Creek Classic Tuner Owners manual

Classic Tuner

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Creek Classic tuner. You are now in possession of a State of the Art RDS AM/FM tuner. The Classic is the
matching tuner for the Classic product range, although it will also work very well with any other manufacturers’ amplifiers.

The functions and operation of the Classic tuner are deceptively simple for the many features that it offers, all of which can be remotely
controlled.

FREQUENCY RANGES AVAILABLE FOR EUROPEAN MODEL:

FM 87 - 108 MHz 50 kHz increments manual, 100 kHz scanned
MW 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments
LW 144 - 288 kHz 9 kHz increments

FREQUENCY RANGES FOR NORTH AMERICAN MODEL:

FM 87 - 108 MHz 200 kHz increments manual
AM 530 - 1710 kHz 10 kHz increments

FREQUENCY RANGES FOR JAPANESE MODEL:

FM 76 - 90 MHz 50 kHz increments manual, 100 kHz scanned
AM 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments

FREQUENCY RANGES AVAILABLE ON MODELS FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD:

FM 87 - 108 MHz 50 kHz increments manual, 100 kHz scanned
AM 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments

POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

To operate the tuner it is necessary to first connect the unit to the mains supply via the power cord supplied. There is an IEC mains
connector on the rear panel that contains a protection fuse and mains switch. The power must be turned On (1) or Off (O) from here. After
switching on, the tuner will be in standby and pressing the STANDBY button on the front panel will wake it up.

The power cord should be connected to the tuner and to a domestic mains socket carrying 220-240V AC 50Hz or 110-120V AC 60Hz,
depending on the country of use.

Should it be necesary to replace the fuse, ensure that you use the same type as specified on the rear panel.

5 x 20mm cartridge type
T 500 mA surge resisting for 220-240V 50Hz AC
T 1A surge resisting for 110-120V 60Hz AC

ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS

To obtain the best quality FM signal in stereo with low background noise, it is necessary to use a good antenna (aerial) preferably mounted
on a roof of a building, or in an attic or loft. A 75 Ohm co-axial cable should be used to bring the radio signal to the tuner. Use a good
quality 75 Ohm co-ax plug to connect the radio signal into the rear panel socket marked FM antenna 75 Ohms. In some parts of the world
300 Ohm balanced feeder cable is more popular, in which case it should be connected to the 300 Ohm terminals only.

If it is not possible to use an outdoor aerial, a balanced 300 Ohm indoor T-antenna will give reasonable results when connected to the 300
Ohm terminals. Note that the direction of the T-piece with respect to the transmitter site will affect the strength and quality of reception,
giving more or less noise, especially on stereo signals.

The AM part of the radio will work very well using a single wire. Plug the 3 metre length of thin stranded wire provided into the termial marked
AM on the back panel. Adjust its position with respect to the direction of the transmitter to improve reception. To improve sensitivity please
use a longer piece of wire.

OUTPUT FROM THE TUNER

To connect the audio signal from the tuner to an amplifier it is necessary to use a pair of cables terminated with (RCA) phono plugs.

Shielded types of interconnect are better for reducing hum or other interference pick-up, but unshielded types like DNM will produce a better
sonic performance.

Don’t sacrifice quality for price in this important area.

FRONT PANEL

Front Panel Controls

1. Tuning / Pre-sets station selection, by rotary control knob, is switched by the Mode selector.

2. Mode selector push button changes the function of the rotary control from tuning to pre-set station selection and back again.

3. Band push button selects FM, MW and LW for Europe, or FM/AM for North America and countries without LW. Custom frequencies
and bands for other locations are factory set, but Creek dealers can re-programme them if you have to move to a different zone.

4. Search Up / Down push button tunes up or down automatically, stopping on each usable station and rolling over at band ends.

5. Display push buttons allows a selection of display brightness settings, from off to fully bright.

6. Store allows selected stations to be memorised by the tuner in pre-set channel locations, separately on each wavelength.

7. Display window contains frequency, channel and RDS Station ID, plus centre tuning information and all other function status in a
highly visible green display.

8. Infra-Red sensor can receive remote control (RC5) instructions of all functions. See remote control notes.

9. Standby switches the tuner from Standby to On and back again.

REAR PANEL

OPERATING THE CLASSIC TUNER

Manual & Pre-set Operation

The large control knob on the right side of the panel has two
functions. First it will manually tune the radio up and down
smoothly to receive stations on FM or AM displaying the
frequency, band and centre tuning

RDS station name, if transmitted, will also be displayed
together with the stereo ‘ST’ or mono status.

Station ID

The second function is to select Pre-Set stations from the
tuner’s memory, acting like a rotary switch.

The frequency of the station will be displayed for a few seconds
and may be replaced with the station ID. The Pre-Set channel
will only show when the tuner is in Pre-Set mode, selected by
the MODE button (which toggles between the two functions).

The T50 will remember the last tuned frequency, station ID or
pre-set after switching off, so it can be restored when switching
back on.

Note: The last tuned station will only be remembered if it has
been left unaltered for 1 minute before switching off.

Frequency

Pre-Set

5 4 7 8 1

2 6 3 9

Mains inlet and power switch Audio outputs Antenna inputs