Sony ICF-SW07 User Manual

3-865-472-21 (1)

FM Stereo/SW/MW/LW PLL Synthesized Receiver

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ICF-SW07

1998 by Sony Corporation

Owner’s record

The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ICF-SW07 Serial No. _________________________

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

For the customers in the U.S.A.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

— Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.

— Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an

outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an

experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Introduction2

Features

• World clock feature

Find out the time for any place in the world by selecting a city name.

• Worldwide coverage with FM stereo/SW/MW/LW reception

Simple and precise tuning with the quartz controlled PLL (Phase Locked Loop) synthesizer system.

FM: 76–108 MHz SW: 1621–29999 kHz MW: 530–1620 kHz LW: 150–529 kHz Refer to the supplied “Wave

Handbook” for more information.

• SW STATION CALL tuning

Tune in to major short wave stations just by pressing the station buttons. The radio automatically chooses the frequencies used in your time zone from the ROM data and scans for them.

• MY-Memory tuning

Memorizes and scans up to 100 frequencies of your choice.

• Four other tuning methods to suit your needs

– Direct tuning: tune in by

inputting the frequency digits directly.

– Manual tuning: tune in by

manually changing the frequency step by step.

– Scan tuning: scans

automatically through the band and stops at reception.

– Preset tuning: tune in by

recalling a preset broadcast station with the single press of a button.

• Label editing

Label preset frequencies, time zones, etc., with a station name, city name, etc., or any combination of up to 6 alphanumeric letters.

• Built-in timer operation

Turns on the radio automatically at any preset time to a station of your choice. Preset two individual standby-times and frequencies under STANDBY MEMORY a and b.

• Sleep timer

Set the sleep timer and fall asleep to the radio. The timer turns off the radio automatically after approximately 60 minutes.

• Stereo FM reception

Use the supplied stereo headphones to enjoy stereo FM.

Preparation

Location of parts and controls ...........................4

Power sources ...................................................... 9

Operating on batteries ................................... 9

Operating on house current........................11

Operating on car battery .............................11

Setting the clock................................................. 12

Setting the Local Time .................................12

Finding out the time in other areas of the

world .............................................................. 14

Listening to the radio

Various ways of reception ............................... 16

Direct tuning .................................................16

Manual tuning ..............................................18

Scan tuning.................................................... 20

Preset tuning .................................................22

SW STATION CALL tuning ....................... 24

MY-Memory tuning .....................................27

Receiving SSB and CW Transmissions...........30

Adjusting for optimum AM reception

—Synchronous detection .................................31

Other operations

Using the supplied external antenna..............32

Recording broadcasts........................................35

Editing labels......................................................36

Using the timer ..................................................38

Waking up to the radio or buzzer

— Standby function ....................................38

Falling asleep listening to the radio

— Sleep timer................................................ 41

Using the hold function.................................... 42

Turning off the beep ......................................... 43

Additional information

Precautions and maintenance.......................... 44

Troubleshooting ................................................ 47

Specifications ..................................................... 49

Tips on radio waves .......................................... 50

Table of Contents

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Location of parts and controls

Refer to the pages in the parentheses for details.

Front

1 Display (7) 2 Speaker 3 Controls (6) 4 OPEN button (4) 5 HOLD switch (42) 6 2 (headphones) jack

Opening the cover

Push the OPEN button to open the cover. Adjust the angle to your choice.

7 LINE OUT (recording

output) jack (35)

8 TONE/ST•MONO

(stereo•monaural) selector (17)

9 VOL (volume) control

(17)

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Rear

1 Battery compartment (9) 2 RESET button

Press this button in the battery compartment with a pointed object when the radio fails to function properly. The clock settings, etc., will revert to the factory preset. The frequencies you have preset in the memory are retained.

3 Telescopic antenna (17) 4 ROM compartment lid

(46)

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5 RELEASE (ROM

compartment lid slide open) switch (46)

6 DC IN 3V ¥ (external

power input) jack (11)

7 ATT (attenuator) control

(21)

8 ATT ON•OFF

(attenuator on•off) selector (21)

9 AM EXT ANT (external

antenna) jack (33)

Extending the antenna

Gently pull out the base of the antenna before rotating it, as shown below.

