Owner's Manual
The T 777’s internal AM/FM tuner oers very high quality sound from radio
broadcasts. The reception and sound quality will always be dependent to a
degree however on the type of antenna(s) used as well as proximity to the
broadcast origin, geography and weather conditions.
ABOUT ANTENNAS
The supplied ribbon-wire FM antenna can be connected to the rear panel
FM antenna input using the included “balun” adapter and should be fully
extended to form a “T”. This folded-dipole antenna will usually work best
when oriented vertically, with the arms of its “T” fully outstretched and
arranged perpendicular to the origin of the desired broadcast. There are
no “rules” however, and experimenting freely with antenna placement and
orientation may yield the clearest sound and lowest background noise.
In areas of poor FM reception, an exterior FM antenna can improve
performance dramatically. If radio listening is important to you, consider
consulting an antenna installation professional to optimize your system.
The supplied AM “loop” antenna will usually provide adequate reception.
However, an exterior AM antenna can be used to improve reception.
Consult an antenna professional for more information.
IMPORTANT NOTE
When using the HTR 8 to carry out AM/FM commands, ensure that the
DEVICE SELECTOR is set to “TUNER”.
ASSEMBLING THE LOOP ANTENNA
1 Rotate the outer frame of the antenna.
2 Insert the bottom edge of the outer frame into the groove on the stand.
3 Extend the antenna cord.
SELECTING A TUNER BAND
Press the [AM/FM/DB] button on the HTR 8 while at AMP or TUNER device
selector page. Each subsequent press will toggle you through AM, FM, XM
or DAB band. Stop (release button) at your desired tuner band.
TUNING AM/FM STATIONS
Upon selecting AM or FM band, use TUNE [ 7/8 ] on the HTR 8 to
perform slow manual search; press and hold to automatically search.
The front panel [ a/s ] or HTR 8’s [ A/S ] buttons can also be used to tune
for stations.
1 Press [ A/S ] momentarily to step up or down between AM or FM
frequencies.
2 Press and hold [ A/S ] for more than 2 seconds to search up or down - the
T 777’s tuner will stop at the next suciently strong signal it encounters.
3 Pressing the [ A/S ] during the search process will stop the search.
DIRECT TUNING
If you know your desired station’s frequency allocation, you can tune
directly to the station.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between “Preset” and “Tune” mode (see
the lower line of the VFD). Select “Tune” mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, key-in the frequency
allocation of the station. For example, to enter 104.50MHz, press “1”, “0”,
“4”, “5” and “0”.
STORING PRESETS (AM/FM/XM/DAB)
The T 777 can store a mix of your 40 favorite AM, FM and XM (or DAB) radio
stations for immediate recall.
1 To store a desired AM/FM station to a preset, rst tune to the desired
frequency (see above), then press the front panel’s [MEMORY] button.
The VFD will show the next available Preset number - for example,
“Preset 4 Free” in the lower line.
2 Press the [MEMORY] button again to store the desired frequency on the
Preset number shown (“P04” is shown in the right side of the VFD). Your
desired frequency is now stored in the assigned preset number.
NOTE
If there is no more vacant Preset number, you can overwrite an existing
Preset number by pressing the [ D/F ] buttons to select the Preset
number you want to overwrite.
DIRECT RECALL OF A PRESET NUMBER AM/FM/XM/DAB
You can directly recall a desired Preset number.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between “Preset” and “Tune” mode (see
the lower line of the VFD). Select “Preset” mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, directly key-in your
desired Preset number. For example, to enter Preset 5, press “5”.
DELETING A STORED PRESET AM/FM/XM/DAB
You can empty a preset by deleting the stored information.
1 Select the preset number to be deleted. For example, “P03”.
2 Press and hold [MEMORY] button and then press and release [INFO]
button – current stored preset setting will be erased
(“P03” becomes “P--”).
CHOOSING THE TUNER MODE
The front-panel [TUNER MODE] key is a dual-purpose control. In the normal
position (FM MUTE FM STEREO icons on the VFD are illuminated), only the
stations with a strong signal can be listened to, and the noise between
stations is muted.
Pressing the [TUNER MODE] button again (FM MUTE FM STEREO icons on
the VFD are extinguished) allows distant and potentially noisy stations to be
received. Noise is reduced if the FM station signal level is less than the FM
Stereo threshold (since mono FM is inherently less noise-prone) though at
the sacrice of the stereo eect.
NOTE
One can store the same channel in two preset locations - one with
TUNER MODE On and another with TUNER MODE O.
OPERATION
LISTENING TO AM/FM RADIO
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