Tuning in by Adjusting the Frequency

— Manual Tuning

1 Select the desired band.

TUNER

2 Press and hold either side of the PRESET button.

Release the button when the desired station is received.

PRESET			PRESET
PRESET			PRESET

For lower frequencies

For higher frequencies

PREVENT ACCIDENTS!

When tuning in during driving, use automatic tuning or the preset search function (page 9) instead of manual tuning.

Memorising Stations Automatically

— BTM (Best Tuning Memory) Function

This function selects from the currently selected band the stations with the strongest signals and memorises them in the order of their band frequency.

1 Select the desired band.

TUNER

BTM

2 Press the SENS button for more than two seconds.

∙When there is no preset number indicated in the display window, stations will be stored on all preset number buttons on the currently selected band.

∙When there is a preset number indicated in the display window, the unit will store stations on all preset number buttons from the one currently displayed.

For example, when you select FM1 and preset number 3 is displayed,

the operation will start from preset number 3 on FM1, and will stop at preset number 6 on FM3.

3 FM1, FM2 and FM3 only:	INTRO
Press preset number button	1

momentarily, then press again for about two seconds until you hear a beep tone.

nThe station will be stored.

Repeat this operation with preset number

REPEAT

buttons 2 through 6 .

Notes

∙When “AF OFF” is displayed and you activate BTM, the unit will store only stations not transmitting RDS data. Depending on reception conditions however, it may happen that RDS stations are stored.

∙When storing only RDS stations (page 10), step 3 is not necessary.

Memorising Only the Desired Stations

1 Select the desired band.

TUNER

2 Tune in the station which you wish to store on a preset number button.

3 Press and hold the desired preset number button ( INTRO1 to 6 ) for about

two seconds until you hear a beep tone.

The number of the pressed preset number button appears in the display window.

Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW and LW) can be stored on the preset number buttons in the order of your choice. Therefore, 18 stations can be memorised on FM.

If you try to store another station on the same preset number button, the previously stored station will be erased.

Actual total number:	Sony CDX-4100/5100RDS (E,F,G,I) 3-810-809-11(1)

CDX-5100RDS, CDX-4100RDS specifications

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Sony CDX-5100RDS manual Tuning in by Adjusting the Frequency, Memorising Stations Automatically

Models: CDX-5100RDS CDX-4100RDS