Sony ST-SE570 manual

FM Ster eo FM-AM T uner Operating Instructions 4-233-395- 17 (1) ST -SE570 ST -SE370 © 2001 Sony Corporation Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No.[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble. To prevent fire, do not Cover[...]

3 T able of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ............................................... 4 Getting Started Unpacking ............................................. 5 Hooking up the system .......................... 5 Selecting the German display ................ 7 Storing FM stations automatically (Auto-betical Select)* ..................[...]

4 AUTO BETICAL SELECT qk (7, 12) BAND qg (9, 10, 12) CHARACTER 7 (11) DIRECT qs (9) DISPLAY 5 (10, 11, 13) ENTER qa (9, 11, 12, 14) EON NEWS/INFO 3 (13, 14) EON TA 2 (13, 14) FM MODE qh (9, 10) Parts Identification Main unit The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. MEMORY 4 (8, 11) M[...]

5 Parts Identification/Getting Started Unpacking Check that you received the following items with the tuner: • Audio cord (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • EON connecting cord (ST-SE570 only, 1) Hooking up the system Before you get started • Turn off the power to all components before making any connections. • Do not con[...]

6 Tip For stations that are difficult to receive, try repositioning the loop antenna while tuning. Placing the supplied AM loop antenna near a window will help improve reception quality. FM antenna hookups With an FM outdoor antenna, you can obtain a higher FM broadcast sound quality. We recommend that you use the supplied FM wire antenna only temp[...]

7 Getting Started Mains lead hookup Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet after completing all of the previous connections. Selecting the German display You can select either an English or a German language display. The factory preset language is English. To change the display to German, follow the steps below. 1 Press POWER to turn off the tuner[...]

8 Basic Operations Presetting radio stations This section shows you how to store up to 30 of your favorite FM or AM (FM, MW or LW: European model) stations manually onto preset codes made up of characters (A, B, or C) and numbers (1 - 0), such as A7. You can store up to 10 stations on each of the 3 different letters. You can use these letters to cl[...]

9 Advanced Tuner Operations Receiving broadcasts This tuner lets you enter a station’s frequency directly by using the numeric buttons (Direct Tuning). If you do not know the frequency of the station you want, see “Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations (Automatic Tuning)” on page 10. Before you begin, make sure you have connected an FM/AM[...]

10 T ips for better FM reception This tuner has various functions designed for better reception. First, try to receive stations with the standard settings. If the reception is not good, try altering the reception quality to obtain a clear signal. The tuner stores the following adjustments, together with the frequency when you make a station preset.[...]

11 Advanced Tuner Operations Organizing the preset stations This tuner makes it easy to arrange preset stations in the order you prefer. You can arrange all the preset stations automatically, according to alphabetical order, signal strength, country code, or tuner band, or you can use the Move and Erase functions to move and erase specific preset s[...]

12 Tip If you want to erase all the preset stations: 1 Turn off the tuner. 2 While pressing down the numeric button 5 and AUTO BETICAL SELECT (ST-SE570) or BAND (ST-SE370), press POWER to turn on the tuner. Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) What you can do with RDS The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that all[...]

13 Advanced Tuner Operations Monitoring traffic, news, or information programmes (EON) (ST-SE570 only) Enhanced Other Networks (EON) allows the tuner to automatically switch to a station broadcasting traffic, news, or information. After the programme ends, the tuner switches back to the station you were listening to. To use this function, be sure t[...]

14 Locating a station by programme type (PTY) You can locate a station you want by selecting a programme type. The tuner tunes in the type of programmes currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory. 1 Press PTY. 2 Turn TUNING/SELECT to select the programme type you want. See the following table for the progr[...]

15 Advanced Tuner Operations 3 Press PTY. The tuner starts searching the preset RDS stations for the programme (“Search” and the programme type are displayed alternately). When the tuner finds the programme you are looking for, it stops searching. The preset stations currently broadcasting the selected programme type are indicated and the tuner[...]

16 Additional Information Precautions On safety • Should any liquid or solid object fall into the unit, unplug the unit and have the unit checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been [...]

17 Additional Information Specifications FM tuner section Frequency range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz (U.S. models: 100 kHz step, other models: 50 kHz step) Aerial terminals 75 Ω , unbalanced U.S. models: F-TYPE CONNECTOR, other models: IEC-male Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz Sensitivity at 26 dB quieting (mono) 10.3 dBf, 0.9 µV/75 Ω at 46 dB quieting ([...]

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