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3-865-472-21 (1)
FM Stereo/SW/MW/LW
PLL Synthesized Receiver
GB
Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi FR
ES
Manual de instrucciones
Betjeningsvejledning DK
Käyttöohjeet FI
ICF-SW07
ª 1998 by Sony Corporation
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Owner’s record Features The model and serial numbers are • World clock feature located at the bottom of the unit. Find out the time for any place in Record the serial number in the space the world by selecting a city name. provided below. Refer to them • Worldwide coverage with FM whenever you call your Sony dealer stereo/SW/MW/LW reception regarding this product. Simple and precise tuning with Model No. ICF-SW07 the quartz controlled PLL (Phase Serial No. _________________________ Locked Loop)
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Table of contents Preparation Location of parts and controls ........................... 4 Power sources ...................................................... 9 Operating on batteries ................................... 9 Operating on house current ........................ 11 Operating on car battery ............................. 11 Setting the clock ................................................. 12 Setting the Local Time ................................. 12 Finding out the time in other are
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Preparation Location of parts and controls Refer to the pages in the parentheses for details. Front 4 1 2 5 6 3 7 8 9 1 Display (7) 7 LINE OUT (recording output) jack (35) 2 Speaker 8 TONE/ST•MONO 3 Controls (6) (stereo•monaural) 4 OPEN button (4) selector (17) 5 HOLD switch (42) 9 VOL (volume) control (17) 6 2 (headphones) jack Opening the cover Push the OPEN button to open the cover. Adjust the angle to your choice. GB 4 Preparation
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Preparation Rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Battery compartment (9) 5 RELEASE (ROM compartment lid slide 2 RESET button open) switch (46) Press this button in the battery compartment 6 DC IN 3V ´ (external with a pointed object power input) jack (11) when the radio fails to 7 ATT (attenuator) control function properly. The (21) clock settings, etc., will 8 ATT ON•OFF revert to the factory (attenuator on•off) preset. The frequencies selector (21) you have preset in the memory are retained. 9 AM EXT ANT
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Controls !¼ !Á 1 !ª ABC DEF GHI POWER ON/ SYNC FM/ 1 2 3 2 OFF !£ AM JKL MNO PQR SSB SLEEP 4 5 6 AM BAND !¢ 3 STU VWX YZ DST LOCAL/ ERASE 7 8 9 !° WORLD 4 <>/ DISPLAY LABEL EDIT LIGHT TIME SET DIRECT !¤ 0 EXE ENTER 5 TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET STANDBY TIME SET TIME DIFF !¦ JOG/ ab TUNE/ 6 STANDBY MEMORY SCAN˚ !¥ SW STATION CALL MY DW VOA BBC OTH !» 7 @¼ 8 9 1 Number buttons (16, 22, !Á SYNC (Synchronous 36) detection) button (31) 2 FM/AM button (16, 43) !ª SSB (Single Side Band) button (30) 3 AM B
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Preparation Display 18 2 9 3 !¼ 4 !Á 5 !ª 6 !£ !¢ 7 !° 1 SLEEP indicator (41) 9 Battery indicator (10) Appears when the sleep !¼ SYNC U•SYNC L timer is in effect. (synchronous detection) 2 Time zone indicator (12, indicators (31) 14) !Á STANDBY a•b Points at the time zone indicators (38) on the map Appear when standing corresponding to your by for timer activated time difference setting. reception. 3 TUNE indicator (16) !ª LOCK (synchronous Appears when a station detection lock) indicator is tun
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Short wave active antenna AN-LP2 Refer to page 32 on how to use the active antenna. Antenna controller 3 1 4 2 5 1 Cord winder 2 Short cord 3 Long cord 4 Power lamp 5 Battery compartment Antenna module 1 2 1 Clip 2 Suction cup GB 8 Preparation
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Preparation Power sources Operating on batteries To operate the unit on house current, see “Operating on house current”, page 11. To operate the unit on a car battery, see “Operating on car battery”, page 11. 1 Slide and open the battery compartment lid. 2 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries in the battery compartment. Insert with correct polarity as shown. 3 Close the battery compartment lid. GB Preparation 9
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Replacing the batteries The sound will be distorted and “i” will flash in the display when the batteries become weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Battery Life Sony LR6 alkaline (size AA) Sony R6 (size AA) FM approx. 32 hours approx. 10 hours AM approx. 23 hours approx. 8 hours Tips • Replace the batteries within 3 minutes. Otherwise, the clock setting will be erased. Frequencies preset in the memory are not erased. • When the batteries are completely exhausted, the power turns off, and
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Preparation Operating on house current To operate the unit on house current, connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the DC IN 3V jack of the unit. to a wall outlet to the DC IN 3V jack Notes on the AC power adaptor • Do not bend or twist the power cord forcibly. Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. • When disconnecting the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet, pull out by the plug. Do not pull the cord itself. • Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet and the radio when
