Sony icf-sw55 Operating instructions

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LW/MW/SW/FM Stereo PLL Synthesized Receiver
ICF-SW55
Operating instructions page 2
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Owner's Record
The model number is located on the upper panel and the
serial number is located under the rear stand.
Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer
to thesa numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product,
Mode! No. ICF-SW55 Serial No.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
the unit to rain of moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the
cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel
only.
“Important notice about repairing this unit
When you ask your dealer to repair this unit, it is possible that
the mamorized data that you have programmed in the unit will be
. erased,
The erased data is not guaranteed by the dealer. We recommend
you ta keep a memorandum of the Important data.
For the Customers in the United States
INFORMATION
This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if
Not installed and used proper, thai is, in strict accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions, may cause interfarence to radio and
televisión reception. H nas been type tested and found to comply
with tha limits for a Class B computing device In accordance with
the apecifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which ae
designed ta provide reasonabe protection against such inte-terence
in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that inter-
ferenre vill nat.eaCur in a particular installation. JF this equipment
does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by tuming the equipment aff ang on, the user is
ancouraged to try to correct the intarference by ona or mare of the
following measures:
Reorient the recaiving antenna
Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver
Move the equipment away from the receiver
Plug the equipment into a difterent outlet so that equipment and
recalver are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced
ragio/teievigion technician lor additional suggestions. The usar may
find tha following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications
Commission heiptul:
*How to tdentify and Resolve RadioTV intarference Problema”.
This booklet is available from the U.S. Govemment Printing Office,
Washington, DC 204072. Stock No. 004-000-00345-4,
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NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
IMPORTANT
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with
the following cod
Blue: — Neutral
Brown: Live
Ag the colours of the wires In the mains lead of this
apparatus may ngt correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows:
The wire which ig coloured blue must be connected to the
terminal which 15 marked with the letter № or cotourad black.
The wire whirh4s coloured brown must be connected to the
termina: which is marked with the letter L or coloured red,
Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug
which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol
= or coloured green or green-and-yeilow.
The ICF-SWS5 is available in various types with differences *
‚ in frequency coverage and othér varlances, corresponding |
to the regulations of different countries.
The main differences ara shown In the following table,
* Please check the type of your unit with respect to each
item. .
The AM {LW/MW/SW) and FM frequency ranges are i
; indicated on the bottom of your unit. !
— Despite the above differences, the operating proceduras of
all the types are identical. The differencas ara clearty
! described in the text as required. |
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po. 9 11507 286kHz | 331 - 1602kHz | 30-26 10K | 67.5 108MP | |
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Table of Contents
Warning .... reee nara 2
Features ........ . .. ... eee 4
Precautions .......... La, 5
Location and function of cantrols ..................... 6
Power SOUICES ....... aaa 12
Setting the clock .............. 2 eee aaa 15
Preset station tuning .............. a 21
Direct tuning ............2.. arias 23
Manual tuning ............ eee arias 25
Sean tuning ........... 2. aa ae Lean 30
Memorizing stations ............... 20900. aa ae 32
Howtosetthetimer ......... .............. ......... 37
Howtosetthealarm......... ........ ............... 42
Sleep timeroperation ....... .......... ........... ... 46
External antenna connection... ........ ...... ... .... 47
Recording a broadcast .......................... .... 50
Troubleshooting guide .. .......... ........_.. _...... 52
Specifications ........2111 412 aa LL LL LL LL 54
Features
= An LW/MWISWIFM portable receiver with worldwide band
coverage.
* Quartz controlled PLL (Phase Locked Loop) synthesizer
system using a microcomputer makes pinpoint tuning easy.
* Worldwide clock for international use.
+ Smooth tuning with manual rotary tuning dial.
» Four tuning methods are available; Preset Station Tuning,
direct tuning, manual tuning and scan tuning
Preset Station Tuning... Tuning in a preset station by
selecting the page and pressing the memory button,
Each page accomodates 5 stations and up to 125 stations
can be preset. For sach page, a title label can be input.
(Page @)
Direct tuning... Tuning in the station by inpulting the
frequency of the station directly, (Page
Manual tuning... Tuning in the station by turning the dial.
Even if you don't know the frequnecy of the station, you can
tune in the station precisely. (Page
Scan tuning... Scanning the stations automatically. (Page @)
« Other features
Current time in somes place In the world can be checked.
(Page @)
Clock display... You can select between the local time and
the UTC {Universal Time Coordinated) time indication.
(Раде @}
5 timer settings... You can preset a desired station to be
received at a desired time. (Pa
5 alarm settings... Buzzer and title will tell you the time.
{Page @)
timer... Turns the radio off automatically within 60, 45,
3 or 15 minutes. (Page @)
Three different sources: internal batteries, house
current and car battery.
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1; e Battery empty indication @
o— Key protect indication @
While this indication appears, all the functions af the buttons
and dial are locked.
AM band and SW meter band
TRY AGAIN! indication @
Appears when the frequency outside the frequency range
is input.
PAGE number, AL (alarm) FU (AM function) indication
4 indication
Indicates the memory which is being selected.
SIGNAL/BATTERY (signal strength/battery) meter @
Band, frequency and CAL indication
CAL appears when power is supplied or when calibration
adjustment is made.
FAST SLOW LOCK (dial tuning mode) indication @
LABEL EDIT indication @
AM mode indication
9kHz or 10KHz MW channel step indication
AM USB LSB indication
WIDE NARR (wide or narrow selectivity) indication
Memories (1 to 5)
Tha numbers (from 1 to 5) correspond to memory buttons (M1 to MS).
A frame appears around a memory number when the station is
preset in that memory.
AM function indication
CAL (calibration), 9k/10k, MODE (AM, USB ar LSB mode), WIN
{wide or narow selectivity).
Power Sources
ii Te ОТО:
install four R6 (size AA) batteries with correct polarity as
illustrated.
Battery replacement
Check the battery condition by pressing the LIGHT/BATT
CHECK button. When the SIGNAL/BATTERY meter stays at
the position 2.3, the battery empty indication begins to flash.
Prepare new batteries when the 3 {battery empty)
indication flashes. If this indication lights steadily, which
shows that the batleries are completely exhausted, radio
reception becomes impossible.
Battery replacement should be made within 3 minutes
because all the memorized data except for the page memory
{pages from 1 to 25) will be erased if more than 3 minutes
have passed.
