Sony SRF-M37V Portable Radio User Manual


 
B
C
Using the Belt Clip
To detach
To attach
VOL*
POWER
Belt clip
HOLD
CLOCK
TUNE/TIME SET*
PRESET TUNING 1-5*
BAND
TV/WB/FM
SENS
DX
LOCAL
i (headphones)
jack
Preventing Accidental Change
— HOLD Function
Slide HOLD in the direction of the arrow.
-” is displayed, indicating that all the function buttons are locked.
To cancel HOLD, slide HOLD in the opposite direction of the arrow so
that “-” disappears.
Setting the Clock
The display will flash “AM 12:00” when the battery is first inserted.
1 Hold down CLOCK for more than 2 seconds.
The beep sounds and the hour flashes in the display.
2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or until the correct hour appears in
the display.
Each press changes the digit(s) by one.
When you keep the button pressed, the digit(s) change rapidly.
3 Press CLOCK.
The beep sounds and the minute starts to flash.
Repeat step 2 to set the minute. After setting the
minute, press CLOCK again. The two beeps sound
and the clock starts from 0 seconds.
12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight
“PM 12:00” = noon
Changing AM Channel Step
The AM channel step differs depending on areas. The channel step of this
unit is factory-set to 10 kHz. Change the settings as shown below to be
able to listen to the radio.
Area Channel step
North and South American countries 10kHz
Other countries 9kHz
Note
When the AM channel step is changed, the preset stations for AM will be
initialized.
1 Press POWER to turn off the power.
2 While holding down CLOCK, keep pressing POWER for more
than 5 seconds.
Two short beeps sound, and the AM channel step will be changed.
“AM 9” (or “AM 10”) is displayed for about 2 seconds.
If you proceed to step 2 again, the channel step changes again.
Improving the Reception
TV/WEATHER/FM:
Extend the headphones cord which functions as the TV/
WEATHER/FM antenna (See Fig. B-
).
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum reception.
A ferrite bar antenna is built-in the unit
(See Fig.B-
).
Set TV/WB/FM SENS to LOCAL if interference is
prevalent and reception is too strong. Under
normal conditions, set it to DX.
Playing the Radio
— Manual Tuning
1 Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.
2 Press POWER to turn on the radio.
3 Press BAND to select the band.
Each press changes the band as follows:
TV
AM FM1 FM2
To change the band to WEATHER, press WB. You can return to the
previous frequency by pressing BAND.
FM1 and FM2 are differentiated only for Preset tuning. For Manual
tuning of FM stations, select either band.
Each band memorizes the frequency you had tuned previously.
4 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or to tune in to the desired station.
Two short beeps sound when the minimum frequency of each band is
received during tuning.
5 Adjust the volume using VOL.
To turn off the radio, press POWER.
Presetting Your Favorite Station
— Preset Tuning
You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations in FM1, 5 stations in
FM2), and 5 stations in each AM, TV, WEATHER.
Presetting a station
1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing the Radio” and manually tune
in to the station you wish to preset.
2 Press the preset tuning 1 to 5 button you wish to preset for
more than a few seconds.
You will hear two confirmation beeps and preset number appears in
the display.
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune in to the desired station and hold
down the preset tuning 1 to 5 button. The new station will replace the
previous station on the preset button.
Example:Display window when you preset FM
90.0 MHz in the preset tuning 2 button
for FM2.
Tuning in a Preset Station
1 Press POWER.
2 Press BAND or WB to select the band.
3 Press the desired preset tuning button.
4 Adjust the volume using VOL.
Note
Holding down the desired preset tuning button for more than a few
seconds will replace the previous station on the preset tuning button with
the station you tuned in to.
Using the Belt Clip (See Fig. C)
Use the belt clip when attaching the unit to your belt.
To detach the belt clip, see fig. C-
.
To attach the belt clip, see fig. C- .
* There is a tactile dot on/beside Vol, TUNE/TIME
SET +, and the number 2 button.
WB