User manual SONY STR-VA555ES

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 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. [. . . ] You will not be able to enjoy the stereo effect, but the sound will be less distorted. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING ­ to scan from high to low. The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received. When the receiver reaches either end of the band If "STEREO" does not appear at all when an FM broadcast is received normally, press FM MODE to turn on the "STEREO" indication. The tuning scale for direct tuning differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table. After you have tuned in stations using Direct Tuning or Automatic Tuning, you can preset them to the receiver. Then you can tune in any of the stations directly by entering its 2-character preset code using the supplied remote. Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them by performing steps on "Presetting radio stations" (page 45). * The AM tuning scale can be changed (see page 81). You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Do steps 4 to 5 before "MEMORY" goes out. Each time you press the button, the receiver tunes in one preset station at a time, in the corresponding order and direction as follows: If "MEMORY" goes out before you press the preset number, start again from step 3. If "MEMORY" goes out before you can store the station, start again from step 3. Use the supplied remote to perform the following operations. For details on the buttons used in this section, see page 65. 2 Select the preset station you want from This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. You can use the following convenient RDS features: If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities, "Alarm-Alarm!When a station broadcasts radio text data, it is displayed at the same rate at which it is sent from the station. Any change in this rate is reflected in the display rate of the data. You can tune in preset stations according to a program type that you specify. The receiver scans for stations in its preset memory currently broadcasting the specified program type. * Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they provide the same types of services. [. . . ] Ground wire (not supplied) To ground Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver. ⷠReplace all the batteries in the remote with new ones, if they are weak. ⷠIf the receiver's COMMAND MODE and the remote's COMMAND MODE do not match, transmission is not possible between the remote and the receiver. ⷠMake sure you select the correct function on the remote. [. . . ]