Notas
* Even when the unit is not to be used for a long period of time, keep
the batteries installed for tha back-up of the clock and the built-in
computer
» The internal batteries do not discharge while the power is supplied
through the AC power adaptor or from a car battery. However, keep
the batteries installed as a back-up in case of sudden power intar-
ruption or remaval of the car battery cord.
Battery life
You can t Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries to last for about
10 hours AM FM reception and 7 hours for AM reception. This
assumes listening for four hours a day at normal volume.
House Current _
Use the supplied AC power adaptor The AC power adaptor
operated either on 110 — 120V or 220 — 240V.
Connect the AC power adaptor to DC IN 6V and the other end
to a wall outlet.
to a wall с
Screwdriver
Notes
* Before connecting the AC power adaptor, be sure to set the voltage
of the adaptor to the local power ting voltage.
« For the customers whose unit is supplied with an AC plug adaptor;
Use it if the AC power adaptor does not match the outlet.
For the customers in the U.K. and in the U.S.A.
The AC power adaptor operates ody on 240V AC (U.K) and
only on 120¥ AC (U.S.A), s0 adjustment of the voltage setting
is not necessary.
Note on the AC power adaptor
Use only the supplied AC power adaptor. Do not use any other AC
power adaptor.
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Polarity of the plug
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Use the Sony DCC-E160L car battery cord (not supplied).
Connect the car battery cord to DC IN BY and the other end to
a cigarette lighter socket of the car.
to a Cigarette
lighter socket
car battery cord {not supplied)
Notes
* When the AC power adaptor or car battery cord is connected to the
DE IN EV jack, the internal batteries (if present) are automatically
disconnected. (See page (Y.
. While using the unit with the car battery cord. you may hear a
noise caused by the spark in a car engine. This is not malfunction
of the unit.
Setting the Clock
Before setting the clock, check the time difference between
the locaMime in your area and the UTC time by referring to
the table Îk page @. Some city names and their time
difference from UTC are already memorized at the factory.
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Sat POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Check the current time indication.
When the LOCAL current time appears, skip this step.
When the UTC current time appears, press UTCILOCAL
button.
While pressing TIME DIFF SET, turn the TUNEMOG dial
until your city name or the time difference" between your
local time and the UTC time appears.
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While preasing TIME DIFF SET. the 4€ indication (if already
displayed) disappears temporarily.
4 When “summer time” is not used in your area or 4 is
already displayed, skip this step.
Press SUMMER ON/OFF if your area is now in the
"summer time” period (under daylight saving time).
+ appears.
While pressing TIME SET, tum the TUNEVOG dial to adjust
the current local time.
The clock starts operating.
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Notes
e When pressing TIME SET, city name or time difference appears.
» Current UTC time is displayed when you press the UTCILOCAL
button. (UTC indication appears).
*Here, this means time difference during the standard time as
shown in the table in page @ (not under daylight saving time).
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Setting the Clock
Zero second adjustment
if you want to adjust the time exactly to the second with a
telephone time signal, proceed as in the following example.
Example: To set to 15:15
1 Adjust the time indication to 15:15 in step 5 in page Q.
release TUNE/JOG but keep TIME SET pressed.
à Release TIME SET simultaneously with the telephone time
signal. The clock begins to show the precise time.
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Zero second adjustment is not made by pressing TIME SET only.
Once turn the TUNENOG dial while pressing TIME SET.
Difference between local time and UTC (Universal Time
Coordinated)
The table shows the difference between the local time and
the UTC time in each area. The differences marked with a
plus sign (+) indicate the number of hours ahead of the UTC.
The differences marked with a minus sign (—) indicate the
number of hours behind the UTC.
To see the time differance during the period for daylight
saving time or “Summer Time” (if necessary), add one hour
to the difference indicated in the table.
| Area or city | Label presai | Time difference
. Argentina __ -30
_ Buenos Aires T BUENOSA ——° -300
Austral ia
Rio de Janeiro
| Manaus nN
Toronto
‚Montreal
Canary Islands
Chile
Santiago
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| city | Labet preast
China FL) a a ea eo peneana 1 500
“Being BEIJING
“Denmark `
Ecuador )
Gairo CAIRO
En oa
Finyng оне
France _
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| Germany =.
Berlín
1 Athens
| ——]—
+ Hawaii
bon
| Honolulu —_ HONOLULU __ _!___-10:00_
“ Hong Kong | HONGKONG + 8:00
India 1
: CALCUTTA
Calcutta
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PTS | JAKARTA 7:00
! Iran | pa
Tehran | TEHRAN + 3:30
A 100
Rome | ROME ANO 0
Japan +300
Tokyo ! TOKYO +900
Kenya ee ere ea e IO
| Nairobi | NAIROBI +300
| Korea (D.P.R) LL +900
y Seoul __ 1 SECUL Lote
| Malaysia 1 1 + 8:00
Mexico Зы венец
Tijuana | - 8:00
| MEXIC :
Maidives | MALDIVES +500 —
Netherlands ! _ N + 1:00 _
,__... Amsterdam (AMSTERDA © 00
“New Caledonia Di |
Noumea ‚ NOUMEA +11:00
; New Zealand 1 cm +. 12:00
Auckland 1 AUCKLAND + 12:00
“Norway | +100 .
| Pakistan i В
| Karachi | KARACHI +500
Setting the Clock
| Area or city T Labe! preset
Panama ' PANAMA
PEO
Cina Livia | с
Philippines o +8:00
Poland 100 EL LL +100 "
Portugal 2 D 1 2000
- Saudi Arabia О) + 2:00
pa AMADA Tio
Senegal o ;
Dakar - DA
“ Singapore CU SINGAPOR TO
Spain оне _
Madrid iba"
OSfiLanka ОО ООО у
Stockholm
| STOCKHOL 1 +10
. + -- 1
CSwitzerdand ta ADO
Zurich 4 ZURICH __ +10
AUT TC 050000
; Taiwan ; — 1000
Bangkok BANGKOK e
|
. United Arab Emirates
‚ _— Роба!
United Kingdom
__ London
usa ——
1
1 i
| LONDON + 0:00
! TT | © —
+
..28n Francisco 1! SANFRAN
os Angeles
| Venezuela
— Caracas
For arras where “summer time” {daylight saving time) is used
Press SUMMER ON/OFF during the summer time pariod to таке
appear, as stated in step 4 in page @, and press again at the end of
the summer time. The lime indication will be changed automatically.
When the ciock has been set during the standard time period, press
SUMMER ON/OFF at the beginning of the summer time. Tha time
indication will change to the summer time indication.