2Turn horizontally

to a right angle

1Pull out

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Controls

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET

TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/ OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

HOLD

!º !¡ !™ !£ !¢ !∞ !§ !¶ !•

!ª

@º

1 Number buttons (16, 22,

36)

2 FM/AM button (16, 43) 3 AM BAND•LOCAL/

WORLD (local time/ world time) button (14,

18)

4 LABEL EDIT button (36) 5 DIRECT button (16) 6 STANDBY

MEMORY•TIMER STANDBY/STANDBY TIMESET button (38)

7 MY button (27) 8 DW button (24) 9 VOA button (24) !º EXE•DISPLAY button

(13, 16, 36) Press to switch to clock display while operating the radio. Press again to return to the previous display. If you do not press the button, the display will return to the previous condition in about 10 seconds.

!¡ SYNC (Synchronous

detection) button (31)

!™ SSB (Single Side Band)

button (30)

!£ POWER ON/OFF button

(16)

!¢ SLEEP button (41) !∞ ERASE•DST (Daylight

Saving Time) button (12, 23, 29 40)

!§ LIGHT button

Press this button to illuminate the display for approximately 30 seconds.

!¶ ENTER•TIME SET button

(12, 22, 27, 38)

!• JOG/TUNE/

SCAN•TIME DIFF/TIME SET buttons (12, 18, 20)

!ª OTH (others) button (25) @º BBC button (24)

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Display

18 2 3 4 5

!º !¡ !™ !£

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!¢

1 SLEEP indicator (41)

Appears when the sleep timer is in effect.

2 Time zone indicator (12,

14) Points at the time zone on the map corresponding to your time difference setting.

3 TUNE indicator (16)

Appears when a station is tuned in.

4 s (Daylight Saving

Time) indicator (12, 14) Appears when the time display is adjusted to the Daylight Saving Time.

5 WORLD•LOCAL

indicator (12, 14)

6 Time/frequency display

(12, 16)

7 Memory number/time

difference display (12, 22,

27)

8 HOLD indicator (42)

9 Battery indicator (10) !º SYNC U•SYNC L

(synchronous detection) indicators (31)

!¡ STANDBY a•b

indicators (38) Appear when standing by for timer activated reception.

!™ LOCK (synchronous

detection lock) indicator (31) Appears when synchronous detection is in effect.

!£ USB•LSB/CW (single

side band/continuous wave) indicators (30)

!¢ SW STATION CALL

indicator (24)

!∞ Label display (12, 16)

Names of the preset stations, cities, bands or meter bands are displayed.

!∞

Appears when HOLD is in effect. All buttons will be inoperative.

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Short wave active antenna AN-LP2

Refer to page 32 on how to use the active antenna.

Antenna controller

1 Cord winder 2 Short cord 3 Long cord 4 Power lamp 5 Battery compartment

Antenna module

1 Clip 2 Suction cup

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Power sources

Operating on batteries

To operate the unit on house current, see “Operating on house current”, page 11.

To operate the unit on a car battery, see “Operating on car battery”, page

11.

1 Slide and open the battery compartment lid.

2 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries in the battery

compartment.

Insert with correct polarity as shown.

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3 Close the battery compartment lid.

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Replacing the batteries

The sound will be distorted and “i” will flash in the display when the batteries become weak. Replace both batteries with new ones.

Battery Life

Sony LR6 alkaline (size AA) Sony R6 (size AA)

FM approx. 32 hours approx. 10 hours AM approx. 23 hours approx. 8 hours

Tips

• Replace the batteries within 3 minutes. Otherwise, the clock setting will be erased. Frequencies preset in the memory are not erased.

• When the batteries are completely exhausted, the power turns off, and “i” stops flashing and lights up in the display. All buttons except the LIGHT button will become inoperable. The buttons will not become operable again until you replace the batteries and press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the power and clear the “i” indication.

Notes on dry batteries

• Insert the batteries with the correct polarity.

• Do not mix new and used batteries. Do not mix different types of batteries.

• Do not try to charge dry batteries, as they cannot be charged.

• Remove the batteries when the unit is not to be used for a long time.

• Should any battery leakage occur, wipe the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries.

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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 a wall outlet

to the DC IN 3V jack

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 radio when the unit is not to be used for a long period of time.

• Do not use the supplied AC power adaptor outside the AC 120V region (USA model only).

Tip

When the AC power adaptor or the car battery cord is plugged into the DC IN 3V jack, the batteries are disconnected, and the unit automatically switches to external power source.

