Tuner; Listening To The Radio - Sony MHC-EC919iP Operating Instructions Manual

Tuner

Listening to the radio

1
Select the tuner function (FM/
AM).
Press TUNER (or FUNCTION on the
unit) repeatedly.
2
Perform tuning.
For automatic scanning
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly
until "AUTO" appears, and then
press TUNING+/TUNING. Scanning
stops automatically when a station
is found.
If the scanning does not stop, press
 to stop scanning, then perform
manual tuning (below).
For manual tuning
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly
until "MANUAL" appears, and
then press TUNING+/TUNING
repeatedly to tune to the desired
station.
When you tune to a station that
provides RDS services, the station
name appears on the display
(European model only).
Tip
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo
station, press REPEAT/FM MODE repeatedly
until "MONO" appears to turn off stereo
reception. You will lose stereo effect, but
reception will improve.
Presetting radio stations
1
Tune to the desired station.
2
Press TUNER MEMORY to
select the tuner memory
mode.
3
Press PRESET+/PRESET
repeatedly to select the
desired preset number.
If another station is already
assigned to the selected preset
number, the station is replaced by
the new station.
4
Press to store the station.
5
Repeat steps 1 through 4 to
store other stations.
You can preset up to 20 FM and
10 AM stations. The preset stations
are retained for about half a day
even if you disconnect the power
cord or if a power failure occurs.
To tune to a preset radio station
If you registered a radio station to a
preset number 1 to 4, the radio station
will be tuned in by just pressing the
TUNER MEMORY NUMBER (1 to 4)
when the system function is set to FM
or AM.
If you registered a radio station
to a preset number 5 or higher,
press TUNING MODE repeatedly
until "PRESET" appears then press
PRESET+/PRESET repeatedly to
select the desired preset number.
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