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Setting the clock Setting the Local Time Set the clock if “0:00” flashes in the display (i.e., when you installed the batteries for the first time or after you reset the clock). Set the clock with the radio turned off. POWER ABC DEF GHI POWER ON/OFF ON/ FM/ 1 2 3 SYNC OFF AM JKL MNO PQR 4 5 6 SSB SLEEP AM BAND STU VWX YZ DST DST LOCAL/ 7 8 9 ERASE WORLD <>/ DISPLAY LABEL EDIT LIGHT TIME SET TIME SET DIRECT 0 EXE ENTER TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET STANDBY TIME SET TIME DIFF À/Ö
JOG/ ab TUNE/ STANDBY
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Preparation – + 4 Hold down TIME SET and press 1À or Ö1 to set the local time. – + Each time you press 1À or Ö1 , the current time will decrease or increase by a minute. – +. To change the digits rapidly, hold down 1À or Ö1 5 Release TIME SET. “ : ” starts flashing and the clock starts running. To switch to clock display while the radio is turned on Press EXE. The current time appears for about 10 seconds and then returns to the previous display. Press EXE again to return to the previous display
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Setting the clock (continued) Finding out the time in other areas of the world Besides your local time, you can display the time for any other area in the world (WORLD time). Turn off the radio to display the WORLD time. POWER POWER ABC DEF GHI ON/OFF ON/ SYNC FM/ 1 2 3 OFF AM JKL MNO PQR SSB SLEEP AM BAND 4 5 6 STU VWX YZ DST LOCAL/ DST LOCAL/ ERASE 7 8 9 WORLD WORLD <>/ DISPLAY LABEL EDIT LIGHT TIME SET DIRECT 0 EXE ENTER TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET STANDBY TIME SET TIME DIFF À/Ö JOG/ ab TUNE/ STA
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Preparation Time difference between local time and UTC The table shows the time difference of each time zone with the UTC, which could be formulated as follows: Time difference = Local time* – UTC The number of hours marked with a plus sign (+) indicate the hours ahead of the UTC, while those marked with a minus sign (–) indicate the hours behind the UTC. Time Label ** City or area Other cities in the area Scan step difference ± 0 LONDON London + 1 C.EURO Central Europe Amsterdam, Berlin, Brusse
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Listening to the radio Various ways of reception Direct tuning If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, enter the frequency digits with the number buttons directly. POWER ABC DEF GHI POWER ON/OFF ON/ SYNC FM/ 1 2 3 OFF FM/AM AM JKL MNO PQR SSB SLEEP AM BAND 4 5 6 Number STU VWX YZ DST LOCAL/ ERASE 7 8 9 buttons WORLD LABEL EDIT <>/ DISPLAY LIGHT TIME SET DIRECT EXE 0 ENTER TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET DIRECT EXE STANDBY TIME SET TIME DIFF JOG/ ab TUNE/ STANDBY MEMORY SCAN˚ SW S
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Listening to the radio If “TRY” “AGAIN” appears in the display When you enter an invalid frequency (i.e., a figure that is not within the frequency range of the band you chose), you will hear a beep and “TRY” “AGAIN” appears in the display. Check the frequency and repeat from step 3. Notes • Complete each operation from step 3 to 5 within 10 seconds. If the display returns to the previously tuned frequency, repeat from step 3. • The unit will not beep if the beep is set to BEEP OFF (see “Turning
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Various ways of reception (continued) Manual tuning Use –1À ,Ö1+ or À ,Ö to change the frequency manually step by step. The outer buttons (–1À and Ö1+) change the frequency in large frequency steps, and the inner buttons (À and Ö) in small frequency steps. POWER ABC DEF GHI POWER ON/OFF ON/ 1 2 3 SYNC FM/ OFF FM/AM AM JKL MNO PQR 4 5 6 SSB SLEEP AM BAND STU VWX YZ DST AM BAND LOCAL/ 7 8 9 ERASE WORLD <>/ DISPLAY LABEL EDIT LIGHT TIME SET DIRECT EXE 0 ENTER TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET STANDBY TIME S
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Listening to the radio Tips – + • The unit starts scan tuning when 1À or Ö1 is held down (see “Scan tuning”, page 20). • The frequency changes rapidly when À or Ö is held down, and stops when released. In the AM bands (MW, SW, and LW), the unit scans continuously in the range of 150 to 29,999 kHz. Frequency range of the bands/meter bands The short wave range is divided into 14 bands that are generally referred to as “meter bands”. (kHz for AM / MHz for FM) Band Frequency Range Scan Frequency Ran
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Various ways of reception (continued) Scan tuning POWER POWER ABC DEF GHI ON/OFF ON/ SYNC FM/ 1 2 3 OFF FM/AM AM JKL MNO PQR SSB SLEEP AM BAND 4 5 6 STU VWX YZ DST AM BAND LOCAL/ ERASE 7 8 9 WORLD <>/ DISPLAY LABEL EDIT LIGHT TIME SET DIRECT 0 EXE ENTER TIMERSTANDBY/ TIME SET STANDBY TIME SET TIME DIFF JOG/ ab TUNE/ STANDBY MEMORY SCAN˚ – + |À/Ö| SW STATION CALL MY DW VOA BBC OTH 1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM to select either band. To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts
