Arcam T31 AM/FM tuner Tuner FM/PO Arcam T31 Arcam AM/FM-Tuner T31
Safety guidelines CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR 8. Cleaning Unplug the unit from the mains supply before cleaning. The case should normally only require a wipe with a soft, damp, lintfree cloth. Do not use paint thinners or other chemical solvents for cleaning. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
Using this handbook This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam T31 tuner. The CR-389 remote control handset supplied with this equipment is also described. Safety guidelines ............................................................................. 2 Important safety instructions ...........................................................2 Safety compliance.........................................................................
Installation AERIALS 230V REMOTE IN 115V 12V TRIGGER IN GND AM STEP L R 230V 1 POWER INLET 1 2 T31 REAR PANEL AM AUDIO OUTPUTS 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 2 6 Socket for IEC power inlet line Voltage selector switch Remote control input Power On/Standby trigger in AM step switch 7 89 6 7 8 9 Audio output phono sockets, two pairs FM coaxial plug Ground socket (for AM loop aerial) AM socket (for AM loop aerial) FM AERIAL POSITIONING THE UNIT An FM aerial is required to receive VHF radio signals.
CONNECTING TO OTHER EQUIPMENT CUSTOM INSTALLATION FEATURES Interconnecting cables are 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. Arcam do not recommend any particular type or brand of interconnect cable. REMOTE CONTROL INPUT 3 A rear panel input that receives modulated carrier-based infrared (IR) commands in RC5 format.
Using your tuner T31 AM/FM RDS TUNER PRESET 1–9 2 – 10 3 – 11 4 – 12 5 – 13 6 – 14 7 – 15 1 FM MUTE STEREO SIGNAL TUNED 8 – 16 MHz TUNING 67 8 BAND 9 RDS MONO STORE bk 2 3 4 5 POWER bl bm POWER bl FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Switches the mains power to the unit on or off. Preset Memory buttons 1 Power indicator bm Directly select up to 32 preset stations (16 AM, 16 FM). Press briefly for stations 1–8, press and hold for more than one second for stations 9–16.
STORING A PRESET ENTERING STATION NAMES MANUALLY Station names can be entered and saved for preset AM stations, and for FM stations where RDS is not available. Station names can be up to eight characters long. First select the band and the preset station you wish to name. Then press and hold the RDS button for more than two seconds. An ‘underscore’ line should appear blinking in the first position of the frequency display area.
Using the CR-389 remote control FM/DAB MENU (RDS mode) Ensure that the FM mode is selected using the FM/DAB toggle button. The FM LED above the FM/ DAB button is lit briefly when FM is selected. This button scrolls through RDS modes, when available. DISP (Display) This button allows you to dim or switch off the tuner display. STANDBY TUNER FM Preset memory buttons These buttons allow access to individual preset stations. To select a preset press the corresponding keypad button.
Technical specifications FM Section Tuning range Frequency steps Presets: total/direct access Sensitivity (IHF) for 50dB S/N ratio Alternate channel selectivity Capture ratio Frequency response Ultimate S/N ratio (CCIR) Mono Stereo Total harmonic distortion Mono Stereo Channel separation (1kHz) Pilot tone suppression Output level 87.5 to 108.0MHz 50kHz 30/16 typically 3µV better than 60dB 1.5dB 20Hz–15kHz ±1dB better than –75dB better than –70dB (96MHz reference, 22.5kHz deviation at 1kHz) better than 0.
TABLE OF IR COMMANDS Command Standby On Power toggle AM/FM band toggle AM band FM band Tune down (seek if >1second) Tune up (seek if >1second) Seek tune down Seek tune up RDS program RDS text RDS frequency Scroll RDS mode Display on Display toggle Stereo Mono Stereo/Mono toggle Preset/tune mode toggle Preset/tune up Preset/tune down Store Mute on Mute off Mute toggle Preset 1 to 8 (9 to 16 if >1second) Preset 9 Preset 10 to 17 Preset 18 to 30 Decimal code 17–124 17–123 17–12 17–50 17–52, 17–46 17–53, 17–45
WORLDWIDE GUARANTEE For further details contact Arcam at: This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the first two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor.
