Sony icf-sw55 User's Manual
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1. How to Set the Alarm 5 settings of the alarm will tell you the time by buzzer and or indication Note When you take longer time than 20 seconds to proceed a step the unit returns to the condition just before step 2 In this case proceed again from step 2 Set POWER LOCK to POWER The ON OFF button can be at eithet ON or OFF Press ALARM SET AL indication appears The time itself and beep type appear when they have been already input These are the memorized contents in the memory which ae points When nathing is memorized minus appears v 3 Select the memory with an M1 M5 The a mark wili move to the corresponding memory 1 5 Press ALARM TIME START TIME indication flashes 5 Check the L or U indication L Alarm will be set according to the local time U Alarm wili be set according to the UTC To change the indication press UTC LOCAL button 6 Input the alarm on time Input the time directly with the numeric buttons button numeric buttons and finally EXE li or further adjustment while pressing ALARM TUNEHOd diet pressing RM TIME turn the ES 42 with tf numeric buttons and EXE The trial beep will sound When pressing numeric buttons except for the beep type 0 Beep type 0 No sound but title will appear and cu wiil flash to notify you without disturbing others Beep type 1 8 Beep sound wil be heard once to 8 times Jeep type 9 Wakeup beep will sound Now appear2. LWIMWISW wide range antenna AN 1 AN 102 Your dealer may nat handie some of the above listed accessories Please ask the dealer for detailed information about them availapia in your country 55
3. numerals or marks such as are used Freely think out your own titles such as JAZZ POPS NEWS FM or AM according to the stations memorized in the same page DELETE INSERT 1 Press LABEL EDIT 2 While the LABEL EDIT indication flashes seiect the first character with the numeric letter mark buttons Each time you select one character press STEP SCANc then move to the next character to be selected 3 At the end of the title press EXE Now your own title label has been memorized Note LABEL EDIT indication flashes for about 20 seconds after pressing any button When no character is input during this period the indica tion retums to the previous condition in this case press LABEL EDIT to try again To select the character to input Numeric buttons work as letter buttons when the ABC FM button is pressed and they return to numerals when the 123 AM button is pressed One button comprises three letters For example if you press the button 1 continuously the character changes from A B C and A To delete or add the character 1 Press LABEL EDIT 2 Press STEP SCAN or c to make the flashing move to the desired position 3 To deiete the flashing character press DELETE AM BAND To add a character press INSERT AM BAND to make a space and select the desired character 4 Press EXE 36 How to Set the Timer You can set up to 5 different mernories for timer op
4. Alim Slope 1o aSa Once you set the alarm the alarm will activate at the same time everyday until you release it To Cancel the unnecessary alarm operation on a particular day without completely erasing the setting proceed as follows Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ALARM SET Press the M1 M65 button Corresponding to the alarm memory you don t need that day and press STANDBY The O mark will disappear from the Corresponding memory Pushing STANDBY again resets the alarm operation The zw mark will come on again 4 Press ALARM SET wn 44 To pain mancus a the iat Once you set the alarm the alarm will activate everyday To completely erase the alarm setting proceed as follows e Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ALARM SET AL s tic cag ERASE press M1 M5 regardless of the am position of the alarm memory you want to cancel The settings for alarm time and beep type in that memory will be cleared Title label will remain Press ALARM SET 45 Sleep Timer Operation External Antenna Connection You can falt asleep while listening to the radio Usually the telescopic antenna IS sufficient for SW reception However in a metal or concrete building the use of the supplied SW compact antenna AN 71 is recommended Coupler t Cord approx 7m Fully pull out the cord from the case Attach the coupler to the telescopic antenna When the window can be opened Extend t
5. booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission heipful How to identity and Resolve RadioTV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004000009454 2 NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the foilowing codi Blue Neutrali Brown Live As the colours of the wires In the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which ig marked with the letter N or cotoured black The wire whirh s coloured brown must be connected to the terminai wnich is marked with the letter L or coloured red Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The ICF SWS55 is available in various types with differences in frequency coverage and other variances corresponding to the regulations of different countries The main differences are shown in the following table Please check the type of your unit with respect to each item The AM LW MW SW and FM frequency ranges are indicated on the bottom of your unit Despite the above ditferences the operating procedures of all the types are identical The differences are
6. by the spark in a car engine This is not malfunction of the unit 14 Setting the Clock Before setting the clock check the time difference between the tocaNMime in your area and the UTC time by referring to the table ll page Some city names and their time difference from UTC are already memorized at the factory 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Check the current time indication When the LOCAL current time appears skip this step When the UTC current time appears press UTC LOCAL button 3 While pressing TIME DIFF SET turn the TUNE JOG dial until your city name or the time difference between your local time and the UTC time appears PRPIS j While pressing TIME DIFF SET the indication if already displayed disappears temporarily 4 When summer time is not used in your area or is already displayed skip this step Press SUMMER ON OFF if your area is now in the summer time period under daylight saving time appears 5 While pressing TIME SET turn the TUNE JOG dial to adjust the current local time The clock starts operating Notes When pressing TIME SET city name or time difference appears Current UTC time is displayed when you press the UTC LOCAL button UTC indication appears Here this means time difference during the standard time as shown in the table in page not under daylight saving time 15 Setting the Clock Zero second adjustment if yo
