[Electronics-talk] on screen menues

Mon Aug 15 14:14:02 UTC 2011

Separate AM/FM tuners seem to be  a vanishing breed these days.  Do you know 
the brand and model number of the unit you are interested in?

Gerald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] on screen menues

> Hi, Steve,
>
> Thank you for a sound advice reply. Actually, I'm thinking that I may be 
> able to get what I need out of this. When I was read all the controls, I 
> was not told that the mono button was only the first setting in what is a 
> menu section on the front panel. I've since read the manual and know more 
> now. This tune is complex, and some of it I won't use, but traditionally, 
> McIntosh Labs has not been much into on-screen menues. Much of the tuner 
> is operational, and I have learned that I can do key entry from the remote 
> for finding stations, and I think I may be able to use the presets.
>
> I'm going to have to spend a lot more time with the person from Audio 
> Classics in New York state by phone to get some of this right. I think 
> that that menu button does revert back to the stereo setting for the tuner 
> itself and that there is an exit setting at the end of the menu set. After 
> reading the manual yesterday, I have some questions to ask. For example, 
> if one holds the on'off button in for five seconds, all processors are 
> reset. I'm assuming this is a return to factory defaults.
>
> This is a major audio component. I may be able to read the screen with the 
> KNFB Reader Mobile, but I have not tried that yet. Also, all this is 
> complicated by a need to make major changes in my antenna set up. My old 
> tuner needed an antenna amplifier, but the new one is totally incompatible 
> with it. I can't really do much without an antenna expert at this 
> juncture.
>
> I want to keep this tuner if I can--because of its adbvanced features and 
> improved peerformance and because I'm getting it at a very advantageous 
> price.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Evelyn
>
>                 At 09:46 AM 8/15/2011, you wrote:
>>Evelyn,
>>
>>There are no magic answers to this problem yet, and it frustrates the heck 
>>out of me being one who has always
>>enjoyed stereo equipment.  I have had to access some menus as a result and 
>>here are a couple of thoughts.
>>
>>First, you will need some time with someone who can read the display. 
>>With a little luck, though, that time can be
>>turned into making the device mostly useable.  Get a sense of how the 
>>menus work.  If there is a menu button, does it
>>start in the same place?  How do you leave the menus without making a 
>>change, in other words, what is the
>>EXCCAPE key.  This is sometimes done by pressing the Menu button a second 
>>time, for example.  If it doesn't start at
>>the same place every time, see if it starts at the same place if you turn 
>>the tuner off and then on.  If it always
>>remembers where you were rather than starting at the same place, this can 
>>be a blessing and a curse, but finding out
>>how to get back to a known place is an important part of the process.
>>
>>See if menus work any differently with the remote rather than with the 
>>buttons on the tuner, assuming you can use
>>menus in more than one way.  Whether or not the manual says this, on 
>>occasion, you can jump to a menu item on a
>>remote by using numbers on the keypad of the remote rather than the arrow 
>>keys.  It is possible that this could get you
>>to a known starting position or that it might get you where you need to 
>>know more quickly.
>>
>>I would recomment making a braill list of the menu items.  It is possible 
>>there might be menu sections you won't need,
>>but I usually find it helpful to at least no what they are.
>>
>>While this all sounds complicated, and it can be, you are likely going to 
>>find that there are only certain things that you
>>access regularly, and you may get to feeling pretty comfortable about 
>>getting to them.  I have found that some things
>>like setting memories is possible, but I do it only often enough to 
>>require that I read my notes.
>>
>>Finally, some equipment equipment can be connected to computers now.  It 
>>might be worth seeing if that buys you
>>anything.  I hope you can get it to work, as it sounds like a fun piece of 
>>equipment.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>Steve Jacobson
>>
>>On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:46:36 -0400, Evelyn Weckerly wrote:
>>
>> >Hi,
>>
>> >This is not home theater although you can control a bunch of other
>> >stuff through the remote. I have owned high end audio equipment for
>> >years, mostly accessible. Parts of this piece are accessible too.
>>
>> >Evelyn
>>
>> >At 05:12 PM 8/14/2011, you wrote:
>>
>> >>If you want to avoid onscreen menus, then I suggest sticking with a
>> >>basic, low-end two-channel stereo receiver.  Otherwise, you will
>> >>need sighted help to navigate the menu in most higher-end home
>> >>theater receivers and components.
>> >>
>> >>Gerald
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>> >>To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 4:05 PM
>> >>Subject: [Electronics-talk] on screen menues
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>Hi, all,
>> >>>
>> >>>I am trying to evaluate a new tuner as part of a high-quality audio
>> >>>system. It appears that some of its important functions are
>> >>>accessed and set through an on screen menu. I'm wondering how
>> >>>people deal with this kind of stuff. The tuner has AM, FM/FMstereo,
>> >>>HD (three bands, and is XM ready, needing only the home kit and
>> >>>antenna from XM itself. It is a McIntosh Labs MR8088. I know this
>> >>>is an expensive piece of equipment, but if perchance anyone on this
>> >>>list has looked at this, I'd like to hear from you. I'd also like
>> >>>to know if anyone has dealt successfully with onscreen menues and
>> >>>how you do it. At this point, I don't know if the choice wrap
>> >>>around or not. If they don't, things will be somewhat easier.
>> >>>
>> >>>Thanks in advance.
>> >>>
>> >>>Evelyn
>> >>>
>> >>>
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