Listening to the radio, Presetting radio stations, Receiving stations outside your country – Sony WM-GX410 User Manual

Page 2: Precautions, Troubleshooting

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English

Listening to the Radio

Note
For customers who purchased the “Sony World Model”:
Switch the area to “Eur” or “USA” when you use this
Walkman outside of Japan. For operations, refer to
“Receiving Stations Outside Your Country.”

1 Press FM or AM to select the band and to

turn on the radio.

2 For manual tuning

1 Set TUNE MODE to MANUAL.
2 Rotate TUNING/ENTER to tune in to the

desired station.

For preset tuning
1 Set TUNE MODE to PRESET.
2 Rotate TUNING/ENTER to recall the

desired preset station.

To use preset tuning, store the stations first
(see “Presetting Radio Stations”).

To turn off the radio
Press RADIO OFF.

To improve the broadcast reception D
• For AM: Reorient the unit itself.
• For FM: When using the headphones/earphones,

extend the headphones/earphones cord (antenna).
When using the speakers, lift up and adjust the
angle of antenna or connect the headphones/
earphones to MIC jack for best reception. If the
reception is still not good, adjust FM MODE.

Note
The antenna can be damaged
when you move the antenna with
excessive force.

Presetting Radio Stations

You can preset up to 30 stations —20 for FM and 10
for AM (for the JPn area*, up to 16 stations — 8 for
FM and 8 for AM).

* Only if available. See “Receiving Stations Outside Your

Country”.

Presetting Automatically Scanned
Stations

1 Set TUNE MODE to PRESET.
2 Press FM or AM.
3 Press TUNING/ENTER for more than 2

seconds.
Current preset number and frequency digits
will flash for 3 times.
Preset number 1 will flash in the display and
the Walkman starts scanning for stations
from the lowest frequency, and stops for
about 5 seconds when a station is received.

4 If you wish to preset the received station,

press TUNING/ENTER while the preset
number is flashing.
The received station is preset on preset
number 1 and the unit starts scanning for
the next receivable station.

5 Repeat step 4 until all receivable stations are

preset.

To stop scanning
Press RADIO OFF. The radio is turned off at the
same time.

Notes
• If stations are already stored, the newly preset stations

replace the old ones when the above procedure is
completed.

• If stations cannot be presetted automatically, preset

them manually.

Presetting Stations Manually

1 Set TUNE MODE to PRESET.
2 Press FM or AM.
3 Rotate TUNING/ENTER to select the

desired preset number.

4 Press TUNING/ENTER and the preset

number will flash in the display.

5 Rotate TUNING/ENTER to tune in to the

station.

6 Press TUNING/ENTER while the display is

flashing.

Note
If a station is already stored on that number, the newly
preset station will replace the old one.

Scanning the Preset Radio Stations
— DAPS (Digital Auto Preset
Scanning)

1 Set TUNE MODE to PRESET.
2 Press FM or AM.

3 Press and hold FM or AM pressed in step 2

for 2 seconds or more.
The preset stations of the selected band will
be played for about 5 seconds each. (During
DAPS the indicators in the display flash.)

4 Press FM or AM again to select the station

while the desired preset station is being
played.

Notes
• In step 3 or 4, if you select a band which you did not

select in step 2 by pressing FM or AM, the newly
selected band will be played normally.

• Until a station is selected in step 4, the DAPS function

turned on in step 3 will continue.

Receiving Stations
Outside Your Country

(excluding European, Saudi
Arabian, and Chinese models)

1 Press RADIO OFF and turn off the radio.
2 Press and hold FM until “Eur”, “USA”, or

“JPn” flashes in the display.

3 Rotate TUNING/ENTER to select “Eur”,

“USA”, or “JPn” and press TUNING/
ENTER.

4 Tune in to stations and store as necessary

following the procedure of “Listening to the
Radio” and “Presetting Radio Stations”.

Note
If no areas are preset, the preset numbers retain their
former setting.