7. clearly described in the text as required t 29 900KHz 87 5 108MHz 1 O02hHE 3250 26 00H 87 5 08MHz j 3 El Table of Contents Warning Features Precautions x 3 Location and function of controls Power sources Setting the clock Preset station tuning Direct tuning Manual tuning Scan tuning Memorizing stations How to set the timer How to set the alarm Sleep timer operation External antenna connection Recording a broadcast Troubieshooting guide Specifications Features An LWIMW SW FM portable receiver with worldwide band coverage Quartz controlled PLL Phase Locked Loop synthesizer System using a microcomputer makes pinpoint tuning easy Worldwide clock for international use Smooth tuning with manual rotary tuning dial Four tuning methods are available Preset Station Tuning direct tuning manual tuning and scan tuning Preset Station Tuning Tuning in a preset station by Seiecting the page and pressing the memory button Each page accomodates 5 stations and up to 125 stations can be preset For each page a title label can be input Page Direct tuning Tuning in the station by inputting the frequency of the station directly Page Manual tuning Tuning in the station by turning the dial Even if you don t know the frequnecy of the station you can tune in the station precisely
8. may be difficult or noisy Try listening near the window If the received sound is distorted or noisy adjust the antenna carefully 22 Direct Tuning if you know the frequency of a station to be received you can tune in ie wi easily by direct tuning i oo o oe DD Ono 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Press ON OFF 3 Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM For LW MW or SW press AM 4 Input the frequency of the desired station by pressing DJRECT TUNING numeric buttons 5 Press EXE 6 Adjust VOLUME After listening tum off the radio by pressing ON OFF To Input a frequency Example AM 1 242kbz nz Mm DOD ws KEM a IE IE ae Example FM 92 5MHz sen EM D 27 O Be 9e5Um To input an AM frequency whose three digits are all 0 Example AM 1 000kMz west AM D EXE P ns LE U D we Example AM 21 000kHz 7 mnn AM EXE SL PNA pre 23 H Direct Tuning Notes After pressing a numeric button press next one within 5 seconds It you do not the indication will return to the previously received station With direct tuning the frequency is displayed in steps of the following intervals depending on the band AM 1kHz FM 0 05MHz If you input a frequency between the intervals the frequency at the interval just below will be tuned in and displayed For example if you input FM 92 59MHz FM 92 55MHz will be tuned in and displayed H TRY AGAIN indic
9. to the lowest frequency in the neighboring frequency range To prevent the frequency from fluctuating when the TUNEJJOG dial is accidentally touched Set the dial tuning mode to LOCK by pressing FAST ISLOW LOCK FAST SLOW 26 The MW chante step is factory set to 9kHz or 10kHz to match the frequency allocation system of the country If you use the radio where the frequency allocation system is based on the other interval proceed as follows Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ON OFF Press AM Press AM FUNCTION Press M3 The channel step has been changed Display changes to 9k or 10k vice versa 6 Press AM FUNCTION again nawn The frequency allocation of the area a L2 T Frequency allocation for MW North America South America 10kHz step j F 7 AED 9kHz step Other countries 27 Manual Tuning Selectivity tor this unit is adjusted WIDE or NARR narrow automatically according to the frequency input But if the reception is poor because of too much noise or interference proceed as follows 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Press ONIOFF 3 Press AM 4 Press AM FUNCTION 5 Press M5 The indication changes to WIDE or NARR vice versa The reception will be improved 6 Press AM FUNCTION again t 28 Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ON OFF Press AM Input the frequency with DIRECT TUNING numeric buttons and EXE Disp
10. 0L car battery cord not wire when there is lightning storm ry life Pics for use with 12 V car batt e Never connect ground wire to a gas pipe Anerox 10 heure PM recept ioni d 7 Reception of 759KHz 04K 4255kHz GO24kHa and fice ek toe eon Q275kHz may be difficult because of internal spurious Dimensions volume using Sony SUI a day at norma signals generated oy the builtin oscillator 194 x 127x39 eg batteries if you have any question ox problem concerning your unit that is not covered in this manual please consult your nearest Ph Pa inches S including Sony dealer Projecting parts and antenna retracted controls with 55 s Location and Function of Controls aBa i i 88 amp E BIL 8j T Speaker duct IT STANDBY button SLEEP sleep timer button ON OFF power button POWERLOCK switch Set this switch to POWER then press the ON OFF button to turn on the radio Set the switch to LOCK when carrying the radio When this switch is set to LOCK the power will not tum on nor the timer activate even if you accidentally press the ON OFF button 6 NIGHT TIME DIFF nighttime difference button WORLD TIME button J SUMMER summer time or daylight saving time ON OFF button 9 TIME DIFF SET time difference set button 10 UTC LOCAL Universai Time Coordinated local button ff M3 M2 M3 M4 M5 memory 1 5 buttons
11. 4 5 6 See the pages indicated in for details 12 KEY PROTECT o button While this button is pressed all the functions of the buttons and diaf iye locked 13 FASTISLOWILOCK dial tuning mode and lock button e 14 Hand strap 15 MONO STEREO monoaural stereo selector 16 TUNEJOG dial Y TONE selector MUSIC for listening to music NORM for normai listening NEWS for listening to news 18 VOLUME control 38i DIRECT TUNING numeric buttons letter ef hours and EXE texecute buttons Display window START TIME button 22 ALARM TIME button LAST PAGE button 24 ERASE button 25 ENTER button 26 CHECK button 2 PAGE FEED i buttons TIMER MEMORY button AM FUNCTION button TIMER SET button 31 OPR TIME operation time button 32 BEEP TYPE button 33 FM ABC button 34i AM BAND DELETE button i AM 123 button 6 AM BAND INSERT button 37 LABEL EDIT button 38 STEPISCAN buttons 39 ALARM SET button Location and Function of Controls Battery compartment Reset button inside the battery compartment Pa EUR Press this button with something Jike a toothpick wl pbi functions incorrectly because of an electric discharge Ilic electricity etc Wien this button is pressed ali the memorized data except for the page memory pages trom 1 to 25 will be erased TIME SET button UGHTIBATT CHECK li
