Tuner; Presetting Radio Stations; Listening To The Radio; Preset Tuning - Sony CMT-E301 Operating Instructions Manual

Tuner

Presetting radio stations

You can preset up to 24 stations for FM and
AM.
1
Press TUNER (TUNER/BAND on the
remote) repeatedly to select FM or AM.
2
Press and hold TUNING (TUNING/
CLOCK/TIMER on the remote) + or –
until the frequency indication starts to
change, then release it.
Scanning stops automatically when the
system tunes in a station. "STEREO" (for a
stereo program) appears.
If it doesn't stop automatically, press
TUNING (TUNING/CLOCK/TIMER on
the remote) + or – repeatedly to tune in a
station manually.
3
Press TUNER MEM (TUNER MEM/
ENTER/PGM on the remote).
A preset number appears in the display.
The stations are stored from preset number
1.
Preset number
4
Press PRESET + or – until the preset
number you want for the station
flashes.
5
Press ENTER/PGM (TUNER MEM/
ENTER/PGM on the remote).
The station is stored.
6
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other
stations.
10
To tune in a station with a weak
signal
Press TUNING (TUNING/CLOCK/TIMER on
the remote) + or – repeatedly in step 2 to tune
in the station manually.
To set another station to an existing
preset number
Start over from step 1. After step 3, press
PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset
number where you want to store the other
station and the press ENTER/PGM (TUNER
MEM/ENTER/PGM on the remote).
You can preset a new station in the selected
preset number.
To change the AM tuning interval
(except for the European and Middle
Eastern models)
Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet
first, and then set the AM FREQ STEP switch
at the rear to 9 kHz or 10 kHz.
Tip
The preset stations are retained for half a day even if
you unplug the power cord or if a power failure
occurs.

Listening to the radio

–– Preset Tuning
Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory
first.
Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to tune in
the desired preset station.
The preset number appears in the display for a
few seconds.
To Do this
Press ?/1.
Turn off the radio
To listen to non-preset radio stations
Use manual or automatic tuning. For manual
tuning, press TUNER (TUNER/BAND on the
remote) repeatedly to select FM or AM and
then press TUNING (TUNING/CLOCK/
TIMER on the remote) + or – repeatedly.
For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING
(TUNING/CLOCK/TIMER on the remote) +
or –.