Radio Shack DX-398 owner manual Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes

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Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes.

Auto Tuning System (ATS) — the re- ceiver finds the stations with strong signals and stores them in memory in order by signal strength.

Rotary Tuning Dial — lets you manu- ally tune desired frequencies. You can select a higher tuning increment for faster tuning or a lower one for fine tun- ing, or lock the dial to prevent acciden- tally changing the tuned frequency.

Memory Lock — prevents accidental frequency changes.

Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes.

Sleep Timer — lets you set the receiv- er so it turns itself off after a length of time you set, so you can fall asleep as you listen to it.

MW Step Setting — lets you easily change the frequency step setting to match the MW (AM) broadcast fre- quency step used by many other coun- tries.

RF Gain Control — lets you adjust the receiver’s sensitivity when you listen to SW/LW/MW broadcasts, to provide the best possible reception.

Narrow/Wide Control — lets you re- duce interference from adjacent sta- tions when you listen to SW, MW (AM), and LW broadcasts.

Page Memory Location — lets you store and select frequencies in storage locations called pages. You can store

and select up to nine MW/FM frequen- cies in two pages, nine LW frequencies in one page, and 261 SW frequencies in 29 pages.

Edit — lets you create and edit station names for FM/MW/LW bands, page names for SW bands, and home/world city names for easy identification.

Tone Control — lets you adjust the tone setting for different types of broadcasts such as news, music, and so on.

Battery Power/Signal Strength Indi- cator — displays the battery’s power and the strength of the received signal.

Memo Label — lets you record helpful information such as the memory loca- tion numbers of your favorite stations.

Three Power Options — let you pow- er the receiver from internal batteries, standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), or your vehicle’s battery (with an optional DC cigarette lighter adapter).

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Contents DX-398 OWNER’S MANUALwith Radio Data System All-BandShortwave ReceiverFEATURES Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes Band Meters THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOWCONTENTS Storing FM, MW, or LW Frequencies in Memory PREPARATION CONNECTING TO POWERInstalling Internal Batteries Using Standard AC PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA ADJUSTING THE TELESCOPING ANTENNAListening Safely CONNECTING HEADPHONESCONNECTING A TAPE RECORDER Traffic SafetyUSING THE STAND SETTING THE MW AM TUNING INCREMENT USING THE MEMO LABELUNDERSTANDING YOUR RECEIVER M/MEM — stores frequencies into memory C cancel — cancels an entryAM MODE — lets you set up the alarm timer TUNING / — tunes up or down the band you selectedLOCKING THE CONTROLS BASIC OPERATIONTURNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFF LIGHTING THE DISPLAYSETTING AND VIEWING THE LOCAL TIME CHANGING A WORLD CITY NAME VIEWING A WORLD TIMETUNING STATIONS Manual TuningSelecting a Band Scan Tuning Direct Access TuningPAGE TUNING PREPROGRAMMED SHORTWAVE STATIONSPage DX-398SHORTWAVE PAGES CHARTCountry Memory LocationStations CountryMemory Location PageStation CountryMemory Location PageWIDE/NARR.-AM ADJUSTING THE TONESPECIAL TUNING CONTROLS STEREO/MONO-FMUSING RDS TUNING SSB STATIONSSaving Time, repeatedly press until appears 5.If your time zone is using DaylightFollow these steps to use RDS 1.Turn on the receiverManual Storage MEMORY FUNCTIONSSTORING FM, MW, OR LW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY Automatic StorageSTORING SW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY 4.While PAGE and MEMO flash LOCKING/UNLOCKING A STORED STATION MOVING A FREQUENCY TO ANOTHER MEMORY LOCATIONDELETING A STATION YOU STORED USING PRIORITY Silencing the Alarm TIMER FUNCTIONSUSING THE TIMER ALARMS Setting an AlarmUSING THE SLEEP TIMER Turning a Timer Alarm On or OffTimer Recording BAND ALLOCATION LISTENING HINTSREFERENCE SOURCES FREQUENCY CONVERSIONInternational Frequencies Longwave Band Aircraft FrequenciesShips and Coastal Station Frequencies Time Standard FrequenciesLISTENING GUIDE 5,950 StationLocation Remarks9,610 StationLocation Remarks15,084 StationLocation RemarksAMATEUR SHORTWAVE BANDS IN THE US BIRDIESAmateur Shortwave Bands in MHz TROUBLESHOOTING CARE AND MAINTENANCE RESETTING THE DISPLAY SPECIFICATIONS Page A Division of Tandy Corporation Limited Ninety-DayWarrantyWe Service What We Sell RadioShack