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Even while you are listening to the radio, you can know the
time in some other place in the world without affecting the
radio reception.
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1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
2 While pressing WORLD TIME, turn the TUNENOG dial until
the desired city name or the time difference" between
desired place and the UTC appears,
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3 Keep pressing WORLD TIME. Keep pressing SUMMER
ON/OFF if your desired place is in the summer time period.
Read the time shown in the display.
Alsc you can read the time difference between your tocai
time and the time in your desired place, which is displayed
just above the current time.
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*Here, this means time difference as shown in the table in page @.
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Setting the Clock
NIGHT:
TIME DIFF
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Press NIGHT/TIME DIFF.
The area on the world map where it is night (from about 18:60
to 6:00) will be shaded. This is useful as a reference for bettar
reception of SW. because SW is received better in the
nighttime than in the daytime.
Adjust the time difference only. Local time can be changed by
adjusting the time difference.
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Note
The UTC time, local time and the time difference are related to each
other as follows:
(Time difference) = (Local time) — (UTC time)
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Preset Station Tuning
in the staftin easily just by selecting the page and pressing
the neces memory button.
Some stations are already preset in this unit at the factory.
Let's try to receive some of the preset stations,
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Once oa of the stations are preset, you can tune
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The illustration does not necessarily show
the preset memory or station.
Set POWERILOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Extend the antenna. See page @.
Press PAGE FEED + or — to find a page where a title
label is already written.
A frame appears around the memory number.
Press an M1 — M5 which corresponds to the memory
number inside a frame.
Adjust VOLUME.
After listening, tum off the radio by pressing ON/OFF.
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You can also presat the stations according to your own Préférence.
See page €.
Notes
+ Tuning conditions differ vary much according to the area, time,
troadcasting condition, etc. so you may not be able to tune in the
station with these procedures, I! you cannot, try another memory or
page for another station.
s When power is supplied, calibration adjustment is made automati-
cally. {CAL indication appears.) But, when transporting the unit to
a place where the temperature is very different than before,
proceed as follows:
1 Press AM.
2 Press AM FUNCTION.
3 Press M1.
AM calibration adjustment will be made in a moment.
4 Press AM FUNCTION again.
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Preset Station Tuning
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Adjust the antenna as illustrated.
For LW/MW reception
Retract the telescopic antenna. The built-in ferrite bar antenna
activates. Since this antenna is directionai, rotate the unit
horizontally for optimum direction.
For SW reception
Pull out the telescopic antenna to its full tength and set it
vertically.
For FM reception
Full out the telescopic antenna tc expose its swivel base and
adjust its length, angle and direction.
LW/MW
Notes
+ Adjust the antenna within the range as Hlustrated. Be caretui noi to
turn thé antenna forcibly because it might be broken,
* IF there is a flucrescent lamp just above the radio and the reception
is noisy, keep the radio away from tha lamp.
» |f reception |g unsatisfactory with the telescopic antenna or the
built-in ferrite bar antenna, connect an external antenna for AM (LW
MW) anc SW. See page Q tor details.
External antenna connection for FM cannot be done,
* In vehicles or bulldings, radio recention may be difficult or noisy.
Try listening near the window.
« if the received sound is distorted or noisy, adjust the antenna
carefuHy.
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Direct Tuning
If you knew the frequency of a station to be received, you can
tune in a a easily by direct tuning.
Set POWERILOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM.
For LW, MW or SW press AM.
Input the frequency of the desired station by pressing
DIRECT TUNING numeric butions.
Press EXE.
Adjust VOLUME.
After listening, turn aff the radio by pressing ON/OFF.
To input a frequency
Example: AM 1,242kHz HU
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To input an AM frequency whose three digits are all 0
Example: AM 1,000kHz iran
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Direct Tuning
Notes
+ After pressing a numeric button, press next one within 5 seconds.
It you do nat. the indication will return to the previously received
station.
= With direct tuning, the fraquency 1s displayed in steps of the
following intervals, depending on the band.
AM: 1kHz
FM: 0.05MHz
If you input a frequency between the intervals, the frequency at the
interval just below will be tuned in and displayed.
For example, if you input FM 92.59MHz, FM 92.55MHz will be tuned
in and displayed.
if “TRY AGAIN!" indication appears
You have input the frequency outside the frequency range. Try
again to input the appropriate frequency.
If you notice a mistake while inputting
Press EXE once and input the frequency again.
On AM SENS selector
For AM reception, normally set AM SENS in the left side to
NORM. If the received station is very weak, set it to DX and
if received station is too strong to become distorted, set it
to LOCAL,
On MONO STEREO selector (only for listening through
stereo samhones)
For £M reception, normally set MONO STEREG in the right
side to STEREO. When it is hard to hear the broadcast due to
noise, set to MOND. The reception will be more stable and
noise will be reduced. In this mode, there is no stereo effect.
When you are listening to the news
Set TONE in the right side to NEWS. Human voice will be
heard more clearly. When you are listening to music, set it
to MUSIC.
What is key protection?
When KEY PROTECT is pressed, o—
appears on tha display. While it is displayed, KEY PROTECT
all the functions of the buttons and dial are NE
locked, even though you can press or turn ! |
them. This prevents accidental change of
the received station.
To release tha key protection, press KEY
PROTECT again.
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Manual Tuning
Use manual tuning when you do not know the frequency of
the station you Want to tune in, or when you want to tune in
judging with Mon ears, There are two ways of tuning in:
Dial tuning and Step tuning.
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM.
For LW, MW or SW reception, press AM.
Turn the TUNENOG dial to search for the desired staion.
Turn the dial clockwise for higher frequencies and counterctock-
wise for lower frequencies.
Adjust VOLUME.
After listening, turn off the radio by pressing ON/OFF.
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Notes
« The frequency changes in the following steps according to the dial
tuning made set to FAST or SLOW. Setting is adjusted by the
FASTISLOWILOCK button,
FM C.5MHz : 0.05MHz
! AM kHz approx. 0.1kHz"
*Indication of each 0.1kHz does not appear.
+ For AM reception in USB or LSB, set the tuning mode to SLOW
and turn the TUNEAQOG dial slowly.
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Manual Tuning
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER,
Press ON/OFF.
Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM.
For LW MN ог SW reception. press AM.
Press the STEPISCAN -K: or ем + ‚10 search for the
desired station.
One push changes the AM frequency in the steps shown in the
table in page QS.
Tune in the station more precisely with the TUNEMOG dial.
For FM, the frequency changes avery 0.05MHz.
