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T61 HANDBOOK Arcam T 6 1 AM / FM t un er T61 issue2.id 05/30/02, 7:43 PM 1[...]
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T61 2 Sa f e t y guidelines CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fi r e or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning fl ash with an arrowhead symbol wit[...]
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T61 3 Usin g t hi s handbook Contents Safety guidelines 2 Important safety instructions 2 Safety compliance 2 Using this handbook 3 Safety 3 Information on radio transmissions 3 Installation 4 Positioning the unit 4 Setting up the tuner 4 Connecting to other equipment 5 Connecting to a power supply 5 Custom installation features 5 IR codes 5 Using [...]
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T61 4 In s t a ll ati o n T61 rear panel 1 Socket for IEC power inlet line 2 V oltage selector switch 3 Remote control input 4 Power On/Standby trigger in 5 AM step switch Positioning the unit Always place the tuner on a level, fi rm sur face. Setting up the tuner AM step switch 5 The AM tuning ‘ step size ’ needs to be set according to your l[...]
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T61 5 Connecting to other equipment Interconnect cables Interconnecting cables ar e not supplied with this tuner . We recommend high quality cables as inferior quality cables will degrade the sound quality of your system. Please contact your Arcam dealer for details of suitable cables. Connecting your tuner to your ampli fi er Audio outputs 6 T wo[...]
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T61 6 Using y our tune r POWER T61 AM/FM TUNER STORE MONO RDS BAND TUNING FM 4 3 28 6b l b m 17 9 b k 5 103.50 12 PRESET MHz FM MUTE STEREO TUNED SIGNAL Fr ont panel Controls Preset Memory buttons 1 Directly select up to 32 pr eset stations (16 AM, 16 FM). Press brie fl y for stations 1 – 8, press and hold for more than one second for stations 9[...]
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T61 7 Storing a preset T o store a pr eset, tune to the radio station you wish to store. Press the STORE button: this causes ‘ PRESET STORE ’ to fl ash in the display. Now select the preset number you wish to assign to the station using the preset memory buttons or the ! and " buttons on the front panel. Pr ess the STORE button again. Onc[...]
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T61 8 Usin g t he CR- 3 89 re mot e c ontrol FM DAB PROG DISP RPT MODE BAND 1 – 92 – 10 3 – 11 FM DAB SEL TUNER CR-389 CD AMPLIFIER VCR DVD TAPE AV TUNER CD AUX PHONO ENTER SP1 SP2 DISP MENU DISP 4 – 12 5 – 13 6 – 14 7 – 15 8 – 16 FM/DAB Ensure that the FM mode is selected using the FM/DAB toggle button. The FM LED above the FM/DAB [...]
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T61 9 T ec hnical spec ifi cations T61 T uner FM Section T uning range 87.5 to 108.0MHz Frequency steps 50kHz Presets: total/dir ect access 30/16 Sensitivity (IHF) for 50dB S/N ratio typically 3µV Alternate channel selectivity better than 60dB Capture ratio 1.5dB Frequency r esponse 20Hz – 15kHz ±1dB Ultimate S/N ratio (CCIR) Mono better than [...]
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T61 10 T able of IR commands Command Decimal code Standby 17 – 124 On 17 – 123 Power toggle 17 – 12 AM/FM band toggle 17 – 50 AM band 17 – 52, 17 – 46 FM band 17 – 53, 17 – 45 T une down (seek if >1second) 17 – 31 T une up (seek if >1second) 17 – 30 Seek tune down 17 – 35 Seek tune up 17 – 34 RDS program 17 – 62 RDS [...]
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T61 11 W orldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repair ed free of char ge, during the fi rst two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally pur chased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor . The manufacturer can take no responsibility for defects arising fr om accident, misuse,[...]
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PEMBROKE AVENUE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE CB5 9PB, ENGLAND telephone +44 (0)1223 203203 fax +44 (0)1223 863384 email support@arcam.co.uk website www .arcam.co.uk SH118E Issue 2 T61 issue2.id 05/30/02, 7:44 PM 12[...]