Sony Receiver ICF SW07 Operating Instructions

11GBPreparation
Preparation
Operating on house current
To operate the unit on house current, connect the supplied AC power
adaptor to the DC IN 3V jack of the unit.
to the DC IN 3V jackto a wall outlet
Notes on the AC power adaptor
¥ Do not bend or twist the power cord forcibly. Do not place heavy
objects on the power cord.
¥ When disconnecting the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet, pull
out by the plug. Do not pull the cord itself.
¥ Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet and the...

Preparation12GB
Setting the clock
Setting the Local Time
Set the clock if Ò0:00Ó flashes in the display (i.e., when you installed the
batteries for the first time or after you reset the clock). Set the clock with
the radio turned off.
LOCAL time signifies the time for your time zone, while WORLD time is
the time for any other time zone in the world.
Clock adjustment is done in LOCAL time. Before setting the clock, refer
to the table on page 15 and check the time difference between your area
and the UTC...

13GBPreparation
Preparation
4Hold down TIME SET and press Ð
1À or Ö1+
 to set
the local time.
Each time you press Ð
1À or Ö1+
, the current time will decrease or
increase by a minute.
To change the digits rapidly, hold down Ð
1À or Ö1+.
5Release TIME SET.
Ò : Ó starts flashing and the clock
starts running.
To switch to clock display while the radio is turned on
Press EXE. The current time appears for about 10 seconds and
then returns to the previous display. Press EXE again to return to
the previous...

Preparation14GB
Setting the clock (continued)
Finding out the time in other areas of the
world
Besides your local time, you can display the time for any other area in the
world (WORLD time). Turn off the radio to display the WORLD time.
1If the radio is turned on, press POWER ON/OFF to
turn it off.
2If the LOCAL indication is displayed, press LOCAL/
WORLD to switch the indication to WORLD.
3Press À or Ö to choose a city or the time difference
with the UTC.
4Press DST to light up the s indication if the...

15GBPreparation
Preparation
Time difference between local time and UTC
The table shows the time difference of each time zone with the
UTC, which could be formulated as follows:
Time difference = Local time* Ð UTC
The number of hours marked with a plus sign (+) indicate the
hours ahead of the UTC, while those marked with a minus sign
(Ð) indicate the hours behind the UTC.
* Local time prior to DST (daylight saving time) adjustment. The DST
setting does not affect the time difference indication.
** Default...

Listening to the radio16GB
Listening to the radio
Various ways of reception
Direct tuning
If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, enter the
frequency digits with the number buttons directly.
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW (short wave), MW (medium wave) or LW (long
wave) broadcasts, select AM.
3Press DIRECT.
The frequency disappears and
ÒDIRECTÒ appears in the
display.
4Press the number buttons and input the frequency...

17GBListening to the radio
Listening to the radio
If ÒTRYÓ ÒAGAINÓ appears in the display
When you enter an invalid frequency (i.e., a figure that is not within the
frequency range of the band you chose), you will hear a beep and ÒTRYÓ
ÒAGAINÓ appears in the display.
Check the frequency and repeat from step 3.
Notes
¥ Complete each operation from step 3 to 5 within 10 seconds. If the
display returns to the previously tuned frequency, repeat from step 3.
¥ The unit will not beep if the beep is set to BEEP...

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Various ways of reception (continued)
Manual tuning
Use Ð
1À ,Ö1+
 or À ,Ö to change the frequency manually step by step.
The outer buttons (Ð
1À and Ö1+
) change the frequency in large
frequency steps, and the inner buttons (À and Ö) in small frequency
steps.
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.
3For the AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press
Ð
1À or Ö1+
 to select MW (medium wave), LW...

19GBListening to the radio
Listening to the radio
AM
Tips
¥The unit starts scan tuning when Ð
1À or Ö1+
 is held down (see ÒScan
tuningÓ, page 20).
¥The frequency changes rapidly when À or Ö is held down, and stops
when released. In the AM bands (MW, SW, and LW), the unit scans
continuously in the range of 150 to 29,999 kHz.
Frequency range of the bands/meter bands
The short wave range is divided into 14 bands that are generally
referred to as Òmeter bandsÓ.
(kHz for AM / MHz for FM)
BandFrequency Range...

Listening to the radio20GB
ABC1DEF2GHI3JKL4MNO5PQR6STU7
MY DW VOA BBC OTH
VWX8YZ  9/
FM/
AMON/
OFFPOWER
0
ab
DISPLAY AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SETHOLDLOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORYTIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALLJOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DSTERASESLEEPLIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
–
|À/Ö|+ FM/AM
AM BAND
1Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
2Press FM/AM to select either band.
To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.
3For AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press...