5 Adjust VOLUME.
After listening, tum off the radio by pressing ON/OFF.
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How to use the AM BAND + or AM BAND — button
In AM reception, when you press this button, frequency indica-
tion will jump to the lowest frequency in the neighboring
frequency range.
To prevent the frequency from fluctuating when the
TUNENOG dial is accidentally touched
Pa dial tuning mode to LOCK by pressing FAST/SLOWS
FAST/SLOW
LOCK
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The MW chariiel step is factory-set to 9kHz or 10kHz to
match the frequency allocation system of the country. If you
use the radio where the frequency allocation system is based
on the other interval, proceed as fellows:
Set POWERILOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Press AM.
Press AM FUNCTION.
Press M3.
The channel step has been changed.
Display changes to 9k or 10k vice versa.
6 Press AM FUNCTION again.
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The frequency allocation of the area
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10kHz step !
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Manual Tuning
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5 Selectivity for this unit is adjusted WIDE or NARK (narrow) For SSB reception, pro as follows:
automatically according to the frequency input. But if the
reception is poor because of too much noise or interference,
proceed as follows:
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1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
2 Press ONIOFF.
3 Press AM.
4 Input the frequency with DIRECT TUNING numeric buttons
1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER, and EXE.
2 Press ON/OFF. | - Display changes automatically to LSB or USB according to
3 Press AM. tha frequency input.
4 Press AM FUNCTION, Example: (7) — “EXE
5 Press M5. - —
The indication changes to WIDE or NARR vice versa. The Imma
reception will be improved, Ам НЫ вне
6 Press AM FUNCTION again.
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5 Turn the TUNEMOG dial to find a station.
- Finally tune in with the TUNENOG dial with the dial tuning 4
mode set to SLOW. 7
If you want to manually change the display among `
LSB, USB or AM
Press AM FUNCTION, then press M4.
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SSB is very popular among ham and business radio and will :
be found on all of the amateur bands because of its signal ;
intelligibility. я
) In general, SSB transmissions employ USB modulation, and a
for amateur bands lower than 10MHz, LSB is often used. ;
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Scan Tuning
Use scan tuning to automaticail i i
y scan the stations in
frequency range of a broadcast band. nthe
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1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER,
2 Press ON/OFF.
3 Select the desired band by Ё
pressing FM or AM.
4 Press STEPISCAN - 2 orca- for about 1 second.
Within ine frequency range of the table in page @. scan
uning will begin and stop automati tation i
and W ically when a station is
5 Tune in the station more preci i
sel i
Y necessary D y wIth the TUNE/JJOG dial
6 Adjust VOLUME.
After listening, turn off the radio by pressing ONIQFF,
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‘8000 620 | em” | Yes | kHz | AMWIE _
e251- 6909 | SM i E "USB NARROW |
7000- 7096 | SW | 5кнг | LSB NARROW *
7100-7400, Am | Yes | SkHZ AM WIDE.
"7100— 7400 | SW | skhz | LSB NARROW
- 7401- 9398 sw | SkHz : USB NARROW
9400-10000 1 31m “Yes | SkHz * AM WIDE ue
! 10001-11400 | SW TTT SKHz_; USB NARROW
| 11600-12150 | 26m | Yes SKHZ ¡AM WIDE
Cast 13489 SW | SHE USB NARROW |
53500-13000 | 2m: Yes 17 SkHz AMWIDE
14390114909; sw SkHz [USBN/ NARROW
15000-16700 | tom | Yes | SkMz_. AMWIDE
| 5701-17449 | SW | — | kHz | USB NARROW |
47450-18000 | 6m Yes SkHz_ _ AM WIDE
- ——— + + — — — = — —— т
: 18001 — 21449 —_—w |. | kHz | USB NARROW :
21450 — 21950 so | wm т —AMWIDE |
Г 21951-25599 SW SkHz | USB NARROW .
25600-26100 | 11m; Yes | SE TAM WIDE
26101-20009 | sw | 777 skhz | USBNARROW |
“When MW channel step is is кН.
Note
In some countries, it is impossible to receive some frequencies, The
frequency ranges which can be received are indicated on the bottom
exterior of your unit.
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Memorizing Stations
Note on the page “00”
The presel stations memorized in page "00" can also be used as the
memories for timer operation {see раде @
To Memorize in page “00”, press TIMER MEMORY in the step 3 of the
next section and do the same procedures as described.
e
e pages from 1 to
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Press PAGE FEED + or - to sel i
ect the
memorizing. désires page for
Tune in the desired station by direct, ma
» manual or scan
tuning. (See pages @. @ and @)
While pressing ENTER, press an M1 — M5 which
cofresponds to the memory number wher
on @ YOU want to
A frame appears around the memory number which tells
you that the memorizing has been completed.
Note
Frequency, AMAUSEBILSB and AM bang wi
me it width WIDE or NARR) are
=> to Ро —
<
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a.
ST
To check which station is memorized
While presse CHECK, press an M1 to M5 whose memory
should be chegked. The frequency already preset in thai
memory is shown in the disptay independently of the station
now baing received,
While the mamory button is pressed, the SIGNAL meter
indication disappears.
To erase the memorized station
If you memorize a station in the same memory (1-15), tha
previous station is erased automatically. If you want to erase
the station without adding a new one: while pressing ERASE,
press the corresponding memory button (M1- M5).
The frame around the memory number disappears which
shows that memory has become vacant.
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Memorizing Stations
oo (J
; 10
Ole «
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Press ON/OFF.
Press PAGE FEED + or — to select the page.
Press anM1— M5 whose memory number is surrounded
with in a frame.
& LM =
When you go back to the latest page
Each time you press LAST PAGE, the number of the page
previously memorized or received is displayed. In total,
8 pages are shown in this descending order. This button is
convenient to use to go back to a station you often listen to.
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Ea a. ERA Lu = mi Moa
Titles can be added In each page from 1 to 25. You can also
use the titles preset at the factory.
In page “00”. TIMER {M} label is already memorized and
cannot be erased.
When using a tte preset at the factory
1 Press PAGE FEED + or — to select the page.
2 While pressing LABEL EDIT, tum the TUNENOG dial.
Titles already preset appear in the display.
3 Release LABEL EDIT when you find the desired title.
Now the title label is memorized.
The preset tite labels are as follows:
BBC, D-WELLE, A-BEWIN, R-FRANCE, R-JAPAN, R-MOSCOW,
VOA, APPOINTM (appointment), MEETING, TELEPHON
(telephone)
a
cay Ba
Cte A A
ali a
Memorizing Stations
When adding your own title
You can make a title which has up to 8 characters Letters,
numerals or marks such as ( )/ + — » are used.
