Sony ICF-S79V - Manual (Page 7)

Operating the Radio
Manual Tuning
1 Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
The band and frequency will appear in the
display for a few seconds. Then the current
time indication will return to the display.
2 Press BAND repeatedly to select the
desired band.
There are two bands for FM (FM1 and
FM2); you may listen to either band.
3 Tune in to a station by pressing TUNE/
TIMER ADJUST + or -
4 Adjust the volume using VOL.
• To turn off the radio, press OFF.
• To improve radio reception
TV/WEATHER/FM (See Fig H): Tie the FM
wire antenna to the suction cup. Extend
and adjust the antenna. Secure the suction
cup on the wall where you get optimum
reception.
AM(MW)/LW: Rotate the unit horizontally for
optimum reception. A ferrite bar antenna
is built in to the unit.
To listen to the WEATHER band
(North and South American model only)
1
Press RADIO ON to tuiTA on the radio.
2 Press WEATHER to switch to the
WEATHER band.
"WEATHER" will appear in the display.
Weather band channels 1 to 5 are preset
under PRESET TUNING buttons 1 to 5.
Choose the broadcast with the best
reception.
To switch back to the previous band, press
BAND.
Preset Tuning
You can preset up to 5 stations for each band; 10
stations for FM (5 stations in FMl, 5 stations in
FM2) and 5 stations for MW and/or LW.
Presetting a Station
Example: To set AM 1260 kHz to memory preset
button
2 .
1 Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
2 Tune in to AM 1260 kHz (See "Manual
Tuning").
3 Hold down the desired PRESET
TUNING/PRESET TIMER button (in
this case, 2 ) until you hear two short
beeps.
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The frequency will appear for a few
seconds and then the display will return to
the current time.
To change the preset station, preset a new
station to the button of your choice. The
previous station will be overwritten by the
new’ one.
Tuning in to a Preset Station
1 Press RADIO ON
2 Press BAND repeatedly to select the
desired hand.
3 Press a PRESET TUNING/PRESET
TIMER button of \ our choice.
4 Adjust the \ oIume using VOL.
•After a few secoru.h. tlu‘ dih.pl.n will
return to the current tune but tlie preset
tuning number indicatit'u
w t i l remain.