STAV-3250 AM/FM Stereo Receiver
(310-3021) Operation Faxback Doc. # 31990
Before you plug in the receiver's power cord, double-check all the
connections.
1. Plug the receiver's power cord into a standard AC outlet. The
STAND BY indicator lights.
2. Press POWER. The STAND BY indicator turns off and the receiver's
display and VOLUME control indicator lights. PROTECTION appears
in the center of the display for about 5 seconds.
TURNING SPEAKERS ON AND OFF
The speaker buttons - SPEAKERS A and B - let you select various speaker
combinations.
CAUTION: Before you turn on the A or B speakers, turn VOLUME to '0'. (See
"Setting the Volume")
If you connect speakers only to the A or B terminals, press in A or B to
turn on those speakers for a two-speaker stereo effect.
If you connect speakers to both A and B terminals, do any of the following:
Press in A or B to turn on either pair of speakers for a two-speaker
stereo effect.
Press in A and B to turn on both pairs of speakers for a two-speaker
stereo effect.
Press A and B to the OUT position to silence all speakers and listen
privately with headphones.
USING HEADPHONES
WARNINGS: To prevent possible ear injury and hearing loss, turn VOLUME to
'0' before you put on the headphones and before you change the
signal source. After you put on the headphones or change the
signal source, adjust VOLUME for a comfortable listening level.
Do not listen to the receiver at extremely high volume levels,
especially when listening through headphones. Extended high-
volume listening can cause permanent hearing loss.
To listen through headphones, insert the 1/4-inch plug of a pair of low-
impedance stereo headphones (not supplied) into the receiver's front panel
PHONES jack.
For private listening, press both SPEAKERS buttons to the OUT position.
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Most of the buttons on the remote control are identical in function to some
of the buttons on the receiver's front panel. Use these buttons exactly as
you use the corresponding buttons on the receiver. (Using memory tuning
with the remote control is slightly different. See "Memory Tuning" under
"Tuning the Radio")
The remote control is effective up to a distance of about 20 feet, and
within a 30-degree angle on either side of the receiver. Point the control
at the receiver's REMOTE SENSOR window and press the desired button(s). If
remote operation becomes erratic or stops completely, install two fresh AA
alkaline batteries. See "Installing the Remote Control's Batteries."
SELECTING A PROGRAM SOURCE
You can select the built-in AM or FM radio or any external program source
that you connect to the receiver by pressing the corresponding program
source button - VCR 1, VCR 2, VDP, TAPE 1, TAPE 2 MONITOR, CD/AUX, PHONE,
AM or FM. The display shows the source you select.
CAUTION: To prevent accidental overload, turn VOLUME to '0' before you
change program sources. (See "Setting the Volume".)
NOTE: Be sure to read the instructions for all of your system's
components.
SETTING THE VOLUME
The VOLUME control is labeled with numbers so that you can reference a
number for a specific volume level. Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase
the volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
NOTE: When you decrease or increase the volume with the remote control,
the volume control moves counterclockwise or clockwise,
respectively.
TUNING THE RADIO
Your receiver offers three types of electronic tuning - manual, search
and memory.
Manual Tuning
To tune to a station manually, follow these steps:
1. Press AM or FM.
2. Quickly tap TUNE (down-arrow) or (up-arrow) to move to the next higher
or lower frequency.
3. Press and hold down TUNE (up-arrow) or (down-arrow) to manually search
down or up the selected band. Release the button to stop searching.
Search Tuning
Use search tuning to quickly find strong AM or FM stations.
1. Press AM or FM.
2. Press SEARCH to turn on the search function. SEARCH appears on the
display.
3. Press TUNE (up-arrow) or (down-arrow). The receiver searches down or
up the selected band until it finds a strong radio frequency. TUNED,
STEREO, or both appear on the display.
Manual and Search Tuning Hints
If you want to find a weak FM station, press MONO (FM MUTE OFF) so that
MONO appears on the display. The FM muting function turns off. TUNED
appears on the display when you tune to a strong frequency. See "Using
the MONO/FM MUTE OFF Button".
The receiver displays FM frequencies in 0.2 megahertz (MHz) intervals
and AM frequencies in 10 kilohertz (kHz) intervals.
If you press TUNE (Up-arrow) when the display is at the top of the
frequency range (AM-1710 kHz, FM-107.9 MHz), the display returns to the
bottom of the range (AM-520 kHz, FM-87.5 MHz). If you press TUNE
(down-arrow) when the display is at the bottom of the frequency range,
the display returns to the top of the range.
When you select the AM or FM radio band, the receiver displays the last
frequency selected on that band.
