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OPERATION
How to Operate the AM Tuner
The McIntosh MX132 incorporates an advanced design
AM tuner with many desirable performance features to en-
hance your enjoyment of radio broadcasts. There are four
methods of tuning to an AM broadcast station. These are
Manual, Automatic Preset Review, Preset pushbutton
search and Direct Preset number access with the Remote
Control.
How to tune AM stations Manually
1. Select TUNer with the front panel INPUT A switch or
the Remote Control TUNER pushbutton. Refer to Fig-
ure 30 & 31.
2. Select the AM broadcast band
by pressing the AM push-but-
ton on the front panel or on the
Remote Control.
3. Press a front panel TUNING
Up or Down push-button, or a
SEEK pushbutton on the Re-
mote Control, to select sta-
tions. Press and release the
pushbutton to move from one
station to the next. Press and
hold to move continuously up
or down the broadcast band.
When a station is selected, the
front panel display will indi-
cate (from left to right) station
signal strength from 1 to 9, the
AM station frequency and a
preset number if that station
has been assigned a preset.
Figure 33
Note: AM band indications are in Kilohertz and change
frequency in 10kHz steps.
How to Assign AM Presets
1. To assign an AM preset, tune to the desired AM station
with a TUNING Up or Down pushbutton or a SEEK
Up or Down pushbutton on the Remote Control.
Note: If no AM presets have been assigned, when a PRESET
UP or Down pushbutton is pressed, the front panel
display will indicate NO PRESETS. Refer to figure 32.
2. Momentarily press and release the front panel ENTER
pushbutton. The ENTER pushbutton LED will turn on
and the front panel display will indicate 1 AVAIL-
ABLE, which is the first of 9
preset numbers that can be as-
signed. Refer to figure 33.
Note: Presets are automatically
assigned in order from 1 to
9 on AM.
3. Press and release the front
panel ENTER pushbutton a
second time to activate the
assignment memory. The EN-
TER pushbutton LED will
turn off and the AM station
preset selection will be as-
signed preset number 1, and
stored in memory. The as-
signed preset number will ap-
pear to the right of the station
frequency whenever that sta-
tion is selected.
4. Assign additional station Presets by performing steps 1
through 3 until a total of 9 AM presets have been as-
signed. Each time you assign an additional preset num-
ber, the display will indicate the number of the next
available preset. If all 9 presets are assigned and you
press ENTER, the display will indicate the station se-
lected for preset number 1.
Figure 31
Figure 30
How to Operate the AM Tuner
Figure 32
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