12. A het Frequency range FM Single conversion su batteries ec iso eT eter dyne For AC operation use the AC power adaptor supplied for Type Frequency coverage fear cel this unit N ww w y eae For car battery operat 3 use the car battery cord 1 wo sw fM recommended for this unit 2 150 7o Bkk EM ar The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source 3 _150 285kHz 531 goat erso oed mains as long as it iS connected to the wail outlet even SUC SEITE 50 C9 3890 26 ORE a75 ME if the unit itself has been turned off vod Type 1 Countries that ud Ms Hz e Disconnect the AG power adaptor from the wail outlet when Type 2 Germany Pisae dius listed below the unit is not to p used tor a long period of time Tee did and Scandinavian countries The namepiate indicating operating voltage etc 5 located iate frequenc on the rear of the unit y UWIMWISW S5 B45MH2 first Une the unit within a temperature range of 0 C to 40 C Antenn FM 10 7M 458kHz second a2 to 104 it it is used in temperatures outside this is LWIMW pem A range an irregular display may appear on the display Speaker SWIFM Teseo ne a bar antenna window I itis used in temperatures tower than this range Power autput Approx 7 7 cm 3 iiic the display may change very slowly These irreguiarities will Outputs 400 mw at 10 hal Maas n disappear and there will be no damage t0 the unit when the Recording ou
13. For a little further adjustment while pressing the START TIME lum the TUNE JOG dial 7 Press OPR TIME OPR TIME and MIN flash 8 Input the time length of the timer Operation in minutes from 1 to 199 minutes with the numeric buttons and finally press EXE Example EXE indication appears but the timer is not Completely prepared at this stage Follow the next steps Time length can be also adjusted as follows While pressing OPR TIME tum the TUNEAIOG dial 9 Press TIMER SET to quit the TIMER page 10 Press STANDBY so that STANDBY indication appears When the STANDBY is already indicated this step is not necessary Now the timer is sat to activate At the preset time selected memory will Start even when the power is tumed off but at least POWER wee be set at POWER or when you are listening to another 38 A is preset in memory 1 TIMER page the starting time is set at 23 30 and operation time is set for 90 minutes Station A will start at 23 30 and disconnect after 90 minutes Remaining time indication reduces from 90 MIN Note on STANDBY button The STANDBY button activates ali the timer and alarm settings at op e After a setting has been completed by Pressing the STANDBY button aif new settings in either the timer or aiarm page are automatically activated when you quit the page The STANDBY indication which appeared during the setting changes to STANDBY at that tim
14. IGHT TIME DIFF 7 i Press NIGHT TIME DIFF The area on the worid map where it is night from about 18 00 to 6 00 will be shaded This is usefui as a reference for better reception o SW because SW is received better in the nighttime than in the daytime as Adjust the time difference only Local time can be changed by adjusting the time difference Note The UTC time loca time and the time difference are related to each other as follows Time difference Local time UTC time 20 Preset Station Tuning in the staf n easily just by selecting the page and pressing the neces memory button Some stations are already preset in this unit at the factory Let s try to receive some of the preset stations Once aer mac of the stations are preset you can tune The illustration does not necessarily show the preset memory or station Set POWERILOCK to POWER Press ON OFF Extend the antenna See page Press PAGE FEED or to find a page where a title label is already written A frame appears around the mernory number 5 Press an M1 M5 which corresponds to the memory number inside a frame 6 Adjust VOLUME After listening turn off the radio by pressing ON OFF BONA You can also preset the stations according to your own preferenca See page Notes Tuning conditions differ vary much according to the area time broadcasting condition etc so you may not be able to tune in t
15. M5 A frame appears around a memory number when the station is preset in that memory 13 AM function indication CAL calibration 9k 10k MODE AM USB or LSB mode WIN wide or narrow selectivity 5 8j ji jai lj 1 2 Power Sources m install four R6 size AA batteries with correct polarity as illustrated Four R size AA batteries Rear To close the lid Battery replacement Check the battery condition by pressing the LIGHT BATT CHECK button When the SIGNAL BATTERY meter stays at the position 2 3 the battery empty indication begins to flash Prepare new batteries when the x3 battery empty indication flashes If this indication lights steadily which shows that the batteries are completely exhausted radio reception becomes impossible Battery replacement should be made within 3 minutes because all the memorized data except for the page memory pages from 1 to 25 will be erased if more than 3 minutes have passed Notes Even when the unit is not to be used for a long period of time keep the batteries installed for the back up of the clock and the built in computer The internal batteries do not discharge while the power is supplied through the AC power adaptor or from a car battery However keep the batteries installed as a back up in case of sudden power inter ruption or removal of the car battery cord 12 E Battery life You can t Sony SUM 3 NS b
