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P-2000 7.1 Channel Preamp/Processor/Tuner
Instruction Manual
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Tuner Operation
The P-2000 Tuner can receive AM, FM and FM stereo broadcasts. Up to 32
stations can be preset and accessed from the front panel or remote. Stations
can also be tuned manually.
NOTE: Tuner reception cannot take place unless an appropriate AM and/
or FM antenna is connected to the rear panel as described on page 20.
To operate the tuner:
1. Press the AM/FM button on the remote control, or press either
SOURCE button on the front panel until the display shows:
TUNER 01-S STEREO
FM 100.1 MHz -10dB
This indicates that the Tuner is in FM, with Stereo selected as the
listening mode. The number displayed next to the Tuner text is the
Preset number currently selected or last selected, followed by the
Stereo reception indicator if the station is being received in stereo.
The numbers next to the FM text are the frequency of the selected
preset or station. The numbers in front of the dB indication are the
current volume setting.
2. Press the AM/FM button on the remote control or the front
panel to change between AM and FM bands.
TUNER 01 STEREO
AM 1000KHz -10dB
This display indicates that the Tuner is in AM with a selected preset
and the frequency of that preset or station. The numbers in front of
the dB indication are the current volume setting.
3. Use the and TUNE buttons on the front panel or the
remote to change the tuner frequency.
The new frequency will be displayed to the left of the volume level on
the Front Panel Display and OSD.
TUNER 01-S STEREO
FM 95.5 MHz -10dB
Pressing a TUNE button once increases or decreases the FM frequency
by .1 MHz and the AM frequency by 10 KHz.
4. Press and hold either the and TUNE buttons on the
front panel or the remote to scan continuously up or down
the selected band. The tuner will stop on the next receivable
station when you release the button.
5. Press the T.MODE button on the remote or the FM MODE button
on the front panel to toggle between Stereo and Mono.
If an FM station is noisy or sounds like it’s cutting in and out while in
stereo, use this control to change the FM mode from Stereo to Mono.
If you select Mono as the operating mode the letter M will appear
next to the preset number.
To preset a radio station into memory:
1. Tune to the radio station you desire.
2. Press and hold the MEM button on the remote or the
MEMORY button on the front panel to store a station into a
preset location.
The display will change to show the word Memory along with a ash-
ing number as shown below:
MEMORY 01-S STEREO
FM 99.9 MHz -10dB
3. Quickly enter the desired preset/memory location (01 through 32)
using the numeric keypad on the remote.
This programs the radio station to that memory location. You have
approximately 5 seconds to enter a number or the unit will revert back
to normal operation.
PRESET 01-S STEREO
FM 99.9 MHz -10dB
Up to 32 stations can be stored, randomly between AM and FM, in
memory as presets.
To tune to a radio station that you have preset:
1. Set the P-2000 to Tuner.
2. Use the numeric keypad on the remote control to enter the
2-digit number of the preset that you want to hear.
The tuner frequency (and band if it is different then the previously
tuned station) changes to the new station in the preset memory.
To scan the radio stations that you have preset:
1. Set the P-2000 to Tuner.
2. Press the P. SCAN button on the remote or the PRESET SCAN
button on the front panel.
Beginning at preset 01, the tuner frequency changes to each clearly receiv-
able station in the preset memory, pausing for 5 seconds at each.
3. Press the P. SCAN button on the remote or the PRESET SCAN
button on the front panel again to stop at the desired station.
To change a preset radio station:
1. Tune to the new radio station you desire.
2. Press and hold the MEM button on the remote or the
MEMORY button on the front panel.
The display will change to show the word Memory along with a
ashing number.
3. Quickly enter the new preset/memory location (01 through
32) using the numeric keypad on the remote.
This replaces the previously memorized preset with your new selec-
tion. You have approximately 5 seconds to enter a number or the unit
will retain the previously stored station in the preset.
Operation