Freely think out your own titles such as JAZZ, POPS, NEWS,
FM or AM according fo the stations memorized in the
same page.
ABC... 123...
DELETE INSERT
Press LABEL EDIT.
While the LABEL EDIT indication flashes, select the first
character with the numericiletter/mark buttons. Each time
vou select one character, press STEP/SCANc+, then move
to the next character to be selected.
At the end of the title, press EXE.
Now your own title label has been memorized.
nN =
Lo
Note
LABEL EDIT indication flashes for about 20 seconds after pressing
any button. When no character is input during this period, the indica-
tion retums to the previous condition. In this case, press LABEL
EDIT to try again.
To select the character to input
Numeric buttons work as letter buttons when the ABC... (FM)
button is pressed and they return to numerals when the 123...
(AM) button is pressed. One button comprises three letters.
For example, if you press the button “1” continuously, the
character changes from À — B — C and À.
To delete or add the character
Press LABEL EDIT.
2 Press STEP/SCAN -Ksorca+to make the flashing move to
the desired position.
To delete the flashing character, press DELETE (AM BAND
—
ca
+).
To add a character, press INSERT (AM BAND —) to make
a space and select the desired character
Press EXE.
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da
How to Set the Timer
You can set up to 5 different memories for timer operation.
The memories Re preset in page “00”. (See page @)
Before setting the timer, make sure that the desired station is
memorized in the desired memory number. In page “00”, it a
frame does not appear around the desired memary number,
see page € and memarize it.
Note
When you ran longer than 20 seconds to proceed a step, the unit
returns to the condition just before step 2. In this case, proceed
again from step 2.
1 10
5
6,8
{a
CIO
4 7
1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
The ON/OFF bution can ba at either ON or OFF.
2 Press TIMER SET.
A frame appears around the memory number where the station is
memarized in page “00”.
The »TIMER* appears. The time itsell and operation time
appear when they have been already input. These are the
memorized contents in the memory which Ma points.
When nothing is memorized, — (Minus) appears.
нь |
| #TINERE | |)
(To be continued}
37
slo
How to Set the Timer
(Continued)
3 Press the corresponding M1 te M5 button to place «a in
the desired memory from 1 to 5. Tha memories 1-5
op Pond to the broadcasting stations Dréset in page
4 Press START TIME.
The START TIME indication flashes.
5 Check tha L or U indication.
tL MIE
ом.
1, 89
L: Timer will be set according to the local time.
LU: Timer will be set according to UTC.
To change the indication, press the UTC/LOCAL button.
Input the timer-on time directly with the numeric buttons, 7
button, numeric buttons and finally EXE, -
La]
Example START TIME
?-25-08-8- Be сео
For a litte further adjustment, while pressing the START TIME,
tum the TUNE/JOG dial,
7 Press OPR TIME.
OPR TIME and MIN flash.
Input the time length of the timer Operation in minutes
{from 1 to 199 minutes} with the numeric buttons and
finally press EXE.
Gén Tiki
3 ame
O indication appears, but the timer ¡a not completely
prepared at this stage, Follow the next steps.
Time length can be also adjusted as follows: While pressing
OPR TIME, tum the TUNEMOG dial.
9 Press TIMER SET to quit the + TIMER « page.
10 Press STANDBY so that STANDBY indication appears.
When the STANDBY is already indicated, this step is not
necessary.
со
Example 3) + © - EXE}
STANDBY
Now the timer is set to activate. At the preset time, saiectad memory
will start even when the power is tumed off (but at least POWER;
COCK should be gat at POWER) or when you are listening to another
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Exampie
In page 00: statidg A is pregat in memory “1”
In memory “1” ny TIMER » page: the starting time 1s set at
23:30 and operation time is set tor 90 minutes
—Station A will start at 23.30 and disconnect after 90 minutes.
{Remaining time indication reduces from 90 MIN.)
Note on STANDBY button
The STANDBY putton activates ait the timer and alarm
settings at ope. After a setting has been completed by
pressing the STANDBY button, ail new settings in either the
timer or alarm page are automatically activated when you quit
the page. The (STANDBY) indication which appeared during
the setting changes ta STANDBY al that time and the unit
enters the standby condition. If you press the STANDBY
button again (in step 10), all the settings will be deactivated
and the unit will not operate at the set time.
You should be accustomed to make sure the indication
STANDBY when using timer or alarm!
Whatis 5 mark?
This shows that the following three conditions are satisfied:
* A station is preset in that memory.
a Timeron time is set.
* Timer operation time is set.
But this does not mean that the timer is sat. Always make
sure of the STANDBY indication after timer setting. When
STANDBY indication does not appear, the timer will NOT
activate,
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Sats inch A dd oe
How to Set the Timer ———— - —
When two or more memories overlap, priority is transferred eu А
one and after to the memory whose timer-on time is thé dae rar
y - earliest. Once you set the tirler, the timer w
completely erasa the timer setting, proc
eed as follows:
Mi
Example 1 Set POWERILOCK to POWER. .
Memory 1 {station A is preset) » Press TIMER SET. en
Memory 2 {station 8 is preset) « TIMER a appears.
3 While pressing ERASE, press the corresponding M1 —M5
7:00 45 mun. 745 а
arm ; regardiess ofAhe au position. a ; .
Memory | 1% mi {reg settings for start time and oparation time in that memory will {
7 min 73 i
- > Метогу 2 5 | be cleared.
" 4 Press TIMER SET.
Nba reset ents rent!
A a
Station A starts at 7:00 and will be replaced with station B at 7:15 Tg EU *
and station B will stop at 7:30. At that time, station A will not start я PN В (5 Es 74 No os :
wo He ИЕ STE A ivre |
à
again and the power will be disconnected. | a : A к
While pressing CHECK, press an M1 —M5 whose correspand-
Notes |
) ars around the
« When you press TIMER SET while the STANDBY indication ing memory you want to Ko К, frame o frequency of
appears, the indication changes to (STANDBY). If the start time memory number). While CH is pr@ sed ed
already set comes before you quit the «TIMER e page, the timer the station preset in that memory 18 displayed.
operation will be canceled.
This also happens in alarm setting, in current time adjustment and
in time diffarence adjustment. | start time comes during these
operations, the timer operation will be canceled. CHECK
] = When the timer activates, SLEEP indication and remaining lime i
indication appear, and they disappear when the remaining time
elapass,
* Sound volume of the radio activated by the timer, depends on the
VOLUME contral setting.