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Operating on car battery

To operate the unit on car batteries, connect a recommended Sony car battery cord to the DC IN 3V jack of the unit. Refer to its Operating Instructions for details.

Notes on external power sources

• Keep the batteries installed even when operating on external power, as they supply power for the unit’s memory backup. Replace the batteries once a year.

• Turn off the unit when connecting or disconnecting external power sources. Otherwise, the power may go off and “i” may appear. In this case, turn on the power again to clear the “i” indication.

• When operating the unit on batteries, first disconnect the AC power adaptor or the car battery cord from the wall outlet or car battery, then disconnect the AC power adaptor or the car battery cord from the DC IN 3V jack of the unit. The unit will not run on batteries as long as the DC IN 3V jack is plugged in.

• Use only the recommended AC power adaptor or car battery cord manufactured by Sony. Using AC power adaptors or car battery cords with different specifications (polarity of the plug, etc.) will result in malfunction and damage to the unit.

• Use the supplied AC plug adaptor* if the AC power adaptor plug does not match your wall outlet.

* Not supplied for models for certain countries. See “Specifications”.

Polarity of the plug

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Setting the clock

Setting the Local Time

Set the clock if “0:00” 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.

HOLD

POWER ON/OFF

DST TIME SET ¿/÷ –

|¿/÷|

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

EXE

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/ OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

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 (Coordinated Universal Time). Names of major cities and their time differences from the UTC are preset in the unit’s memory.

1 If the radio is turned on, press POWER ON/OFF to

turn it off.

2 Hold down TIME SET and press ¿ or ÷ to choose a

city or the time difference between your local time and the UTC.

When TIME SET is pressed, the clock display will automatically switch to LOCAL time if WORLD time had been displayed.

The LOCAL indication flashes. Each time you press ¿ or ÷, the time zone indicator will move to the right or left.

When you release TIME SET, LOCAL indication will stop flashing and light up. Your local time zone has been selected.

3 Press DST if your area is now under daylight saving

time.

s appears in the display. If daylight saving time is not used in your area, or if s is already

displayed, skip this step.

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4 Hold down TIME SET and press

–

1¿ or ÷1+ to set

the local time.

Each time you press –1¿ or ÷1+, the current time will decrease or increase by a minute. To change the digits rapidly, hold down –1¿ or ÷1

5 Release TIME SET.

“ : ” 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 display manually.

The display will not switch to the clock while the radio is running scan.

For areas adopting daylight saving time (summer time)

Press DST to light up the s indication if you are now in the summer time period (step 3 in the previous page). If you are now in the standard time period, press DST at the beginning of the daylight saving time period. Press again at the end of the daylight saving time period to clear the indication. The time display will be adjusted accordingly.

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Note

You cannot set the clock while listening to the radio. If the radio is on, press POWER ON/OFF first to turn off the radio.

Tips

• The clock is displayed in the 24 hour system.

• Press TIME SET to stop the flashing of “0:00”.

• To adjust the time to the second, release TIME SET at the time of the tone.

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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.

POWER ON/OFF

DST

HOLD

¿/÷

LOCAL/ WORLD

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

EXE

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/ OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

1 If the radio is turned on, press POWER ON/OFF to

turn it off.

2 If the LOCAL indication is displayed, press LOCAL/

WORLD to switch the indication to WORLD.

3 Press ¿ or ÷ to choose a city or the time difference

with the UTC.

4 Press DST to light up the s indication if the specified

area is now under daylight saving time.

If daylight saving time is not used in the desired area, or if s is already displayed, skip this step.

The current time for the area you have specified will appear in the display.

To switch back to the LOCAL time display

Press LOCAL/WORLD again.

If the desired city name or area name is not preset

Select the area by selecting the time difference with the UTC. To edit the label (i.e., name of the city) for the time zone, see

“Editing labels”, page 36.

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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* – UTC

The number of hours marked with a plus sign (+) indicate the hours ahead of the UTC, while those marked with a minus sign (–) indicate the hours behind the UTC.

