Sony ICF-SC1PC - Manual (Page 3)

Welcome!
Welcome to the world of scanning reception. Here are
some of the capabilities and features you will discover
with the new I’LL Synthesized Scanning Receiver.
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I’LL (Phase Locked Loop) synthesized scanning
receiver with a frequency range of 25 - 1300 MHz
(excluding cellular phone frequencies).
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PC controllable (ICF-SC1PC only) - Connect to a
Personal Computer for total control of your scanning
receiver using the PC control software. The CD-ROM
frequency database (supplied) provides information for
station frequencies nationwide.
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Easy access to the PSBs (Public Service Bands) with
Service Scanning - Receive any one of the 9 pre-
programmed PSBs (AIR[VHF], AIRlUHF], Weather,
Police, Fire/Emergency, Marine, FM broadcast,
TV[VHF sound], and TV[UHF sound]) with just a touch
of a button.
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Variety of scanning options - Band Scanning,
Programmable Scanning, Memory Scanning, and
Intelligent Memory Scanning.
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300 channel memory - Store the stations of your choice
(10 pages, 30 channels per page). The EEPROM retains
stored information without backup batteries.
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Priority Scanning function - Checks every 5 seconds if
there is reception in a priority frequency you have
designated.
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Direct manual tuning - Simply input the digits of the
frequency from the numeric keypad if you know the
frequency.
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SKIP function - Skips the frequencies you have
designated during scan (up to 100).
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Adjustable scanning pause time - Normal, 2 second-
delay mode, and the 5 second-pause mode.
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Adjustable frequency steps.
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Supports AM, NFM, WFM detection modes in all
frequencies.
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Backlighted Liquid Crystal Display.
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Key protection to avoid operation by inadvertent key
strokes.
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