Sony Receiver ICF SW07 Operating Instructions
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21GBListening to the radio Listening to the radio Tips ¥ The unit scans the frequencies in descending order when holding down Ð 1À, and in ascending order when holding down Ö1+ . ¥ To change the scanning direction, hold down either Ð 1À or Ö1+ opposite to the current direction. This is convenient when, for example, you want to return to the previous reception after the unit has resumed scanning. ¥ When scanning for MW broadcasts at night when reception is intense, or when scanning under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see ÒControlling scan stopsÓ, below). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF. Controlling scan stops Ñ using the ATT switch and the ATT Control Use the ATT (attenuator) switch and the ATT Control to control reception sensitivity when the unit stops scanning to null broadcasts frequently or when scanning under prevalent interference. Under normal conditions, use the radio with ATT set to OFF (i.e., with maximum sensitivity). ATT Control ATT The ATT Control is activated when ATT is switched ON. Turn the ATT Control toward MAX to reduce sensitivity. The radio will skip weaker signals and stop at only stronger ones. Note If the ATT Control is turned too much toward MAX, the radio will not stop on any weaker signals at all. Switch ATT to OFF if you do not need to use the attenuator.
Listening to the radio22GB Various ways of reception (continued) Preset tuning You can preset a total of 20 stations of your choice to the number buttons (10 for FM and 10 for AM). Presetting stations Number buttons 1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2Tune in to the station you want to preset. 3Hold down ENTER and press a number button (0Ð9) of your choice. When ENTER is held down, ÒPRESET MYÓ will flash in the display. A beep sounds when a number button is pressed. The station is stored to the selected button. The preset number and the preset label are displayed. Note If a station is already stored to the button you chose, it will be overwritten by the new preset. If the preset label had been edited, it will return to the default setting. Default preset labels Each time a station is preset, the preset key is assigned the default preset label as shown. To change labels, see ÒEditing labelsÓ, page 36. Button AM FM 1 AM-1 FM-1 2 AM-2 FM-2 3 AM-3 FM-3 4 AM-4 FM-4 5 AM-5 FM-5 6 AM-6 FM-6 7 AM-7 FM-7 8 AM-8 FM-8 9 AM-9 FM-9 0 AM-0 FM-0 ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 FM/AM ENTER
23GBListening to the radio Listening to the radio Tuning in to a preset station ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SYNCSSB EXE POWER ON/OFF FM/AM 1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2Press FM/AM to select either band. 3Press a number button (0Ð9) of your choice. The radio receives the station assigned to the button. If no station is preset A beep sounds and ÒMEMORYÓ ÒEMPTYÓ appears in the display. Then the display will return to the previous condition. Notes ¥ The radio may have frequencies stored in the preset memory at factory shipment. ¥ The unit will not beep if the beep is set to BEEP OFF (see ÒTurning off the beepÓ, page 43). Erasing a preset station 1Press a number button (0Ð9) for the preset station you want to erase. 2Hold down ERASE. The preset number flashes in the display while ERASE is held down. A beep sounds after 3 seconds and the station assigned to the button you chose is erased. The preset number and the preset label disappear. Note When a preset station is erased, any changes to its default label is erased as well.Number buttons ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SYNCSSB EXEERASE Number buttons
Listening to the radio24GB Various ways of reception (continued) SW STATION CALL tuning Tune in to major short wave stations by just pressing the station buttons: DW, VOA, BBC and OTH (others). The radio automatically chooses the frequencies used in your time zone from the SW STATION CALL ROM* encased at the bottom of the unit, scans for them, and stops scan at reception. ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 Station name buttons *ROM = Read Only Memory 1Set the time zone to your area. For LOCAL time, see ÒSetting the Local TimeÓ, page 12. For WORLD time, see ÒFinding out the time in other areas of the worldÓ, page 14. SW STATION CALL automatically selects only the frequencies that are receivable in the area corresponding to your time zone setting, regardless of LOCAL or WORLD time. Thus, it is crucial that you set the time zone properly to match your current location before using SW STATION CALL. 2Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 3Press the station button of your choice. ÒSW STATION CALLÓ, the station name and a frequency is displayed. The time difference from the UTC and the time zone indicator flash for about 3 seconds, and then light up. Confirm your time zone setting. The frequency actually displayed may be different from the illustration. 4Press the same station button again. The radio scans the frequencies for your area in ascending order, and stops at reception. Press the button again to resume scanning. To stop scanning Press the same station button during scan.
