Recording From The Radio; Manual Recording - Sony CMT-F3MD Operating Instructions Manual

To Do this
Press ?/1 to turn off the
Turn off the radio
system.
Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME.
Listening to non-preset radio
stations
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" or "PRESET" disappears in step 2,
then press TUNING + or – to tune in the
desired station (Manual Tuning).
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" appears in step 2, then press TUNING
+ or –. The frequency indication changes and
the scanning stops when the system tunes in a
station (Automatic Tuning).
To cancel Automatic Tuning
Press TUNING MODE.
Tips
• Pressing TUNER/BAND when the system is off
automatically turns on the system and tunes in the
last received station (One Touch Play).
• You can switch from another source to the tuner
just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic
Source Selection).
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
aerials, or connect a commercially available
external aerial (see page 51).
• When an FM stereo programme has static noise,
press STEREO/MONO until "MONO" appears.
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo
effect.
Recording from the
radio

— Manual Recording

You can make an analogue recording of a radio
programme on an MD. If you use a partially
recorded MD, recording starts after the recorded
tracks. To erase the recorded contents, see
"Erasing recordings" on page 37.
To turn on the system, press ?/1 (power).
?/1
(power)
MD indicator MD A
3
1
Insert a recordable MD.
With the arrow
pointing toward
the deck
With the label
side up, and the
shutter on the
righthand side
2
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select "FM" or "AM".
3
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"PRESET" appears.
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