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Time difference

± 0 LONDON London + 1 C.EURO Central Europe Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels,

+ 2 CAIRO Cairo Athens, Istanbul + 3 JEDDAH Jeddah Nairobi, Riyadh, Moscow + 4 DUBAI Dubai + 5 KARACH Karachi + 6 DHAKA Dhaka(Dacca) + 7 BNGKOK Bangkok Jakarta + 8 S.PORE Singapore Beijing, Hongkong + 9 TOKYO Tokyo Seoul + 10 SYDNEY Sydney Guam + 11 SOLMON Solomon Noumea + 12 AUKLND Auckland Fiji – 11 SAMOA Samoa – 10 HAWAII Hawaii Honolulu, Tahiti – 9 ANCHRG Anchorage – 8 L.A. Los Angeles San Francisco, Vancouver – 7 DENVER Denver Calgary – 6 CHICAG Chicago Dallas, Mexico City – 5 N.Y. New York Lima, Panama, Toronto – 4 CARACS Caracas Santiago – 3 RIO Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires, San Paulo – 2 FN.ISL Fernando island – 1 AZORES Azores Island

Label **

City or area Other cities in the area

Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich

Scan step

9 kHz

10 kHz

9 kHz

* Local time prior to DST (daylight saving time) adjustment. The DST

setting does not affect the time difference indication.

** Default labels. To change the labels, see “Editing labels”, page 36.

Automatic adjustment of the MW channel step

A channel step is the basic interval unit in a frequency allocation system. The MW channel step differs from country to country (10 kHz for North and South American countries, and 9 kHz for Japan, Europe and other countries). Normally, the scanning or tuning steps needs to be adjusted to match the system for the area to scan or manually tune MW frequencies. This unit, however, determines your local area from your time zone setting (the time difference from the UTC) and automatically chooses the appropriate channel step.

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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.

HOLD

POWER ON/OFF

Number buttons

EXEDIRECT

FM/AM

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

EXE

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM to select either band.

To listen to SW (short wave), MW (medium wave) or LW (long wave) broadcasts, select AM.

3 Press DIRECT.

The frequency disappears and “DIRECT“ appears in the display.

4 Press the number buttons and input the frequency of

the desired station.

FM band: You can ignore the decimal point.

To enter 84.7 MHz, for example, press 8, 4 and 7.

AM band: You can ignore the last 3 digits if they are all zero.

To enter 10,000 kHz, for example, press 1 and 0. Complete each button operation within 10 seconds. The minimum frequency step for direct input is 0.05 MHz (50 kHz)

for FM, and 1 kHz for AM.

5 Press EXE to enter.

“ when the station is tuned in.

To correct input

Press DIRECT and repeat from step 3.

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“ appears in the display

TUNE

If “TRY” “AGAIN” 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 “TRY” “AGAIN” 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 OFF (see “Turning off the beep”, page 43).

Other operations

To Press or adjust

Fine tune the reception Adjust the volume VOL Turn off the radio* POWER ON/OFF *The radio tunes to the previously tuned frequency when you turn on the

radio.

–

1¿, ¿, ÷, ÷1

To improve reception FM reception

Gently pull out the telescopic antenna and adjust the length, angle and direction (see “Extending the antenna”, page 5).

Listening to the radio

MW/LW reception

Retract the telescopic antenna and rotate the unit to reorient the built-in ferrite bar antenna.

SW reception

Gently pull out the telescopic antenna vertically to its full length.

For SW reception, you can enjoy even better reception by using the supplied external antenna (see “Using the supplied external antenna”, page 32).

Tips

• Plug in the supplied stereo headphones to enjoy FM stereo reception. Set ST • MONO to ST or MONO to select stereo or monaural reception. Select MONO when reception is noisy or unclear.

• When listening to news programs, etc., set TONE to NEWS. Speaking voices will be heard clearer. When listening to music programs, set TONE to MUSIC.

• Reception of frequencies around 3.0MHz and 3.64 MHz may be difficult due to internal spurious signals generated by the built-in oscillators.

Listening to the radio

Various ways of reception (continued)

Manual tuning

Use –1¿ ,÷1+ or ¿ ,÷ to change the frequency manually step by step. The outer buttons (–1¿ and ÷1+) change the frequency in large frequency steps, and the inner buttons (¿ and ÷) in small frequency steps.

HOLD

POWER ON/OFF

¿/÷ –

|¿/÷|

FM/AM

AM BAND

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

EXE

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM to select either band.

To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.

3 For the AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press

–

1¿ or ÷1+ to select MW (medium wave), LW (long wave) or a meter band (short wave).

The name of the band or the meter band and its lowest frequency appears in the display.

