Sony icf 2010 User's Manual
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1. trying to listen to Press the sync button and select either the lower or upper sideband which ever gives clearer reception The 2001D is rock steady enough for this idea to work well We noticed a design fault on the first examples produced in early 1985 The sync circuitry generated its own background noise On lower frequencies e g medium wave or the 49 metre shortwave band it s less of a problem But during our on air review in 1985 we found Radio Bucharest in those days on 11940 kHz with an excellent signal when tuned to AM You could hear a clear Sssssh sound when the sync facility was switched on Some listeners reacted to our review by saying it sounded like a form of jamming But it was generated by the set itself Further down on the 60 metre tropical band results were quite good We were also able to listen to feeder transmissions and easily separate the two programmes being broadcast However we tested another example of the set in August 1985 and found the synthesiser noise had been considerably reduced enhancing the sync facility On very weak signals the sync facility fails to lock on to the carrier but in 9 attempts out of 10 the system works well The selectivity of the narrow filter was slightly better than on the previous model http www rnw nl realradio icf2001d html 2003 01 27 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List Sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Page 4 of 5 Sensitivity Another important quality to che2. Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List Sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Page 1 of 5 English Ls ae awa N E MediaiNetwork sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Sony Ei at i E EE Ee Pe eo Ee A an Year Introduced discontinued 1985 2003 Power 4 5 Volts DC for the radio D size plus 3 penlights to back up computer and clock AC Mains adaptor often included in the price Size 290 x 160 x 50 mm Weight 1800 g Price US 350 CAN 500 Coverage FM LW MW SW 150 29999 kHz amp 116 136 MHz Value Rating amp amp amp SSB PLL dual conversion Excellent follow up to the older ICF2001 released in 1980 i e without the letter D at the end of the type number but completely different Economical battery consumption Front end circuitry prone to damage by static on the antenna e g from nearby lightening strikes causing dramatic loss in sensitivity be careful if using an outdoor antenna Two bandwidths with fair good selectivity and sensitivity WIDE bandwidth filter perhaps too wide Unique automatic ECSS sync tuning system is very effective Clock Timer Carefully matched 120 cm telescopic antenna LED tuning meter Dial light Very versatile 32 channel memory and SCAN functions Keyboard entry or manual tuning knob Models with a serial number higher than 45000 have a redesigned battery holder to prevent memory batteries working loose leading to loss of stored frequencies In the market for longer
3. ck for is the set s sensitivity or its ability to pick up weak stations The results here are quite good Our Sample was very sensitive on all bands and fortunately Sony introduced an RF gain control This means that if signals on the 49 metre band in the European evening get too strong causing distortion you can reduce the signal level getting into the set In addition there s a rather coarser switch marked DX LOCAL which we found was best left on the DX setting On the old ICF2001 released in 1980 you had to adjust an aerial tuning thumb wheel for best signal strength This isn t needed on the CF2001D An extra use has also been thought out for the manual tuning knob You can use it to set in the built in 24 or 12 hour clock and the versatile timer That s clever the only drawback being that there is no way to control an external tape recorder with the timer Signal strength is displayed on a scale of 10 light emitting diodes which also doubles as a battery indicator A light illuminates the frequency display for night time use Power Consumption The old ICF 2001 back in 1980 quickly got a reputation for being very expensive to run on batteries It took so much current the batteries got warm and lasted about 5 hours The new ICF 2001D takes three Size D batteries for the radio section and 3 penlight cells for the computer section of the receiver We measured current consumption as 150 milli Amps at an average listening level which i
4. ction If you press and hold a key marked SHIFT the blue coloured functions become active and for the most part it means you can get the set to jump immediately to the bottom of the longwave medium wave the 120 90 75 60 49 41 31 25 the 22 19 16 13 11 metre Shortwave bands plus the FM and airband Scanning Functions You can decide to scan between two chosen frequencies stopping when a signal is picked up or start looking through the 32 channel memory In that case the 2001D selects each memory with anything stored in it for 5 seconds lets you hear it and then moves to the next If you like http www rnw nl realradio icf2001d html 2003 01 27 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List Sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Page 3 of 5 computers and gadgets this is a very flexible set You can also opt for manual tuning with a conventional recognisable knob It allows you to move in steps up and down the bands You move in 50 kHz steps on FM 25 kilohertz on the airband and either 1 kHz or 100 Hertz on short medium and longwave depending on what you select Those steps are quite audible and you may well find that since the minimum step is 100 Hz each time that using this receiver for radio teletype RTTY reception is difficult It s less critical when listening to amateur radio operators on either upper or lower sideband both possible on this set Ideally we would have liked the tuning steps on between 1500 29999 kHz to be 50 or
