Sony STR-DE245: Presetting Radio Stations

Receiver Operations

Tuning preset stations (preset tuning)

Presetting Radio Stations

You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its

preset number. If you don’t know which stations are

You’ll most likely want to preset the receiver with the

preset on which numbers, you can tune by scanning

radio stations you listen to often so that you don’t have

the preset stations.

to tune in the station every time. The receiver can store

a total of 30 FM or AM stations. You can store the

1 Press TUNER.

stations on preset numbers combining three characters

The last received station is tuned in.

(A, B, C) and numbers (0 - 9). For example, you can

store a station as preset number A1, B6 or C9, etc.

2 Press SHIFT to select a character (A, B or C), then

PRESET/PTY SELECT +/–

press the number on the remote.

For example, to tune in the station preset as A7,

DISPLAY

MENU </> NAME

SHIFT

select A and then press 7.

You can tune by scanning the preset stations

First press TUNER and then press PRESET/PTY

SELECT + or – to select the station you want. Each time

you press the buttons, the preset numbers change as

follows:

MEMORYENTER+/–TUNER

n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ … ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ … ˜ B0 N

1 Press TUNER.

n C0 ˜ … ˜ C2 ˜ C1 N

The last received station is tuned in.

Naming preset stations

2 Tune in the station you want.

You can store names (index name), up to 8 characters

If you are not familiar with how to tune in a

long, for your preset stations (except for FM RDS

station, see “Receiving Broadcasts” on the

stations). Once you name a preset station, the name

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appears in the display instead of the frequency when

you tune to that preset station. The characters you can

3 Press MEMORY.

use include letters, numbers and symbols.

“MEMORY” appears for a few seconds.

Do steps 4 to 6 before “MEMORY” goes out.

1 Tune to the preset station you want to name.

4 Press SHIFT to select a character (A, B or C).

2 Press NAME.

Each time you press SHIFT, the letter “A”, “B” or

The cursor blinks in the display.

“C” appears in the display.

If “MEMORY” disappears, start again from step 3.

3 Use + or – to select the character you desire.

5 Select a preset number by pressing PRESET/PTY

4 Press MENU </> to move the cursor into position

SELECT + or PRESET/PTY SELECT –.

for the next character.

6 Press MEMORY again to store the station.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 characters.

7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to preset other stations.

6 Press ENTER to store the names.

To change a preset station

If you make a mistake

Preset a new station on the number you want to change.

Press MENU </> repeatedly so that the character you want

to change blinks in the display, then use + or – to select the

desired character.

Note

If the mains lead is disconnected for about one week, the

Notes

preset stations will be cleared from the receiver’s memory,

• You can also enter a name of up to 8 characters for

and you will have to preset the stations again.

programme sources. Select the programme source you

want and repeat steps 2 to 6 (except 5.1 CH/DVD).

• To clear programme source name, press NAME and then

press the same programme source button. Press ENTER to

delete the name (except TUNER).

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