Sony ST-SB920 - Manual (Page 9)

9 GB
Advanced Tuner Operations
Receiving Broadcasts
This tuner lets you enter a station’s frequency directly
by using the numeric buttons (Direct Tuning). If you
don’t know the frequency of the station you want, see
“Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations (Automatic
Tuning)” on this page.
Before you begin, make sure you have:
• Connected an FM/AM aerial to the tuner as
indicated on pages 4 and 5.
TUNING / SELECT
DIRECT BAND
TUNE MODE
MEMORY DISPLAY
FM MODE BAND
SHIFT DIRECT 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MENU TUNE MODE
RETURN
TUNING / SELECT
ENTER
1
Press BAND repeatedly to select FM
*
(FM 1 or
FM 2) or AM (MW).
2
Press DIRECT.
3
Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency.
1 0 2 5 0 1 3 5 0
To receive other stations
Repeat steps 1 to 3.
*
FM 1 is received in POLAR mode (Stereo Plus) and FM 2
is received in PILOT TONE mode (see page 6).
z
When you tune in AM stations
Adjust the direction of the AM loop aerial for optimum
reception.
z
If the STEREO indicator remains off
Press FM MODE when an FM stereo broadcast is
received.
z If an FM stereo programme is distorted
The STEREO indicator flashes. Press FM MODE to
change to monaural (MONO). You will not have the
stereo effect but the distortion will be reduced. To
return to stereo mode, press this button again.
z If you cannot tune in a station and the entered
numbers are flashing
Make sure you’ve entered the right frequency. If not,
press DIRECT and reenter the frequency you want.
If the entered numbers are still flashing, the frequency is
not used in your area.
Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz Example 2: AM 1350 kHz
z
If you enter a frequency not covered by the tuning
interval
The entered value is automatically rounded up or down
to the closest covered value.
Tuning intervals for direct tuning are:
FM: 50 kHz intervals
AM: 9 kHz intervals
Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations
(Automatic Tuning)
With automatic tuning you can quickly tune in a
station without having to know its frequency.
1
Press BAND repeatedly to select FM (FM 1 or FM
2) or AM.
2
Press TUNE MODE so that “AUTO” appears in
the display.
3 Turn TUNING/SELECT slightly and release it
when the frequency numbers start changing.
Turn the control to the right for a higher
frequency; turn it to the left for a lower frequency.
When the tuner locates a station, it stops
automatically, “TUNED” appears in the display.
4
Repeat step 3 until you tune in the appropriate
station.
To store the station, see “Presetting Radio
Stations” on page 10.
z
If you cannot tune in the station you want
(Manual Tuning)
With manual tuning you can search through all stations
broadcasting on each band, and tune in stations with
extremely weak signals that you might not be able to
receive with automatic tuning.
1 Press BAND repeatedly to select FM (FM 1 or FM 2)
or AM.
2 Press TUNE MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and
“PRESET” go off.
3 Turn TUNING/SELECT until you tune in the station
you want.
Turn the control to the right for a higher frequency;
turn it to the left for a lower frequency.
Note
When you reach the highest or lowest frequency of any
band, tuning stops.
Numeric
buttons