Once you sat the timer, the timer will activate at the same
time everyday until you release it. To cancel the unnecessary
timer operation on a particular day without completely erasing
the setting, proceed as follows:
—
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Press TIMER SET.
» TIMER # appears.
Press the M1 - M5 corresponding to tha timer memory you
don't need that day and press STANDBY.
The © mark will disappear from the corresponding
Mo
Lo]
memory.
Pushing STANDBY again, resats the timer operation. The 6
mark will come on again.
Press TIMER SET.
4
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4
How to Set the Alarm
5 settings of the alarm will tell you the time by buzzer and/or
indication,
Note
When you take longer time than 20 seconds to procead a step. the
unit returns to the condition just before step 2. In this case, proceed
again from step 2.
1
2
+
. En
=>
10
4
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
The ON/OFF button can be at either ON or OFF
Press ALARM SET.
“AL” indication appears. The time itself and beep type
appear when they have been already input. These are the
memorized contents in the memory which “Ld points.
When nothing is memorized, — {minus} appears.
Select the memory with an M1- M5.
The Ma mark wili move to the corresponding memory + — 5.
Press ALARM TIME,
START TIME indication tlashes.
Check the L or U indication.
L: Alarm will be set according to the local time.
U: Alarm will be set according to the UTC.
To change the indication, press UTC/LOCAL button.
Input the alarm-on time,
Input the time directly with the numeri buttons, .: button
numeric buttons and finally EXE. - ;
For further adjustment, while pressing ALARM TIME, turn the
TUNENOG dial.
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> ¡RDA BUD... und
—
7
æ
ua
with MA numeric buttons and EXE. The trial beep will
sound When pressing numeric buttons (except for the
beep type 0).
Beep type 0... No sound but title will appear and ta
will flash to notify you without disturbing others.
Beep !ype 1-8... Beep sound will be heard once to
8 times.
type 8 … Wakeup beep will sound.
Nowic:appears in the selected memory.
Beep 1yne can be aíso selected as follows: While pressing BEEP
TYPE, turn ле TUNEJOG dia! to select from 0 to 9. The inal
beep will sound whan BEER TYPE is released (except for the
beep typa O).
Enter the alarm title for each memory in the same way as
for title editing on page 48. if necessary.
The alarm is not completely set at this stage. Follow the
next steps.
Press ALARM SET to quit the alarm page.
“AL” indication disappears.
Press STANDBY so that STANDBY indication appears,
if STANDBY has been already indicated, this step is not
Necessary,
| STANDBY
wi yu TYPE and select the type of alarm sound
d
Now the alarm is set to activate,
At the time set. buzzer sound will be heard and the vo mark
in the selected memory will flash. The display will be
illuminated for about 15 seconds.
The title will continue to be displayed for about 1 hour. To
make the title disappear, press any button. (If Suis displayed,
prass KEY PROTECT and then press any other button.)
Wake-up beap (beep type 9 will continue for about 1 hour To
stap the beep, press any button.
Note on STANDBY button
The STÁNDBY button activates all the timer and alarm
settings at once. After a setting has been completed by
pressing the STANDBY button, all new settings in either the
timer or alarm page are automatically activated when you quit
the page. See page Q tor details.
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How to Set the Alarm
: pres 777 AA na <
Once you set the alarm, the alarm will activate at the same
time everyday untit you release it. To cancel the unnecessary
alarm operation an a particular day without completely
erasing the setting, proceed as follows:
DIN
4
44
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
Press ALARM SET.
Press the M1— M5 button corresponding to the alarm
Memory you don't need that day and press STANDBY.
The «Cv mark will disappear from the corresponding memory.
Pushing STANDBY again, resels the alarm operation. The if
Mark will come on again.
Press ALARM SET.
Once you set the alarm, the alarm will activate everyday.
To completely erase the alarm setting, proceed as follows:
Lad na —
4»
Set POWER/LOCK to POWER,
Press ALARM SET.
“AL” appears.
While pressing ERASE, press M1 - M5 (regardiess of the 4a
position; of the alarm memory you want to cancel.
The settings for alarm time and beep type in that memory
will be cleared. (Title labal will remain)
Press ALARM SET
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a "e
Sleep Timer Operation
You can fall asleep while listening to the radio.
1 2
BE 0
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2 ol _ о у 3
Te
goo bl ds
Ho 25555 358)
3998 E
1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
The ON/OFF can be at eilher ON or OFF.
2 Press SLEEP until desired time length of timer is displayed.
It changes from 60 — 45 — 30 — 15 minutes.
3 Tune in the desired station and adjust the volume.
The radio will be turned off automatically after the time set.
To turn off the radio before the time being set
Press ONIOFF, or press SLEEP until the UTC time difference
is displayed.
When setting both sleep timer and alarm
You can fall asleep listening to the radio and wake up by the
alarm.
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External Antenna Connection
Usually the telescopic antenna is sufficient for SW reception.
However, in a metal or concrete building, the use af the
supplied SW compact antenna (AN-71) is recommended.
- Coupler
! i J |
Cord (approx. 7m)
Fully puil out the cord from the case.
Attach the coupler to the telescopic antenna.
When the window can be opened: Extend the cord and the
case out through the window. after making sure there is no
danger.
When the window cannot be opened; Fully extend the cord
along the frame of the window.
Lo ha —
After using
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External Antenna Connection
For SW reception
Usually. the telescopic antenna is sufficient for SW reception,
However, in a building or for more stable SW reception. use
an SW external antenna {not supplied) with the supplied
antenna connector. You can also use the wide range antenna
AN-1 or AN-102 (not supplied, see page @ for details).
Connection
1 Connect the ground wire (if necessary) and the spade lug
on the SW external antenna to the terminalis on the
supplied antenna connector, close the lid and tighten the
SCrews.
Press the tabs to fix SW external
Ground wire ne ground wire. antenna, 7 №
| а лы CD ==
2 Connect the antenna connector to the AM EXT ANT jack of
the unit.
SW external antenna
ta AM EXT ANT
When reception is noisy, connect one end of a ground wire to
the antenna connector as illustrated and the other end
direction to a convenient earth ground.
48
For LW/MWISW Reception
Use the wide ag e AN-1 or AN-102 {not supplied}.
There are two meth@ds.
Method À
With a connecting cord, connect the OUTPUT jack of the
antenna controller (supplied with the AN-1 or AN-102) and the
AM EXT ANT jack of the ICF-SW55.
