Sony ST-SA3ES Stereo System User Manual


 
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Getting Started
Presetting the Radio Stations
With “Auto-betical select” you can automatically store
up to 30 FM and FM RDS stations in alphabetical order
without redundancy. Additionally, “Auto-betical
select” only stores the stations with the clearest signals.
If you want to store FM or AM (MW and LW) stations
one by one, see “Tuning stations (Automatic Tuning)”
and “Storing stations.”
Storing FM stations automatically
(Auto-betical select)
1 Press MENU.
2 Turn TUNING/SELECT until “Auto-betical”
appears in the display and press ENTER.
3 Turn TUNING/SELECT so that “Yes” appears in
the display and press ENTER.
The tuner scans and stores all the FM and FM
RDS stations in the broadcast area.
For RDS stations, the tuner first checks for
stations broadcasting the same programme, then
stores only the one with the clearest signal. The
selected RDS stations are sorted alphabetically by
their Programme Service name, then assigned a
two character preset code. For more details on
RDS, see page 12.
Regular FM stations are assigned two-character
preset codes and stored after the RDS stations.
Notes
If you move to another area, repeat this procedure to store
stations in your new area.
For details on tuning stored stations, see page 4.
The ANTENNA, ANT ATT, IF BAND, and FM MODE
settings are also stored along with the station.
If you move the aerial after storing stations using "Auto-
betical select," the stored settings may no longer be valid.
If this happens, store the stations again.
Getting Started
Tuning stations (Automatic Tuning)
With automatic tuning you can quickly tune in a
station without having to know its frequency.
1 Press BAND to choose either FM, MW, or LW.
2 Press TUNE MODE so that “AUTO TUNING”
appears in the display.
3 Turn TUNING/SELECT slightly and release it
when the frequency numbers start changing.
Turn the knob 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,
and the signal meter indicates the strength of the
broadcast signal.
4 Repeat step 3 until you tune in the appropriate
station.
To store the station, see “Storing stations” on page
9.
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 choose FM, MW, or LW.
2 Press TUNE MODE so that only “TUNING”
appears in the display. “AUTO” should not appear
in the display.
3 Turn TUNING/SELECT until you tune in the
desired station.
Turn the knob to the right for a higher frequency;
turn it to the left for a lower frequency.
The signal meter indicates the strength of the
broadcast signal.
Note
When you reach the highest or lowest frequency of
any band, tuning stops.
z When you tune in AM (MW and LW) stations
Adjust the direction of the AM loop aerial for optimum
reception.
ENTER
SHIFT
Number
buttons
TUNE MODE
MENU
MEMORY
BAND
TUNING/
SELECT