Sony MHC-S3 Stereo System User Manual


 
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Presetting radio stations
You can preset 20 stations for FM and
10 stations for AM.
1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select FM or AM.
2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until
“AUTO” appears in the display.
Scanning stops when the system tunes in a
station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a
stereo program) appear.
3 Press TUNER MEMORY.
A preset number appears in the display. The
stations are stored from preset number 1.
4 Press ENTER (Tuner or remote).
The station is stored.
5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other
stations.
To tune in a station with a weak
signal
Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the
station manually.
To set another station to an existing
preset number
Start over from step 1. After step 3, press
PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset
number where you want to store a new station,
then proceed to step 4.
Tip
The preset stations are retained for half a day even if
you unplug the power cord or if a power failure
occurs.
MHz
MHz
Listening to the radio
— Preset Tuning
Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first
(see “Presetting radio stations”).
1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select the band you want.
2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to tune
in the preset station you want.
To Do this
Turn off the radio Press ?/1.
To listen to non-preset radio stations
In step 2, press TUNING + or – repeatedly
(Manual Tuning) or press and hold TUNING +
or – (Automatic Tuning).
Tips
When an FM program is noisy, press STEREO/
MONO so that “MONO” appears in the display.
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve.
To improve broadcast reception, reorient the
antennas.
Tuner
Preset number
MHz
Preset number Frequency