Linn FM/AM/DAB TUNER manuale d’uso

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ENGLISH General Safety Instructions 1 1 . . R R e e a a d d t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 2 2 . . K K e e e e p p t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 3 3 . . H H e e e e d d a a l l l l w w a a r r n n i i n n g g s s . . 4 4 . . F F o o l l l l o o w w a a l l l l i i n [...]

ii AKURA TE TUNER 1 1 6 6 . . P P o o w w e e r r s s o o u u r r c c e e s s . . Connect the apparatus to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or marked on the apparatus. 1 1 7 7 . . M M a a i i n n s s p p l l u u g g . . Use the mains plug to disconnect the apparatus from the mains supply . The mains plug must [...]

iii AKURA TE TUNER CE Declaration of Conformity Linn Products Ltd declare that this pr oduct is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. The conformity of the designated product with the provisions of Dir ective number 73/23/EEC (L VD) is proved by fu[...]

iv AKURA TE TUNER Copyright and Acknowledgements Copyright © 2007 Linn Products Ltd. First edition June 2007. Linn Products Limited, Glasgow Road, W aterfoot, Eaglesham, Glasgow , G76 OEQ, Scotland, United Kingdom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by a[...]

Contents Introduction 1 Installation 1 Unpacking 1 Positioning 1 Cleaning 2 Connecting 3 Back panel 3 Connecting the aerials 4 Connecting to a Linn AKURA TE KONTROL, 4 other pre-amplifier or A V system controller Connecting the DAB digital output 5 Connecting to the mains supply 5 Automatic DAB scan 5 Front Panel and Handset 6 Front panel 6 Handset[...]

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Introduction At Linn, we believe that music is fundamental to human well-being, whether it be music you know well and love, or something you have never heard befor e that delights you. The number and variety of radio stations that are available ensur es that tuners are an excellent way of discovering music that is new to you, and the addition of di[...]

• For best performance, do not stack the unit with other products. Ideally , position the unit on a shelf by itself or , if proximity to other products is unavoidable, positioning side-by-side is preferable to stacking. • The unit should not be situated above, or otherwise directly adjacent to, sources of heat such as radiators, power amplifier[...]

Connecting Back panel 3 AKURA TE TUNER ENGLISH O O F F F F , , O O N N P P O O W W E E R R E E A A R R T T H H G G R R O O U U N N D D R R S S 2 2 3 3 2 2 : : I I N N , , O O U U T T R R E E M M O O T T E E : : I I N N , , O O U U T T D D A A B B D D I I G G I I T T A A L L A A U U D D I I O O O O U U T T P P U U T T D D A A B B A A E E R R I I A A[...]

DAB aerial For best reception attach the aerial to a wall as high as the length of wire will allow . Attach the arms of the aerial to the wall vertically , as shown. Connecting to a Linn AKURA TE KONTROL, other pre-amplifier or A V system controller Note: The analogue connectors output DAB, FM and AM. T o pre-amplifier or A V system controller 4 AK[...]

Connecting the DAB digital output If you wish to recor d the DAB signal, connect one of the outputs to a recor ding device which accepts a digital audio connection. Connecting to the mains supply The unit can be connected to any worldwide mains voltage with no adjustment. It incorporates Automatic V oltage Selection (AVS) and the power supply autom[...]

Front Panel and Handset Front panel B B A A N N D D Changes band F F r r o o n n t t p p a a n n e e l l d d i i s s p p l l a a y y S S T T A A N N D D B B Y Y Brings the unit out of, or puts into, standby mode S S E E A A R R C C H H - - / / + + Search for stations P P R R E E S S E E T T - - / / + + Select preset stations 1 2 3 4 5 6 AKURA TE TU[...]

STORE SHIFT AMP DVD SURR LIP SYNC MONO AUX TUNER DVD CD PHONO SAT TV DIGITAL DO CLOCK WHERE WHAT OFF CD DVD CD AMP AUDIO ADJUST VIDEO ADJUST PRESET SRC + + -- SRC - BAND SCAN TUNE DISP MORE SETUP HELP AUDIO SUB-T ANGLE ZOOM TITLE MENU GOTO 12 3 45 6 78 9 SIGNAL RECORD LISTEN EXCLUDE INCLUDE SHUFFLE A-B TRACK DISC 0 13 11 1 3 4 8 9 10 2 12 5 6 7 S S[...]

