Selecting Mode/Playing Radio; Improving Reception; Presetting Favorite Station; Using Stopwatch/Pitch/Countdown Timer - Sony SRF-M85W Operating Instructions Manual

3
Press TUNE/TIME SET +
or - to set the desired countdown
duration for the pitch timer.
The countdown duration can be set from I second to 59 minutes 59 seconds,
in I-second increments.
4 Press ENTER.
The beep sounds and the number of times flashes in the
display.
Using the Pitch Timer
The pitch timer allows setting the timer with an identical length of time
repeatedly. The functions of the radio, the stopwatch, and the countdown timer
are available even while the pitch timer is being used.
1
Press DISPLAY to select the pitch timer.
"PITCH" flashes in the display.
2
Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds.
The beep sounds and the countdown duration flashes in
the display.
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, preset a new station. The previous station will
be canceled.
To cancel the presetting mode, press MODE.
Note
If you do not press TUNEITIME SET
+
or -, or ENTER within 65 seconds, the
preset tuning mode will be canceled.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET +
nr - to select the number you wish to
preset, then press ENTER.
When you select the preset number using TUNEITIME SET
+
or -, "P"
appears if that number has a preset station. If it has no preset station. only the
number flashes and "P" does not appear.
When you press ENTER, the selected preset number lights up in the display.
Example: Display window when you preset FM 90.0 MHz in preset
number 2.
Clock Stopwatch
Selecting the Mode
You can use this unit as a radio. clock, stopwatch, pitch timer or countdown
timer.
The functions of clock, stopwatch, pitch timer, countdown timer are available
even
if
the power is off.
Press
DISPLAY
to select a function mode.
Each function mode can be selected as follows:
*
Selected only when the power is on.
Playing the Radio
- Manual Tuning
1
Connect the headphones to the () (headphones) jack.
2
Press POWER to tum on the radio.
"RADIO ON"
appears in
the display.
3
If "p" is displayed, press MODE so that "P" disappears.
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Pressing MODE will switch over between manual tuning mode and preset
tuning mode.
4
Press BAND to select the band.
Each press changes the band as follows:
r
AM
~
FM
~
WEATHER
J
5
Press TUNE/TIME SET
+
or - to select the desired frequency.
If you hold down TUNElTIME SET
+
or -, the frequency or channel
changes rapidly.
When the frequency matches the broadcast frequency, the broadcast will be
received.
6
Adjust the volume using YOLo
Tuning in to a Preset Station
1
Press POWER to tum on the radin.
2
Press MODE sn that "P" and preset number appear.
3
Select the band with BAND.
4
Press TUNE/TIME SET +
or - to select the desired preset
number.
5
Adjust the volume using YOLo
To tum off the radio, press POWER.
Note
If you hold down MODE for more than 2 seconds, the unit enters the preset
station deleting mode. Press MODE again to return to the previous mode.
Deleting a Preset Station
1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Tuning in to a Preset Station".
2
Select the band with BAND.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET +
or - to select the preset number to be
deleted.
4
Hnld down MODE for more than 2 seconds until "P", "dE [" and
the preset number flash.
5
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to set the desired number of
times.
The number of times can be set up to 99.
6
Press ENTER.
The two beeps sound and the number of times stops flashing.
7
Press START/STOP.
Countdown starts. After the preset countdown duration, the two beeps sound
three times.
When the last pitch timer setting is finished, the display switches to the pitch
timer display even in another display mode and a long beep sounds, and then
returns to the previous Qisplay.
To stop the long beep, press any button.
To pause the countdown on the pitCh timer, press STARTISTOP while counting
down.
At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLITIRESET. The display will
show the set-up countdown duration and number of times.
To switch to the other modes, press DISPLAY.
"PITCH" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the pitch timer counts
down.
Using the Countdown Timer
You can use the built-in countdown timer to turn off the radio automatically after
a preset duration.
1
Press DISPLAY tn select the countdnwn timer.
"TIMER" flashes in the display.
2
Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds.
The beep sounds, and the countdown duration starts flashing.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET +
or - tn set the desired countdown
duration for the timer.
The countdown duration can be set from I minute to 2 hours, in I·minute
increments.
4
Press ENTER.
The two beeps sound and the countdown duration stops flashing.
5
Press START/STOP.
Countdown starts. The radio is automatically turned on when the radio is off.
After the preset countdown duration, the four beeps sound five' times and the
radio is turned off.
To stop the beeps, press any button.
To tum off the radio before the preset time, press POWER.
To pause the countdown on the countdown timer, press START/STOP while
counting down.
At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLITIRESET. The display will
show the set-up countdown duration.
To switch to the other modes, press DISPLAY.
"TIMER" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the countdown timer
counts down.
Using the Belt Clip
(See Fig.
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Use the belt clip when attaching the unit to your belt.
To reset to zero, press SPLITIRESET when the stopwatch is in the stop
status.
To listen to the radio while the stopwatch is running, press POWER. The
display will switch to the radio frequency for a few seconds.
When the count time exceeds "59:59 99" during the minute-second-split
second display, the display switches to the hour-min ute-second display.
To switch to the other modes during counting, press DISPLAY.
"STPW" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the stopwatch counts
down.
The stopwatch comes with two display modes. To switch to the hour-minute-
second display, press ENTER.
To switch to the minute-second-split second display, press ENTER again.
Using the Stopwatch
1
Press DISPLAY to select the stopwatch.
"STPW" flashes in the display.
2
Press START/STOP to start.
The display shows the elapsed time.
3
Press START/STOP to stop.
preset number
to
be deleted
5
While the letters and the preset number are flashing, press
ENTER.
The station set to the preset number just before the deleted station will be
displayed.
To delete other stations, repeat steps
2
to
5.
If all the preset stations are deleted, "P .,. appears in the display.
To cancel deleting, press MODE while "P",
"dE L"
and the preset number
are flashing.
The stopwatch can time up to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59.99 seconds, in 1/100-
second increments.
Displaying the Split Time
To display the current split time, press SPLITIRESET while the stopwatch is
running.
"spur'
flashes in the display .
The stopwatch keeps counting during the display.
To return to the count display, press SPLITIRESET again while the split time is
being displayed.
Obtain Powerful Bass Sound
Press MEGA BASS.
"MB" indication appears in the display when the MEGA BASS function is on.
The MEGA BASS function intensifies the bass sound for richer quality audio
reproduction.
Presetting a Station
1
Follow
steps~1
to 5 in "Playing the Radio" and manually tune in to
the station you wish to preset.
2
Hold down ENTER until the preset number flashes.
If there is a preset number that has no preset station. that preset number
flashes.
When all the preset numbers are set to certain stations, the following occurs:
• Initialized (factory-set): "1" flashes and "P" appears.
• After tuning in a preset station: The next preset number after the one last
preset flashes and "P" appears.
To tum nff the radio, press POWER.
WEATHERlFM: Extend the headphones cord which
functions as the WEATHERlFM
antenna (See Fig.
[1-0).
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built-
in the unit (See Fig.D1-@).
Set WB/FM SENS to LOCAL if interference is prevalent
and reception is too strong. Under nonnal conditions, set it
to OX.
Note
If WBIFM SENS is set to LOCAL under nonnal conditions, reception
sensitivity will decrease.
Improving the Reception
Presetting Your Favorite
Station
- Preset Tuning
You can preset up to 5 stations each for WEATHER and AM, and 15 stations for
FM. Also. you can delete the preset station whether it is factory-set or preset by
yourself.