I can't preset radio stations

No, the batteries are only there to power the clock and alarm if the power fails during the night. The power transformer provides power and amplification. It is shown here

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1. Connect the FM antenna and the AM loopantenna at the back of the unit. Rotate the AM loop for better reception.
2. Press AM/FM.
3. Tune a station by pressing TUNER+/-repeatedly until the desired station is found.Alternatively, you can press and hold thesame buttons down for about one second toactivate the automatic search function. Inthis mode the unit will automatically tunefrequencies until it finds a station.
4. Repeat step 3 to tune to another radio station.
5. Press AM/FMto select between FM and AM.Storing Radio Stations

The unit can store up to 40 radio stations (30 preset stations for FM and 10 preset stations for AM) in its memory. You can enter every single radio station yourself or the unit can store all available radio stations automatically in ascending order

Automatic Preset Programming
1. Press AM/FM to enter the AM/FM mode.
2. Press and hold AM/FM for two seconds to start automatic preset programming.
3. Radio frequencies will be browsed and radiostations stored automatically. When all the available radio stations are stored or all 40(30 preset stations for FM and 10 preset stations for AM) memory locations are full,the auto preset programming function will stop.

Manual Preset
1. Tune to a radio station (see "Manual tuning"for details).
2. Press MEMORY. While the Program Preset number is still flashing, input your desired preset number using the numeric buttons or press CH+/-, then press MEMORY to store it.

Retrieving Preset Stations
1. Press AM/FM to enter the Tuner mode.
2. Press CH +/- to search up or down for thepreset stations or directly press the numeric buttons.

To program your radio stations to the memory buttons; Tune to the station that you want to save, then press the memory button (located next to the FM mode button on the lower right side of Tuner) then press the number button that you want associated with that station. You may save up to 24 stations. If you want to save a station in memory 10, tune in station, press the Memory button, then press 1 followed by 0. you must press them within a couple seconds of each other, or the first number pressed will be the memory button that saves. You may save FM stations and then Save AM stations. But you will overwrite any previous station saved to a given number when using that number again. If you save an FM station on a number, then save an AM station on another number, when you press the preset number, the tuner will automatically switch radio bands to accommodate the stations given band. cool.

Click below for the manual.

manual

1 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio

station you wish to store in the preset memory.

2 Press (PRESET).

The Preset screen is displayed.

3 Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the

preset number.

4 Press and hold /ENTER for at least 2 seconds.

The selected station is stored.

The display shows the band, preset number and station

frequency memorized.

• A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations

for each band; FM1, FM2 and AM).

• If you store a station in a preset memory which already has a station,

the current station will be cleared and replaced with the new station.

• Press in the outer ring and rotate the Double Action encoder to the

left or right on the Preset screen, you can switch the Preset screen of

another band.

FM-1 FM-2 AM FM-1
You can also change the desired radio band by pressing BAND.


Hope this helps.

Zeppelinx12

PRESET RADIO STATIONS
1 press RADIO BAND. AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2 Hold down RADIO BAND > AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until "AUTO"flashes in the display
3 Press DSPL/ENT/MEM. The stations are stored in the memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

if a station can not be preset automatically.
you need to preset a station manually.
1 press RADIO BAND. AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2 tune int he station you want.
3 hold down DSPL/ENT/MEM. for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display.
4 press PRESET + or - until the preset number you watn for the station flashes in the display.
5 press DSPL/ENT/MEM. The new station replaces any old one.

TIP the preset radio stations remain in memory even when all power is disconnected.

manual available at sony
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/CFDF10.pdf

nope...there is nothing u can do..sorry.

I was in Target today, and opened one of the product boxes, looked at the operations manual, and here's what it says: to set the time, press the "set" button (the button on the right with the clock icon on it) three times (relatively quickly); all the digits on the clock should be blinking.  Use the "skip" buttons to change the hour, and the "volume" buttons to change the minute.  Press the "set" button once to confirm the time and exit the function.  I tried it this way, and it worked perfectly for me.  Good luck!

1. Navigate to your favorite station
with the UP/DOWN buttons.
2. Press MEMORY once. The
preset choice will go to the next
available one.
3. Within 5 seconds, press
MEMORY again to save the
current frequency as a preset,
or else use the UP/DOWN
buttons to fi nd another preset
number, then press MEMORY
to save it.
4. The UP/DOWN buttons usually
tune the frequency, but when
loading the presets, they navigate
the presets.

Holding the button is supposed to work. This from owner's manual: PRESETTING A STATION:

1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push one of the station selector buttons (1-6) and hold it until a beep is heard. This sets the station to the button and the button number (1-6) appears on the display.

Each button can store one AM station and two FM stations. To change the preset station to a different one, follow the same procedure. The preset station memory is cancelled when the power source is interrupted by battery disconnection or a blown fuse.

No, not so easy, this isn't like your average car radio, unfortunately. This was driving me nuts, too, but I finally found a manual. Hopefully you have a remote, since that is needed.

Once you are on the station you want to save, press MEMORY on the remote. MEMORY will blink on the receiver's display. While MEMORY is flashing, press the button(s) on the remote for the number you want to save the station under.

Neil