Anyway to change the radio frequencies on the A608?

[eamij]

Hi i've been searching all over the net and have considered emailing Sony but they're making it impossible for me to find the right place to email them, anyway i looked on this forum and i was just wondering now if anyone knew how to change the radio frequencies for this device. Since i bought it from Japan the only radio frequencies i have aren't very useful now that i'm back in Australia any help would be appreciated thank you!

[Guest Stuge]

Eamij,

Welcome To AtracLife!

Since it was impossible to change the radio frequencies in E507 or E400series .So I assume it is not possible to change in radion frequencies in A600series) also .

You can look at the Service menu of E507 (Download it from AtracLife downloads)

[eamij]

So if you're saying the radio tuner range is a hardware issue but if its a software issue would there not be a way to change it if you knew how?

[LeoKu]

if u bought ur nw-a608 from japan , it is impossible to change the radio frequency that is bcoz sony made a certain range frequency for players in each country, eg. the range for japan nw-a608 is way smaller than the 1 in U.S. As far as i know it is impossible to change the frequency, which is very weird coz sony could hav made 1 player that hav a large radio frequency range. This information is according to my friend which also has a japan version nw-a608 !

[bogon07]

I wonder if Sony will ever release a World Tourist model of the A608 which would have a wide FM range.

[Guest Stuge]

Even I don`t understand why they are using differet boards for different countries.If they yuse single board then it will be cost effective also ..

[eamij]

Maybe when they release the model here i'd be able to get mine repaired and do something about the radio. Although i do remember this thing was never a great receiver to begin with in Japan I still miss its feature.

[MZ-1]

Japan uses 76.0 - 90.0MHz for its FM band. Much (but not all) of the rest of the world uses 88.0 - 108.0MHz It's a real shame because Japan made some awesome Japan-market FM tuners during the 70's and 80's that were electrical works of art.

Some Japan FM tuners are noted as: 76.0 - 90.0MHz plus TV 1-3. The Japan TV 1-3 corresponds to 90.0MHz - 108.0MHz. These tuners *may* have the ability to receive 76.0-108.0 in its entirity.

Paul