Sony WM-FS566 Manual

1 Unfasten the buckle.
2 Open the cassette lid and place a cassette.
3 Press N.

Adjust the volume by pressing VOL + or –.

Stop playback*

x

Wind rapidly**

M

 or m

* Playback will switch automatically to the opposite

side when the tape reaches the end of the side.

**If you leave the Walkman after the tape has been

wound or rewound, the battery will be consumed
rapidly. Be sure to press x.

Note
Do not open the lid of the cassette compartment while
the tape is running.

To select the tape direction
Switch Y to select the desired direction.

1 If the HOLD function is on, turn the HOLD

switch in the opposite direction of the
arrow to unlock the controls.
Make sure that the tape has stopped
completely.

2 Press AM/FM or TV/WB (weather band)

to select the desired band and to turn on
the radio.

1

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor
in the display to TUNE MODE and press
SET to choose “MANUAL”.

2

Press PRESET/TUNING + or –
repeatedly to tune in to the desired
station.
Hold down PRESET/TUNING + or – for
a few seconds to scan for stations.

For preset tuning:
1

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor
in the display to TUNE MODE and press
SET to choose “PRESET”.

2

Press PRESET/TUNING + or –
repeatedly to recall the desired preset
station.
To use preset tuning, preset the stations
first (see “Presetting Radio Stations”).

Press RADIO OFF.

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•For TV/WB/FM: Extend the headphones/

earphones cord (antenna). If the reception is still
not good, press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor
in the display to FM MODE. Then press SET to
switch between “LOCAL” and none (DX) for best
reception.

•For AM: Reorient the unit itself.

You can preset up to 40 radio stations – 7 for TV, 4
for WB, 24 for FM and 5 for AM.

1 Press AM/FM or TV/WB.
2 Press ENTER for more than 3 seconds.

Preset number 1 will flash in the display
and the Walkman starts scanning the
stations from the lowest frequency and
stops for about 5 seconds when a station is
received.

3 If you wish to preset the received station,

press ENTER while the preset number is
flashing.
The received station is preset on preset
number 1 and the unit starts scanning for
the next receivable station.

4 Repeat Step 3 until all receivable stations

are preset.

To stop scanning
Press RADIO OFF. The radio is turned off at the
same time.

Notes
• If stations are already stored, the newly preset stations

replace the old ones when the above procedure is
completed.

• If stations cannot be preset automatically, preset

stations manually.

1 Press AM/FM or TV/WB.
2 Press ENTER.

The frequency digits will flash in the
display.

3 While the frequency digits are flashing,

tune in to a station you wish to store using
PRESET/TUNING + or – and press
ENTER.

The preset number will flash in the display.

4 While the preset number is flashing, select

the preset number you want using
PRESET/TUNING + or – and press
ENTER.

Notes
• If you cannot complete step 3 or 4 while the

indications are flashing, repeat from step 2.

• If a station is already stored, the new station replaces

the old one.

1 Press AM/FM or TV/WB.
2 Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor in

the display to TUNE MODE. Then press
SET to choose “PRESET”.

3 Press PRESET/TUNING + or –.

To cancel a stored station
1 Follow the procedure above and in step 3, select

the preset number you want to cancel and then
press ENTER. The frequency digits will flash in
the display.

2 Press and hold PRESET/TUNING + or –. The

frequency digits start running up or down. Keep
holding down the button until “- - - -” is displayed.

3 Press ENTER while “- - - -” is flashing. A preset

number will flash in the display.

4 Press ENTER to cancel the stored station.

1 Press AM/FM or TV/WB.
2 Press and hold AM/FM or TV/WB pressed

in step 1 for 2 seconds or more.
The preset stations of the selected band will
be played for about 5 seconds each.
(During DAPS the indicators in the display
flash.)

3 Press AM/FM or TV/WB again to select

the station while the desired preset station
is being played.

Notes
• If there are no stations stored, the DAPS function does

not work.

• Until a station is selected in step 3, the DAPS function

turned on in step 2 will continue.

• In step 2 or 3, if you select a band which you did not

select in step 1 by pressing AM/FM or TV/WB, the
newly selected band will be played normally.

Turn the HOLD switch to the direction of the arrow
to lock the controls.
The HOLD function only locks the radio operation
buttons, MENU, SET, ENTER, PRESET/TUNING
+ or – and VOL + or –.

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor to MB
(mega bass) in the display. Then, press SET to turn
MB on. With each press, the indications change as
follows.
MB (mega bass) : emphasizes bass sound
No message: off (normal)

Notes
• If the sound is distorted with the mode “MB”, turn

down the volume or select normal mode.

• Bass emphasis may not show great effect if the

volume is turned up too high.

Press MENU repeatedly to set the cursor to AVLS in
the display. Then press SET to show “

”.

The maximum volume is kept down to protect your
ears.

F

Sony alkaline LR6 (SG)**

35

50

Sony R6P (SR)

10

15

* Measured value by the standard of JEITA (Japan

Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association). (Using a Sony HF series cassette tape)

**When using a Sony LR6 (SG) alkaline dry battery

(produced in Japan).

Note
The battery life may be shorter depending on the operating
condition, the surrounding temperature and battery type.

TV: 2 - 13 ch
WB (weather): 1 - 7 ch
FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
AM: 530 - 1 710 kHz

1.5 V DC,  battery size AA (R6) 

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Approx. 117.8 

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 94.0 

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 37.8 mm (4 

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 3 

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 1 

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2

 inches),

(excluding projecting parts and controls)

Approx. 198g (7.0 oz) (main unit only)

Stereo headphones or earphones (1)
Arm belt with arm belt clip (1)
Belt clip (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

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