Scan Tuning; Memorizing And Editing Stations - Sony ICF-SW77 Service Manual

Scan Tuning
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Use scan tuning to automatically scan the stations in the
frequency range of a broadcast band
How to Scan the Stations
1 Set POWER/LOCK to POWER.
2 Press ON/OFF.
The indications on the frequency display appear.
3 Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM.
4
While keeping METER BAND depressed, press MEMORY
FREQ/METER BAND STEP/CURSOR o o and select the
meter band. (Refer to the table on the right.)
5 Press SCAN/AUTO TUNE.
'SCAN' indication appears
Within the frequency range of the selected meter band,
scan tuning begins and stops automatically for 2 seconds
each time a station is received.
6 Press SCAN/AUTO TUNE again when the desired station is
tuned in.
7 Tune in more precisely with the DIAL TUNE/JOG dial if
necessary
The frequency range and tuning Interval of each
broadcast band
Broadcast
band
Meter band
(display)
Frequency to be scanned Scanning
intervals
LW LW
150-285 kHz (For Italy
and Saudi Arabia)
150 - 528 kHz (For other
countries)
3 kHz
MW MW
531 - 1,602 kHz or
540-1,600 kHz i
9 kHz or
10 kHz. i
SW1-2 120 mb 2.300 - 2495 kHz 5 kHz
SW2»2 90 mb 3,200 - 3,400 kHz 5 kHz
SW3 75 mb 3,900 - 4,000 kHz 5 kHz
SW4 60 mb 4,750 - 5,060 kHz 5 kHz
SW5 49 mb 5,950 - 6,200 kHz 5 kHz
SW6 41 mb 7,100 - 7.300 kHz 5 kHz
SW7 31 mb 9,500 - 9,900 kHz 5 kHz
SW8 25 mb 11,650- 12,050 kHz 5 kHz
SW9 21 mb 13,600- 13,800 kHz 5 kHz
SW10 19 mb 15,100- 15,600 kHz 5 kHz
SW11 16 mb 17.550- 17,900 kHz 5 kHz
SW12 13 mb 21,450 - 21,850 kHz 5 kHz
SW13
It mb
25,670 - 26,100 kHz 5 kHz
FM FM
87.5- 108.0 MHz (For
Germany. Italy. Scandi¬
navian countries, Austria
and Saudi Arabia)
76.0- 108 MHz (For
other countries)
50 kHz
1 9 kHz or 10 kHz depending on the MW channel step setting (see page 7.)
<2 Except lor Italian models
When scanning stops too often
Set SENS to LOCAL
20
This section describes how to save stations and "edit" (add,
erase, or program) them for Preset Station Tuning. Several
stations on the Tuning Page are already memorized when this
unit was shipped from the factory To see the difference
among Tuning Page, Quick Page, and Timer Page, and for
more details, refer to the "Preset Station Tuning" section
(page 12.)
How to Memorize a Station on the Tuning
Page and the Timer Page
You can save some or all of the following data under a Preset
Station on the Tuning and the Timer Page
* Station Name
■ band and frequency of the broadcast
• AM detection mode
* Program Time (starling time and ending time)
If you do not want to program some kinds of the above data,
skip the procedures as indicated in the instructions.
Notes on the Timer Page:
■ The preset stations memorized on the Timer Page can be
used as the programs for timer operation (see page 27.)
• The Program Time for the Timer Page is up to 120 minutes.
3 Select the desired Page to be memorized.
For Tuning Pages, press PAGE FEED + If or - i and display
the desired Page number.
For Timer Page, press TIMER PAGE and display TP."
If you do not want to program the Program Time nor the
Station Name, go to step 13
4 Press EDIT.
"START TIME" on the clock/timer display flashes. (The
system enters the Program Time Mode.)
If you do not want to program the Program Time, go to step 9
5 Input the starting time* by pressing the DIRECT TUNE/
TIME INPUT numeric buttons.
Example: To input "12:00".
Press "I," "2", "0", "0".
6 Press EXE.
"END TIME" flashes.
To memorize a Station
7 Input the ending time* by pressing the DIRECT TUNE/TIME
INPUT numeric buttons.
Example: To input "15:00"
Press "1", "5", "0", "0".
8 Press EXE.
"START TIME" flashes again.
The Program Time duration is indicated by the Program
Time Bar.
If you do not want to program the Station Name, go to step 13.
1 Tune in the desired station using manual, direct, or scan
tuning. (See pages 16, 18, 20.)
2 For AM, select the desired AM mode. (See page 18.)