Listening To The Radio; Using Radio Data System (Rds) - Sony MEX-GS820BT Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to the Radio

Listening to the Radio
To listen to the radio, press SRC to select
[TUNER].
Storing automatically (BTM)
1
Press MODE to change the band (FM1,
FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2
Press MENU, rotate the control dial to
select [GENERAL], then press it.
3
Rotate the control dial to select [SET
BTM], then press it.
The unit stores stations in order of
frequency on the number buttons.
Tuning
1
Press MODE to change the band (FM1,
FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2
Perform tuning.
To tune manually
Press and hold / (SEEK –/+) to
locate the approximate frequency, then
press / (SEEK –/+) repeatedly to
finely adjust to the desired frequency.
To tune automatically
Press / (SEEK –/+).
Scanning stops when the unit receives a
station.
Storing manually
1
While receiving the station that you
want to store, press and hold a
number button (1 to 6) until [MEM]
appears.
Receiving the stored stations
1
Select the band, then press a number
button (1 to 6).
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Using Radio Data System
(RDS)
Selecting program types (PTY)
1
Press PTY during FM reception.
2
Rotate the control dial until the
desired program type appears, then
press it.
The unit starts to search for a station
broadcasting the selected program type.
Type of programs
NEWS (News), INFORM (Information), SPORTS
(Sports), TALK (Talk), ROCK (Rock), CLS ROCK
(Classic Rock), ADLT HIT (Adult Hits), SOFT RCK
(Soft Rock), TOP 40 (Top 40), COUNTRY
(Country), OLDIES (Oldies), SOFT (Soft),
NOSTALGA (Nostalgia), JAZZ (Jazz), CLASSICL
(Classical), R & B (Rhythm and Blues), SOFT R&B
(Soft Rhythm and Blues), LANGUAGE (Foreign
Language), REL MUSC (Religious Music), REL
TALK (Religious Talk), PERSNLTY (Personality),
PUBLIC (Public), COLLEGE (College), HABL ESP
(Spanish Talk), MUSC ESP (Spanish Music), HIP
HOP (Hip-Hop), WEATHER (Weather)
Setting clock time (CT)
The CT data from the RDS transmission sets
the clock.
1
Set [SET CT] in [GENERAL] to
[SET CT-ON] (page 22).