16. N FRAN 800 Los Angeles LOS ANGE 1 890 Denver DENVER _ D IP Chicago CHICAGO H 600 Dallas DALLAS 600 New York UNEW YORK T 2500 71 USSR 7077 I Dies Moscow T MOSCOW D 7 290 7 Venezuela H 1 40 Caracas CARACAS 577 2400 For areas where summer time daylight saving time is used Press SUMMER ON OFF during the summer time period to make amp appear as stated in step 4 in page and press again at the end of the summer time The time indication will be changed automatically When the clock has been set during the standard time period press SUMMER ON OFF at the beginning of the summer time The time indication will change to the summer time indication 18 Even while you are listening to the radio you can know the time in some other place in the world without affecting the radio reception 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 While pressing WORLD TIME turn the TUNE JOG dial until the desired city name or the time difference between desired place and the UTC appears 3 Keep pressing WORLD TIME Keep pressing SUMMER ON OFF if your desired place is in the summer time period Read the time shown in the display Also you can read the time difference between your local time and the time in your desired place which is displayed just above the current time 17M tUL Here this means time difference as shown in the table in page Setting the Clock N
17. NARROW 3 Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM AMWIDE 4 Press STEPISCAN xor for about 1 second Usa NARROW within me Foor range of the table in page scan TAM WIDE uning wi lin and stop automati i ME ies J received p automatically when a station is 1 i ues NARROW R 5 Tune in the station more pri i CLB NARROW if necessary precisely with the TUNE JOG dial Too 740 atm j AM WIDE 6 Adjust VOLUME x kHz LSB NARROW Atter listening turn off the radio by pressing ON OFF I Sz USB NARROW Yes SkHz AM WIDE T SkHz USB NARROW Takhe AM WIDE 11800 12150 25m 42181 13499 swe SkHz USB NARROW N 3500213800 21m Ves kHz AM WIDE A Sw O Se USB NARROW N 45000 15700 iom Yes kHz AM WIDE 15701 17449 sw 1 SkHz USB NARROW 7450 18000 16m j Yes 5kHz AM WIDE 18001 21449 Sw T7 kHz USB NARROW 21450 21950 om Yes 5kHz AM WIDE A 21951 25599 SW SkHz USB NARROW 25600 26100 m SkHz AM WIDE 611 2999 SW skiz USB NARROW When MW channe step is 10kHz Note In some countries it is impossible to receive some frequencies The i frequency ranges which can be received are indicated on the bottom T exterior of your unit 30 81 Memorizing Stations This section describes how ta memorize stations for Preset Station Tuning Some stations are already preset at the fact
18. Page Scan tuning Scanning the stations automatically Page Other features Current time in some place in the world can be checked Page Clock display You can select between the local time and the UTC Universal Time Coordinated time indication Page 5 timer settings You can preset a desired station to be received at a desired time Page 5 alarm settings Buzzer and title will tell you the time Page Sleep timer Turns the radio off automatically within 60 45 30 or 15 minutes Page Three different power sources internal batteries house current and car battery 4 eg ii G Battery empty indication 2 om Key protect indication While this indication appears all the functions of the buttons and dial are locked AM band and SW meter band TRY AGAIN indication Appears when the frequency outside the frequency range is input PAGE number AL alarm FU AM function indication indication Indicates the memory which is being selected SIGNAL BATTERY signal strengthibattery meter Band frequency and CAL indication CAL appears when power is supplied or when calibration adjustment is made FAST SLOW LOCK dial tuning mode indication LABEL EDIT indication AM mode indication kHz or 10kHz MW channel step indication AM USB LSB indication WIDE NARR wide or narrow selectivity indication Memories 1 to 5 The numbers from 1 to correspond to memory buttons M1 to
19. SON Y 37531211 1 LW MWISWIFM Stereo PLL Synthesized Receiver ICF SW55 Operating instructions page 2 Before operating the unit please read this mapual theroughly and retain it for future reference ji n Mode d emploi page se Avant la mise en service de cet appareil pri re de lire i attentivement ce mode d emploi et de le conserver pour toute i r f rence ult rieure Manual de instrucciones p gina 110 Antes de utilizar fa unidad lea este manual detenidamente y cons rvelo para futuras referencias Bruksanvisning sidan 164 Las igenom bruksanvisningen noga f r att lara k nna till radion och dess anv ndning Spara bruksanvisningen s i z z d Manual de instru es pegina 218 N Antes de utilizar o aparelho leia atentamente eat manual e t Quarde o para futuras consultas i 1991 by Sony Corporation r i Owner s Record The model number is iocated on the upper pane and the serial number is located under the rear stand Record the ser al number in the space provided below Refer to thes amp numbers whenever you cail upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No ICF SW55 Serial No To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Important notice about repairing this unit ys When you ask your dealer to repair this unit it is po
20. ation appears You have input the frequency outside the frequency range Try again to input the appropriate frequency If you notice a mistake while inputting Press EXE once and input the frequency again On AM SENS selector For AM reception normally set AM SENS in the left side to NORM If the received station is very weak set it to DX and Y if received station is too strong to become distorted set it to LOCAL On MONO STEREO selector only for listening through stereo earphones For M reception normally set MONO STEREO in the right Side to STEREO When it is hard to hear the broadcast due to noise set to MONO The reception will be more stable and noise will be reduced in this mode there is no stereo effect When you are listening to the news Set TONE in the right side to NEWS Human voice will be t heard more clearly When you are listening to music set it i to MUSIC What is key protection When KEY PROTECT is pressed o appears on the display While it is displayed all the functions of the buttons and dial are locked even though you can press or turn them This prevents accidental change of the received station To release the key protection press KEY PROTECT again KEY PROI T mE Manual Tuning Use manual tuning when you do not know the frequency of the station you Want to tune in or when you want to tune in judging with yo wn ears There are two ways of tuning in Dial tuning and Sfep tunin