Method B (For WiMw reception oniy)
1 With a connecting cord, connect the OUTPUT jack of the
antenna controller and the INPUT jack of the antenna
coupler (supplied with the AN-1 or AN-102).
2 Put the antenna coupler near the ICF-SW55.
Example: When the AN-1 is used.
to AM EXT ANT
| Antenna
AN-1 controller
AN-1
o ) с
to INPUT
| ma
Notes
» When receiving EW or MW broadcasts without any external
antenna, be sure to disconnect ar SW external antenna. Otherwise,
you cannot receive them as the built-in ferrite bar antenna does not
function.
« Never connect a ground wire to a gas pipe. Otherwise it could
cause a fire.
« If there is lightning, do not touch the wire of an external antenna
and disconnect its AG power adaptor [if connected) immediately.
Never touch the antenna wire during a lightning storm.
+ When using an external antenna, retract the telescopic antenna.
s Locate the outdoor antenna as far away from the street as
possible.
« For details about the external antenna, refer to its instruction
manual.
49
Recording a Broadcast
You can record radio programs by connecting a tape recorder
to the TAPE LINE OUT jack as illustrated below.
Tune in the desired station and start recording on the tape
recorder,
The volume control setting on the radio has no effect an the
recording.
Tape recorder
a i to line input jack(s)
L_. > lor microphone
i | input jack(s}
to TAPE
LINE OUT
Connecting cord
(See below)
Connecting cord to be used
— Type of the jackie) of the tape recordar { Connecting cord |
; (mot supplied) :
Line input ¡ackís) | 2 phono jacks RK-G 129
| Stereo minijack RK-G136
Microphone input jack{s) : minijack (monoaural) : RK-G135
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To start recording at the desired time
You can start recordinggal the desired time by connecting the
Sony TCM-27 or TCM-7Agassette-corder ¿not supplied) to the
TAPE LINE QUT and REMOTE jacks as illustrated below. Use
RK-G69, RK-GB4 connecting cords (not supplied) and a
PC-261M plug adaptor {not supplied).
PC-261M | —— RK-G69
(not supplieg) , (Not supplied)
7 to TAPE
REMOTE
a
> Ito REMOTE
Ц i
= to MIC
to TAPE
TCM-27 LINE OUT
or TCM-77 ;
inot supplied) RK-G64 (not supplied)
t Tune in the desired station. (For FM recording, set MONO
STEREO to MONO!) ;
2 Set the Timer (page WN.
3 Set the standby function of the cassette recorder.
For details, see the operating instructions of the cassette-
corder.
Note on recording with the timer
You cannot start recording at a desired time if you use the cassette-
corder not equipped with the timer standby switch.
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Troubleshooting Guide
The following checklist will help you to solve most of the
problems that you may encounter with this unit. !f problems
persist after you have checked the following items, please
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
The power is not turned on even it you press the ON/OFF
button.
= Weak batteries.
» Incorrect polarity of batteries. See page @.
» The POWER/LOCK switch is set to LOCK.
» The AC power adaptor or a car battery cord is not
connected.
+ Battery operation is attempted while the AC power adaptor
or a car battery cord is connected to the unit, but not to a
wall outlet or cigarette lighter socket.
s The KEY PROTECT button has been pressed. Press the
button again to make o— indication disappear.
Radio disconnects even though the ON/OFF button is ON.
« Batteries are exhausted. (The GJ mark flashes or stays lit.)
Replace all the batteries with new ones.
No display in the time display
* Incorrect polarity of batteries. See раде @.
» Weak batteries.
Display is too dim or too bright.
= The unit is being used under extremely high temperatures or
under extremely low temperatures.
Sound is not heard at all.
» The VOLUME control is turned down completely.
* The earphones is plugged in.
* Incorrect polarity of batteries. See page @.
Very weak or interrupted sound or unsatisfactory reception.
+ Weak batteries.
« Tuning or antenna adjustment is not correct. Tune in
correctly with manual tuning. See page @.
For antenna adjustment, see page @.
* Weak signal. When listening in a vehicle or in a building,
place the unit near a window.
* The AM SENS selector is set to LOCAL. Set to NORMAL or
DX.
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Frequency cannot be input during direct tuning.
* YOU took more time PA seconds when inputting the
frequency. Try again.
* The frequency you input is outside the frequency range of
this unit.
Stations have not been memorized.
» Check the procedures. See page €.
No button input ts acosbtable.
* The KEY PROTECT button has been pressed. Press the
button again to make &— indication disappear.
» The POWER/LOCK switch is set to LOCK.
The radia is not turned on at the timeron time.
« The STANDBY button has not been pressed. (STANDBY
indication does not appear) When the STANDBY indication
does not appear, the timer will not activate.
* Time setting in the desired memory has not been made ( ©)
indication does not appear in the desired memory)
« Timer-on time has been adjusted incorrectly. Check the UTC
or LOCAL time setting.
* You took more than 3 minutes to replace the batteries. Set
the timer again.
« The POWER/LOCK switch is set to LOCK
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Specifications
Circuit
ystem
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; EM: Si heterodyne Per
- equeney range : Single conversion superheterodyne
Type — Frequency coverage a a
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+= | MW) sw EM
1 8 — 29000kHz 75.0- 108MEZ:
- U 1 ; z 760-108
3 150 — 286 не 3800 2610 нее
3 15028 kHz 31 = .602kHz 3,850 - 26 ¡00KHZ ни oa
L602kHz 3,850 - 26.100kHz 87.5 — MHz
Type 1: i
foe X courtes that are not listed below ;
7 z any, Austria, and Scandinavi
E inavian countries
intermediate fre enc MW 5.84 MH Irs
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FM: 10 7H SkHz (second)
LM: Built-in i
: -in ferrite
Speaker Swim: Telescopic antenna mena
hoo autout {prox 7.7 cm {3% inches) di
bah A mw (at 10% harmonic dist rti
ecording output jack (minijaos on
Вары level 245 my [ - 10d)
utput impedance 10 kilohms or less
Power requirements a phones jack (stereo minijacto
Antennas
Rout R6 [size AA) batteries
© iN 6 Y jack accepis:
supplied AC power adaptor
Where | power Oper |
| ; aus | | purchased | adapter Lean >
iO North Amenca | AC-E602
| ye far ; 220 "var
je | 1220-20 V |
; South Amenca | : on ay
Sour i 8, 50
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. 60Hz;
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| AC
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* 220= 240 Y
AG
adjustable,
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A
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sal oy 60L car battery cord (not
te A ) for use with 12 Y car bal
mo 10 hours (FM reception) tery
A Ns 7 hours (AM reception) of
; | o ing for four hours а day at norma
mensions ume, using Sony SUM-3 (N i
> =x 127 x 39 mm (wihid) 5) batteries.
a ns x 19% inches) including
jecting parts and controls wi
antenna ratracted win
Precautions
» Operate the radio only on 8 Y DC with four R6 (size АА)
batteries.