For FM, skip this step.

4 Press

Listening to the radio18

–

1¿, ÷1+ or ¿, ÷ repeatedly to tune in to the

desired broadcast station.

With each press, the frequency changes in the channel steps shown below. (The figures in the parentheses indicate the steps in the SSB mode).

Band

–

1¿ or ÷1

FM 0.05 MHz 0.05 MHz

SW 5 kHz (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)

MW 9 or 10 kHz* (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)

LW 9 kHz (1 kHz) 1 kHz (0.1 kHz**)

* The frequency step is adjusted automatically to your time zone

according to your local time zone setting (see “Automatic adjustment of the MW channel step”, page 15).

** Units of 0.1 kHz are not indicated in the display.

¿ or ÷

Tips

• The unit starts scan tuning when

–

1¿ or ÷1+ is held down (see “Scan

tuning”, page 20).

• The frequency changes rapidly when ¿ or ÷ 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 “meter bands”.

(kHz for AM / MHz for FM)

Band

*1 10 kHz channel step (see page 15). *2 9 kHz channel step (see page 15).

Frequency Range Scan Frequency Range

LW 150–529 153–522 — MW 530–1620

SW 1621–29999

FM 76.00–108.00 76.00–108.00 —

530–1620 *

531–1620 * 2250–2550 120 meter band 3150–3450 90 meter band 3850–4050 75 meter band 4700–5100 60 meter band 5900–6250 49 meter band 7100–7400 41 meter band

9400–10000 31 meter band 11500–12150 25 meter band 13500–13900 22 meter band 15000–15700 19 meter band 17450–18000 16 meter band 18850–19100 15 meter band 21450–21950 13 meter band 25600–26100 11 meter band

1 2

Meter band

—

Listening to the radio

Note

The actual frequency range of short wave broadcasts and the range of the meter bands for this unit may differ. Refer to the supplied “Wave Handbook” for more information.

Listening to the radio

Various ways of reception (continued)

Scan tuning

FM/AM

AM BAND

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

VWX8YZ

DIRECT

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

POWER

ON/

SYNC

3 6 9

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

OFF

SLEEP

HOLD

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM to select either band.

To listen to SW, MW or LW broadcasts, select AM.

3 For AM bands, hold down AM BAND and press

or ÷1+ to select MW (medium wave), LW (long wave) or a meter band (short wave).

The name of the band or the meter band and its lowest frequency appear in the display.

For FM, skip this step.

4 Hold down

scanning.

“SCAN” is displayed. The unit stops at each reception and resumes scanning after about 3 seconds.

The unit scans within the frequency range of the chosen band or meter band (see “Frequency range of the bands/meter bands”, page 19). In the SSB reception mode, the unit scans the whole 150 to 29999 kHz frequency range.

–

1¿ or ÷1+. Release when the unit starts

POWER ON/OFF

–

|¿/÷|

–

1¿

5 Press

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–

1¿ or ÷1+ to stop scanning and listen to the

desired broadcast.

“SCAN” disappears and the name of the band appears in the display.

Tips

• The unit scans the frequencies in descending order when holding down –1¿, and in ascending order when holding down ÷1+.

• To change the scanning direction, hold down either –1¿ or ÷1 opposite to the current direction. This is convenient when, for example, you want to return to the previous reception after the unit has resumed scanning.

• When scanning for MW broadcasts at night when reception is intense, or when scanning under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see “Controlling scan stops”, below). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF.

Controlling scan stops — using the ATT switch and the ATT Control

Use the ATT (attenuator) switch and the ATT Control to control reception sensitivity when the unit stops scanning to null broadcasts frequently or when scanning under prevalent interference. Under normal conditions, use the radio with ATT set to OFF (i.e., with maximum sensitivity).

ATT Control

Listening to the radio

ATT

The ATT Control is activated when ATT is switched ON. Turn the ATT Control toward MAX to reduce sensitivity. The radio will skip weaker signals and stop at only stronger ones.

Note

If the ATT Control is turned too much toward MAX, the radio will not stop on any weaker signals at all. Switch ATT to OFF if you do not need to use the attenuator.

Listening to the radio

Various ways of reception (continued)

Preset tuning

You can preset a total of 20 stations of your choice to the number buttons (10 for FM and 10 for AM).

