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SRF-M85_CA  [US,FR]     2-585-437-11(1)

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Setting the Clock

The display will flash “AM 12:00” when the battery is first inserted.

1

Press 

DISPLAY 

repeatedly to select the clock mode when the

clock mode is not on.

2

Hold down 

ENTER 

for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds and the hour flashes in the display.

3

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

 until the correct hour appears in

the display.

Each press changes the digit(s) by one.
When you keep the button pressed, the digit(s) change rapidly.

4

Press 

ENTER

.

The beep sounds and the minute starts to flash.
Repeat step 

3

 to set the minute. After setting the minute,

press 

ENTER 

again. The two beeps sound and the clock

starts from 0 seconds.

Notes

• One you start setting the clock, you must perform each step within 65 seconds,

or the clock setting mode will be canceled.

• 12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight, “PM 12:00” = noon.

Changing AM Channel Step

The AM channel step differs depending on areas. The channel step of this unit is
factory-set to 9 or 10 kHz. Change the settings as shown below to be able to
listen to the radio.

Area

Channel step

North and South American countries / regions

10 kHz

Other countries / regions

9 kHz

Note

When the AM channel step is changed, the preset stations for AM will be
initialized.

1

Press 

POWER 

to turn off the power.

2

Press 

DISPLAY 

repeatedly to select the clock mode when the

clock mode is not on.

3

While holding down 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

, keep pressing

MODE 

for more than 5 seconds.

Two short beeps sound, and the AM channel step will be changed.
“AM 9” (or “AM 10”) is displayed for about 2 seconds.
If you proceed to step 

3

 again, the channel step changes again.

Selecting the Mode

You can use this unit as a radio, clock, stopwatch, pitch timer or countdown
timer.
The functions of clock, stopwatch, pitch timer, countdown timer are available
even if the power is off.

Press 

DISPLAY 

to select a function mode.

Each function mode can be selected as follows:

Stopwatch

Radio frequency

*

Clock

Pitch timer

Countdown timer

* Selected only when the power is on.

Operating the Radio

— Manual Tuning
1

Connect the headphones/earphones to the 

i

 (headphones/

earphones) jack.

2

Press 

POWER 

to turn on the radio.

RADIO ON

” appears in the display.

3

If “

P

” is displayed, press 

MODE 

so that “

P

” disappears.

Pressing 

MODE 

will switch over between manual tuning mode and preset

tuning mode.

4

Press 

BAND 

to select the band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

AM

FM

5

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or 

– 

to select the desired frequency.

If you hold down 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

, the frequency or channel

changes rapidly.
When the frequency matches the broadcast frequency, the broadcast will be
received.

6

Adjust the volume using 

VOL

.

To turn off the radio, press 

POWER

.

Improving the Reception

FM

: Extend the stereo headphones/stereo earphones cord

which functions as the FM antenna (See Fig. 

C

-

).

AM

: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum reception. A

ferrite bar antenna is built-in the unit (See Fig. 

C

-

).

Set 

FM SENS 

to 

LOCAL 

if interference is prevalent and

reception is too strong. Under normal conditions, set it to

DX

.

Obtain Powerful Bass Sound

Press 

MEGA BASS

.

MB

” indication appears in the display when the MEGA BASS function is on.

The MEGA BASS function intensifies the bass sound for richer quality audio
reproduction.

Installing the Battery

(See Fig. 

A

– )

1

Open the battery compartment lid and install one R03 (size AAA)
battery (not supplied) with correct polarity.

When a battery is first installed, “AM 12:00” flashes in the display. Once the
current time is set, the flashing stops.

2

Close the lid.

Battery Life 

(Approx. hours)

(JEITA*)

When using

FM

AM

Sony alkaline LR03 (size AAA)

27

36

Sony R03 (size AAA)

10

16

* Measured by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries

Association) standards. The actual battery life may vary depending on the
circumstance of the unit.

When to replace the battery

You can check the remaining battery power that appears in the display. The
indicators are as follows:

Indicator

Full strength*

Weakening*

When the battery becomes exhausted, the unit will turn off. Replace
with new battery. When you press 

POWER 

after installing the new

battery, the indicator changes to “

”.

* Displayed only when the radio is turned on.

Note

Do not take more than 30 seconds to replace the battery, otherwise, your clock,
pitch timer and countdown timer settings and preset stations will be initialized.
Should that happen, reset the functions again.

