-step indicator shows the strength of a tuned station.
Good FM reception and locking onto RDS data generally
requires five or more bars.
Tuning
Switches between Tune and Preset mode for the down/up
buttons. Preset mode is indicated by PRESET on the display.
Tune down/up
Used to either scroll through presets, or to tune up and down
the broadcast band, depending on the current mode. See
'Tuning to a station' for more details.
Frequency/ RDS display
Indicates the frequency of the selected station in MHz (FM) or
kHz (AM); it also displays RDS information when present.
T61
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BAND
1 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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PRESET
12
SIGNAL
RDS MONO STORE
3 4 5 6 7
103.50
FM
FM MUTE
STEREO
TUNED
MHz
TUNING
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POWER
bl
Switches the mains power to the unit on or off.
Power indicator
bm
This glows green to show that the unit is ready for use.
The indicator glows red in standby mode when the tuner is
switched off via the remote control, or configured in a custom
installation.

Operation

The T61 radio tuner can be controlled from the front panel
buttons or from the remote control handset (see 'Using the
remote control').
Tuning to a station
Pressing the button toggles between the two tuning
TUNING
modes of the unit – 'Preset' or 'Tune'. The selected mode is
briefly shown in the display.
Preset mode
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In Preset mode, press the
panel (or < or > on the remote control handset) to cycle up and
down the preset stations.
See 'Storing a preset' and 'Deleting unused presets', below.
Tune mode
Automatic tuning:
Press the 5 or 6 buttons on the front panel (or
on the remote control handset) for longer than one second
to engage automatic tuning. The tuner searches for a radio
station signal of sufficient strength and stops. To skip to the
next station, press one of the buttons again. Automatic tuning
is available for both the FM and AM bands.
Manual tuning:
5 6
Tap the or buttons for manual tuning. This can be
used for tuning to a specific frequency. It is also useful if you
are trying to select a station that is too weak for the auto
search mode.
Regardless of the mode used to tune your T61, when it is
accurately tuned to a station 'TUNED' lights up in the display.
T61 AM/FM TUNER
POWER
blbm
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or buttons on the front
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