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Advanced Tuner Operations

Naming Preset Stations

You can assign a name up to 8 characters long to each
preset station. When the station is tuned in, the station
name will appear along with the frequency.

1

Press CHARACTER.
The cursor blinks in the display.

2

Turn TUNING/SELECT to select a character.
See the list below for the characters available.

3

When the character you want appears, press
CHARACTER to move the cursor into position for
the next character.

If you make a mistake

Press CHARACTER repeatedly until the character you
want to change flashes (every time you press
CHARACTER, the next character flashes). Then turn
TUNING/SELECT to select a new character.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the station name you
desire appears in the display.

5

Press MEMORY.

6

Press SHIFT and one of the preset buttons to
specify the preset where you want to store the
station name.

Note

The display returns to normal display mode if you stop
assigning names for more than 8 seconds. If this happens,
start again from the beginning.

z

To see the frequency of the displayed station name

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

SHIFT

ENTER

CHARACTER

MEMORY

DISPLAY

TUNING/

SELECT

(space)

Character list

ENTER

MENU

TUNING/

SELECT

Sorting Preset Stations

This tuner's sorting feature lets you arrange your
station presets automatically according to alphabetical
order, signal strength, or tuner band.

1

Press MENU.

2

Turn TUNING/SELECT until “Edit” appears in
the display and press ENTER.
If no stations have been stored as presets, “No
Preset” appears in the display.

3

Turn TUNING/SELECT to choose one of the
following sorting methods:

4

Press ENTER.
The tuner sorts the stations, then returns to
normal tuning mode and receives preset station
A1.

To sort

preset stations in alphabetical order
according to their preset names.
Stations without preset names are arranged
by frequency, from low to high.

preset stations in order of their signal
strength (FM stations only).
AM frequencies are arranged by frequency.

stations in order of their frequency band
(FM - AM).

Choose

Alphabet

Strength

Band

Summary of Contents for ST-SA50ES - Am/fm Tuner

Page 1: ...1GB 1999 by Sony Corporation 3 861 346 12 1 Operating instructions ST SA50ES FM Stereo FM AM Tuner ...

Page 2: ...ock Do not place anything on top of the unit which might block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions On cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet panels and controls with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On repacking Do not throw away the carton and the packing material This m...

Page 3: ...Additional Information Troubleshooting 12 Specifications 12 Index 13 Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Sony FM Stereo FM AM Tuner Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference About This Manual The instructions in this manual describe the operation of the Sony ST SA50ES tuner Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the fr...

Page 4: ...he preset number you want 1 0 Receiving Preset Stations To tune in a non preset station see Tuning stations Automatic Tuning on page 8 Basic Operations Receiving Preset Stations This section shows you how to receive preset stations 0 RETURN TUNE MODE ENTER TUNING SELECT FM STEREO FM AM TUNER ST ES E S SA50 TUNING SELECT TUNE MODE To check broadcasts by scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNE MOD...

Page 5: ... cable from around the frame of the antenna Be careful to unwrap only the coaxial cable Do not unwrap more than 4 lengths of the coaxial cable 4 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM terminals on the back of this unit For best reception connect an insulated wire not supplied in addition to the AM loop antenna See For best AM reception below 5 Adjust the antenna direction for the best reception The...

Page 6: ...tting Started FM Antenna Hookups With an FM outdoor antenna you can obtain a higher FM broadcast sound quality We recommend you to use the supplied FM wire antenna only temporarily until you install an FM outdoor antenna For the specific location of the FM ANTENNA terminals see the illustration below Connecting a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied The coaxial cable makes the reception more resistan...

Page 7: ...ightness Minimal Display Dimmed 4 Press ENTER The setting remains in effect until you change it again If you press one of the buttons on the main unit the minimal display changes to the full display with the selected brightness After about 4 seconds the display returns to the display mode you selected Amplifier hookups Connect the tuner to an amplifier Be sure to turn off the power to both compone...

Page 8: ...Tuning stations Automatic Tuning With automatic tuning you can quickly tune in a station without having to know its frequency 1 Press BAND to choose either FM or AM 2 Press TUNE MODE so that AUTO TUNING appears in the display 3 Turn TUNING SELECT slightly and release it when the frequency numbers start changing Turn the knob to the right for a higher frequency turn it to the left for a lower frequ...

Page 9: ... stores the station at the preset code you specified and the corresponding indicator lights on the preset calendar 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations z If you want to label the stations Follow the procedure described in Naming Preset Stations on page 11 Getting Started Erasing preset stations You can erase preset stations one by one 1 Press MENU 2 Turn TUNING SELECT so that Edit ap...

Page 10: ...ing normal use however this function should be off To set the IF BAND manually Press IF BAND The NARROW indicator lights in the display Changing the intermediate frequency band to Narrow improves selectivity and reduces interference to make broadcasts with weak signals easier to listen to When the indicator is off the unit tunes only the stations with high sound quality and low distortion To set t...

Page 11: ...f you stop assigning names for more than 8 seconds If this happens start again from the beginning z To see the frequency of the displayed station name Press DISPLAY repeatedly SHIFT ENTER CHARACTER MEMORY DISPLAY TUNING SELECT space Character list ENTER MENU TUNING SELECT Sorting Preset Stations This tuner s sorting feature lets you arrange your station presets automatically according to alphabeti...

Page 12: ...reset appears in the display If the power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one month the memory is erased Preset stations again The station name does not appear in the display Press DISPLAY until the station name appears The appropriate display or information does not appear Turn the power off Press and hold MENU and the 5 button and press POWER to turn the power back on Thi...

Page 13: ...oise ratio Harmonic distortion Selectivity Index A B Amplifier hookups 7 ANT ATT 10 Antenna hookups AM 5 FM 6 ASM 10 Automatic tuning 8 Auto Memory 8 C Connecting See Hookups D E Digital signal meter 10 DISPLAY 10 Display mode 7 Erasing presets 9 F G FM mode 10 H Hookups AM antenna 5 amplifier 7 FM antenna 6 power cord 7 I J K L IF band 10 M Manual tuning 8 Memory 8 9 11 N O Naming stations 11 Nar...

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