Sony ST-SA3ES Stereo System User Manual


 
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Advanced Tuner Operations
To monitor news and/or information programmes
1 Tune to a preset FM RDS station so that the RDS
TP or RDS TP EON indicators light in the display.
2 Press NEWS/INFO so that either the NEWS or
INFO indicator, or both the NEWS and INFO
indicators, appear in the display.
Each time you press NEWS/INFO, the display
changes as follows:
/ NEWS / INFO / NEWS/INFO / OFF
When the tuner automatically tunes in a news or
information programme, the respective indicator
flashes. If you do not want to listen to the entire
programme, press NEWS/INFO to switch back to
the original station.
To stop monitoring the programme
Press TA or NEWS/INFO while the tuner is in the respective
EON standby mode and the indicator goes out.
Notes
If you tune in an AM (MW/LW) station or an FM station
which does not provide the RDS service, the selected
indicator (TA, NEWS, INFO, or NEWS/INFO) goes off
and the tuner does not standby for EON stations.
“Weak Signal” appears when the selected station has a
weak signal. “Return” appears when the tuner is trying to
re-tune a station with a weak signal.
Turn off the EON feature when you want to record a
programme without interruptions, especially when you
want to do timer recording.
“No EON” appears in the display if you select an EON
programme before tuning to an RDS station.
Locating a station by programme type
(PTY)
You can locate a station you want by selecting a
programme type. The tuner tunes in the type of
programmes currently being broadcast from the RDS
stations stored in the tuner's preset memory.
1 Press PTY.
2 Rotate TUNING/SELECT to select the
programme type you want. See the following
table for the programme types you can select.
3 Press PTY.
The tuner starts searching the preset RDS stations
Advanced Tuner Operations
for the programme (“Search” and the programme
type are displayed alternately).
When the tuner finds the programme you are
looking for, it stops searching. The preset stations
currently broadcasting the selected programme
type are indicated on the preset calendar
(ST-SA5ES only) and the tuner receives each
station for 8 seconds.
4 Press PTY when the tuner receives the station you
desire to listen to that programme.
What you hear
Topical programmes that expand on
current news
Emergency broadcasts
Programmes about national or regional
culture, such as religion, language, and
societal concerns
Radio plays and serials
Educational programmes, such as a
“how-to” programme and advice
Programmes about consumer affairs,
medical advice, and weather
Classical music, such as instrumental,
vocal, and choral works
Easy Listening (middle of the road music)
News programmes
Music that does not fit into any of the
above categories, such as jazz and
rhythm and blues
Popular music programmes
Any programmes not defined above
Rock music programmes
Programmes about the natural sciences
and technology
Sports programmes
Performances of major orchestras,
chamber music, opera, etc.
Other types of programmes such as,
celebrity interviews, panel games, and
comedy
Programme
type
Affairs
Alarm
Culture
Drama
Education
Information
L. Classical
M.O.R.Music
News
Other Music
Pop Music
PTY undefined
Rock Music
Science
Sports
S. Classical
Varied