Precautions

On batteries

• Do not carry the dry batteries with coins or other metallic objects.

It can generate heat if the positive and negative terminals of the
batteries are accidentally contacted by a metallic object.

• When you are not going to use your Walkman for a long time,

remove the batteries to prevent damage from battery leakage
and corrosion.

On handling

• Do not leave the unit in a location near heat sources, or in a

place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or sand,
moisture, rain, mechanical shock, or leave it in a car with its
windows closed.

• We do not recommend the use of tape longer than 90 minutes.

They are very thin and tend to be stretched easily. This may
cause malfunction of the unit or sound deterioration.

• The LCD display may become hard to see or slow down when

using the unit at high temperatures (above 40˚C/104°F) or at
low temperatures (below 0˚C/32°F). At room temperature, the
display will return to its normal operating condition.

• If the unit has not been used for a long time, set it in the

playback mode to warm up for a few minutes before you start
using again.

• Keep personal credit cards using magnetic coding or spring-

wound watches, etc., away from the unit to prevent possible
damage from the magnet used in the speaker.

On headphones/earphones

Road safety

Do not use headphones/earphones while driving, cycling, or
operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard
and is illegal in some areas. It can also be potentially dangerous
to play your headphones/earphones at high volume while
walking, especially at pedestrian crossings.
You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in
potentially hazardous situations.

Preventing hearing damage

Do not use headphones/earphones at high volume. Hearing
experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play. If you
experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue
use.

Caring for others

Keep the volume to a moderate level. This will allow you to hear
outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you.

On maintenance

• Clean the tape head and tape path using a cotton swab and

commercially available cleaning solvent after every 10 hours of
use.

• To clean the exterior, use a soft cloth slightly moistened in

water. Do not use alcohol, benzine or thinner.

• Clean the headphone/earphone plugs periodically.

Troubleshooting

The playback speed is too fast/slow.
The playback sound is distorted.
• Set REC TIME/PLAY MODE at the same position as

when the tape was recorded.

The display and operation are not normal.
• Remove the batteries and leave the unit without

batteries for 10 minutes or more, and then insert them
again. Preset the stations again, since the preset
stations are erased from the memory.

Playback may not start automatically even if you
release FF/CUE or REW/REVIEW at the end of the
tape.
• To start playback again, press x STOP, then press bB

PLAY.

When using headphones/earphones

When using speakers

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Specifications

Frequency range

Area*

FM (MHz)

AM(kHz)

Eur

87.5 - 108

531 - 1 602

USA

87.5 - 108

530 - 1 710

JPn

76 - 90

531 - 1 710

* Eur: European and other countries, USA: USA, Canada, and

Central and South America, JPn: Japan.

Frequency response

Playback: 40 - 15 000 Hz
Recording: 100 - 8 000 Hz

Input

Microphone (MIC) jack

Output

Headphones (i) jack
Load impedance 8 - 300

Ω

Power requirements

3 V DC: batteries R6 (size AA)

Power output

Speaker 500 mW + 500 mW (JEITA*)

Dimensions (w/h/d)

Approx. 112.0

82.5

35.0 mm

inches), excl.

projecting parts and controls

Mass

Approx. 200 g (7.1oz) (main unit only)

Supplied accessories

Stereo headphones or earphones (1)
Sony dry battery R6P(SR) (2) (“Sony
World Model” only)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Battery life* (Approx. hours)

Sony alkaline LR6(SG)

Sony R6P(SR)

(using headphones/earphones)

playback

radio

mic recording

4.5

radio recording

(using the speakers)

playback

2.5

radio

17.5

radio recording

6.5

* Measured value by the standard of JEITA (Japan Electronics

and Information Technology Industries Association). (Using
a Sony HF series cassette tape)

**When using Sony LR6 (SG) alkaline dry batteries (produced

in Japan).

Note
The battery life may be shorter depending on the
operating condition, the surrounding temperature and
battery type.