Sony ICF-SW40 - Operating the Radio-S++++Sss+Ssssssseseeessssseeesceeevensenseeneenens

Operating the Radio
Before operating the radio, make sure of your
location. If in North or South America, the MW
Channel Step must be changed.
° Refer to “Changing the MW Channel Step”
when changing the MW tuning frequency
step.
Manual tuning
1 Press POWER to turn on the radio.
2 Press either SW, LW/MW, or FM to
select the desired band. ;
Each time SW is pressed, the indicator moves
up one meter band.
3 Turn the TUNING/TIME ADJ control to
tune in the desired station.
The indicator moves in accordance with the
frequency number, enabling you to use it to
select the station.
“When a broadcast is received, the red TUNE
lamp is illuminated.
4 Turn the VOL control to adjust the
volume.
To turn off the radio, press POWER.
About tuning step
The frequency step employed by the TUNING/
TIME ADJ control tu tune in stations can be
changed with the NORMAL/FINE selector. .
The selector should usually be set to NORMAL.
Switching to FINE permits finer tuning.
NORMAL: The tuning step is 9 kHz for LW, 9 kHz
(or 10 kHz) for MW and 5 kHz for SW. The step
for FM is 0.1 MHz. The steps widen when the
control is turned quickly.
FINE: The tuning step for LW/MW and SW is
1 kHz, and that for FM is 0.05 MHz. The steps
widen when the control is turned quickly.
* To enjoy FM sterco reception, plug the stereo
headphones to the 0 (headphones) jack.
* When listening to news, set the TONE selector to
NEWS for optimum results, Vocal output will be
sharper and clearer. When listening to music, set
it to MUSIC for optimum results.
* When interference is prevalent during reception,
set the SENS DX*LOCAL selector to LOCAL.
Under normal conditions, set it to DX.
* Reception of around 10250 kHz and 20500 kHz
may be difficult because of extraneous internal
signals generated by the built-in oscillators.
Preset tuning
This unit is factory-preset with 20 stations. You can
presct up to 20 stations by assigning your favorite
stations to the preset numbers.0 to 19.
Presetting stations
1 Manually tune in the station you wish to:
preset.
Refer to “Manual tuning” for more details.
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2 Press and hold ENTER/CLOCK until you
hear a beep and the preset number starts
flashing.
3 Turn the TUNING/TIME ADJ control
until the preset number (0 to 19) under
which you wish to store the selected
station to is displayed.
4 Press ENTER/CLOCK. .
A double-beep sounds and the preset number
stops flashing.
To change the preset station
Follow the same procedure to store a new station
to the selected preset number. The previous preset
station is overwritten by the new preset station.
© When either SW, LW/MW, or FM is pressed in
the preset tuning mode, the'unit enters the
manual tuning mode.
¢ To interrupt and cancel presetting, press
PRESET/MANUAL. The unit will return to the
manual tuning mode.
© When about 60 seconds elapse with no operation
while the preset number is flashing, the unit will
return to the previous indication.
Tuning in a preset station
1 Press POWER to turn on the radio.
2 Press PRESET/MANUAL if the unit is in
the manual tuning mode to enter the
preset tuning mode, as necessary.
3 Turn the TUNING/TIME ADJ control to
display the preset number to which the
desired station is assigned.
4 Turn the VOL control to adjust the
volume.
Deleting a preset station
1 Press POWER to turn on the radio.
2 Press PRESET/MANUAL if the unit is in
the manual tuning mode to enter the _
preset tuning mode, as necessry.
3 Turn the TUNING/TIME ADJ control to
display the preset number to which the
station you wish to delete is assigned.
4 Depress ENTER/CLOCK for more than
three seconds.
After ENTER/CLOCK is depressed for about one
second, a beep sounds and the preset number
starts flashing. Release ENTER/CLOCK when
you hear another beep and the frequency
display changes toa flashing “dEL”.
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5 Press ENTER/CLOCK until a long beep
sounds.
¢ If about 60 seconds elapse with no operation
while the preset number and “dEL” are flashing,
the unit will return to the previous mode.
¢ A preset number that has been deleted can be
assigned a new. station for preset tuning. Refer to
’ “Presetting stations” for more details.
* If all preset numbers 0 to 19 have been deleted
and you attempt to enter the preset tuning mode,
“----"" appears in the frequency display, and
“PRESET” flashes for about three seconds. The
unit then returns to the manual tuning mode.
Changing the MW Channel
Step
This radio's frequency channel step in the MW
band is set at 9 kHz when it is shipped from the
factory. Since the broadcasting channel step in
North and South America is 10 kHz, however, the
channel step should be changed when listening in
countries in these regions.
’ Area Channel step
North/South America 10 kHz
Other countries. 9 kHz
To change the channel step
1 Press POWER.
2 Press LW/MW to receive LW/MW
broadcasting.
3 Press LW/MW until a double-beep
sounds.
The tuning step indication “10 kHz” or “9
kHz” appears, and the display returns to the
former frequency indication.
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Improving reception
For FM reception
Gently pull out the telescopic antenna and adjust
the length, angle and direction to obtain optimum
reception.