21. atteries to last for about 10 hours x FM reception and 7 hours for AM reception This assumes listening for four hours a day at normal volume House Current Use the supplied AC power adaptor The AC power adaptor operates either on 110 120V or 220 240V Conn ct the AC power adaptor to DC IN 6V and the other end to a wall outlet to DC IN 6V to a wall outiet Screwdriver Notes Before connecting the AC power adaptor be sure to set the voltage of the adaptor to the local power tine voltage For the customers whose unit is supplied with an AC plug adaptor Use it if the AC power adaptor does not match the outlet For the customers in the U K and in the U S A The AC power adaptor operates only on 240V AC U K and only on 120V AC L S A so adjustment of the voltage setting is not necessary Note on the AC power adaptor Use only the supplied AC power adaptor Do not use any other AC power adaptor Polarity of the plug 13 Use the Sony DCC E160L car battery cord not supplied Connect the car battery cord to DC IN 6V and the other end to a cigarette lighter socket of the car to a cigarette lighter socket car battery cord not supplied Notes When the AC power adaptor or car battery cord is connected to the DC IN BV jack the internai batteries if present are automatically disconnected See page While using the unit with the car battery cord you may hear a noise caused
22. ce adjustment If start time comes during these operations the timer operation will be canceled When the timer activates SLEEP indication and remaining time indication appear and they disappear when the remaining time elapses Sound volume of the radio activated by the timer depends on the VOLUME control setting Once you sat the timer the timer will activate at the same time everyday until you release it To cancel the unnecessary timer operation on particular day without completely erasing the setting proceed as follows 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Press TIMER SET TIMER appears 3 Press the M1 M5 corresponding to the timer memory you don t need that day and press STANDBY The t5 mark will disappear from the corresponding memory Pushing STANDBY again resets the timer operation The mark will come on again 4 Press TIMER SET 40 ce you set the titer dans erase the timer setting proceed as follows 1 Set POWERILOCK to POWER 2 Press TIMER SET TIMER appears i 3 While pressing ERASE press the corresponding M1 M5 ition Hes pii P4 rns aid Drain time in that memory will be cleared 4 Press TIMER SET While pressing CHECK press an M1 M5 whose correspond ing memory you want to know a frame appears around the memory number While CHECK is pressed the frequency of the station preset in that memory is displayed 41 uw omoia ln
23. e and the unit enters the standby condition f you press the STANDBY button again in step 10 all the settings will be deactivated and the unit will not operate at the set time You should be accustomed to make sure the indication STANDBY when using timer or alarm What is mark This shows that the following three conditions are satistied A station is preset in that memory Timer on time is set Timer operation time is set But this does not mean that the timer is set Always make Sure of the STANDBY indication after timer setting When STANDBY indication does not appear the timer will NOT activate Por How to Set the Timer When two or more memories overiap priority is transferred one and after to the memory whose timer on time is the earliest Example Memory 1 station A is preset Memory 2 station 8 is preset 706 45mm 745 Memory 1 keer 15 min 74 730 Memory 2 SAL NM re SE a Station A starts at 7 00 and will be replaced with station B at 7 15 and station B will stop at 7 30 At that time station A will not start again and the power wil be disconnected Notes When you press TIMER SET while the STANDBY indication appears the indication changes to STANDBY If the start time already set comes before you quit the TIMER e page the timer operation will be canceied This also happens in alarm setting in current time adjustment and in time differen
24. eration The memories x ud preset in page 00 See page Q2 Before setting the timer make sure that the desired station is memorized in the desired memory number In page 00 ita frame does not appear around the desired memory number see page and memorize it Note When you tad longer than 20 seconds to proceed a step the unit returns to the condition just before step 2 In this case proceed again from step 2 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER The ON OFF button can be at either ON or OFF 2 Press TIMER SET A frame appears around the memory number where the station is memorized in page 00 The TIMER amp appears The time itsell and operation time appear when they have been already input These are the memorized contents in the memory which ai points When nothing is memorized minus appears To be continued How to Set the Timer Continued 3 Press the corresponding M1 to M5 button to place a in the desired memory from 1 to 5 The memories 1 5 Ap Pond to the broadcasting stations preset in page 4 Press START TIME The START TIME indication flashes 5 Check tha L or U indication ES 1 L ho ae ay L Timer will be set according to the local time U Timer will be set according to UTC To change the indication press the UTC LOCAL button 6 Input the timer on time directly with the numeric buttons button numeric buttons and finaliy EXE Example 2 2079 9 rx
25. g n ey Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ON OFF Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM For LW MW or SW reception press AM 4 Turn the TUNENOG dial to search for the desired staion Turn the dial clockwise for higher frequencies and counterctack wise for lower frequencies 5 Adjust VOLUME After listening turn off the radio by pressing ONIOFF ens Notes The frequency changes in the following steps according to the dial tuning mode set 10 FAST or SLOW Setting is adjusted by the FAST SLOWILOCK button er stow FM O 5MHz 1 0 05MHz AM T TkHz approx 0 IkHz Indication of each 0 1kHz does not appear For AM reception in USB or LSB set the tuning mode to SLOW and turn the TUNE JOG dial slowly 25 Manual Tuning g n o iv goood Set POWER LOCK to POWER Press ON OFF Select the desired band by pressing FM or AM For LW MW or SW reception press AM Press the STEP SCAN K or to search for the desired station One push changes the AM frequency in the steps shown in the table in page Tune in the station more precisely with the TUNE JOG dial For FM the frequency changes every 0 05MHz 5 Adjust VOLUME After listening turn off the radio by pressing ON OFF ene a How to use the AM BAND or AM BAND button In AM reception when you press this button frequency indica tion will jump