Notes on battery

• Do not charge the dry battery.
• Do not carry the dry battery together with coins or other metallic objects. It can

generate heat if the positive and negative terminals of the battery are
accidentally come into contact with metallic objects.

• When you are not going to use the unit for a long time, remove the battery to

avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

To attach the battery compartment lid if it is
accidentally detached (See Fig. 

A

– )

The battery compartment lid is designed to come off when opened with excessive
force. To put it back on, see the illustration.

1

Insert one side of the lid as illustrated.

2

Push the other side to attach.

A

Insert the 

E

 side of

the battery first.

R03
(Size AAA ) 

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Features

• FM/AM 2 band PLL (phase locked loop) synthesized armband radio.
• A total of 20 stations can be preset, 15 FM stations and 5 AM stations.
• Stopwatch, split and pitch timer functions.
• Wearable round design for armband and belt-holder use.
• Splash-resistant for all –weather use.
• MEGA BASS for dynamic bass sound.

Precautions

• Operate the unit only on 1.5 V DC with one R03 (size AAA) battery.
• Avoid exposure to temperature extremes, direct sunlight, moisture, sand, dust

or mechanical shock. Never leave the unit in a car parked under the sun.

• Should anything fall into the unit, remove the battery and have the unit checked

by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

• To clean the casing, use a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution.
• In vehicles or buildings, radio reception may be difficult or noisy. Try listening

near a window.

Notes on Headphones/Earphones

Road safety

Do not use headphones/earphones while driving, cycling, or operating any
motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. It
can also be potentially dangerous to play your headphones/earphones at high
volume while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings. You should exercise
extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.

Preventing hearing damage

Avoid using headphones/earphones at high volume.
Hearing experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play. If you
experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.

Caring for others

Keep the volume at a moderate level. This will allow you to hear outside sounds
and to be considerate to people around you.

Warning

If there is lightning when you are using the unit, take off the headphones/earphones
immediately.

Cautions on Splash-resistance

This unit is designed so that it can be used with slight exposure to rain, snow and other
forms of moisture, but there are several points on which caution should be observed.
• Do not allow it to come in contact with large amounts of water.
• Do not immerse it in water.
• If water should get on it or if it should fall into water, take it out immediately

and wipe it off with a dry cloth. 

The interior of the battery compartment

has no splash-resistance. The battery may corrode,

 so wipe out the

interior of the battery compartment as follows.
– Open or close the battery compartment with dry hands in a place without

exposure to any water.

– Wipe off the battery and the inside of the battery compartment. Give special

attention to the contacts so that no water remains on them.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please
consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Troubleshooting

Should any problem persist after you have made the following checks, consult
your nearest Sony dealer.

All buttons do not operate at all.

• “

-

” is displayed. Slide down the 

HOLD 

lever so that “

-

” disappears.

Very weak or interrupted sound, or unsatisfactory reception

• Weak battery.
• In a vehicle or in a building, move closer to a window.

Display is dim, or no indication is displayed.

• Weak battery.
• The unit is being used in extremely high or low temperatures or in a place with

excessive moisture.

The station cannot be received when the preset was tuned.

• You chose the wrong preset number.
• The memory of the station has been initialized. Preset the station again.

The power cannot be turned on, and “

” is flashing in the display.

• The battery has been completely exhausted.

The preset stations may be initialized, if a maintenance service is performed.
Please note down your settings in case you want to preset them again.

Specifications

Time display

12-hour system

Frequency range

Model for North and South America

Band

Range

Channel step

FM

87.5 – 108 MHz

0.1 MHz

AM

530 – 1 710 kHz

10 kHz

Model for other countries / regions

Band

Range

Channel step

FM

87.5 – 108 MHz

0.1 MHz

AM

531 – 1 710 kHz

9 kHz

Output

i

i

i

i

i

 (headphones/earphones) jack (ø 3.5 mm stereo mini jack) 16 

Power output

5 mW + 5 mW (at 10 % harmonic distortion)

Power requirements

1.5 V DC, one R03 (Size AAA) battery

Dimensions

Approx. 95.5 

×

 69.3 

×

 37.5 mm (w/h/d)

(3 

7

/

8

 

