Sony STR-DE898 Manual

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Direct tuning
You can enter the frequency of the station you 
want directly. Use the remote for the operation.
1
Press TUNER repeatedly to select the 
FM or AM band.
The last received station is tuned in.
Tip
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the 
receiver.
2
Press D.TUNING.
3
Press the numeric buttons to enter the 
frequency.
Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz
Press 1 
b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0
Example 2: AM 1,350 kHz
Press 1 
b 3 b 5 b 0
(You do not have to enter the last “0” when 
the tuning scale is set to 10 kHz.)
If you have tuned in an AM station, adjust 
the direction of the AM loop antenna for 
optimum reception.
If you cannot tune in a station 
and the entered numbers flash
Make sure you have entered the right frequency. 
If not, repeat steps 2 and 3. If the entered 
numbers still flash, the frequency is not used in 
your area.
You can preset up to 30 FM or AM stations. 
Then you can easily tune in the stations you 
often listen to.
Presetting radio stations
1
Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the 
FM or AM band.
The last received station is tuned in.
2
Tune in the station that you want to 
preset using Automatic Tuning 
(page 24) or Direct Tu
ning (page 25).
3
Press MEMORY.
“MEMORY” appears in the display for a 
few seconds. Do steps 4 to 5 before the 
display goes out.
4
Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET 
TUNING – repeatedly to select a preset 
station number.
Each time you press the button, you can 
select the preset station number as follows:
If the “MEMORY” indication turns off 
before you select the preset station number, 
start again from step 3.
Tip
You can also use the remote to select a preset 
station number. Press SHIFT repeatedly to select 
a memory page (A, B or C) and then press the 
numeric button to select a preset number.
5
Press MEMORY again.
The station is stored to the selected preset 
number. 
If the “MEMORY” indication turns off 
before you press MEMORY, start again 
from step 3.
6
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another 
station.
Presetting radio stations
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