26. ghtibattery check Buon e n fe chock he DEN nate 4 Ae acre of ine ilumination is heck the battery condition bedstead while you operate the unit To put off press this button again Telescopic antenna AM SENS AM sensitivity selector AM EXT ANT AM external antenna jack TAPE REMOTE jack je sj ii an a TAPE LINE OUT jack stereo mini jack a stereo earphones jack a rec the stereo earphones for private listening Td DC IN 6V ec external power input jack Weight a Approx 900g approx 2 1b AW inctuding batteries Accessories huppiied C power adaptor 1 AC plug adaptor 1 Stereo sarphones 1j Earpad 2 System carrying case 1 T Carrying case 1 SW compact antenna 1 Externa antenna connector 1 d Wave Handbook only English version 1 How to Catch the Wave only English version 1 Quick reference 1 Preset frequency list 9 Not provided with certain models Design and specitications Subject to change without notice Note This apptiance Contorms with EEC Directive 87 308 EEC regarding interference supprassion Accessories not Supplied Car battery cord DCC Et60L Connecting cord RK G64 miniplug to miniplug registor type PK GE9 miniplug to miniptug no resistor type RK G129 2 phono Plugs to minipiug no resistor type RK G135 stereo miniplug to minipiug resistor type RK G136 stereo miniplug to miniptug no resistor type Plug adaptor PC 261M
27. he station with these procedures if you cannot try another memory or page for another station When power is supplied calibration adjustment is made automati cally CAL indication appears But when transporting the unit to a place where the temperature is very different than before proceed as follows 1 Press AM 2 Press AM FUNCTION 3 Press M1 AM calibration adjustment will be made in a moment 4 Press AM FUNCTION again 21 f Preset Station Tuning Adjust the antenna as illustrated For LW MW reception Retract the telescopic antenna The built in ferrite bar antenna activates Since this antenna is disectionai rotate the unit horizontally for optimum direction For SW reception Pull out the telescopic antenna to its full length and set it vertically For FM reception Pui out the telescopic antenna to expose its swivel base and adjust its length angle and direction LWIMW Notes Adjust the antenna within the range as illustrated Be caretui not to turn the antenna forcibly because it might be broken It there is a fluorescent iamp just above the radio and the reception is noisy keep the radio away from the lamp If reception Is unsatisfactory with the telescopic antenna or the built in ferrite bar antenna connect an extema antenna for AM LW MW and SW See page tor details External antenna connection for FM cannot be done In vehicles or buildings radio reception
28. he cord and the case out through the window after making sure there is no danger When the window cannot be opened Fully extend the cord along the frame of the window 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER The ON OFF can be at either ON or OFF 2 Press SLEEP until desired time length of timer is displayed It changes from 60 45 30 15 minutes 3 Tune in the desired station and adjust the volume The radio will be turned off automatically after the time set ons To turn off the radio before the time being set Press ON OFF or press SLEEP until the UTC time difference After using is displayed When setting both sleep timer and alarm You can fall asieep listening to the radio and wake up by the alarm 46 4T External Antenna Connection For SW reception Usually the telescopic antenna is sufficient for SW reception However in a building or for more stable SW reception use an SW external antenna not supplied with the supplied antenna connector You can also use the wide range antenna AN 1 or AN 102 not supplied see page for details Connection 1 Connect the ground wire if necessary and the spade lug on the SW external antenna to the terminais on the supplied antenna connector close the lid and tighten the Screws Press the tabs to fix SW external the ground wire antenna Sraa M 2 Connect the antenna connector to the AM EXT ANT jack of the unit SW external antenna
29. lay changes automatically to LSB or USB according to the frequency input Example EXE BON Turn the TUNE JOG dial to find a station Finally tune in with the TUNE JOG dial with the dial tuning mode set to SLOW If you want to manually change the display among LSB USB or AM Press AM FUNCTION then press M4 What is SSB SSB is very popular among ham and business radio and will be found on all of the amateur bands because of its signal intelligibility In general SSB transmissions employ USB modulation and for amateur bands lower than 10MHz LSB is often used o e Amplitude Carrier LSB USB Frequency 29 PET oe q Scan Tuning Use scan tuning to automatically scan the stations in the frequency range of a broadcast band The frequency range and tuning interval of each broadcast band T Dibiay T f Frequency RI i Scanning i Cum EQUES m 7 5 Ho a Ww L Yes kHz AM WIDE 2 gt m 5 283 30 LW 3kHz AM WIDE 2 Tam WW Hr AMIDE a a sn e Z MW 1 Yes SkHz_ AM WIDE 9 sal ant MW _ Yes kHz AM WIDE 999 3 1603 2249 SW 9 Mz USB NARROW c3 AnwI zug SW __ SkHz_ LSB NARROW c3 6 2250 2550 120m Yes 5kHz AM WIDE 2 25512 aa SW 5kHz USB NARROW 4 50 3450 Ye Wr AMWIDE SB NARROW dd 1158 NARROW 1 Set POWERILOCK to POWER AM WIDE 2 Press ON OFF USB
30. ng memory button Mt M5 The frame around the memory number disappears which Shows that memory has become vacant B 4 5 phai 33 E Memorizing Stations C099 cac 59 59 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Press ON OFF 3 Press PAGE FEED or to select the page 4 Press an M1 M5 whose memory number is surrounded with in a frame When you go back to the latest page Each time you press LAST PAGE the number of the page previously memorized or received is displayed In totai 8 pages are shown in this descending order This button is Convenient to use to go back to a station you often listen to Titles can be added in each page from 1 to 25 You can also use the titles preset at the factory In page 00 TIMER M label is already memorized and cannot be erased When using a tile preset at the lactory e OQOO o ooo0Q 0000 i 1 Press PAGE FEED or to select the page 2 While pressing LABEL EDIT tum the TUNE JOG dial Titles already preset appear in the display 3 Release LABEL EDIT when you find the desired title Now the titie label is memorized The preset titie labels are as follows BBC D WELLE R BEIJIN R FRANCE R JAPAN RMOSCOW VOA APPOINTM appointment MEETING TELEPHON telephone 4 i E Memorizing Stations When adding your own titie You can make a title which has up to 8 characters Letters
