Listening to the radio, Playing a tape, Presetting radio stations – Sony WM-FS473 User Manual

Page 2: Location of parts and controls, Receiving stations outside your country, Excluding models for europe and saudi arabia)

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Listening to the radio

1

Press RADIO ON/OFF.

2

Press BAND repeatedly to select FM or
AM.

3

Press TUNING +/– to tune in to the
station you want.

To turn off the radio

Press RADIO ON/OFF.

To tune the station quickly

Hold down TUNING +/– in step 3. The frequency
digits change quickly. When you release the button,
scanning begins and automatically stops when it
receives a station.

Playing a tape

1

Open the cassette holder and insert a
cassette. Then close the cassette holder
and lock the buckle.

2

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor
to TAPE in the display.
Then press SET to select the tape type.
No message: normal (TYPE I)
METAL: CrO

2

(TYPE II) or metal (TYPE

IV)

Presetting radio
stations

You can store radio stations into the unit’s memory.
You can preset up to 16 radio stations for FM and 8
stations for AM.

To tune in to and store stations
automatically (Auto Memory Scanning
function)
1
Press RADIO ON/OFF.
2 Press BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM.
3 Press ENTER until “A” appears in the display.

The Walkman starts searching and storing
stations.
When a station is stored, the preset number
appears.

Note

If some stations are already stored, the new stations
replace the old ones.

To improve broadcast reception

For FM, extend the headphones/earphones cord or
adjust FM MODE (Press MENU repeatedly to set
the cursor to FM MODE in the display, then press
SET to choose from “DX” or “LOCAL”, or “MONO”
or “ST”).
For AM, reorient the unit itself.

Tip

While listening to the radio, you can switch to the tape
by pressing

( (play), 0 or ) .

Note

If the broadcast becomes noisy when a cassette with a
metallic shell or label is inserted, remove the cassette.

Location of parts and controls

AM

FM

Tips

• To switch the playback side, press

œ.

• To emphasize deep bass sound, press MENU

repeatedly to set the cursor to MEGA BASS in the
display. Then, press SET to show “ON”.
To cancel the MEGA BASS function, press SET so that
“ON” disappears.

Notes

• When you turn on AVLS:

- the MEGA BASS effect is reduced.
- turn down the volume if the bass-boosted sound
becomes distorted or unstable.

• Do not open the cassette holder while the tape is

running.

To store stations manually (Manual
Memory function)

You can preset the stations in any order.

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF.
2 Press BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM.
3 Press ENTER.

The frequency digits and a preset number flash in
the display.

4 While the frequency digits and the preset number

are flashing, tune in to a station you wish to store
using TUNING+/–, and select a preset number
using PRESET+/–.

5 While the frequency digits and the preset number

are flashing, press ENTER.

6 Tune in to a station using PRESET+/–.

Notes

• If you cannot complete step 3 or 4 while the

indications are flashing, repeat from step 2.

• If a station is already stored, the new station replaces

the old one.

2

VOL

SET

MENU

ENTER

TUNING+/–

PRESET+/–

RADIO ON/OFF

BAND

BATT

)

0

(

p

œ

MENU

SET

MEGABASS

RADIO

ON/OFF

BAND

TUNING

FM MODE

FM MODE

TAPE

To cancel the stored station

Follow the procedure above and in step 3, instead of
tuning in to a station, press and hold TUNING+/–
until “- - - -” is displayed. Press ENTER while
“- - - -” is flashing.

To play the preset radio stations

Press BAND to select the band, and then tune in to a
station using PRESET +/–.

Receiving stations
outside your country

(excluding models for
Europe and Saudi Arabia)

The frequency range differs depending on the area
(see the chart “Area indication and frequency range”).
If you listen to the radio in an area of different
frequency range, change the area indication.

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2 Press ENTER.
3 Press and hold BAND until the area indication

flashes in the display.

4 Press BAND repeatedly to select the following area

“Eur”, “JPn” or “USA” and press ENTER.

5 Tune in to and store stations as necessary following

the procedure of the “Listening to the radio” and
“Presetting radio stations”.

Note

If you change the frequency range, all the preset stations
will be canceled.

Area indication and frequency range

Area*

frequency range
FM (MHz)

AM (kHz)

Eur

87.5–108

531–1,602

JPn

76–90

531–1,710

USA

87.5–108

530–1,710

* Eur: European and other countries

JPn: Japan
USA: North, Central, and South America

3

Press

( (play).

To limit the maximum volume
automatically

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor to AVLS in
the display. Then press SET to show “

”. The

maximum volume is kept down to protect your ears,
even if you turn the volume up. To cancel the AVLS
function, press SET so that “

” disappears.

AVLS

To

Press

Stop playback

p

Fast-forward

) or 0

or rewind the tape*

*Notes on fast-forward and rewind

• Check tape direction and choose

) or 0

accordingly.

• If you leave the unit after the tape has been wound or

rewound, the batteries will be consumed rapidly. Be
sure to press

p.

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