Radio Shack DX-396 owner manual Operation, Listening to Receiver, Selecting the Band

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OPERATION

LISTENING TO THE

RECEIVER

Warning: To prevent possible ear injury and hearing loss, set VOLUME to mini- mum before you turn on the receiver. Af- ter you turn on the receiver, set VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.

Follow these steps to listen to the re- ceiver.

1.Press POWER to turn on the receiver.

2.Press BAND until the desired band (FM, MW, or SW) appears on the display. (See “Selecting the Band.” )

3.Press < or > or the number keys (0 9) to tune to the desired station. (See “Tuning to a Radio Station” on Page 11.)

4.Adjust your receiver’s antenna for the best reception. (See “Using the Antenna” on Page 12.)

5.Adjust VOLUME and TONE as desired.

6.Press POWER to turn off the receiver.

Selecting the Band

You can select the Frequency Modula- tion (FM), Medium wave (MW), or the 12-band Shortwave (SW) band for oper- ation.

Note: The medium wave band is also known as the Amplitude Modulation (AM) band due to its modulation system.

Press BAND until the desired band (FM, MW, or SW) appears on the display.

If you select FM, FM, MHz, and

STEREO (when you tune to a stereo broadcast) appear on the display.

Note: Your receiver has only one speaker. To listen to a stereo broad- cast, use stereo headphones (not supplied). (See “Using Stereo Head- phones” on Page 9.)

If you select MW, MW and kHz appear on the display.

If you select SW, SW BROADCAST BAND, m, SW, and kHz appear on the display. See “Selecting the Inter- national Radio Frequency Band.” to select each international radio fre- quency band.

Note: SW BROADCAST BAND and m only appear on the display if you select an SW frequency that falls between the ranges printed on the SHORTWAVE BANDS chart printed below the display.

Selecting the International Radio Frequency Band

If you select the shortwave band, you can further choose one of the 12 inter- national radio frequency bands using

SW SELECT.

Follow these steps to directly select one of the 12 SW radio broadcast bands.

1.Press BAND to select shortwave band.

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Contents DX-396 Features Folding Stand securely positions the receiver at an angle Contents Using AC Power Connecting PowerUsing Internal Battery Power PreparationUsing Vehicle Battery Power Setting the Primary Clock Setting the Time Choosing the Time Format Setting the AM/FM Tuning Increment Setting the Secondary ClockTraffic Safety Using Stereo HeadphonesUsing the Folding Stand Listening SafelySelecting the Band OperationListening to Receiver Selecting the International Radio Frequency BandTuning to a Radio Station Up-Down ManualUsing the Antenna Using the Sensitivity SwitchStoring Station Frequencies Listening Hints Erasing Stored FrequenciesInternational Broadcast Frequencies Time Standard Frequencies Frequency ConversionUsing the Alarm Special FeaturesUsing the KEY Lock Setting the Alarm TimeUsing the Sleep Timer Troubleshooting Problem Probable Cause SolutionFCC Wants YOU to Know LocalSpecifications SW Sub-BandsRadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas
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