Sony ST-SE370 Operating Instructions - Page 8

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 classify stations according to music category or station band. 1 Tune in the FM or AM (MW and LW) station you want to store (see "Receiving broadcasts" on page 9). 2 Press MEMORY. "MEMORY" appears along with the lowest vacant code to indicate that the tuner is ready to store the station. 3 Press SHIFT repeatedly to select either A, B, or C. The letter you selected appears in the display. 4 Press a numeric button (1 - 0). The tuner stores the station at the preset code you specified. 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations. Tips • When you preset an RDS station broadcasting station name information, the station name is automatically stored at the station preset (European model only). • If you want to label the stations, follow the procedure described in "Naming the preset stations" on page 11. Basic Operations Receiving preset stations 1 Make sure you've hooked up the tuner and preset stations. (See pages 5 - 7 for hookups and page 7 or this page for presetting.) 2 Turn on the amplifier and select the TUNER mode. 3 Press POWER to turn on the tuner. 4 Press SHIFT repeatedly to select A, B, or C. 5 Press the preset number you want (1 - 0). To check broadcasts by scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNE MODE repeatedly so that "PRESET" appears in the display. 2 Turn TUNING/SELECT. Each time you turn TUNING/SELECT, a preset station is received and the settings (preset code, frequency, and station name, etc.) appear in the display. The signal meter indicates the strength of the broadcast signal. Tip To tune in a non-preset station, see "Receiving broadcasts" on page 9. 8