Receiving Broadcasts - Sony R-D-S EON ST-SE700 Operating Instructions Manual

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)".
Before you begin, make sure you have:
• Connected an FM/AM aerial to the tuner as
indicated on page 4.
BAND Numeric
buttons
1
Press BAND to select FM, MW, or LW.
2
Press DIRECT.
3
Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency.
Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz Example 2: AM 1350 kHz
1 0 2 5 0
To receive other stations
Repeat Steps 1 to 3.
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When you tune in AM (MW and LW) stations
Adjust the direction of the AM loop aerial for optimum
reception.
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If the STEREO indicator remains off
Press FM MODE when an FM stereo broadcast is
received.
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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.
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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 still flash, the frequency is not
used in your area.
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Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations
(Automatic tuning)
With automatic tuning you can quickly tune in a
station without having to know its frequency.
1
2
DIRECT
3
1 3 5 0
4
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Advanced Tuner Operations
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)
Press BAND to choose either FM, MW, or LW.
Press TUNE MODE so that "AUTO TUNING"
("AUTO" for ST-SE300) appears in the display.
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.
The signal meter indicates the strength of the
broadcast signal.
Repeat step 3 until you tune in the appropriate
station.
To store the station, see "Presetting Radio
Stations" on page 11.
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.
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