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4-233-395-17(1)
FM Stereo
FM-AM Tuner
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number
in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product.
Model No. Serial No.
ST-SE570
ST-SE370
© 2001 Sony Corporation
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WARNING WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant To reduce the risk of fire or electric to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are shock, do not expose this apparatus to designed to provide reasonable protection against rain or moisture. harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in To avoid electrical shock, do
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Table of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ............................................... 4 Getting Started Unpacking ............................................. 5 Hooking up the system .......................... 5 Selecting the German display ................ 7 Storing FM stations automatically (Auto-betical Select)* ..................... 7 Presetting radio stations ......................... 8 Basic Operations Receiving preset stations ....................... 8 Advanced Tuner Operation
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Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Main unit ST-SE570 12345 678 1234567890 qkqjqhqg qf qdqs qa 09 AUTO BETICAL SELECT qk (7, 12) MEMORY 4 (8, 11) BAND qg (9, 10, 12) MENU 0 (9, 11, 14) CHARACTER 7 (11) Numeric buttons qf (7–9) DIRECT qs (9) POWER 1 (7, 8, 12) DISPLAY 5 (10, 11, 13) PTY qj (14, 15) ENTER qa (9, 11, 12, 14) RETURN 9 (9) EON NEWS/INFO 3 (13, 14) SHIFT qd (8, 11) EON TA 2 (13, 14) TUNE MODE
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Parts Identification/Getting Started Getting Started 1 Before assembling the supplied antenna, pull the lead wire out from the Unpacking slot in the antenna frame. 2 Unwrap 3 lengths of the braided lead Check that you received the following items wire from around the frame of the with the tuner: antenna. • Audio cord (1) Be careful to unwrap only the braided • AM loop antenna (1) section of the lead wire. Do not unwrap • FM wire antenna (1) more than 3 lengths of the lead wire. Also, be caref
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Hooking up the system (continued) Connecting a ground wire If you connect an outdoor antenna, be sure to connect a earth lead (not supplied) to the AM Tip ANTENNA U terminal (in addition to the AM For stations that are difficult to receive, try loop antenna) for lightning protection. repositioning the loop antenna while tuning. Placing the supplied AM loop antenna near a window will help improve reception quality. Amplifier hookups FM antenna hookups Connect the tuner to an amplifier. Be sure to
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Getting Started 1 Press POWER to turn on the tuner. Mains lead hookup 2 Turn on the amplifier and select the Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet after TUNER mode. completing all of the previous connections. 3 Press AUTO BETICAL SELECT. ANTENNA OUTPUT EON CONTROL FM AM “Yes” and “No” appear in the display. RLOUT 75Ω COAXIAL y 4 Turn TUNING/SELECT to select “Yes”. 5 Press AUTO BETICAL SELECT again. To a wall outlet The tuner scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast are
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Basic Operations Presetting radio stations Receiving preset stations This section shows you how to store up to 30 of your favorite FM or AM (FM, MW or LW: 1 Make sure you’ve hooked up the tuner European model) stations manually onto preset and preset stations. codes made up of characters (A, B, or C) and (See pages 5 - 7 for hookups and page 7 or numbers (1 - 0), such as A7. You can store up this page for presetting.) to 10 stations on each of the 3 different letters. 2 Turn on the amplifier and
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Basic Operations/Advanced Tuner Operations Advanced Tuner Operations Advanced Tuner Operations Receiving broadcasts About the menu entry This tuner lets you enter a station’s frequency system directly by using the numeric buttons (Direct Tuning). If you do not know the frequency of This tuner uses a menu entry system which the station you want, see “Receiving broadcasts allows you to operate various functions by by scanning stations (Automatic Tuning)” on following messages on the display. Use t
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Receiving broadcasts (continued) Tips for better FM reception Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations (Automatic This tuner has various functions designed for Tuning) better reception. First, try to receive stations with the standard settings. If the reception is With automatic tuning, you can quickly tune in not good, try altering the reception quality to a station without having to know its frequency. obtain a clear signal. The tuner stores the 1 Press BAND repeatedly to select either follow
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Advanced Tuner Operations Naming the preset Organizing the preset stations stations You can assign a name up to 5 characters long This tuner makes it easy to arrange preset to each preset station except FM RDS stations. stations in the order you prefer. You can When the station is tuned in, the station name arrange all the preset stations automatically, will appear instead of the frequency. according to alphabetical order, signal strength, country code, or tuner band, or you can use the 1 Press
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Tip Organizing the preset stations If you want to erase all the preset stations: (continued) 1 Turn off the tuner. 2 While pressing down the numeric button 5 and Moving preset station AUTO BETICAL SELECT (ST-SE570) or BAND (ST-SE370), press POWER to turn on the tuner. You can also move a specific preset station. 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 in “Organizing the preset stations” and select “Move” Using the Radio Data from the Edit menu, then press ENTER. System (RDS) 2 Turn TUNING/SELECT so that the
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Advanced Tuner Operations Displaying the RDS Monitoring traffic, news, or information information programmes (EON) Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the (ST-SE570 only) information you want is displayed. Enhanced Other Networks (EON) allows the Information You can tuner to automatically switch to a station displayed broadcasting traffic, news, or information. Station Name* Locate each station by name After the programme ends, the tuner switches (e.g., WDR) instead of back to the station you were li
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Using the Radio Data System (RDS) Locating a station by (continued) programme type (PTY) To stop monitoring the programme You can locate a station you want by selecting a programme type. The tuner tunes in the type Press EON TA or EON NEWS/INFO while the of programmes currently being broadcast from tuner is in the respective EON standby mode and the indicator goes off. the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory. Notes • If you tune in an AM (MW and LW) station or an 1 Press PTY. FM sta
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Advanced Tuner Operations 3 Press PTY. Programme What you hear type The tuner starts searching the preset RDS stations for the programme (“Search” and Leisure Programmes on recreational activities such as gardening, the programme type are displayed fishing, cooking, etc. alternately). L (ight). Classical music, such as When the tuner finds the programme you Classical instrumental, vocal, and choral are looking for, it stops searching. The works preset stations currently broadcasting the Easy Mus
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Additional Information Troubleshooting Precautions If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the tuner, use this On safety troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the • Should any liquid or solid object fall into the unit, unplug the unit and have the unit checked by problem. Should any problem persist, consult qualified personnel before operating it any further. your nearest Sony dealer. • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is conn
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Additional Information AM tuner section Specifications Frequency range MW: ST-SE570 522 - 1,611 kHz (9 kHz step) FM tuner section ST-SE370 Frequency range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz U.S. models: 530 - 1,710 kHz (U.S. models: 100 kHz (10 kHz step*) step, other models: 50 kHz Singaporean and Australian models: step) 531 - 1,710 kHz (9 kHz step) Aerial terminals 75 Ω, unbalanced Other models: 531 - 1,602 kHz U.S. models: F-TYPE (9 kHz step) CONNECTOR, LW: 144 - 288 kHz other models: IEC-male (1 kHz step) Int
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