Owner's Manual

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broadcasters use slightly different standards and the
MR87 accommodates these differences.
Your McIntosh MR87 has been factory configured
for the broadcast standards in your country. If for
some reason there is need make a change, follow the
steps below for changing the receiving standards:
Note: Changing the current Tuner Region will result in
clearing of all the Station Presets.
1. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button until the
Setup Mode is active. Then rotate the PRESET/
MENU Control to select Setup Menu item
“SETUP: TUNER REGION”. Refer to figures 26
thru 29.
2. Rotate the TUNE/ADJUST Control to select one
of four choices.
Setting AM Band FM Band FM Spacing
USA 530kHz - 1710kHz 87.9MHz - 107.9MHz 200kHz
JAPAN 522kHz - 1611kHz 76MHz - 90MHz 100kHz
EUR 100 522kHz - 1602kHz 87.5MHz - 108MHz 100kHz
EUR 50 522kHz - 1602kHz 87.5MHz - 108MHz 50kHz
1. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button until the
Setup Mode is active. Then rotate the PRESET/
MENU Control to select Setup Menu item
“SETUP: COMM PORT BAUD RATE”. Refer to
figure 24.
2. Rotate the TUNE/ADJUST Control to select the
desired speed.
3. Proceed to the next Setup Menu Item or press the
MONO/SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup
Mode. “How to operate the Tuner” starts on page
20.
Setup, con’t
Figure 24
SETUP: COMM PORT
BAUD RATE: 115200
Tuner Type
The MR87 Tuner Type may be checked by performing
the following:
1. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button until the
Setup Mode is active. Then rotate the PRESET/
MENU Control to select Setup Menu item
“SETUP: TUNER TYPE”. Refer to figure 25.
2. Proceed to the next Setup Menu Item or press the
MONO/SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup
Mode. “How to operate the Tuner” starts on page
20.
Figure 25
SETUP: TUNER TYPE
TM3_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The MR87 is capable of receiving AM/FM Broadcasts
in various parts of the world. In some countries the
Tuner Regions
Figure 27
SETUP: TUNER
REGION: JAPAN
Figure 28
SETUP: TUNER
REGION: EUR100
Figure 29
SETUP: TUNER
REGION: EUR50
Figure 26
SETUP: TUNER
REGION: USA
The MR87 Tuner supports display of text from many
FM Radio Stations. When available from a FM Sta-
tion, the text information appears on the second line
of Front Panel Information Display. For additional in-
formation refer to page 23. The display of the Informa-
tion can be switched Off by performing the following:
Notes: 1. The “Tuner Region” needs to be set to “USA”
for displaying of radio stations Text Informa-
tion.
2. The MR87 might not display all of the different
Language Character Sets which a FM Broad-
cast Station might transmit
1. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button until the
Setup Mode is active. Then rotate the PRESET/
MENU Control to select Setup Menu item “SET-
UP: TUNER RADIO TEXT”. Refer to figure 30.
2. Rotate the TUNE/ADJUST Control to switch Off
the text.
3. Proceed to “How to operate the Tuner” on next-
page.
Tuner Text Information
2
Figure 30
SETUP: TUNER
RADIO TEXT: ON
Note: For additional information contact your
McIntosh Dealer.
3. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button to exit the
Setup Mode. The MR87 Tuner will now switch
OFF to affect the region change just made. Press
the STANDBY/ON Push-button to switch the
MR87 back On.
4. Proceed to the next Setup Menu Item or “How to
operate the Tuner” starts on page 20.
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The Tuner Region needs to be set to “USA” for
Tuner Text Information Setup Mode to be active.