Advanced Tuner Operations

Setting the FM mode

Press FM MODE a few times to select the reception mode, select either Auto stereo (no indication) or “MONO”.

•Auto stereo mode receives stereo broadcasts with strong signals. Press FM MODE a few times so that “MONO” disappears.

•“MONO” receives stations with weak signals. Stations will be received in monaural but with even less noise.

Checking the signal strength

You can use the digital signal meter to check the signal strength of FM frequencies. The display range is from 16 to 70 dB (1µV of radio frequency voltage = 0dB). To obtain a signal to noise ratio sufficient for receiving a stereo broadcast, we recommend a reading greater than 50 dB. (You can also change the FM MODE while using the signal meter to determine the best reception.) The ST-SB920 also lets you use the digital signal meter with the AM band. With AM, display range is from 0 to 15 (larger values indicate stronger signals).

1Tune in an FM or AM (ST-SB920 only) station.2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display the digital signal meter.3Rotate the FM or AM (ST-SB920 only) aerial to obtain the strongest signal.

Presetting Radio Stations

This section shows you how to store up to 30 of your favorite FM or AM (MW and LW) stations manually onto preset codes made up of characters (A, B, or C) and numbers (1 - 0), such as A7. You can store up to 10 stations on each of the 3 different letters. You can use these letters to classify stations according to music category or station band.

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MEMORY Numeric buttons1Tune in the FM, MW, or LW station you want to store.2Press MEMORY.

“MEMORY” appears along with the lowest vacant code to indicate that the tuner is ready to store the station.

3Press SHIFT repeatedly to select either A, B, or C. The letter you selected appears in the display.

4Press a numeric button (1 - 0).The tuner stores the station at the preset code you specified.5Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations.zRDS Station names are stored automatically

When you preset an RDS station broadcasting station name information, the station name is automatically stored at the station preset.

zIf you want to label the stations

Follow the procedure described in “Naming the Preset Stations” on page 12.

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