Radio Shack DX-398 owner manual Preparation, Connecting To Power, Installing Internal Batteries

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PREPARATION

PREPARATION

CONNECTING TO

POWER

You can power the receiver from inter- nal batteries, standard AC power, or your vehicle’s battery.

Installing Internal Batteries

You can use four AA batteries (not supplied) to power the receiver. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend alkaline batteries, available at your local RadioShack store.

Cautions:

•Always use fresh batteries of the required size and type.

•Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries (standard or alkaline).

Follow these steps to install the batter- ies.

1.Remove the battery compart- ment’s cover by sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow on the cover’s tab.

2.Slide four AA batteries into the compartment on top of the lift-out ribbon, according to the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked next to the compartment.

3.Replace the cover.

Cautions:

•If you will not be using the receiver with battery power for several months, remove the batteries.

•Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly.

Using Standard AC Power

To power the receiver from standard AC power, you need an optional AC adapter, such as Cat. No. 273-1662.

Note: Connecting an AC adapter dis- connects internal batteries.

Caution: You must use a

!Class 2 power source that supplies 6 volts DC and deliv-

ers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the receiver's DC IN 6V jack. The rec- ommended adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the receiver or the 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 TIMEManual Tuning TUNING STATIONSSelecting 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 MOVING A FREQUENCY TO ANOTHER MEMORY LOCATION LOCKING/UNLOCKING A STORED STATIONDELETING A STATION YOU STORED USING PRIORITY Silencing the Alarm TIMER FUNCTIONSUSING THE TIMER ALARMS Setting an AlarmTurning a Timer Alarm On or Off USING THE SLEEP TIMERTimer 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