5. e signals On medium wave the AN 1 was useless as it is impossible to disconnect the CF2001D s internal ferrite rod antenna http www rnw nl realradio icf2001d html 2003 01 27 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List Sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Page 5 of 5 Prices More than a decade ago in 1985 the recommended retail price of the CF 2001D in the UK was 366 including VAT but normal shop prices were between 10 and 15 lower than that figure In North America the set is was called the CF2010 to distinguish it from so called grey market imports It was last seen at around 300 US dollars in the shops This receiver was sold in The Netherlands for around 1500 Guilders 1195 at Schiphol Amsterdam airport Overall this set is excellent for the serious shortwave listener It still represents a good buy Reviewers Jonathan Marks and Willem Bos 2003 Send us an e mail Radio Netherlands GER Sal http www rnw nl realradio icf2001d html 2003 01 27
6. even 25 kHz though back in 1985 this would probably add to the cost The set will take account of the fact that the spacing between medium wave stations is 10 kHz in North America and only 9 kHz in Europe This leads to an examination of the CF2001D s selectivity or ability to pick out the station you want from the rest of the rabble The wider the filter rather like a window looking out on the shortwave band the better the audio quality but the greater the risk other stations using frequencies nearby will also be heard The CF2001D offers two settings wide and narrow We found the filters used to be fair for a receiver of this type The wide setting is perhaps too wide for in crowded bands you always seem to suffer from a 5 kHz whistle caused by adjacent stations The narrow setting around 3 KHz at 6dB is definitely needed and still produces very acceptable audio when listening to news programmes Sync Tuning Facility There s a new button on this receiver which is a major high point It s marked sync Push it and the receiver switches to either upper or lower sideband but locks on to the station s carrier It s an automated version of the old shortwave listener technique of switching to single sideband and tuning very carefully to get rid of the resulting whistle Why bother Because the result is a signal less prone to the fading distortion and it s very handy if there is a strong station on one side of the one you re
7. rst sight they might put off someone who s not all that technical at first There are some familiar points like a white calculator style keypad for directly keying in the frequency If you wanted to listen to 11730 kHz you simply punch in 1 1 7 3 0 and then push the EXECUTE button If you can use a calculator then this set is no problem Next to the familiar 11 keys though are four rows each of 8 buttons representing the 32 channels you can store in the memory These aren t marked 1 2 3 31 32 as you might expect It s more like reading a map for the rows are marked A to D the columns 1 8 A simple two finger operation stores any chosen frequency in the memory which you re told in memory b8 or c5 depending on what you ve selected Good coverage The ICF2001D has wide coverage It can be operated continuously between 150 kHz right up to 29 999 kHz that includes long wave medium wave and shortwave Plus there is the VHF FM band between 76 and 108 MHz and a new trend for its day the aeronautical band between 116 and 136 MHz This still makes the radio forbidden fruit in many countries in Asia where listening to the airband is considered an offence But all that coverage in a relatively small box is impressive At this point let s re examine those 32 keys for the memories in the four rows Under most of the keys is blue coloured lettering because like some computer and typewriter keyboards each key has a double fun
8. s a vast Improvement and quite economical You re still better off using mains electricity if possible and in many countries the set is was supplied with a 4 5 DC mains power supply Looking at some of the other features there s a headphone jack wired for stereo which is handy if you want to use the Walkman style headphones and a tape recorder output with a very low level You have to use the microphone input instead of the line input on your tape recorder which seems odd A three position tone control is available but the middle setting seems to be sufficient for most types of listening Antenna The set has evidently been carefully matched to the built in 120 cm telescopic antenna There is provision for connecting an external Shortwave and airband antenna but we found a number of cases where connecting a 10 metre longwire antenna gave no improvement or even worse reception The provision of a shoulder strap indicates it s intended as a portable receiver and a power lock switch prevents the receiver going on accidentally in the luggage The smaller cheaper and newer CF SW 7600G is better suited for the traveller though unless you plan to be in one place for a long time The CF2001D has a considerably more audio power than the CF SW7600G An active antenna the SONY AN 1 is still advertised as being suitable for the 2001 series Under normal signal level conditions in Europe we did not find it made any improvement on shortwav
9. than most models the heir apparent is ICF SW 77 Radio Netherlands Receiver Test Laboratory Full Review This review was compiled independently Radio Netherlands has no financial connection with Sony the manufacturer of this receiver http www rnw nl realradio icf2001d html 2003 01 27 Radio Netherlands Receiver Shopping List Sony ICF 2001D ICF 2010 Page 2 of 5 The following is a text version of an on air review broadcast by Radio Nederland Wereldomroep originally broadcast on January 17th 1985 Yes that date is correct This radio is more than 12 years old but is still sold in some shops in the USA It has disappeared in other markets but it still offers good value The radio has been replaced by the Sony ICF SW 77 although there is no air band coverage on the SW 77 The set was tested in our own laboratories Vital Statistics The set bears two type numbers In North America it is known as the CF2010 in Japan and elsewhere it s called the CF2001D That last type number is confusing because this new Sony receiver has little resemblance to the CF2001 i e without the letter D after it introduced in August 1980 The model we tested was marked as the CF2001D Put next to the old ICF2001 it s very slightly smaller measuring 29 by 16 by 5 centimetres and weighing the same 1 8 kilos including the batteries That s where the similarity ends for the new set certainly has a much larger array of push buttons 68 in all At fi
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