Listening to the radio, Preset tuning, Manual tuning – Sony CMT-SE1 User Manual
Page 9: Preset tuning — manual tuning
 
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To improve tuner reception
When tuner reception is poor, set CD player 
power off by CD power manage function.
CD power is factory set to on.
1
Press CD (or FUNCTION on the unit 
repeatedly) to switch the function to CD.
2
Press
?/1
to turn off the system.
3
Press
?/1
while holding
x
.
“CD PowerOff” appears.
To set CD power on
Repeat the procedure above and “CD PowerOn” 
appears.
Notes
• When “CD PowerOff” is selected, disc access time is
increased.
• You cannot change the setting in Power Saving
Mode.
You can listen to a radio station either by 
selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning 
in the station.
Listening to a preset station
— Preset Tuning
Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first 
(see “Presetting radio stations” on page 8).
1
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly (or 
move lever on the unit to FM or AM) to 
select “FM” or “AM”.
2
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until 
“PRESET” appears in the display.
3
Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select 
the desired preset station.
Listening to non-preset radio 
station
— Manual Tuning
1
Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly (or 
move lever on the unit to FM or AM) to 
select “FM” or “AM”.
2
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until 
both “AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear 
from the display.
3
Press TUNING +/– repeatedly to tune in 
the desired station.
Tips
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
antennas, or connect a commercially available 
external antenna.
• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press
FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears. 
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will 
improve.
• Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears in step 2 above, then press TUNING +/–. 
The frequency indication changes and scanning stops 
automatically when the system tunes in a station 
(Automatic Tuning).
Listening to the radio