Presetting stations

HOLD

POWER ON/OFF

Number buttons

ENTER

FM/AM

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

VWX8YZ

DISPLAY

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

3 6 9

EXE

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/ OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Tune in to the station you want to preset. 3 Hold down ENTER and press a number button (0–9) of

your choice.

When ENTER is held down, “PRESET MY” will flash in the display.

A beep sounds when a number button is pressed. The station is stored to the selected button. The preset number and the preset label are displayed.

Note

If a station is already stored to the button you chose, it will be overwritten by the new preset. If the preset label had been edited, it will return to the default setting.

Default preset labels

Each time a station is preset, the preset key is assigned the default preset label as shown.

To change labels, see “Editing labels”, page 36.

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Button AM FM

1 AM-1 FM-1 2 AM-2 FM-2 3 AM-3 FM-3 4 AM-4 FM-4 5 AM-5 FM-5 6 AM-6 FM-6 7 AM-7 FM-7 8 AM-8 FM-8 9 AM-9 FM-9 0 AM-0 FM-0

Tuning in to a preset station

POWER

FM/AM

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

VWX8YZ

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

SW STATION CALL

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

3 6 9

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

ON/

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

ON/OFF

Number

HOLD

buttons

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM to select either band. 3 Press a number button (0–9) of your choice.

The radio receives the station assigned to the button.

If no station is preset

A beep sounds and “MEMORY” “EMPTY” appears in the display. Then the display will return to the previous condition.

Notes

• The radio may have frequencies stored in the preset memory at factory shipment.

• The unit will not beep if the beep is set to BEEP OFF (see “Turning off the beep”, page 43).

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Erasing a preset station

ABC1DEF2GHI

JKL4MNO5PQR

STU

VWX8YZ

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

DISPLAY

EXE

3 6 9

FM/ AM

AM BAND

LOCAL/ WORLD

LABEL EDIT

DIRECT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

SYNC

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

POWER

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

ON/

Number buttons

ERASE

HOLD

1 Press a number button (0–9) for the preset station you

want to erase.

2 Hold down ERASE.

The preset number flashes in the display while ERASE is held down.

A beep sounds after 3 seconds and the station assigned to the button you chose is erased. The preset number and the preset label disappear.

Note

When a preset station is erased, any changes to its default label is erased as well.

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Various ways of reception (continued)

SW STATION CALL tuning

Tune in to major short wave stations by just pressing the station buttons: DW, VOA, BBC and OTH (others). The radio automatically chooses the frequencies used in your time zone from the SW STATION CALL ROM* encased at the bottom of the unit, scans for them, and stops scan at reception.

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

VWX8YZ

DIRECT

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET

TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

POWER

ON/

SYNC

3 6 9

SSB

DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

POWER ON/OFF

HOLD

Station name buttons

*ROM = Read Only Memory

1 Set the time zone to your area.

For LOCAL time, see “Setting the Local Time”, page 12. For WORLD time, see “Finding out the time in other areas of the

world”, page 14.

SW STATION CALL automatically selects only the frequencies

that are receivable in the area corresponding to your time zone setting, regardless of LOCAL or WORLD time. Thus, it is

crucial that you set the time zone properly to match your current location before using SW STATION CALL.

2 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 3 Press the station button of your choice.

“SW STATION CALL”, the station name and a frequency is displayed. The time difference from the UTC and the time zone indicator flash for about 3 seconds, and then light up.

Confirm your time zone setting. The frequency actually displayed

may be different from the illustration.

4 Press the same station button again.

The radio scans the frequencies for your area in ascending order, and stops at reception.

Press the button again to resume scanning.

To stop scanning

Press the same station button during scan.

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To manually recall the selected frequencies one by one

Hold down the station button and press ¿ , ÷ or –1¿ , ÷1

The frequency changes quickly when –1¿ or ÷1+ is held down, and stops when released.

Tip

When scanning at night when reception is intense, or when scanning under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see “Controlling scan stops”, page 21). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF.