×

 2 

3

/

×

 1 

1

/

2

 inches) incl. projecting parts and controls

Mass

Approx. 88.3 g (3.1 oz.) incl. battery

Supplied accessories

Stereo headphones (1) : North American model
Stereo earphones (1) : Other models
Arm band (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

FM Stereo/AM
PLL Synthesized Radio

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2-585-437-11(1)

SRF-M85

FM/AM WALKMAN

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x

RADIO ON

MB

STPW PITCH
SPLIT TIMER

FM

AM
PM

B

HOLD lever

BAND

SPLIT/RESET

START/STOP

POWER

ENTER

FM SENS
DX/LOCAL

Belt clip

DISPLAY

D

TUNE/TIME SET +/– 

*

1

VOL

*

2

MODE

MEGA BASS

i

 (headphones/

earphones) jack

Connector

Rubber belt

Rubber belt

Wraparound arm
band

*

2

 There is a tactile dot beside VOL to show the direction to turn up

the volume.

C

Using the Arm Band

(See Fig. 

B

– )

1

Slide the connector onto the unit until you hear a click.

2

Unwind and straighten the wraparound arm band.

To more easily straighten the band, slightly bend the tip of the band in the
opposite direction.

3

Hold the body of the unit and attach the straightened band to your
arm.

The band will wind by itself.

4

Tighten the band with the rubber belt.

To remove the arm band from the unit (See Fig. 

B

)

While holding down “PUSH RELEASE” (

1

), slide the connector to remove the

arm band (

2

).

The arm band can be attached either on left or right arm by changing up side
down. The unit can also be removed with the arm band attached on your arm, as
instructed above.

To vary the length of the rubber belt to fit your arm (See Fig. 

B

)

Move the velcro fastener to the proper position.

If the rubber belt and wraparound arm band becomes dirty

Remove the rubber belt from the unit and clean them.

Cautions (See Fig. 

B

)

• Avoid bending the wraparound arm band forcibly in the opposite direction. It

may break.

• The straightened band will wind easily when you touch or wiggle it. Be sure to

treat it carefully.

Preventing Accidental
Change

— HOLD Function

When you slide 

HOLD 

in the direction of the arrow, “

-

” appears in the

display. All the other buttons on the radio will become inoperative.
This function prevents the radio from being unintentionally turned on, or the
radio frequency from being accidentally changed.

To cancel HOLD, slide 

HOLD 

in the opposite direction of the arrow so that

“ 

-

” disappears.

Presetting Your Favorite
Station

— Preset Tuning

You can preset up to 15 stations in FM and 5 stations in AM. Also, you can
delete the preset station whether it is factory-set or preset by yourself.

Presetting a Station

1

Follow steps 

1

 to 

5

 in “Operating the Radio” and manually tune in

to the station you wish to preset.

2

Hold down 

ENTER 

until the preset number flashes.

If there is a preset number that has no preset station, that preset number
flashes.
When all the preset numbers are set to certain stations, the following occurs:
• Initialized (factory-set): “

1

” flashes and “

P

” appears.

• After tuning in a preset station: The next preset number after the one last

preset flashes and “

P

” appears.

3

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or 

– 

to select the number you wish to

preset, then press 

ENTER

.

When you select the preset number using 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

, “

P

appears if that number has a preset station. If it has no preset station, only the
number flashes and “

P

” does not appear.

When you press 

ENTER

, the selected preset number lights up in the display.

Example

: Display window when you preset FM 90.0 MHz in preset

number 2.

To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, preset a new station. The previous station will
be canceled.

To cancel the presetting mode, press 

MODE

.

Note

If you do not press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

, or 

ENTER 

within 65 seconds, the

preset tuning mode will be canceled.

Tuning in to a Preset Station

1

Press 

POWER 

to turn on the radio.

2

Press 

MODE 

so that “

P

” and preset number appear.

3

Select the band with 

BAND

.

4

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or 

– 

to select the desired preset

number.

5

Adjust the volume using 

VOL

.

To turn off the radio, press 

POWER

.

Note

If you hold down 

MODE 

for more than 2 seconds, the unit enters the preset

station deleting mode. Press 

MODE 

again to return to the previous mode.

Deleting a Preset Station

1

Follow steps 

1

 and 

2

 in “Tuning in to a Preset Station”.

2

Select the band with 

BAND

.

3

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or 

– 

to select the preset number to be

deleted.

4

Hold down 

MODE 

for more than 2 seconds until “

P

”, “

” and

the preset number flash.