MEMORY TUNING
The memory tuning feature lets you instantly tune to a frequency you store
in one of 30 memory locations. Each location can hold an AM or FM
frequency. To store a frequency, follow these steps:
1. Press AM or FM
2. Use manual or search tuning to select the frequency you want to store.
3. Press MEMORY. MEMORY flashes on the display for about 5 seconds.
4. While MEMORY flashes, select the desired memory location (01-30) by
pressing the appropriate memory preset buttons. This stores the
frequency.
NOTES: For single-digit memory locations, press '0' before the digit (01,
02, 03, and so on).
When you store a frequency in a memory that already contains a
frequency, you replace the previous frequency.
If your receiver is disconnected from AC power for more than three
days, it loses all the stored frequencies.
Tuning to a Stored Frequency
To tune to a stored frequency, press the desired memory location number
using the memory preset buttons. If you use the remote control to tune to
a frequency, press TUNER first, and then press the desired memory location
number.
SCANNING MEMORY STATIONS
Press MEM SCAN to scan the frequencies you stored in memory. The receiver
stops at each memory location that contains a frequency, for about 5
seconds, so that you can hear a station before scanning resumes.
To stop scanning, press MEM SCAN or any of the memory preset buttons.
USING THE MONO/FM MUTE OFF BUTTON
In the FM mode, you can improve the reception for weak stations by pressing
MONO/FM MUTE OFF so that MONO appears on the display. The receiver reduces
the noise, but the sound is in monaural instead of stereo. This button
also turns off the FM muting function, so you will hear a hissing noise as
you tune between stations.
To receive stereo FM stations, press MONO/FM MUTE OFF so that MONO
disappears from the display. STEREO lights when the receiver tunes to a
stereo FM frequency.
NOTE: If you play other program sources while MONO appears on the display,
the audio output is monaural.
SETTING STATION NAMES
The receiver lets you store the names of the stations whose frequencies
you store in the receiver's memory. When you select a preset radio
station, you can have either the station's name or frequency appear on the
display.
Storing a Station Name
To store the name of a radio station in a preset memory location, follow
these steps:
1. Tune to a radio station.
2. Press STATION/FREQ. Five bars appear on the display.
3. Press SET. A bar flashes.
4. Press TUNE (down-arrow) or (up-arrow) to select the correct letter or
number.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to select the other letters or numbers in the
station name.
6. After you enter the station name, press MEMORY and the desired preset
memory buttons.
Displaying a Station's Name
To display a station's name, press STATION/FREQ to change to the station-
name mode. Then, press the appropriate preset memory buttons. To display
the station's frequency again, press STATION/FREQ to change back to the
frequency mode.
PLAYING/RECORDING TAPES
You can connect two cassette decks to the receiver for several playback
and recording options.
Using the TAPE 1 Button
Press TAPE 1. TAPE 1 appears on the display. You can hear the playback
from the cassette deck you connect to the receiver's TAPE 1 jack.
Using the TAPE 2 MONITOR Button
You can monitor playback or recording from the cassette deck you connect
to the receiver's TAPE 2 jacks.
Press TAPE 2 MONITOR. TAPE 2 MON appears on the display. When you monitor
a tape, the receiver displays the name of the last non-tape program source
you selected. That source's signal is sent to the TAPE 2 OUT jacks in case
you want to record it.
NOTE: If you press TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 MONITOR when the cassette deck is
neither playing nor recording, the receiver mutes the current non-
tape audio source. To hear the audio source, press TAPE 2 MONITOR
so that TAPE 2 MON disappears from the display.
Recording a Program Source
If you are not recording a tape, the receiver sends the program source you
select - VCR 1, VCR 2, VDP, CD/AUX, PHONE, AM, or FM - to both pairs of
TAPE OUT jacks. You can record the program source on either cassette deck.
If you press TAPE 2 MONITOR when recording a program source, you hear the
source's signal as you record it. With cassette decks that have a three-
head monitor function, you hear the program source's signal immediately
after you record it onto tape. (Be sure to read the owner's manual for your
cassette decks)
Simultaneous Recording and Playback
You can record a non-tape program source on one cassette deck while
you listen to a cassette tape on another cassette deck.
Press TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 MONITOR (so that TAPE 2 MON appears) to select the
cassette deck you want to use for tape playback. Start playback at any
time. Then, begin recording on the other cassette deck during playback.
Dubbing a Cassette Tape
You can copy or dub a cassette, for your personal use, from one cassette
deck to another.
The cassette deck you connect to the receiver's TAPE 1 jacks is the
playback deck and plays the original tape. The cassette deck you connect
to the receiver's TAPE 2 jacks is the recording deck and dubs the original
cassette.
Press in TAPE DUBBING. Then, begin recording on the recording deck and
begin playback on the playback deck.
If you want to monitor the cassette deck during dubbing, press TAPE 2
MONITOR so that TAPE 2 MON appears on the display. See "Using the TAPE 2
MONITOR button".
