Sony Portable Sports AM/FM Cassette Player (WMFS220)

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [197kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005M2BO
• Item model number: WMFS220
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Make Sonys WM-FS220 Sports Walkman digital tuning AM/FM stereo cassette player your jogging companion. Its water resistant Sports Series design features rubber gaskets, bushings, and water resistant seals that help keep out water, moisture and dirt. The digital AM/FM stereo tuner provides the most accurate drift-free tuning, and the Mega Bass sound system produces deep, rich bass tones for more pleasing overall sound. Choose the WM-FS220 for the most outdoor fun with your music.

What's in the box

Headphones, Belt clip, battery charger, rechargeable batteries,

Product Description

Picture yourself soaking up some rays by the pool, listening to some tunes on your Portable Radio-Cassette Player when all of a sudden someone splashes water all over you and all of your stuff! Now picture yourself shrugging it off and flipping over on your towel. With the WMFS220, that's exactly what you'll do because this model is Water Resistant! This Sports Walkman« features a Digital AM/FM Stereo Tuner with 30-Station Preset Tuning and a Mega Bass« Sound System!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rugged quality well worth the money, January 5, 2002

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Trevor J. Hall (PERRY,, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Portable Sports AM/FM Cassette Player (WMFS220) (Electronics)

A well made quality item. The comfortable headset delivers a clear stereo sound from a tape or radio station. There is no disturbance of the tape sound during jogging nor any strenuous activity that I have yet devised. Tuning of the radio stations is easy, the reception borders on perfection. Overall the unit stands up to rain, sleet and snow, unnoticed when carried in the hand or in a parka pocket it is of solid construction giving one confidence in taking it to the great outdoors. ...

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfied!, March 15, 2002

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Kevin G. Whitty "Kevin Whitty" (Oak Park, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Portable Sports AM/FM Cassette Player (WMFS220) (Electronics)

I have had this product for almost a year now, and I am most satisfied with its performance.

The unit has excellent radio reception and is lightweight. The tape player, which I use quite often, has been very reliable; no skipping or munching. The headset is also lightweight and delivers excellent sound.

A-plus!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars About to buy my second, August 3, 2003

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Colonel Jenna (Overland Park, Kansas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Portable Sports AM/FM Cassette Player (WMFS220) (Electronics)

I have one of these, and use it every day at work. I've had it something over 12-18 months and will buy another. I particularly like the five different buttons pre-programmed with 5 different stations -- push a different button and you are on another 'band' with five different stations on those five buttons. This way you can put in 25 FM and five AM stations. I also really really like the battery-level indicator. The little screen that shows things like station and battery-level is black-on-gray and although fine to read in normal light conditions it would be impossible in the dark. On the other hand the buttons are all easy to tell apart just by touch and I use them a lot without ever looking at the unit.

After all these months the 'chrome' finish is wearing off the corners. I drop the unit about once a month and it is finally affecting the radios' ability to pull in certain stations (which is why I am replacing it.) The cassette player is still working fine.

I work in an office built of steel and concrete and full of computers and other things that affect reception. I can get very few AM stations under these adverse conditions and have problems with some of the weaker FM. This is not the Walkman's fault.

I do not give this model a perfect score because the battery compartment is a bit smarter than I am, and once I remember which way to press the lever I have to use something to lever the batteries out because it's a tight fit. Also for my purposes I wish the volume knob were on the other end of the unit but that's just me -- I happen to carry the unit upside-down. I could wish that I did not have to open the cassette compartment to change batteries but it's not that big a deal.