Listening To The Radio; Using The Radio Data System (Rds) - Sony CMT-M70 Primary Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to the radio

You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a
preset station, or by manually tuning in the station.
Listening to a preset station
— Preset Tuning
Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first
(see "Presetting radio stations" on page 9).
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
"TUNER" appears in the display.
2
Press TUNER FM or TUNER AM (or
TUNER/BAND on the remote) to select
FM or AM.
3
Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or
TUNING MODE/PLAY MODE on the
remote) repeatedly until "PRESET"
appears in the display.
4
Press TUNING +/– (or m/M on the
remote) repeatedly to select the desired
preset station.
Listening to non-preset radio
station
— Manual Tuning
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
"TUNER" appears in the display.
2
Press TUNER FM or TUNER AM (or
TUNER/BAND on the remote) to select
FM or AM.
3
Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or
TUNING MODE/PLAY MODE on the
remote) repeatedly until "AUTO" and
"PRESET" disappear from the display.
4
Press TUNING +/– (or m/M on the
remote) repeatedly to tune in the
desired station.
Tips
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
aerials, or connect a commercially available
external aerial.
• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press
REPEAT/FM MODE (or FM MODE on the
remote) repeatedly until "MONO" appears. There
will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve.
• Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or TUNING
MODE/PLAY MODE on the remote) repeatedly
until "AUTO" appears in step 3 above, then press
TUNING +/– (or m/M on the remote). The
frequency indication changes and scanning stops
when the system tunes in a station (Automatic
Tuning).
Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
(European model only)
What is the Radio Data
System?
Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting
service that allows radio stations to send
additional information along with the regular
program signal. RDS is available only on FM
stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are
tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly
or if the signal is weak.
* Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do
they provide the same types of services. If you are
not familiar with the RDS system, check with your
local radio stations for details on RDS services in
your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS
services, the station name appears in the
display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press DISPLAY on the remote,
the display changes cyclically as follows:
Station name* t Frequency t Clock display
* If the RDS broadcast is not properly received, the
station name may not appear in the display.
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