Other

useful

functions

Toget
the
MEGAXpandeffect
Youcan fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened
bylhe radio
or
buzzeralarm at the
prescttime.
1
Set
the
alarm.
(See
'·Setting
the
alarm".)
2
Set
the
sleep
timer.
(See
"Setting
the
sleep
timcr".)
Press
MEGAXpand.
"MEGA
Xpand"appears
in
Ihedisplay. You can get the effect
of
expansion
of
the
soundfield.
To
returnto normal sound, press the
buttonagain.
To
turnoff
the
unitbeforethepreset
time
To
stoplistening
Press
OFF.and stop playback on the connected
unit.
9O~60~30~
15
L-OFF-J
To return
to
the iPod
Press~/lI.
Tousebothsleeptimerand
alarm
Toreturn
to
theradio
Press
RADIO
ON.
The
frequency
is
shown
in
the
display.
Press
OFF.
The
displayreturns to clock mode five seconds
afteryou have finished setting the duration selling
and
released
SLEEP.
andthen the sleep timer
stans.
The
unitwill play for the duration you set. and
thenshul off.
2Press
AUDIO
IN
to
display"AUDIO IN".3
Play
the
equipment
connected
to
the
AUDIO
INjack.
4Adjustthe volurne using
VOLUME.
Setting
the

sleep

timer

Connecting

external

equipment

Tolisten
to
sound
1Connectthe
AUDIO
INjackorthe unit
to
thc
line
out
jack
or
headphone
jack
of
thc
external
equipment
using
the
audio
connecting
cable
(supplied).
Youcan fall asleep to the sound using the built-in
sleeptimer that turns
off
theunit automatically after a
presetduration
1
Press
SLEEP
while
the
unit
is
turned
on.
SLEEP
appears
in
thedisplay.
2
Press
SLEEP
to
set
the
sleep
timcr
duration.
Eachtime
yOll
press
SLEEP.
theduration
changesas follows:
Notes
Beforeselling the alarm. make sllre to set the clock
(see··Selling lhe
dock
anddale").
The
factorysetting alarm time
is
·'AM 12:00".
Toset the radio alarm. first tune
in
toastation
(see··Playing the radio").
Todeactivate
the
alarm
Press
ALARM
SET
A(orB)
to
turnoff the
ALARM
A(orB)indicatorfromthedisplay.
Note
on
alarm
in
the
event
of
a
power
interruption
Whenthe alaml sound
is
setto RADIO or iPod. it
willchange to
BUZZER
automatically.
If
thebackup battery
is
exhausted.the alarm will not
work
in
theevent
of
powerinterruption. Replace the
batteryperiodically.
The
dualalarm function allows you to set
two
alarm
programs(ALARM Aand ALARM
B).
The
alarmtime can be set for each program and the
alarmsound
is
selectablefrom RADIO. BUZZER
or
iPod.
To
stopthealarm
Press
OFF
1O
turn
off
the
alarm.
The
alarmwill come
on
soundagain
at
thesame time
thenext day.
If
OFF
is
notpressed. the huzzer
alann
sounds
continuouslyfor about 3minutes. and then
it
stops
automatically.
TheRADIO and iPod sound continuously until
OFF
is
pressed.
To
setthealarm
time
Todozeforafewmoreminutes
Press
SNOOZE/BRIGHTNESS.
The
soundturns
off
butwill automatically
come
on
againafter about 5minutes.
Themaximum length
of
thesnooze time
is
40
minutes.
Notes
on
using
iPod
touch/iPhone
Ifyou set the iPod alarm while iPod touchliPhone
music
is
playing.and then turn the unit power off.
whenthe alarm time comes on. the
alann
musicwill
resumefrom the point where the power was turned
oil".
Even
if
theiPod alarm sctting
is
complete.
if
you
tumthe iPod touch/iPhone power
off
beforelhe
unit.the iPod alarm will not work.
Toset ALARM A
1Press
ALARM
SET
Aforafewseconds.
2Press
TIME
SET
+1-
to
setthe desired
hour,and press
ALARM
SET
A.
3Press
TIME
SET
+1-
to
setthe desired
minute,and press
ALARM
SET
A.
4Press
TIME
SET
+1-10
setthe desired
alarmmode (RADIO. BUZZER or iPod)andpress
ALARM
SET
A.
5Ifyou select the RADIO or iPod. press
TIME
SET
+1-
to
set
thewakeupvolumeand press
ALARM
SET
A.
Notes
Whenyou use the radio almm. the timed alaml
soundswith the last broadcasting station tuned to
beforethe power went off. When you SCi the radio
alarm.select the desired hrondcasting station before
turningthe power off.
The
ALARM
A(or
B)
indicatorflashes
in
the
displaywhen the alarm sounds.
If
asecond
alann
soundsduring a
fi~t
(orthe
SNOOZE
function
is
active).the second
alann
takes
,prionty.
Thealarm function works as usual at the beginning
andend day
of
thedaylight saving time (summer
time).While thc Automatic DST/Summcr Time
adjustment
is
set.as aresult.
if
thealarm
is
setat a
timeskipped when the daylight saving time (summer
time)begins. the alarm
is
skipped.
or
ifthe alarm
is
setat atime overlapped when the daylight saving
time(summer time) ends. the alarm sounds twice.
Ifthe same alarm time
is
setfor both alarm
(ALARMAand
8).
the
ALARM
Atakespriority.
Toactivate
the
alarm
After
setting
the
alarm
time,
follow
these
steps:
Toactivaterhe
ALARM
A,press
ALARM
SET
A10display
ALARM
A.
Toactivate the
ALARM
B.press
ALARM
SET
B
to
display
ALARM
B.
Notes
Thealann sounds at the set time even
if
theunit
is
Makesure the iPod is inslalled correctly after
sellingthe iPod alarm.
To
set
ALARM
B.follow the same steps above using
ALARM
Binstead
of
ALARM
A.
To
changethe display betwecn
ALARM
TIMEAand
ALARMTIMEB.
press
TIMEZONE/ALARMDISPLAY
When
using
iPod
touchliPhone
To
usemusic stored
in
aniPod touch/iPhone to wake
up.put thc iPad touchliPhonc illla the unil first.
followthe steps above to set alarm time. and then
selectthe desired music.
Setting
the