For AC operation, use X AC power adaptor supplied for
this unit. Y
Far car battery operation, Use the car battery cord
recommended for this unit.
e The unit is nat gisconnected from the AC power sourcé
(mains) às long as il is connected to the walt outlet, even
if the unit itself has been turned off.
« Disconnect the AC power adaptor from ihe wall outlet when
the unit is not to pé used for a long period of time.
« The nameplate indicating operating voltage, e16., 15 located
on the rear of the unit.
« Use the unit within a temperature range of 0°C 10 40°C
{32°F te 4049 F. 16 4 is used in temperatures outside this
range, an irregular display may appear On the display
window. if itis used in semperatures lower than this range.
the display May change very slowly. These icreguiarities will
disappear and there will be no damage to the unit when the
unit is used in its recommended temperature range.
« Do not leave the unit neat heat SOUICES. such as radiators
or airduct. or in à place subject to direct suntignt excessive
dust, moisture, rain, mechanical vibration, or shock.
« Should any solid object of tiquid tati into the unit, remove
the batteries, and have the unit checked by qualitied
personnel before operating it any further.
+ Since à strong magnet 15 used for the speaker, metalic
objects such as pins, etc, may cling to the unit. Keep
credit cards using magnetic coding. recorded
tapes, and spring-wound waîches away from the umt 10
prevent damage by the magnet.
« When the casing becomes sailed, clean it with a soft cloth
dampened with a mild detergent solution. Never use
abrasive cleansers or chemical solvents, as they may maf
the case.
« In vehicles Of in building,
noisy. Try listening near & window.
¿ahtning and you ars using an external
antenna, immediately disconnect the AC power adaptor
uch the antenna
radio reception may be difficult of
wire when there is lightning storm.
e Never connect a ground wire to a gas pipe-
» Reception of 753KFZ, 1004kHZ, 1255kH7, AKHz and
6275kHz may pe difficult because of internal spurious
signals generated by the buiit-in oscitiator.
or problem concerning your unit that
sult your nearest
if you have any question
is not covered in this manual, please con
Sony dealer.
Location and Function of Controls
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13; SLEEP (sleep timer} button @
4; ON/OFF (power) button
‘5! POWER/LOCK switch
Set this switch to POWER, then press the ON/OFF button to turn
on the radio. Set the switch to LOCK when carrying the radio.
When this switch is set to LOCK, the power will not turn on nor
the timer activate even if you accidentally press the ON/OFF
button.
e NIGHT/TIME DIFF (nightitime difference) button
7 WORLD TIME button @
8 SUMMER (summer time or “daylight saving time™ ON/OFF
button @
‘9; TIME DIFF SET (time difference set) button @
410] UTC/LOCAL (Universal Time Coordinatediiocal) button @
11] M, M2, M3, M4, M5 (memory 1-5} buttons @
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See the pages indicated in @ for details.
:12| KEY PROTECT o—~button @
While this button is pressed, all the functions of the buttons and
diafye locked.
13 FASWSLOWILOCK (dial tuning mode and lock) button 6
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14; Hand strap
155 MONO STEREO (monoauralistereo) selector
18l TUNENOG dial
17 TONE selector @
- MUSIC: for listening to music
NORM: for normal listening
NEWS: for listening to news
18] VOLUME control @
191 DIRECT TUNING numeric buttonstletter, 7 (hours) and
EXE (execute) buttons @ © @
20 Display window
21 START TIME button €
22: ALARM TIME button $
23] LAST PAGE button @
24: ERASE button €
25: ENTER button @
26. CHECK button @
PAGE FEED +/- buttons él
TIMER MEMORY button @
29] AM FUNCTION button ® @
20] TIMER SET button @
31] OPR TIME (operation time} button @
32] BEEP TYPE button €
33] FM (ABC...) bution @ @
34; AM BAND - (DELETE) button $ €
35: AM (123..) button e E
368: AM BAND + (INSERT) button @ @
37 LABEL EDIT button @
38: STEPISCAN buttons @
391 ALARM SET button @
Location and Function of Controls
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TS. Reset button (inside the battery compartment) mount
= Press this bution with something like & toothpick, when Mio
functions incorrectly because of an electric discharge cau
i iricity, etc.
When ma button is pragsed, all the memorized dais except for
the page memory {pages trom 1 to 25) will be erased.
TIME SET button @
LIGHT/BATT CHECK (Mghtibattery check) button @ nds or
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prolongad wie you operate the unit. To put aif, press this
button ageir.
Telescopic antenna @
AM SENS (AM sensitivity) selector @
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"101 AM EXT ANT (AM external antenna) jack dl
71, TARE REMOTE jack @ В
= TAPE LINE OUT jack (stereo mini jack) @ @
43] © (stereo earphones) jack
a o the stereo earphones for private listening.
44) DC IN 6V ec (external power input) ¡ack
Weight à Approx. 900g (approx, 2 ity
A ; incfuding batteries
Accessori poliedg AC power adaptor* (1
AC plug adaptor" (1)
Stereo garphones {1
Earpad (2)
System carrying case (1)
Carrying case (1)
SW compact antenna (1)
7 External antenna connector (1
“Wave Handbook" only English version (1 1
“How to Catch the Wave" only English
version (1)
Quick referance {1}
Presat fraguency list (1)
“Net provided with Certain models
Design and specifications Subject to change without notice,
Note
This apptiance contorm
8 with EEC Oirective 87/308/EEC regarding
interference supprassi
Accessories not supplied
Car battery card ECCETBOL
Connecting cord AK-G64 (miriplug to Miniplug, registor
type)
PK-G69 iminiplug ta minipiug, no
resistor type)
RK-G124 (2 phono Augs ta miniptug, no
registor type)
AK-G135 [sierso miniplug to miniptug,
resistor type)
AK-G136 isterac miniplug to miniptug,
na resistor type)
Plug adaptor PC-261M
L'WMWISW wide fange antanna
AN-1, AN-102
Your dealer may nat hang
te some of the above listed accessories.
Please ask the deaier tor detailed information about them available
in your country