Sony CMT-X3CD, Operating Instructions Manual, Page: 13 / 36

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Tuning in a radio
station
1
Press FM

.
2
Press TUNING MODE

repeatedly to select “AUTO.”
Each time you press the button, the
mode changes to AUTO, MANUAL or
PRESET.
3
Press /–

.
The frequency indication in the display
window

starts changing and stops
automatically when a FM stereo
broadcast is received
(Auto tuning) .
Manual tuning
1
Press TUNING MODE

in FM function
repeatedly to select “MANUAL.”
2
Press repeatedly or hold /–

to
tune-in the desired station.
Press: Each press turns the frequency up/down
by one frequency step.
Hold: Turns the frequency up/down by several
frequency steps until the button is released.
Tip

If reception of an FM stereo broadcast is noisy,
press FM MODE

repeatedly to select “MONO”
to select monaural reception. This reduces noise.

When you tune to a station that provides RDS
services, the station name appears on the
display.
Presetting radio
stations
You can preset your desired radio stations.
1
Tune in the desired station.
2
Press TUNER MEMORY

.
3
Press /–

repeatedly
to select a preset number, then
press

.
You can also select a preset number by
pressing TUNER PRESET (1 to 4)

or

/

/

/
 
.
“COMPLETE” appears in the display
window

and the radio station is
registered with the preset number.
Repeat the steps above to register
further radio stations.
Tip

You can preset up to 20 FM stations.

If you select an already-registered preset
number in step 3, the preset radio station is
replaced by the currently tuned-in radio station.
Listening to the radio
Preset number