25GBListening to the radio Listening to the radio To manually recall the selected frequencies one by one Hold down the station button and press À , Ö or Ð 1À , Ö1+. The frequency changes quickly when Ð 1À or Ö1+ is held down, and stops when released. Tip When scanning at night when reception is intense, or when scanning under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see ÒControlling scan stopsÓ, page 21). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF. Stations recalled by the SW STATION CALL station buttons Button Station and program DW English and German programs of Deutsche Welle VOA English programs of Voice of America BBC English programs of British Broadcasting Corporation OTH Choose one of the following*; R.NED Ð English and Dutch programs of Radio Nederland RFI Ð English and French programs of Radio France InternationalR.JPN Ð English and Japanese programs of Radio Japan REE Ð English and Spanish programs of Radio Exterior de Espa–aCRI Ð English and Chinese programs of China Radio International *Selecting the station for the OTH button Turn off the radio if it is turned on. Hold down OTH and press À or Ö. Release OTH when the station of your choice appears in the display. Steps for reception is the same as the other SW STATION CALL buttons. ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SYNCSSB EXE OTH À/Ö
Listening to the radio26GB When there is no reception If the radio was not able to receive any of the frequencies for the time zone stored in the ROM, scanning stops with a beep when the radio returns to the frequency where it started scanning. Short wave reception may be difficult at times due to various factors, such as sunspot activity and atmospheric conditions. Furthermore, the major broadcast stations whose data are stored in the ROM may change the broadcast time and/or frequencies at the change of season, etc. In such cases, the radio may not be able to receive the frequencies stored in the SW STATION CALL ROM. Updating the SW STATION CALL ROM To conform with possible changes in frequencies, the SW STATION CALL ROM is designed to be replaceable by the user to an updated version of the ROM. The newest SW STATION CALL ROM is sold by F Corporation. The ROM is to be updated in around October every year. We recommend the ROM to be replaced at least once in 2 to 3 years. To purchase the newest ROM, refer to ÒPurchasing the latest SW STATION CALL ROMÓ and contact F Corporation. To exchange the ROM, see ÒExchanging the SW STATION CALL ROMÓ, page 46. Notes ¥ Many of the worldwide broadcast programs of the major broadcast stations stored in the ROM are broadcast only at certain times of the day. If the station is not broadcasting on the scanned frequency at the time, the radio will not receive any broadcast or receive broadcast by some other station, such as a local station, broadcasting on the same frequency. ¥ If the frequency is changed by manual tuning, etc., when ÒSW STATION CALLÓ indication is lit in the display, the radio will exit SW STATION CALL and the indication will disappear. ¥ If there is no frequency for the station corresponding to the time zone stored in the ROM, a beep sounds, ÒMEMORYÓ ÒEMPTYÓ appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition. ¥ If you press a station button without the ROM in the ROM compartment of the radio, a beep sounds, ÒNOÓ ÒROMÓ appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition. If the ROM is displaced when ÒSW STATION CALLÓ indication is lit in the display, a beep sounds, ÒNOÓ ÒROMÓ appears in the display, and the radio changes to manual tuning. ¥ If ÒNOÓ ÒROMÓ is displayed with the SW STATION CALL ROM inserted in the ROM compartment, the contact surface of the ROM may be dirty. See ÒCleaning the SW STATION CALL ROM contact surfaceÓ, page 46, and clean the contact surface with a cotton swab. Do not clean the contact springs of the main unit, as they may deform and cause a malfunction. Lowest frequencyScan start frequencyHighest frequency
27GBListening to the radio Listening to the radio Various ways of reception (continued) MY-Memory tuning Preset up to 100 frequencies of any band (FM, SW, MW or LW) to the MY button. You can scan these stations or tune in one by one. Presetting stations to MY-Memory ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 ENTER FM/AM MY 1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2Tune in to the station you want to preset. 3Hold down ENTER and press MY. When ENTER is held down, ÒPRESET MYÓ will flash in the display. A beep sounds when MY is pressed. The station is stored to the lowest available MY-Memory number (00 to 99). The MY-Memory number and the MY-Memory label are displayed. Default MY-Memory labels Each time a station is stored to MY-Memory, it is assigned the default MY-Memory label ÒMY-xxÓ (with the memory number in place of ÒxxÓ). To change labels, see ÒEditing labelsÓ, page 36. Note The radio may have frequencies stored in MY-Memory at factory shipment. In this case, erase them before presetting stations to MY- Memory (see ÒErasing a MY-Memory presetÓ, page 29). Tips ¥ If you press MY with all the MY-Memory numbers (00 to 99) assigned a station, a beep sounds, ÒMEMORYÓ ÒFULLÓ appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition. ¥ MY-Memory tuning is not affected by the time zone setting.
