Presetting Radio Stations - Sony ST-SB920 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the FM mode
Press FM MODE a few times to select the reception
mode, select either Auto stereo (no indication) or
"MONO".
• Auto stereo mode receives stereo broadcasts with
strong signals. Press FM MODE a few times so that
"MONO" disappears.
• "MONO" receives stations with weak signals.
Stations will be received in monaural but with even
less noise.
Checking the signal strength
You can use the digital signal meter to check the signal
strength of FM frequencies. The display range is from
16 to 70 dB (1µV of radio frequency voltage = 0dB). To
obtain a signal to noise ratio sufficient for receiving a
stereo broadcast, we recommend a reading greater
than 50 dB. (You can also change the FM MODE while
using the signal meter to determine the best reception.)
The ST-SB920 also lets you use the digital signal meter
with the AM band. With AM, display range is from 0
to 15 (larger values indicate stronger signals).
1
Tune in an FM or AM (ST-SB920 only) station.
2
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display the digital
signal meter.
3
Rotate the FM or AM (ST-SB920 only) aerial to
obtain the strongest signal.
Advanced Tuner Operations

Presetting Radio Stations

This section shows you how to store up to 30 of your
favorite FM or AM (MW and LW) stations manually
onto preset codes made up of characters (A, B, or C)
and numbers (1 - 0), such as A7. You can store up to 10
stations on each of the 3 different letters. You can use
these letters to classify stations according to music
category or station band.
ST-SB920
Numeric
buttons
SHIFT
g
1 2 3 4 5
SHIFT
EON AUTO–BETICAL
DISPLAY PTY TA NEWS/INFO SELECT MEMORY BAND ON/OFF
RDS • ACTIVE SELECTION MODE
MEMORY
ST-SE520
SHIFT
EON
TA NEWS / INFO PTY DISPLAY
AUTO-BETICAL
MEMORY FM MODE BAND
SELECT
SHIFT 1 2 3 4 5
Numeric
MEMORY
buttons
1
Tune in the FM, MW, or LW station you want to
store.
2
Press MEMORY.
"MEMORY" appears along with the lowest vacant
code to indicate that the tuner is ready to store the
station.
3
Press SHIFT repeatedly to select either A, B, or C.
The letter you selected appears in the display.
4
Press a numeric button (1 - 0).
The tuner stores the station at the preset code you
specified.
5
Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations.
z
RDS Station names are stored automatically
When you preset an RDS station broadcasting station
name information, the station name is automatically
stored at the station preset.
z
If you want to label the stations
Follow the procedure described in "Naming the Preset
Stations" on page 12.
TUNING / SELECT
6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT
TUNING MODE
ANTENNA FM MODE CHARACTER MENU RETURN ENTER
MENU ENTRY
CHARACTER TUNE MODE TUNING / SELECT
MENU RETURN
ENTER
6 7 8 9 0 DIRECT
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