Sony SRFM80V Operating Instructions - Page 2

PRESET TUNING 1 to 5* MEGA BASS SPLIT/RESET START/STOP HOLD lever WB ENTER TUNE/TIME SET +/-* BAND MODE POWER * The TUNE/TIME SET + and the PRESET TUNING 3 buttons have a tactile dot. Belt clip TV/WB/FM SENS DX/LOCAL i (headphones) jack There is a tactile dot VOL beside volume to show the direction to turn up the volume. B Connector Rubber belt Wraparound arm band Rubber belt C D Using the Arm Band (See Fig. B- ) 1 Slide the connector onto the unit until you hear a click. 2 Unwind and straighten the wraparound arm band. To more easily straighten the band, slightly bend the tip of the band in the opposite direction. 3 Hold the body of the unit and attach the straightened band to your arm. The band will wind by itself. 4 Tighten the band with the rubber belt. To remove the arm band from the unit (See Fig. B- ) While holding down "PUSH RELEASE" (1), slide the connector to remove the arm band (2). The arm band can be attached either on left or right arm by changing up side down. The unit can also be removed with the arm band attached on your arm, as instructed above. To vary the length of the rubber belt to fit your arm (See Fig. B- ) Move the velcro fastener to the proper position. If the rubber belt and wraparound band becomes dirty Remove the rubber belt from the unit and clean them. Caution (See Fig. B- ) • Avoid bending the wraparound band forcibly in the opposite direction. It may break. • The straightened band will wind easily when you touch or wiggle it. Be sure to treat it carefully. Preventing Accidental Change - HOLD Function Slide up HOLD lever to the direction of the arrow. "-" appears in the display to indicate all buttons are locked. To cancel HOLD, slide down HOLD lever to the opposite direction of the arrow. "-" disappears in the display. Setting the Clock The display will flash "AM 12:00" when the batteries are first inserted. 1 Press MODE repeatedly to select the clock mode when the clock mode is not on. 2 Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds. The beep sounds and the hour flashes in the display. 3 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. 4 Press ENTER. The beep sounds and the minute starts to flash. Repeat step 3 to set the minute. After setting the minute, press ENTER 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 North and South American countries Other countries Channel step 10kHz 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 Press MODE repeatedly to select the clock mode when the clock mode is not on. 3 While holding down TUNE/TIME SET + or -, keep pressing MODE 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 3 again, the channel step changes again. Selecting the Mode You can use this unit as a radio, clock, stopwatch, pitch timer or countdown timer. The functions of clock, stopwatch, pitch timer, countdown timer are available even if the power is off. Press MODE to select a function mode. Each function mode can be selected as follows: Radio frequency* Clock Stopwatch Countdown timer * Selected only when the power is on. Pitch timer Playing the Radio - Manual Tuning 1 Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack. 2 Press POWER to turn on the radio. "RADIO ON" appears in the display. 3 Press BAND to select the band. Each press changes the band as follows: AM FM1 FM2 TV 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. Improving the Reception FM: Extend the headphones cord which functions as the FM antenna (See Fig. C- ). AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built-in the unit (See Fig.C- ). Set TV/WB/FM SENS to LOCAL if interference is prevalent and reception is too strong. Under normal conditions, set it to DX. Enhancing Bass Sound Press MEGA BASS. "MEGA BASS" indication appears in the display when the MEGA BASS function is on. The MEGA BASS function intensifies the bass sound for richer quality audio reproduction. 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 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 Stopwatch The stopwatch can time up to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59.99 seconds, in 1/100-second increments. 1 Press MODE to select the stopwatch. "STPW" flashes in the display. 2 Press START/STOP to start. The display shows the elapsed time. 3 Press START/STOP to stop. To reset to zero, press SPLIT/RESET when the stopwatch is in the stop status. The stopwatch comes with two display modes. To switch to the hourminute-second display, press ENTER. To switch to the minute-second-split second display, press ENTER again. When the count time exceeds "59:59 99" during the minute-second-split second display, the display switches to the hour-minute-second display. To switch to the other modes during counting, press MODE. "STPW" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the stopwatch counts down. To listen to the radio while the stopwatch is running, press POWER. The display will switch to the radio frequency for a few seconds. Displaying the Split Time To display the current split time, press SPLIT/RESET while the stopwatch is running. "SPLIT" flashes in the display. The stopwatch keeps counting during the display. To return to the count display, press SPLIT/RESET again while the split time is being displayed. Using the Pitch Timer The pitch timer allows setting the timer with an identical length of time repeatedly. The functions of the radio, the stopwatch, and the countdown timer are available even while the pitch timer is being used. 1 Press MODE to select the pitch timer. "PITCH" flashes in the display. 2 Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds. The beep sounds and the countdown duration flashes in the display. 3 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to set the desired countdown duration for the pitch timer. The countdown duration can be set from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds, in 1-second increments. 4 Press ENTER. The beep sounds and the number of times flashes in the display. 5 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to set the desired number of times. The number of times can be set up to 99. 6 Press ENTER. The two beeps sound and the number of times stops flashing. 7 Press START/STOP. Countdown starts. After the preset countdown duration, the two beeps sound three times. When the last pitch timer setting is finished, the display switches to the pitch timer display even in another display mode and a long beep sounds, and then returns to the previous display. To stop the long beep, press any button. To pause the countdown on the pitch timer, press START/STOP while counting down. At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLIT/RESET. The display will show the set-up countdown duration and number of times. To switch to the other modes, press MODE. "PITCH" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the pitch timer counts down. Using the Countdown Timer You can use the built-in countdown timer to turn off the radio automatically after a preset duration. 1 Press MODE to select the countdown timer. "TIMER" flashes in the display. 2 Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds. The beep sounds, and the countdown duration starts flashing. 3 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to set the desired countdown duration for the timer. The countdown duration can be set from 1 minute to 2 hours, in 1minute increments. 4 Press ENTER. The two beeps sound and the countdown duration stops flashing. 5 Press START/STOP. Countdown starts. The radio is automatically turned on when the radio is off. After the preset countdown duration, the four beeps sound five times and the radio is turned off. To stop the beeps, press any button. To turn off the radio before the preset time, press POWER. To pause the countdown on the countdown timer, press START/STOP while counting down. At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLIT/RESET. The display will show the set-up countdown duration. To switch to the other modes, press MODE. "TIMER" stops flashing if changed to other mode while the countdown timer counts down. Using the Belt Clip (See Fig. D) Use the belt clip when attaching the unit to your belt.