Operation Standby When powered up, your AKURA TE T uner will be in standby and the display will show the standby symbol . T o toggle between standby mode and operating mode: • Press on the fr ont panel or handset. Note: Standby mode reduces the power used by the unit and is useful for situations where the unit is not being used for a short time a[...]

Selecting a station Station searching This function allows you to search up or down the FM or AM band for stations. T o search for stations: using the handset- • Press S S C C A A N N . (If SEARCH is not shown on the display , press and hold S S C C A A N N .) • T o search for the next station, pr ess . • T o search for the pr evious station,[...]

• Repeatedly press or . The various programme types will cycle on the display . • When your chosen type is shown, press or to search or scan upwards/downwar ds for stations of that type. T o turn the Programme T ype function off: • Press . The arrows on either side of the Pr ogramme T ype will disappear . Note: If no station of a particular t[...]

Selecting a station Station searching This function allows you to search stations in the DAB band. T o search stations: using the handset- • Press S S C C A A N N . (If SEARCH is not shown on the display , press and hold S S C C A A N N .) • T o search for the next station, pr ess . • T o search for the pr evious station, press . using the fr[...]

• When your chosen type is shown, press or to sear ch or scan upwards/downwar ds for stations of that type. T o turn the Programme T ype function off: • Press . The arr ows on either side of the Programme T ype will disappear . Note: If no station of a particular type is available after all stations have been checked, the AKURA TE T uner will r[...]

T o listen to a secondary station: • Press T T U U N N E E on the handset, then . < < will be shown to the left of the station’ s name. T o return to the main station: • Press . Note: Secondary stations cannot be saved as presets. If you try to save a secondary station as a preset it is the main station that will be saved (see Pr esets [...]

Rescanning the DAB band If new DAB stations begin broadcasting in your ar ea, you will have to rescan the DAB band befor e you can listen to them. If you move to another area you should also perform a r escan. T o rescan for available DAB stations: using the handset – • Press S S E E T T U U P P . • Select Unit Configuration by pressing the k[...]

Presets This section explains how to store and access stations as pr esets (maximum of 100). Automatic preset storage T o automatically scan for all available stations and store them as presets: • Select the band you wish to store pr esets from. • Press S S T T O O R R E E on the handset. • Press and hold S S T T O O R R E E until the progres[...]

Selecting a preset T o select a preset: using the handset – • Press P P R R E E S S E E T T . PRESET is shown on the display . • Repeatedly press or hold / . or • Press / to select the first/last pr eset stored under each letter of the alphabet. using the front panel – • Press or hold P P R R E E S S E E T T + + to cycle numerically the[...]

Radio T ext If a station transmits the name of the current pr ogramme, piece of music or other text, it will regularly scr oll across the display if Radio T ext is turned on. T o turn Radio T ext on, or if already on, to force the last message to scroll: • Press D D I I S S P P on the handset. T o turn Radio T ext off: • Press and hold D D I I [...]

User Options The user options can be used to customise certain features of the AKURA TE T uner to suit your requir ements, or to rescan the DAB band. T o enter , navigate and change settings in the user options: using the handset - • Press any of the tuner keys (i.e. P P R R E E S S E E T T , , S S C C A A N N , , T T U U N N E E , , B B A A N N [...]

DAB Digital Output Reset Defaults Rescan DAB Stations Unit Information If set to ‘On’, the DAB audio signal will be sent to the DAB digital outputs as well as to the analogue outputs. If set to ‘Off’, the DAB audio signal will only be sent to the analogue outputs. Resets all options to their factory default settings. If UK Services, followe[...]

Display Configuration Display Brightness Sleep Display Delay Allows adjustment to the brightness of the front panel display . When set to AUTO the unit will select a brightness level based on the ambient light level in the room (the gr eater the ambient light level, the brighter the display will be). Sets the number of seconds after the last key pr[...]

T echnical Specifications F F r r e e q q u u e e n n c c y y r r a a n n g g e e FM (Europe) 87.5 – 108.5 MHz FM (USA) 87.5 – 108.5 MHz FM (Japan) 75.5 – 108.5 MHz AM (Europe) 522 – 1611 kHz AM (USA) 530 – 1730 kHz AM (Japan) 522 – 1629 kHz T T u u n n i i n n g g r r e e s s o o l l u u t t i i o o n n FM (scan/tuning mode) 50 kHz ste[...]

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