Sony R505 Manual

At the first use of SonicStage Premium software, a dialog box appears and 
prompts you to start scanning frequencies of FM radio stations. Click Yes.

Your computer starts scanning and displays a progress window. After 
scanning is complete, the frequencies of available FM radio stations are 
sorted in ascending order and assigned a sequential number on the Preset 
panel.

Click . 

The 

FM Listening panel displays. The computer tunes in to the 

preset FM radio station that is currently selected.

You can use preset or manual tuning to change FM radio stations:

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To use preset tuning, click 

 (FM Menu), and select Tuning 

Mode - Preset from the menu.

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To use manual tuning, click FM Menu and select Tuning Mode - 
Manual from the menu.

Click 

 or 

 on the FM Listening panel to locate a specific station or 

frequency.

For more information on selecting FM radio stations, see the SonicStage 
Premium Help file.

You can record from an FM radio station and register the audio file to a Playlist 
on your hard drive.

Click . 

The 

FM Listening panel appears.

Select the desired FM radio station.

Set up your audio input and recording settings by clicking REC Setting. 
Your audio input and recording options are:

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Noise Reduction: Enable or disable noise reduction during recording.

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Time Machine Recording: Set up a timer recording session.

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Recording Format: Specify the desired recording file format.

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Subsequent scanning overwrites the FM radio stations listed on the Preset panel. If 
you wish to keep the current list of FM radio stations, select No when the scanning 
dialog box appears.