User manual SONY ST-SDB900

[. . . ] To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. and don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Don't throw away batteries with general house waste; dispose of them correctly as chemical waste. [. . . ] If this happens, repeat this procedure to store the stations again. Depending on the number of stations in your area, it may take longer than 5 minutes until storing is complete. "AUTO-BETICAL" appears in the display and the tuner scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast area. For RDS stations, the tuner first checks for stations broadcasting the same program, then stores only the one with the clearest signal. The selected RDS stations are sorted alphabetically by their Program Service name, then assigned a 2-character preset code. for more details on RDS , see "Using the Radio Data System (RDS)" on page 14. Regular FM stations are assigned 2-character preset codes and stored after the RDS stations. Before you can receive DAB, you must complete the DAB INIT SCAN procedure (see "Before you can receive DAB stations" on page 9). With automatic tuning you can quickly tune in a station without having to know its frequency. If you cannot tune in the station you want (Manual Tuning) Receiving Broadcasts With manual tuning you can search through all stations broadcasting on each band, and tune in stations with extremely weak signals that you might not be able to receive with automatic tuning. Turn TUNING/SELECT until you tune in the station you want. Turn the control to the right for a higher frequency; turn it to the left for a lower frequency. When selecting DAB, "DAB Tuning" will appear in the display while the tuner is collecting DAB data. Please wait until this message disappears. Turn TUNING/SELECT slightly and release it when the service component (DAB) or frequency (FM/AM) numbers start changing. Turn the control to the right or left to tune in a service component (DAB) or frequency (FM/AM). When the tuner locates a station, it stops automatically. Repeat step 3 until you tune in the appropriate station. When tuning in a DAB station, it may take a few seconds before you hear any sound. This section shows you how to store up to 99 of your favorite DAB, 30 of FM or 30 of AM stations manually onto preset numbers. You will not have the stereo effect but the distortion will be reduced. Manual tuning mode is only available with FM and AM band reception. [. . . ] However, this indicator does not light when FM MODE is set to "MONO" and an FM band is being received. 4 MONO: Lights when FM MODE is set to "MONO" and an FM band is being received (page 17). 5 DUAL: Lights during DUAL audio reception. This is when two separate audio tracks are transmitted through the left and right channels. [. . . ]