Sony STR-SE501 - Manual (Page 41)

Receiving Br
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Tuning to preset stations
You can tune the preset stations either of the following
two ways.
Scanning the preset stations
1
Press TUNER.
The last received station is tuned in.
2
Press PRESET/PTY SELECT + or PRESET/PTY SELECT –
repeatedly to select the preset station you want.
Each time you press the button, the receiver tunes in
one preset station at a time, in the corresponding order
and direction as follows:
z You can scan the preset stations by program type
See page 42.
Using the preset codes
1
Press TUNER.
The last received station is tuned in.
2 Press SHIFT to select a memory page (A, B or C),
then press the preset number of the station you
want using the numeric buttons on the supplied
remote.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS services,
the station name appears in the display.
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you tuned to is not
transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is
weak.
Displaying the RDS Information
Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
advances one step through the following information.
**This information also appears for non-RDS FM stations.
Notes
• If there is an emergency announcement by governmental
authorities, ALARM flashes in the display.
• When the message consists of 9 characters or more, the
message scrolls across the display.
• The following messages appear if a station is not providing a
particular RDS service:
“NO PTY” (the selected programme type is not available)
“NO TEXT” (text data is not available)
“NO TIME” (clock time data is not available)
• Depending on the method used by the radio station to send the
text, some text messages may be incomplete.
Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
Information displayed
Station Name**
Frequency**
Programme Type
Radio Text
Clock (24-hour system)
Sound field currently
applied**
You can:
Locate each station by name (e.g.,
WDR) instead of frequency.
Locate each station by frequency.
Locate a specific type of
programme being broadcast. (See
page 43 for the types of
programmes you can select.)
Display the text messages sent by
the RDS station.
Display the current time
Display the current sound field.