5

While the letters and the preset number are flashing, press

ENTER

.

The station set to the preset number just before the deleted station will be
displayed.
To delete other stations, repeat steps 

2

 to 

5

.

If all the preset stations are deleted, “

P -

” appears in the display.

To cancel deleting, press 

MODE 

while “

P

”, “

” and the preset number

are flashing.

Using the Stopwatch

The stopwatch can time up to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59.99 seconds, in 1/100-
second increments.

1

Press 

DISPLAY 

to select the stopwatch.

STPW

” flashes in the display.

2

Press 

START/STOP 

to start.

The display shows the elapsed time.

3

Press 

START/STOP 

to stop.

To reset to zero, press 

SPLIT/RESET 

when the stopwatch is in the stop

status.

The stopwatch comes with two display modes. To switch to the hour-minute-
second display, press 

ENTER

.

To switch to the minute-second-split second display, press 

ENTER 

again.

When the count time exceeds “59:59 99” during the minute-second-split
second display, the display switches to the hour-minute-second display.

To switch to the other modes during counting, press 

DISPLAY

.

STPW

” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the stopwatch counts

down.

To listen to the radio while the stopwatch is running, press 

POWER

. The

display will switch to the radio frequency for a few seconds.

Displaying the Split Time

To display the current split time, press 

SPLIT/RESET 

while the stopwatch is

running. “

SPLIT

” flashes in the display.

The stopwatch keeps counting during the display.

To return to the count display, press 

SPLIT/RESET 

again while the split time is

being displayed.

preset number to
be deleted

FM SENS

DX

LOCAL

Using the Pitch Timer

The pitch timer allows setting the timer with an identical length of time
repeatedly. The functions of the radio, the stopwatch, and the countdown timer
are available even while the pitch timer is being used.

1

Press 

DISPLAY 

to select the pitch timer.

PITCH

” flashes in the display.

2

Hold down 

ENTER 

for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds and the countdown duration flashes in
the display.

3

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

 to set the desired countdown

duration for the pitch timer.

The countdown duration can be set from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds,
in 1-second increments.

4

Press 

ENTER

.

The beep sounds and the number of times flashes in the
display.

5

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

 to set the desired number of

times.

The number of times can be set up to 99.

6

Press 

ENTER

.

The two beeps sound and the number of times stops flashing.

7

Press 

START/STOP

.

Countdown starts. After the preset countdown duration, the two beeps sound
three times.

When the last pitch timer setting is finished, the display switches to the pitch
timer display even in another display mode and a long beep sounds, and then
returns to the previous display.
To stop the long beep, press any button.

To pause the countdown on the pitch timer, press 

START/STOP 

while counting

down.
At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing 

SPLIT/RESET

. The display will

show the set-up countdown duration and number of times.

To switch to the other modes, press 

DISPLAY

.

PITCH

” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the pitch timer counts

down.

Using the Countdown Timer

You can use the built-in countdown timer to turn off the radio automatically after
a preset duration.

1

Press 

DISPLAY 

to select the countdown timer.

TIMER

” flashes in the display.

2

Hold down 

ENTER 

for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds, and the countdown duration starts flashing.

3

Press 

TUNE/TIME SET + 

or

 –

  to set the desired countdown

duration for the timer.

The countdown duration can be set from 1 minute to 2 hours, in 1-minute
increments.

4

Press 

ENTER

.

The two beeps sound and the countdown duration stops flashing.

5

Press 

START/STOP

.

Countdown starts. The radio is automatically turned on when the radio is off.
After the preset countdown duration, the four beeps sound five times and the
radio is turned off.
To stop the beeps, press any button.

To turn off the radio before the preset time, press 

POWER

.

To pause the countdown on the countdown timer, press 

START/STOP 

while

counting down.
At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing 

SPLIT/RESET

. The display will

show the set-up countdown duration.

To switch to the other modes, press 

DISPLAY

.

TIMER

” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the countdown timer

counts down.

Using the Belt Clip

(See Fig. 

D

)

Use the belt clip when attaching the unit to your belt.

Lead-free solder is used for soldering.
Halogenated flame retardants are not used in printed wiring boards.
PVC is not used in Stereo headphones/Stereo earphones cord.

*

The TUNE/TIME SET + has a tactile dot.

*

The supplied stereo headphones/stereo earphones
varies depending on the model you own.

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