PLAYING/RECORDING VIDEO TAPES
You can connect three audio/video (A/V) devices and a video monitor to the
receiver. This lets you dub video cassette tapes from one VCR to another
and monitor the dubbing process.
Playing a Video Cassette Tape
Load a pre-recorded video cassette into a VCR you connected to the
receiver. Press the button (VCR 1, VCR 2, or VDP) that corresponds to the
jacks you used for the connection. Then, start playback using the VCR's
controls. If you connected a monitor to the receiver, the picture appears
on the monitor's screen.
Dubbing a Video Cassette Tape
Your receiver can dub a video cassette tape from one VCR to another. The
VCR you connect to the receiver's VCR 2 or VDP jacks is the playback VCR
and the VCR you connect to the receiver's VCR 1 jacks is the recording VCR.
Follow these steps to dub a video cassette tape:
1. Connect the playback VCR's audio/video output jacks to the receiver's
VCR 2 or VDP IN jacks.
2. Connect the recording VCR's audio/video output jacks to the receiver's
VCR 1 IN jacks. Then, connect the receiver's VCR 1 OUT jacks to the
recording VCR's audio/video input jacks.
3. Press VCR 1 DUBBING so that the arrow on the display points to the
correct playback source indicator.
4. Begin recording on the recording VCR.
5. Begin playback on the playback VCR.
Changing the Audio on a Video Cassette Tape
Some Hi-Fi VCRs and standard VCRs have special audio recording systems that
let you change the audio of a video cassette without changing the video.
Be sure your VCR has this feature before you try this procedure:
1. Connect the recording VCR to the receiver's VCR 1 IN and OUT jacks.
2. Press the desired audio program source button - TAPE 1, TAPE 2, CD/AUX,
PHONO, AM or FM.
3. Press VCR 1 DUBBING so that the arrow on the display points to VCR 2
or VDP.
4. Start recording on the recording VCR, and then start the audio
program source.
NOTE: When you use this function, you record over any previously recorded
audio. For further instructions on audio editing, refer to your
VCR's owner's manual.
USING SURROUND SOUND
Your receiver includes Dolby surround, hall-effect sound, and stadium-
effect sound. These effects can greatly enhance your listening enjoyment
by adding more realism to your music.
Dolby Surround Sound
Dolby Surround Sound sends directional sounds (music and dialogue) to the
front left and right speakers, and ambient sounds (thunder, street noise,
and so on) to a pair of rear or side speakers. This dramatically enhances
regular stereo sound and helps you recreate an at-the-movies feeling in
your own home.
Some video tapes, video discs, and stereo television broadcasts are encoded
with a special Dolby Surround Sound signal. These sources sound best with
the receiver's Dolby Surround Sound, hall effect sound or stadium sound
effect to enhance any program source.
NOTE: To get the full benefit from programs encoded with Dolby Surround
Sound, you need a stereo VCR.
To activate Dolby Surround Sound, press DOLBY (under SURROUND MODE0 so that
the arrow on the display points to '[X]' DOLBY. To turn off Dolby Surround
Sound, press OFF so that the arrow on the display points to OFF.
Hall Effect Sound
Hall effect sound works best for recorded concerts and other music
programs. In this mode, the front speakers provide a normal stereo effect
while the rear speakers provide reverberated sound. This reverberation
helps simulate the sound you might hear at a live concert.
To activate hall effect sound, press HALL so that the arrow on the display
points to HALL.
To turn off hall effect sound, press OFF so that the arrow on the display
points to OFF.
Stadium Effect Sound
Stadium effect sound is effective for a stereo source but not a monaural
source. This mode creates a reverberated sound similar to that of a large
stadium.
To activate stadium effect sound, press STADIUM so that the arrow on the
display points to STADIUM.
To turn off stadium effect sound, press OFF so that the arrow on the
display points to OFF.
Surround Level
You can adjust the balance between your front and rear speakers in the
surround-sound mode.
1. Adjust VOLUME for a comfortable listening level.
2. Adjust SURROUND LEVEL (DOWN arrow or UP arrow) until you achieve the
best surround-sound effect in your listening area. (See "Using the
Balance Control.")
Delay Time
In each surround sound mode, the output signal from the surround speakers
is delayed slightly from that of the front speakers. You can change the
delay time in each mode from 15 ms (milliseconds) to 20 ms, to 30 ms to
achieve the best surround sound effect.
When you change the delay time, the selected time appears on the display
for about 3 seconds in place of the PRESET memory number.
Repeatedly press DELAY TIME to change the delay time. The display shows
the preset memory number again after about 3 seconds.
NOTE: For Dolby Surround Sound, we recommend a 20 ms delay time.
(02/19/96)