Owner's Manual

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information may include some or all of the following:
A. Station Call Letters and/or Frequency.
B. Type of Program and/or music format.
C. Name of the Artist.
D. Name of the Song.
The Type of Program and/or music format may be
recalled at any time by pressing the DISPLAY Push-
button on the Front Panel or by pressing the DISPlay
Push-button on the Remote Control. Refer to figure
61. Also refer to figures 57, 58, 59 and 60 for examples
of the Text Information.
Note: Reception of a weak broadcast signal sending out
Text Information might result in an interruption of
the text information and/or incorrect characters
displayed. If this occurs, try re-orienting the FM
Antenna and/or replacing the antenna with an im-
proved reception model. See your McIntosh Dealer
for assistance.
Figure 55 illustrates a received FM Broadcast with
both Multipath and Noise.
2. Press the BAND Front Panel Push-button to select
AM. The Front Panel Information Display will
indicate “Signal: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _” on the second line
of the Front Panel Information Display. Refer to
figure 56.
Tune to the weakest AM Station in your area and then
orienting and/or change the placement of the supplied
RAA2 AM Antenna for maximum signal and mini-
mum noise and distortion.
Reception of FM and AM Broadcasts is largely
determined by local conditions. For additional assis-
tance contact your McIntosh Dealer, as they are very
familiar with reception conditions in your area.
3. Press the SIGNAL Front Panel Push-button to
return the Front Panel Information Display to the
previous display.
Text Information
The MR87 Tuner supports display of text from many
FM radio Stations. When available from a FM Broad-
cast Station, the text information appears on the sec-
ond line of the Front Panel Information Display. It may
also scroll from right to left; this is for information not
possible to display completely at the same time. This
Figure 57
91.5 MHz ST ¦
WWWW-FM JAZZ 91
Figure 58
91.5 MHZ ST ¦
Jazz Hits
Figure 59
91.5 MHz ST ¦
Jacintha - Autumn L
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Figure 61
Figure 60
91.5 MHz ST ¦
ntha - Autumn Leaves
Figure 55
91.5 MHz ST ¦
Mpath:¦¦¦ Noise:¦¦¦
Figure 56
680 kHz ¦
Signal:¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Reset of Microprocessors
In the unlikely event the
controls of the MR87 stop
functioning, the micro-
processors can be reset by
performing the following:
1. Press and hold in the
STANDBY/ON Push-
button for approxi-
mately five seconds
and then release the
push-button.
2. Press the STANDBY/
ON Push-button and
the MR87 will resume
normal operation.