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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.
ST-SB920
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SHIFT
DIRECT
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TUNING MODE
TUNING / SELECT
DISPLAY
PTY TA
NEWS/INFO SELECT
AUTO–BETICAL
EON
MEMORY
BAND ON/OFF
ANTENNA FM MODECHARACTER
MENU RETURN ENTER
RDS • ACTIVE SELECTION MODE MENU ENTRY
DIRECT TUNING/
SELECT
TUNING MODE
BAND
ST-SE520
PTY
EON
DISPLAY
FM MODE
NEWS / INFO
MEMORY
TA
AUTO-BETICAL
SELECT
BAND
SHIFT DIRECT
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CHARACTER TUNE MODE
MENU RETURN
ENTER
TUNING / SELECT
DIRECT TUNING/
SELECT
TUNE MODE
BAND
1 Press BAND repeatedly to select FM, MW, or LW.
2 Press DIRECT.
3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency.
1 0250
1 350
To receive other stations
Repeat steps 1 to 3.
z When you tune in AM (MW and LW) 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.
Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz Example 2: AM 1350 kHz
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.
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 (MW), 1 kHz interval (LW)
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 either FM, MW,
or LW.
2 Press TUNING MODE (TUNE MODE for ST-
SE520) so that “AUTO TUNING” 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.
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 “Presetting Radio
Stations” on page 11.
Numeric
buttons
Numeric
buttons