Stations recalled by the SW STATION CALL station buttons

Button Station and program

DW English and German programs of Deutsche Welle VOA English programs of Voice of America BBC English programs of British Broadcasting Corporation OTH Choose one of the following*;

R.NED – English and Dutch programs of Radio Nederland RFI –

English and French programs of Radio France International R.JPN – English and Japanese programs of Radio Japan REE –

English and Spanish programs of Radio Exterior de España

CRI –

English and Chinese programs of China Radio International

*Selecting the station for the OTH button

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DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET TIME DIFF

POWER

ON/

SYNC

OFF

SSB

SLEEP

DST ERASE

LIGHT

TIME SET

ENTER

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

HOLD

¿/÷

OTH

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

VWX8YZ

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

DIRECT

SW STATION CALL

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

Turn off the radio if it is turned on. Hold down OTH and press ¿ or ÷. Release OTH when the

station of your choice appears in the display. Steps for reception is the same as the other SW STATION CALL

buttons.

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When there is no reception

If the radio was not able to receive any of the frequencies for the time zone stored in the ROM, scanning stops with a beep when the radio returns to the frequency where it started scanning.

Lowest frequency

Scan start frequency

Highest frequency

Short wave reception may be difficult at times due to various factors, such as sunspot activity and atmospheric conditions. Furthermore, the major broadcast stations whose data are stored in the ROM may change the broadcast time and/or frequencies at the change of season, etc. In such cases, the radio may not be able to receive the frequencies stored in the SW STATION CALL ROM.

Updating the SW STATION CALL ROM

To conform with possible changes in frequencies, the SW STATION CALL ROM is designed to be replaceable by the user to an updated version of the ROM. The newest SW STATION CALL ROM is sold by F Corporation. The ROM is to be updated in around October every year. We recommend the ROM to be replaced at least once in 2 to 3 years.

To purchase the newest ROM, refer to “Purchasing the latest SW STATION CALL ROM” and contact F Corporation.

To exchange the ROM, see “Exchanging the SW STATION CALL ROM”, page 46.

Notes

• Many of the worldwide broadcast programs of the major broadcast stations stored in the ROM are broadcast only at certain times of the day. If the station is not broadcasting on the scanned frequency at the time, the radio will not receive any broadcast or receive broadcast by some other station, such as a local station, broadcasting on the same frequency.

• If the frequency is changed by manual tuning, etc., when “SW STATION CALL” indication is lit in the display, the radio will exit SW STATION CALL and the indication will disappear.

• If there is no frequency for the station corresponding to the time zone stored in the ROM, a beep sounds, “MEMORY” “EMPTY” appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition.

• If you press a station button without the ROM in the ROM compartment of the radio, a beep sounds, “NO” “ROM” appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition. If the ROM is displaced when “SW STATION CALL” indication is lit in the display, a beep sounds, “NO” “ROM” appears in the display, and the radio changes to manual tuning.

• If “NO” “ROM” is displayed with the SW STATION CALL ROM inserted in the ROM compartment, the contact surface of the ROM may be dirty. See “Cleaning the SW STATION CALL ROM contact surface”, page 46, and clean the contact surface with a cotton swab. Do not clean the contact springs of the main unit, as they may deform and cause a malfunction.

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Various ways of reception (continued)

MY-Memory tuning

Preset up to 100 frequencies of any band (FM, SW, MW or LW) to the MY button. You can scan these stations or tune in one by one.

Presetting stations to MY-Memory

FM/AM

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

VWX8YZ

DIRECT

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

POWER

ON/

SYNC

3 6 9

SSB DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

SLEEP

LIGHT

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

OFF

POWER ON/OFF

HOLD

ENTER

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Tune in to the station you want to preset.

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3 Hold down ENTER and press MY.

When ENTER is held down, “PRESET MY” will flash in the display.

A beep sounds when MY is pressed. The station is stored to the lowest available MY-Memory number (00 to

99). The MY-Memory number and the MY-Memory label are displayed.

Default MY-Memory labels

Each time a station is stored to MY-Memory, it is assigned the default MY-Memory label “MY-xx” (with the memory number in place of “xx”).

To change labels, see “Editing labels”, page 36.

Note

The radio may have frequencies stored in MY-Memory at factory shipment. In this case, erase them before presetting stations to MYMemory (see “Erasing a MY-Memory preset”, page 29).

Tips

• If you press MY with all the MY-Memory numbers (00 to 99) assigned a station, a beep sounds, “MEMORY” “FULL” appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition.

• MY-Memory tuning is not affected by the time zone setting.

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Tuning in to a MY-Memory station

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET TIME DIFF

POWER

ON/

SYNC

OFF

SLEEP

SSB

DST

ERASE

LIGHT

TIME SET

ENTER

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

POWER ON/OFF

HOLD

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

VWX8YZ

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

DIRECT

SW STATION CALL

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press MY.