alarm

Presettingastation1
Follow
steps
1
to
4in
"Playing
the
Radio"
and
manually
tune
into
the
station
you
wish
to
preset.
2Pressand hold the desired
PRESETTUNING
button
for
more
than
two
seconds
for
registration.
Afterthe preset has finished. the preset number
appearson the display.
Example:
To
presetAM I
260
kHzonto preset
2button
2Press
RADIO
ONrepeatedly
to
selectthe
desired
band.
Eachpress changes thc band as follows:
rFMl-+FM2-+AM J
Youcan preset up to
10
stations
in
FM(5 stations
in
FM
I.
5stations
in
FM2).and 5stations in AM.
afewseconds after +
Note
Whenyou are listening 10 the radio with an iPhone
connectedto the unit. interference with radio
receptionmay occur.
FM: Extendthe
FM
wireantenna fully to
increasereception sensitivlty
AM: Connectthe supplied
AM
loopantenna to
theunit. Rotate the alllenna horizontally
foroptimum reception.
Keepaway digital music player or mobile phone from
theAM loop antenna or the
FM
wireamenna. as this
maylead to interference
of
reception.
Tuningintoapresetstation
1
Press
RADIO ON
1O
turn
on
the
radio.
2Pressone of
thePRESETTUNING
buttons
where
the
desired
station
is
stored.
3Adjustvolume using
VOLUME.
To
turn
off
theradio. press
OFF.
Tip
If
theFM broadcast is noisy. press
FM
MODEon
theremote commander to turn
off
"STEREO'·
in
the
display.The radio becomes clearer although the sound
becomesmonaural.
To
presetanother station. repeat these steps.
To
changethe preset station. tune into the desired
stationand hold down the
PRESET
TUNING
1
to5bUllon. The new station will replace the
previoussialion on the prcset button.

Presetting

your

favourite

station

-Presettuning

Improving

the

reception

FM
IandFM2 are the same frequency bands.
3
Use
TUNING+
or
-
to
tune
into
the
desired
station.
The
FM
frequencyadvances or reverses
in
0.1
MHz
channelsleps and the AM frequency
in
10
kHzchannel steps.
4Adjustvolume using
VOLUME.
Oncopyrights
iPod
is
atrademark
of
AppleInc
..
registeredin the
U.S.and other countries.
iPhoneis atrademark
of
AppleInc.
Allother trademarks and registered trademarks arc
of
theirrespective holders.
In
thismanual.
'1"1>1
and®
marksare not specilied.

Playing

the

radio

-Manualtuning
1Press
RADIO
ON
to
turnontheradio.
Thedisplay shows the band and frequency.
Press
MENU'
.......(forward)
or
.....
(backward)while playing and
hold
it
untilyou find the point
.......(forward)
or
.....
(backward)in pause and hold
it
untilyou find the point.
Goback to the
previoustfack
Goback to the
prevIousmenu
Locateapoint
whilelistening to
Ihesound
Locateapoint
whileobserving
thedisplay
To
Goto the next
track
2Press
~/II.
TheiPod begins to play 3utomatically.
Youcan operate the connected iPod
by
theunit
or
iPodbuttons.
Pauseplayback
~/II
Toresume
p13Y.
press
it
again.
Turn
off
theiPod
OFF.
or
pressand hold ......
Adjustthe rear support forward
or
backward
checkingthe back
of
theiPod
filS
snuglyagainst
therear support to protect the connector.
Executethe
ENTER*
selectedmenu or
theplayback
Selectamenu til*
itemor atruck
forplayback
Tousetheunitasabatterycharger
Youcan use the unit as abaiter)' charger
The
chargingoegins when thc iPod is placed on the
connector
The
chargingstatus appears
in
theiPod display. For
details.see the user's guide
of
youriPod.
'"
Theseoperations are available only whcn using the
suppliedrenlote commander.
Notes
Whenplacing or removing the iPod. keep
it
straight
andparallel with the rear support.
Donot carry the unit with
an
iPodset
011
the
connector.Doing so may cause amalfunction.
Whenplacing or removing the iPod. brace the unit
withone hand and take care not to press the controls
of
theiPod by mistake.
Donot pull on the rear support strongly as
it
cannot
bedetached from the unit and may cause a
malfunction.
Tousc
an
iPod.refer to the user's guide
of
your
iPod.
Beforedisconnecting the iPod. pause playback.
Tip
Apple·siPod Universal Dock Adapter can be used
withthis unit.
1
Put
the
iPod
into
the
unit's
connector.
Notes
Theconnector
of
theunit is for sole usc for iPod.
Whenyou use the devices
do
notmatch with the
connector,connect
it
toIhe AUDIO
IN
terminal
of
thisunit with the supplied audio connecting cable.
Sonycannot accept responsibility
in
theevent that
datarecorded to iPod
is
lostor damaged when using
an
iPodconnected to this unit.