Listening To The Radio; Preset Tuning; Manual Tuning - Sony FST-ZX8 Operating Instructions Manual

To improve tuner reception
When the tuner reception is poor, set the CD
power manage function to "CD POWER OFF".
The default setting is "CD POWER ON".
Use buttons on the system for the operation.
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD"
appears in the display.
2
Press ?/1 to turn off the system.
3
Press ?/1 while holding down x (CD). The
system turns on automatically.
"CD POWER OFF" appears in the display.
To set CD power on
Repeat the procedure above and "CD POWER
ON" appears in the display.
Notes
• When "CD POWER OFF" is selected, disc access
time is increased.
• You cannot change the CD power manage setting in
Power Saving Mode (page 29).
To change the AM tuning interval
The factory settings for AM tuning interval is
9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some areas). To change the
AM tuning interval, select any AM station first,
then turn off the system. While holding down
TUNER ENTER, press ?/1 to turn on the
system again. "AM 10k STEP" or "AM 9k
STEP" appears in the display. When you change
the interval, AM preset stations will be erased.
To reset the interval, repeat the same procedure.
Use buttons on the system for the operation.
Note
You cannot change the AM tuning interval in the
Power Saving Mode (page 29).
Tips
• The preset stations are retained for half a day even if
you unplug the power cord or if a power failure
occurs.
• If you press TUNER/BAND while the system is
turned off, the system turns on automatically and
"TUNER" is selected as the function.
• You can also press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
"TUNER".

Listening to the radio

You can listen to a radio station either by
selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning
in the station.
Listening to a preset station

— Preset Tuning

Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset
them first (see "Presetting radio stations" on
page 16).
1
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select "FM" or "AM".
2
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"PRESET" lights up in the display.
3
Press TUNING +/– (or >+ or –. on
the remote) repeatedly to select the
preset station you want.
Listening to non-preset radio
station

— Manual Tuning

1
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to
select "FM" or "AM".
2
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"MANUAL" lights up in the display.
3
Press TUNING +/– (or >+ or –. on
the remote) repeatedly to tune in the
station you want.
Tips
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
antennas, or connect an external antenna.
• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press
FM MODE repeatedly until "MONO" lights up in
the display. There will be no stereo effect, but the
reception will improve.
• To record from the radio programs, see "Manual
Recording" (page 20).
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