31. ory Note on the page 00 The preset stations memorized In page 00 can also be used as the memories for timer operation see page To memorize in page 00 press TIMER MEMORY in the step 3 of the next section and do the same procedures as desctibed E zT WES coe r e d EDU Up to 125 stations can be memorized in the pages from 1 to 25 Each page accommodates 5 stations 5 1 Set POWER LOCK to POWER 2 Press ON OFF 3 Press PAGE FEED or to Select the desired page for memorizing 4 Tune in the desired station by direct manual or scan tuning See pages anc 5 While prassing ENTER press an M1 MS which corresponds to the memory number where you want to memorize A frame appears around the memory number which tells you that the memorizing has been completed Note Frequency AMIUSG LSB and AM band width WIDE or NARR are memorized 32 To check which station is memorized While pressilj CHECK press an M1 to M5 whose memory should be chd ked The frequency already preset in that memory is shown in the display independently of the station ose i 2 T RODEA While the memory button is pressed the SIGNAL meter indication disappears To erase the memorized station If you memorize a station in the same memory 1 5 the previous station is erased automatically If you want to erase the station without adding a new one while pressing ERASE press the correspondi
32. ou cannot start recording at a desired time if you use the cassette corder not equipped with the timer standby switch 51 Troubleshooting Guide The foliowing checklist will help you to solve most of the problems that you may encounter with this unit tf problems persist after you have checked the following items please consult your nearest Sony dealer The power is not turned on even if you press the ON OFF button Weak batteries Incorrect polarity of batteries See page Qj The POWER LOCK switch is set to LOCK The AC power adaptor or a car battery cord is not Connected Battery operation is attempted while the AC power adaptor or a car battery cord is connected to the unit but not to a wall outlet or cigarette lighter socket The KEY PROTECT button has been pressed Press the button again to make e indication disappear Radio disconnects even though the ON OFF button is ON Batteries are exhausted The GJ mark flashes or stays lit Replace all the batteries with new ones No display in the time display Incorrect polarity of batteries See page Weak batteries Display is too dim or toc bright The unit is being used under extremely high temperatures or under extremely low temperatures Sound is not heard at all The VOLUME control is turned down completely The earphones is plugged in Incorrect polarity of batteries See page Very weak or interrupted sound or unsatisfac
33. r to its instruction manual Recording a Broadcast You can record radio programs by connecting a tape recorder to the TAPE LINE OUT jack as illustrated below Tune in the desired station and start recording on the tape recorder The voiume control setting on the radio has no effect on the recording Tape recorder i to line input ackt or microphone i iinputjackS 4 tape LINE OUT Connecting cord See below Connecting cord to be used Type oi the jackie of the tape recorder Gonnecting cord not supplied Line input jacks 7 2 phone jacks RKG Stereo minijack AKG136 Microphone input jackis _ minijack monoaurab RK G135 50 To start recording at the desired time You can start recordinggat the desired time by connecting the Sony TCM 27 or TCM 7Agassette corder pot supplied to the TAPE LINE OUT and REMOTE jacks as illustrated below Use RK G69 RK G64 connecting cords not supplied and a PC 261M piug adaptor not supplied PC 26IM RKG69 not supplied not supplied 4 to TAPE REMOTE da ZN to MIC to TAPE TCM 27 or TCM 77 inot supplied RK G64 not Supplied 1 Tune in the desired station For FM recording set MONO STEREO to MONO 2 Set the Timer page 3 Set the standby function of the cassette recorder For details see the operating instructions of the cassette corder Note on recording with the timer Y
34. s in the selected memory Beep type can be aigo selected as foliows While pressing BEEP TYPE turn the TUNE JOG dia to select from 0 to 9 The nab beep wili sound when BEEP TYPE is released except for the beep type O Enter the alarm title tor each memory in the same way as for title editing on page if necessary The alarm is not completely set at this stage Follow the next steps Press ALARM SET to quit the alarm page AL indication disappears 7 vi rs TYPE and select the type of alarm sound d o o 10 Press STANDBY so that STANDBY indication appears if STANDBY has been already indicates this step is not necessary STANDBY Now the alarm s set to activate At the time set buzzer sound will be heard and the c mark in the selected memory will flash The display will be illuminated for about 15 seconds The title will continue to be displayed for about 1 hour To make the title disappear press any button If 6s displayed press KEY PROTECT and then press any other button Wake up beep beep type 9 will continue for about 1 hour To stop the beep press any button Note on STANDBY button The STANDBY button activates ail the timer and alarm settings at once After a setting has been completed by pressing the STANDBY button all new settings in either the timer or alarm page are automatically activated when you quit the page See page for details 43 How to Set the Alarm TORR uncer ter
35. ssible that the memorized data that you have programmed in the unit will De erased The erased data is not guaranteed by the dealer We recommend you to keep memorandum o the important data For the Customers in the United States INFORMATION This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference lo rad o and television reception 1 nas Deen type tested and found to comply with tha limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart 4 of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonate protection against such inte terence in a residential installation Mawever there is no guarantee that inter ference vill ncs cz cuf in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tuming the equipment off ang on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the recaiving antenna Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver Move the equipment away from the receiver Piug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radiojtelevision technician for additional suggestions The user may find tha following
