Radio Shack DX-398 Timer Functions, Using The Timer Alarms, Setting an Alarm, Silencing the Alarm

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TIMER FUNCTIONS

TIMER FUNCTIONS

USING THE TIMER

ALARMS

Your receiver has three timer alarms. You can set these alarms to sound (buzzer or radio) at a time you set.

Setting an Alarm

1.If you want the radio to turn on at the alarm time, tune to the desired station. Then press M/MEM. MEMO and the memory location where the station is programmed flash for about 10 seconds.

2.Press TIMER 1, TIMER 2, or TIMER

3 twice. TIMER, the selected timer

number, and (buzzer) flash for about 10 seconds.

Note: If MEMO stops flashing before you press TIMER 1, TIMER 2, or TIMER 3, start again from Step 2.

3.To select the type of alarm (buzzer or radio), repeatedly press AM

MODE until			for the buzzer	or
for the radio flashes next				to
	.
TIMER	.

Note: If or , stops flashing before you press AM MODE, start again from Step 2.

4.Use the number keys to enter the time you want the alarm to sound.

5.Press ENTER .

6.Turn the receiver off.

Silencing the Alarm

When the display shows the alarm time, the radio turns on or the buzzer sounds and TIMER, 1, 2, or 3, and

or flash on the display.

If you selected the buzzer, its volume increases after several seconds. After a few more seconds, the buzzer’s vol- ume increases again. Then, after 60 seconds, the buzzer turns itself off and sounds again the next day at the set time.

If you selected the radio, it automati- cally turns off after 60 minutes. To si- lence the radio or the buzzer sooner, press POWER to turn off the receiver. TIMER, 1, 2, or 3, and or dis- appear and the alarm sounds again the next day at the set time.

Using the Snooze Feature

To silence the buzzer or radio alarm for about 5 minutes, press any button ex-

cept POWER,	, or		M	. Z Z Z
flashes above		. This temporarily

silences the buzzer or radio and then it sounds again. You can repeat this for up to 30 minutes using the buzzer alarm or up to 60 minutes using the ra- dio alarm.

Note: The snooze feature does not work if a plug is connected to the REC LINE OUT jack.

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Contents OWNER’S MANUAL with Radio Data SystemAll-BandShortwave Receiver DX-398FEATURES Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Band MetersCONTENTS Storing FM, MW, or LW Frequencies in Memory CONNECTING TO POWER Installing Internal BatteriesUsing Standard AC Power PREPARATIONUsing Vehicle Battery Power ADJUSTING THE TELESCOPING ANTENNA CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNACONNECTING HEADPHONES CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERTraffic Safety Listening SafelyUSING THE STAND USING THE MEMO LABEL SETTING THE MW AM TUNING INCREMENTUNDERSTANDING YOUR RECEIVER C cancel — cancels an entry AM MODE — lets you set up the alarm timerTUNING / — tunes up or down the band you selected M/MEM — stores frequencies into memoryBASIC OPERATION TURNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFFLIGHTING THE DISPLAY LOCKING THE CONTROLSSETTING AND VIEWING THE LOCAL TIME VIEWING A WORLD TIME CHANGING A WORLD CITY NAMESelecting a Band TUNING STATIONSManual Tuning Direct Access Tuning Scan TuningTUNING PREPROGRAMMED SHORTWAVE STATIONS PAGEDX-398SHORTWAVE PAGES CHART CountryMemory Location PageCountry Memory LocationPage StationsCountry Memory LocationPage StationADJUSTING THE TONE SPECIAL TUNING CONTROLSSTEREO/MONO-FM WIDE/NARR.-AMTUNING SSB STATIONS USING RDS5.If your time zone is using Daylight Follow these steps to use RDS1.Turn on the receiver Saving Time, repeatedly press until appearsMEMORY FUNCTIONS STORING FM, MW, OR LW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORYAutomatic Storage Manual StorageSTORING SW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY 4.While PAGE and MEMO flash DELETING A STATION YOU STORED LOCKING/UNLOCKING A STORED STATIONMOVING A FREQUENCY TO ANOTHER MEMORY LOCATION USING PRIORITY TIMER FUNCTIONS USING THE TIMER ALARMSSetting an Alarm Silencing the AlarmTimer Recording USING THE SLEEP TIMERTurning a Timer Alarm On or Off LISTENING HINTS REFERENCE SOURCESFREQUENCY CONVERSION BAND ALLOCATIONInternational Frequencies Aircraft Frequencies Ships and Coastal Station FrequenciesTime Standard Frequencies Longwave BandLISTENING GUIDE Station LocationRemarks 5,950Station LocationRemarks 9,610Station LocationRemarks 15,084BIRDIES AMATEUR SHORTWAVE BANDS IN THE USAmateur Shortwave Bands in MHz TROUBLESHOOTING CARE AND MAINTENANCE RESETTING THE DISPLAY SPECIFICATIONS Page Limited Ninety-DayWarranty We Service What We SellRadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation