Sony Receiver ICF SW07 Operating Instructions

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Preparation
Operating on house current
To operate the unit on house current, connect the supplied AC power
adaptor to the DC IN 3V jack of the unit.
to the DC IN 3V jackto a wall outlet
Notes on the AC power adaptor
¥ Do not bend or twist the power cord forcibly. Do not place heavy
objects on the power cord.
¥ When disconnecting the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet, pull
out by the plug. Do not pull the cord itself.
¥ Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet and the radio
when the unit is not to be used for a long period of time.
¥ Do not use the supplied AC power adaptor outside the AC 120V
region (USA model only).
Tip
When the AC power adaptor or the car battery cord is plugged into the
DC IN 3V jack, the batteries are disconnected, and the unit automatically
switches to external power source.
Operating on car battery
To operate the unit on car batteries, connect a recommended Sony car
battery cord to the DC IN 3V jack of the unit. Refer to its Operating
Instructions for details.
Notes on external power sources
¥ Keep the batteries installed even when operating on external power, as
they supply power for the unitÕs memory backup. Replace the batteries
once a year.
¥ Turn off the unit when connecting or disconnecting external power
sources. Otherwise, the power may go off and ÒiÓ may appear. In
this case, turn on the power again to clear the ÒiÓ indication.
¥ When operating the unit on batteries, first disconnect the AC power
adaptor or the car battery cord from the wall outlet or car battery, then
disconnect the AC power adaptor or the car battery cord from the DC
IN 3V jack of the unit. The unit will not run on batteries as long as the
DC IN 3V jack is plugged in.
¥ Use only the recommended AC power adaptor or
car battery cord manufactured by Sony. Using AC
power adaptors or car battery cords with different
specifications (polarity of the plug, etc.) will result
in malfunction and damage to the unit.
¥ Use the supplied AC plug adaptor* if the AC power adaptor plug does
not match your wall outlet.
* Not supplied for models for certain countries. See ÒSpecificationsÓ.
 Polarity of the plug 
						

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Setting the clock
Setting the Local Time
Set the clock if Ò0:00Ó flashes in the display (i.e., when you installed the
batteries for the first time or after you reset the clock). Set the clock with
the radio turned off.
LOCAL time signifies the time for your time zone, while WORLD time is
the time for any other time zone in the world.
Clock adjustment is done in LOCAL time. Before setting the clock, refer
to the table on page 15 and check the time difference between your area
and the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).  Names of major cities and
their time differences from the UTC are preset in the unitÕs memory.
1If the radio is turned on, press POWER ON/OFF to
turn it off.
2Hold down TIME SET and press À or Ö to choose a
city or the time difference between your local time and
the UTC.
When TIME SET is pressed, the clock display will automatically
switch to LOCAL time if WORLD time had been displayed.
The LOCAL indication flashes. Each
time you press À or Ö, the time
zone indicator will move to the right
or left.
When you release TIME SET, LOCAL
indication will stop flashing and light
up. Your local time zone has been selected.
3Press DST if your area is now under daylight saving
time.
s appears in the display.
If daylight saving time is not used in your area, or if s is already
displayed, skip this step.
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ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
DST
TIME SET
À/Ö
–
|À/Ö|+ 
						

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Preparation
4Hold down TIME SET and press Ð
1À or Ö1+
 to set
the local time.
Each time you press Ð
1À or Ö1+
, the current time will decrease or
increase by a minute.
To change the digits rapidly, hold down Ð
1À or Ö1+.
5Release TIME SET.
Ò : Ó starts flashing and the clock
starts running.
To switch to clock display while the radio is turned on
Press EXE. The current time appears for about 10 seconds and
then returns to the previous display. Press EXE again to return to
the previous display manually.
The display will not switch to the clock while the radio is
running scan.
For areas adopting daylight saving time (summer time)
Press DST to light up the s indication if you are now in the
summer time period (step 3 in the previous page). If you are now
in the standard time period, press DST at the beginning of the
daylight saving time period. Press again at the end of the
daylight saving time period to clear the indication. The time
display will be adjusted accordingly.
Note
You cannot set the clock while listening to the radio.
If the radio is on, press POWER ON/OFF first to turn off the radio.
Tips
¥ The clock is displayed in the 24 hour system.
¥ Press TIME SET to stop the flashing of Ò0:00Ó.
¥ To adjust the time to the second, release TIME SET at the time of the
tone. 
						

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Setting the clock (continued)
Finding out the time in other areas of the
world
Besides your local time, you can display the time for any other area in the
world (WORLD time). Turn off the radio to display the WORLD time.
1If the radio is turned on, press POWER ON/OFF to
turn it off.
2If the LOCAL indication is displayed, press LOCAL/
WORLD to switch the indication to WORLD.
3Press À or Ö to choose a city or the time difference
with the UTC.
4Press DST to light up the s indication if the specified
area is now under daylight saving time.
If daylight saving time is not used in
the desired area, or if s is already
displayed, skip this step.
The current time for the area you have
specified will appear in the display.
To switch back to the LOCAL time display
Press LOCAL/WORLD again.
If the desired city name or area name is not preset
Select the area by selecting the time difference with the UTC.
To edit the label (i.e., name of the city) for the time zone, see
ÒEditing labelsÓ, page 36.
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FM/
AMON/
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0
ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
DST LOCAL/
WORLD
À/Ö 
						

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Preparation
Time difference between local time and UTC
The table shows the time difference of each time zone with the
UTC, which could be formulated as follows:
Time difference = Local time* Ð UTC
The number of hours marked with a plus sign (+) indicate the
hours ahead of the UTC, while those marked with a minus sign
(Ð) indicate the hours behind the UTC.
* Local time prior to DST (daylight saving time) adjustment. The DST
setting does not affect the time difference indication.
** Default labels. To change the labels, see ÒEditing labelsÓ, page 36.
Automatic adjustment of the MW channel step
A channel step is the basic interval unit in a frequency allocation
system. The MW channel step differs from country to country (10
kHz for North and South American countries, and 9 kHz for
Japan, Europe and other countries). Normally, the scanning or
tuning steps needs to be adjusted to match the system for the
area to scan or manually tune MW frequencies. This unit,
however, determines your local area from your time zone setting
(the time difference from the UTC) and automatically chooses the
appropriate channel step.
Time
difference
± 0 LONDON London
+ 1 C.EURO Central Europe Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels,
Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Rome,
Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich
+ 2 CAIRO Cairo Athens, Istanbul
+ 3 JEDDAH Jeddah Nairobi, Riyadh, Moscow
+ 4 DUBAI Dubai
+ 5 KARACH Karachi
+ 6 DHAKA Dhaka(Dacca)
+ 7 BNGKOK Bangkok Jakarta
+ 8 S.PORE Singapore Beijing, Hongkong
+ 9 TOKYO Tokyo Seoul
+ 10 SYDNEY Sydney Guam
+ 11 SOLMON Solomon Noumea
+ 12 AUKLND Auckland Fiji
Ð 11 SAMOA Samoa
Ð 10 HAWAII Hawaii Honolulu, Tahiti
Ð 9 ANCHRG Anchorage
Ð 8 L.A. Los Angeles San Francisco, Vancouver
Ð 7 DENVER Denver Calgary
Ð 6 CHICAG Chicago Dallas, Mexico City
Ð 5 N.Y. New York Lima, Panama, Toronto
Ð 4 CARACS Caracas Santiago
Ð 3 RIO Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires, San Paulo
Ð 2 FN.ISL Fernando island
Ð 1 AZORES Azores Island
City or area Other cities in the area
9 kHz
9 kHz
Scan stepLabel **
10 kHz 
						

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Listening to the radio
Various ways of reception
Direct tuning
If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, enter the
frequency digits with the number buttons directly.
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW (short wave), MW (medium wave) or LW (long
wave) broadcasts, select AM.
3Press DIRECT.
The frequency disappears and
ÒDIRECTÒ appears in the
display.
4Press the number buttons and input the frequency of
the desired station.
FM band: You can ignore the decimal point.
To enter 84.7 MHz, for example, press 8, 4 and 7.
AM band: You can ignore the last 3 digits if they are all zero.
To enter 10,000 kHz, for example, press 1 and 0.
Complete each button operation within 10 seconds.
The minimum frequency step for direct input is 0.05 MHz (50 kHz)
for FM, and 1 kHz for AM.
5Press EXE to enter.
ÒTUNEÒ appears in the display
when the station is tuned in.
To correct input
Press DIRECT and repeat from step 3.
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VWX8YZ  9/
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OFFPOWER
0
ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
FM/AM
EXE DIRECT
Number
buttons 
						

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Listening to the radio
If ÒTRYÓ ÒAGAINÓ appears in the display
When you enter an invalid frequency (i.e., a figure that is not within the
frequency range of the band you chose), you will hear a beep and ÒTRYÓ
ÒAGAINÓ appears in the display.
Check the frequency and repeat from step 3.
Notes
¥ Complete each operation from step 3 to 5 within 10 seconds. If the
display returns to the previously tuned frequency, repeat from step 3.
¥ The unit will not beep if the beep is set to BEEP OFF (see ÒTurning off
the beepÓ, page 43).
Other operations
To Press or adjust
Fine tune the receptionÐ
1À, À, Ö, Ö1+
Adjust the volume VOL
Turn off the radio* POWER ON/OFF
* The radio tunes to the previously tuned frequency when you turn on the
radio.
To improve reception
FM reception
Gently pull out the telescopic antenna
and adjust the length, angle and
direction (see ÒExtending the antennaÓ,
page 5).
MW/LW reception
Retract the telescopic antenna and rotate
the unit to reorient the built-in ferrite
bar antenna.
SW reception
Gently pull out the telescopic antenna
vertically to its full length.
For SW reception, you can enjoy even
better reception by using the supplied
external antenna (see ÒUsing the
supplied external antennaÓ, page 32).
Tips
¥ Plug in the supplied stereo headphones to enjoy FM stereo reception.
Set ST ¥ MONO to ST or MONO to select stereo or monaural
reception. Select MONO when reception is noisy or unclear.
¥ When listening to news programs, etc., set TONE to NEWS. Speaking
voices will be heard clearer. When listening to music programs, set
TONE to MUSIC.
¥ Reception of frequencies around 3.0MHz and 3.64 MHz may be
difficult due to internal spurious signals generated by the built-in
oscillators. 
						

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Various ways of reception (continued)
Manual tuning
Use Ð
1À ,Ö1+
 or À ,Ö to change the frequency manually step by step.
The outer buttons (Ð
1À and Ö1+
) change the frequency in large
frequency steps, and the inner buttons (À and Ö) in small frequency
steps.
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.
3For the AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press
Ð
1À or Ö1+
 to select MW (medium wave), LW (long
wave) or a meter band (short
wave).
The name of the band or the meter
band and its lowest frequency appears
in the display.
For FM, skip this step.
4Press Ð
1À, Ö1+
 or À, Ö repeatedly to tune in to the
desired broadcast station.
With each press, the frequency changes in the channel steps shown
below. (The figures in the parentheses indicate the steps in the SSB
mode).
BandÐ
1À or Ö1+
À or Ö
FM 0.05 MHz 0.05 MHz
SW 5 kHz (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)
MW 9 or 10 kHz* (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)
LW 9 kHz (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)
* The frequency step is adjusted automatically to your time zone
according to your local time zone setting (see ÒAutomatic
adjustment of the MW channel stepÓ, page 15).
** Units of 0.1 kHz are not indicated in the display.
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VWX8YZ  9/
FM/
AMON/
OFFPOWER
0
ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
FM/AM
AM BAND
À/Ö
–
|À/Ö|+ 
						

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Listening to the radio
AM
Tips
¥The unit starts scan tuning when Ð
1À or Ö1+
 is held down (see ÒScan
tuningÓ, page 20).
¥The frequency changes rapidly when À or Ö is held down, and stops
when released. In the AM bands (MW, SW, and LW), the unit scans
continuously in the range of 150 to 29,999 kHz.
Frequency range of the bands/meter bands
The short wave range is divided into 14 bands that are generally
referred to as Òmeter bandsÓ.
(kHz for AM / MHz for FM)
BandFrequency Range Scan Frequency RangeMeter band
LW 150Ð529 153Ð522 Ñ
MW 530Ð1620530Ð1620 *1Ñ
531Ð1620 *2
2250Ð2550 120 meter band
3150Ð3450 90 meter band
3850Ð4050 75 meter band
4700Ð5100 60 meter band
5900Ð6250 49 meter band
7100Ð7400 41 meter band
SW 1621Ð299999400Ð10000 31 meter band
11500Ð12150 25 meter band
13500Ð13900 22 meter band
15000Ð15700 19 meter band
17450Ð18000 16 meter band
18850Ð19100 15 meter band
21450Ð21950 13 meter band
25600Ð26100 11 meter band
FM 76.00Ð108.00 76.00Ð108.00 Ñ
*1 10 kHz channel step (see page 15).
*2 9 kHz  channel step (see page 15).
Note
The actual frequency range of short wave broadcasts and the range of the
meter bands for this unit may differ. Refer to the supplied ÒWave
HandbookÓ for more information. 
						

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MY DW VOA BBC OTH
VWX8YZ  9/
FM/
AMON/
OFFPOWER
0
ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
–
|À/Ö|+ FM/AM
AM BAND
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.
3For AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press Ð
1À
or Ö1+
 to select MW (medium wave), LW (long wave)
or a meter band (short wave).
The name of the band or the meter band and its lowest frequency
appear in the display.
For FM, skip this step.
4Hold down Ð
1À or Ö1+
. Release when the unit starts
scanning.
ÒSCANÓ is displayed. The unit stops at each reception and
resumes scanning after about 3 seconds.
The unit scans within the frequency
range of the chosen band or meter
band (see ÒFrequency range of the
bands/meter bandsÓ, page 19). In the
SSB reception mode, the unit scans the
whole 150 to 29999 kHz frequency range.
5Press Ð
1À or Ö1+
 to stop scanning and listen to the
desired broadcast.
ÒSCANÓ disappears and the name of the band appears in the
display.
Various ways of reception (continued)
Scan tuning