Listening To The Radio; Preset Tuning; Manual Tuning - Sony CMT-CP555 Operating Instructions Manual

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

Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first
(see "Presetting radio stations" on page 12).
1
Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION
repeatedly) to switch the function to
tuner.
2
Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to
select "FM" or "AM".
3
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"PRESET" appears in the display.
4
Press – or + (or TUNING – or + on the
unit) repeatedly to select the desired
preset station.
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Listening to non-preset radio
station

— Manual Tuning

1
Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION
repeatedly) to switch the function to
tuner.
2
Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to
select "FM" or "AM".
3
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear from
the display.
4
Press – or + (or TUNING – or + on the
unit) repeatedly to tune in the desired
station.
Note
When switching to CD function from tuner, a longer
time may be required to access the disc. In this case, set
"CD POWER ON" by CD power manage function
(page 13).
Tips
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
antennas, or connect a commercially available
external antenna.
• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press
FM MODE repeatedly until "MONO" appears.
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve.
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "AUTO"
appears in step 3 above, then press – or + (or
TUNING – or + on the unit). The frequency
indication changes and scanning stops when the
system tunes in a station (Automatic Tuning).
• To record the radio programs, use manual recording
(page 18).