Listening to the radio28GB ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SYNCSSB EXE POWER ON/OFF MY Tuning in to a MY-Memory station 1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2Press MY. The radio enters the MY-Memory tuning mode. 3Press MY again. The radio scans the frequencies stored in MY-Memory and stops at reception. Press the button again to resume scanning. To stop scanning Press MY during scan. To manually recall the MY-Memory frequencies one by one Hold down MY and press À , Ö or Ð 1À , Ö1+. The frequency changes quickly when Ð 1À or Ö1+ is held down and stops when released. Tips ¥ MY-Memory scans only the stored memory numbers and skips the empty ones. ¥ MY-Memory scans fastest if the frequencies are stored in ascending or descending order. ¥ If MY is pressed with no frequency stored in MY-Memory, a beep sounds and ÒMEMORYÓ ÒEMPTYÓ appears in the display. Then the display returns to the previous condition. ¥ When scanning at night when reception is intense, or when scanning under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see ÒControlling scan stopsÓ, page 21). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF. When there is no reception If any of the frequencies stored in MY-Memory was not received, scanning stops with a beep when the radio returns to the frequency where it started scanning. Lowest stored MY-Memory numberScan start MY-Memory numberHighest stored MY-Memory number
29GBListening to the radio Listening to the radio ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SYNCSSB EXEERASE Erasing a MY-Memory preset 1Recall the MY-Memory number you want to erase. 2Hold down ERASE. The MY-Memory number flashes in the display while ERASE is held down. A beep sounds after 3 seconds and the station assigned to the MY- Memory number is erased. The MY-Memory number and the MY- Memory label disappear. Note When a MY-Memory station is erased, any changes to its default label is erased as well. To change the station stored in MY-Memory You cannot overwrite a frequency stored in MY-Memory with a new one. Erase the particular MY-Memory number first, then store a new frequency. Note MY-Memory stores stations to the lowest available MY-Memory number. Note, thus, that if a MY-Memory number lower than the one you erased is available, the new frequency will be stored to that number.
Listening to the radio30GB ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7 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 SSB FM/AM 1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2Press FM/AM and select AM. 3Press SSB to select USB or LSB/CW. Each time SSB is pressed, the display changes as follows: 4Tune in to the desired station. For tuning methods, see ÒVarious ways of receptionÓ, pages 16 to 29. Tip For more on SSB and CW, refer to ÒTips on radio wavesÓ, page 50. Notes ¥ The USB or the LSB/CW mode cannot be preset to memory. You can tune in to stations in 0.1 kHz steps in the USB or the LSB/CW mode, but the frequency digit below the decimal point is ignored when memorized. ¥ If a preset AM frequency is recalled during the USB or the LSB/CW mode, the mode setting remains active and the frequency is received in the respective mode. Receiving SSB and CW Transmissions You can receive SSB (Single Side Band) and CW (Continuous Wave) transmissions with the built-in BFO circuit. (Normal mode) USB LSB/CW