The radio enters the MY-Memory tuning mode.

3 Press MY again.

The radio scans the frequencies stored in MY-Memory and stops at reception.

Press the button again to resume scanning.

To stop scanning

Press MY during scan.

To manually recall the MY-Memory frequencies one by one

Hold down MY and press ¿ , ÷ or –1¿ , ÷1 The frequency changes quickly when –1¿ or ÷1+ is held down

and stops when released.

Tips

• MY-Memory scans only the stored memory numbers and skips the

empty ones.

• MY-Memory scans fastest if the frequencies are stored in ascending or

descending order.

• If MY is pressed with no frequency stored in MY-Memory, a beep

sounds and “MEMORY” “EMPTY” appears in the display. Then the display returns to the previous condition.

• When scanning at night when reception is intense, or when scanning

under prevalent interference, the unit may stop scanning to null broadcasts frequently. Switch ATT to ON and adjust sensitivity with the ATT Control (see “Controlling scan stops”, page 21). Under normal conditions, set ATT to OFF.

When there is no reception

If any of the frequencies stored in MY-Memory was not received, scanning stops with a beep when the radio returns to the frequency where it started scanning.

Lowest stored MY-Memory number

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Scan start MY-Memory number

Highest stored MY-Memory number

Erasing a MY-Memory preset

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET

TIME DIFF

POWER

ON/

SYNC

OFF

SLEEP

SSB

DST

ERASE

LIGHT

TIME SET

ENTER

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

ERASE

HOLD

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/ AM

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

VWX8YZ

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

DIRECT

SW STATION CALL

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

1 Recall the MY-Memory number you want to erase. 2 Hold down ERASE.

The MY-Memory number flashes in the display while ERASE is held down.

A beep sounds after 3 seconds and the station assigned to the MYMemory number is erased. The MY-Memory number and the MYMemory label disappear.

Note

When a MY-Memory station is erased, any changes to its default label is erased as well.

To change the station stored in MY-Memory

You cannot overwrite a frequency stored in MY-Memory with a new one. Erase the particular MY-Memory number first, then store a new frequency.

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Note

MY-Memory stores stations to the lowest available MY-Memory number. Note, thus, that if a MY-Memory number lower than the one you erased is available, the new frequency will be stored to that number.

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Receiving SSB and CW Transmissions

You can receive SSB (Single Side Band) and CW (Continuous Wave) transmissions with the built-in BFO circuit.

FM/AM

ABC1DEF2GHI

FM/

JKL4MNO5PQR

AM BAND

STU

LOCAL/

WORLD

LABEL EDIT

TIMERSTANDBY/

STANDBY TIME SET

STANDBY MEMORY

VWX8YZ

DIRECT

MY DW VOA BBC OTH

DISPLAY

EXE

TIME SET

TIME DIFF

SW STATION CALL

POWER

ON/

SYNC

3 6 9

SSB

DST

ERASE

TIME SET

ENTER

JOG/ TUNE/ SCAN˚

OFF

SLEEP

LIGHT

HOLD

1 Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio. 2 Press FM/AM and select AM. 3 Press SSB to select USB or LSB/CW.

Each time SSB is pressed, the display changes as follows:

(Normal mode) USB LSB/CW

4 Tune in to the desired station.

For tuning methods, see “Various ways of reception”, pages 16 to

29.

POWER ON/OFF

SSB

Tip

For more on SSB and CW, refer to “Tips on radio waves”, page 50.

Notes

• The USB or the LSB/CW mode cannot be preset to memory. You can

tune in to stations in 0.1 kHz steps in the USB or the LSB/CW mode, but the frequency digit below the decimal point is ignored when memorized.

• If a preset AM frequency is recalled during the USB or the LSB/CW

mode, the mode setting remains active and the frequency is received in the respective mode.

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+ 222 hidden pages

Sony ICF-SW07 User Manual

Table of contents

Preparation

Location of parts and controls

Power sources

Operating on batteries

Operating on house current

Operating on car battery

Setting the clock

Setting the Local Time

Finding out the time in other areas of the world

Listening to the radio

Various ways of reception

Direct tuning

Manual tuning

Scan tuning

Preset tuning

SW STATION CALL tuning

MY-Memory tuning

Receiving SSB and CW Transmissions