Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the tuner, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

There’s no sound.

The appropriate display or information does not appear.

/ Turn the power off. Press

and hold ANTENNA and

ENTER and press POWER

to turn the power back on.

This empties any

frequencies stored in the

preset memory and returns

the display to the default

language (English).

/ Contact the radio station

and find out whether or

not they actually provide

Selectivity

Output

AM tuner section

Frequency range

at 400 kHz WIDE 80 dB NARROW 90 dB at 300 kHz WIDE 45 dB NARROW 70 dB

at 40 kHz deviation 600 mV

MW: 522 - 1,611 kHz

(9 kHz step)

LW: 144 - 288 kHz

(1 kHz step)

/Connect the aerials.

/Set the source setting on the amplifier to TUNER.

You cannot tune in a frequency.

/Adjust the position of the aerial.

/Connect an external aerial for FM broadcasts.

/Set IF BAND to NARROW.

/Preset the stations again if you've moved.

There is severe hum and/or background noise.

/Adjust the position or direction of the aerial.

/Tune to a correct frequency.

/Connect an external aerial for FM broadcasts.

/Move the tuner away from the source of the noise.

RDS isn‘t working.

/ Make sure that you are

tuned to an FM RDS

station.

/ Select a stronger FM RDS

the service in question. If

so, the service may be

temporarily out of order.

Specifications

FM tuner section

Frequency range

87.5 - 108.0 MHz

Aerial terminals

75 ohms,

 

unbalanced

 

IEC-male

Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz

Sensitivity

at 26 dB quieting

 

(mono) 10.3 dBf,

 

0.9 µV/75Ω

 

at 46 dB quieting

 

(stereo) 38.5 dBf,

 

23 µV/75Ω

Usable sensitivity (IHF)

10.3 dBf, 0.9 µV/

 

75Ω

S/N

at 40 kHz deviation :

 

80 dB (mono),

 

76 dB (stereo)

Intermediate frequency 450 kHz

Usable Sensitivity

(with AM loop

 

aerial)

 

MW: 200 µV/m

 

LW: 700 µV/m

Signal-to-noise ratio

MW: 54 dB

 

(50 mV/m,

 

999 kHz)

 

LW: 50 dB

 

(50 mV/m,

 

216 kHz)

Harmonic distortion

0.3% (50 mV/m,

 

400 Hz)

Selectivity

50 dB

General

Power requirements

220-230 V, AC

 

50/60 Hz

Power consumption

12 W

IDimensions

280 x 80 x 400 mm

 

(w/h/d)

Weight

4.3 kg

Supplied accessories

Audio cord (1)

 

AM loop aerial (1)

 

FM wire aerial (1)

station.

“No preset” appears in the display.

/ If the mains lead is

disconnected from the wall

outlet for more than one

month, the memory is

erased. Preset stations

again.

Harmonic distortion

Frequency response

at 40 kHz deviation :

WIDE

0.04% (mono),

0.05% (stereo)

NARROW

0.06% (mono),

0.08% (stereo)

30 Hz - 15 kHz (+0.2/–0.3 dB)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Separation

50 dB at 1 kHz

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