36. to AM EXT ANT When reception is noisy connect one end of a ground wire to the antenna connector as illustrated and the other end direction to a convenient earth ground 48 For LWIMWISW Reception Use the wide ee AN 1 or AN 102 not supplied ti There are two me s Method A With a connecting cord connect the OUTPUT jack of the antenna controller supplied with the AN 1 or AN 102 and the AM EXT ANT jack of the ICF SW55 Method B For W MW reception only 1 With a connecting cord connect the OUTPUT jack of the antenna controller and the INPUT jack of the antenna coupler supplied with the AN 1 or AN 102 2 Put the antenna coupler near the ICF SWS55 Exampie When the AN 1 is used to AM EXT ANT Antenna controller PH ANT AN 1 Antenna S ah Notes When receiving LW or MW broadcasts without any external antenna be sure to disconnect an SW external antenna Otherwise you cannot receive them as the built in ferrite bar antenna does not function Never connect a ground wire to a gas pipe Otherwise it could cause a fire If there is lightning do not touch the wire of an externat antenna and disconnect its AC power adaptor if connected immediately Never touch the antenna wire during a lightning storm When using an external antenna retract the telescopic antenna Locate the outdoor antenna as far away from the street as possible For details about the external antenna refe
37. tory reception Weak batteries Tuning or antenna adjustment is not correct Tune in correctly with manual tuning See page For antenna adjustment see page Weak signal When listening in a vehicle or in a building place the unit near a window The AM SENS selector is set to LOCAL Set to NORMAL or Ox 52 Frequency cannot be input during direct tuning You tcok more time mang seconds when inputting the frequency Try again The frequency you input is outside the frequency range of this unit Stations have not been memorized Check the procedures See page No button input is acedptable The KEY PROTECT button has been pressed Press the button again to make o indication disappear The POWER LOCK switch is set to LOCK The radio is not turned on at the timer on time The STANDBY button has not been pressed STANDBY indication does not appear When the STANDBY indication does not appear the timer will not activate Time setting in the desired memory has not been made amp indication does not appear in the desired memory Timer on time has been adjusted incorrectly Check the UTC or LOCAL time setting You took more than 3 minutes to replace the batteries Set the timer again The POWER LOCK switch is set to LOCK 53 J d fee Specifications Precautions Siem LWIMWIS W Dual conver Sion super Operate the radio only on 6 V DC with four P6 size A
38. tput jack is distortion unit is used in its recommended temperature range Output level 245 mV penal e Do not leave the unit near neat sources such as radiators Output impedance 10 Rost or airduct or in place subject to direct sunlight excessive Power requirements Ed jack stereo miniiach Sras dust moisture rain mechanical vipration Of shock Ps Should any solid object or tiquid fall into the unit remove Ao ie vie AN batteries the batteries and nave the unit checked by qualified lt suppli AC pale personnel before operating it any further omes Tau 7 adaptor Since avona magnet n used tor the spe MR utchased E objects suc as pins etC may cling to e unit E Mes Yio Eme uem pes personat credit cards using magnetic coding recorded jm Pm ACEG02 0 10 Ovi tapes and spring wound watches away fom the unit 10 A 240v prevent damage by the magnet een Bae lt When the casing 3 oiled clean it with soft cloth United States AC E604 d dampened with a mild detergent solution Never use buon Nu abrasive cleansers OF chemical solvents aS they may mar the case Countries lce nori in vehicles or in building radio reception may be difficult or i 1220 240 V noisy TY listening near amp window i AC When there iS lightning and you are using an external E fupe antenna immediately disconnect the AC power adaptor e DECE m it connected from the wail outlet Never touch the antenna us a 16
39. u want to adjust the time exactly to the second with a telephone time signal proceed as in the following example Example To set to 15 15 1 Adjust the time indication to 15 15 in step 5 in page release TUNE JOG but keep TIME SET pressed 2 Release TIME SET simultaneously with the telephone time Signal The clock begins to show the precise time Note Zero second adjustment is not made by pressing TIME SET only Once turn the TUNEAJOG dial while pressing TIME SET Difference between local time and UTC Universal Time Coordinated The table shows the difference between the local time and the UTC time in each area The differences marked with a plus sign indicate the number of hours ahead of the UTC The differences marked with a minus sign indicate the number of hours behind the UTC To see the time difference during the period for daylight saving time or Summer Time if necessary add one hour to the difference indicated in the table Area or city j Label preset J Time difference Argentina 1 bd 300 c l Buenos Aires BUENOSA 390 Australia io Sydney SYDNEY 1000 i Darwin 1 8999 i i Penh PERTH 800 Austria H 100 Vienna 1 VIENNA Bangladesh _ int Dacca DACCA 60 i Belgium En 100 Brussels BRUSSELS 1 00 Brazil ap LA RED xc Sao Paulo SAO PAUL 300 Rio de Janeiro i i 3 00 i I Manaus H 4 00 Canada EXP D Vanco
40. uver VANCOUVE Calgary CALGARY Toronto T TORONTO Montreal MONTREAL Canary islands SSS CANARY Chie E ptm Santiago 0 SANTIAGO 16 E city j Label preset China HAA BENING CAIRO PES FIJI Helsinki HELSINKI France p Pans i Germany ATHENS HONOLULU HONGKONG India m uh Calcutta CCALCUTTA 830 p donesia TEA Jakana D JAKARTA r TEHRAN L ROME O OOO itok I NAIROBI 1 1 SEOUL 1 H Tijuana E es Acapulco 1 ACAPULCO Mexico MEXICO Maidives MALDIVES Netherlands T o Amsterdam I AMSTERDA lt New Caledonia a Noumea NOUMEA New Zealana NN Auckland AUCKLAND Norway 1 ES Pakistan Ei ne 1 Karachi KARACHI Setting the Clock Arma or city T Label preset Time differance Panama es E Panama PANAMA H z Peru Lima LIMA Philippines cen Poland O E 5 Portugal gt DT Saudi Arabia a ea Riyadh RIYADH Senega E pda 7 Dakar DAKAR Singapore SINGAPOR Span E Madrid MADRID Sri Lanka A Sweden Stockholm T STOCKHOL EA 00 A Switzerland i 100 1 0100 i ioo i H 800 Thailand m NI 700 Bangkok BANGKOK 700 United Arab Emirates H tao 7 _ Dubai DUBAI Do 7 40 0 United Kingdom ANN 101 London ONDON LO 000 USA S5 KR Anchorage ANCHORAG 990 San Francisco SA
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