Grundig YB500 owner manual Display Illumination, Volume, Tone, Waveband Selection

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Display Illumination

On battery operation, you can switch on the illumination for

approx.

15secondsby pressing the LIGHT button (1). When actuating

 

buttons on the set ("operations"), this period will be

 

prolonged.

 

You can immediately switch off the illumination again by pressing

the

LIGHT button (1) once again.

 

On AC (mains) operation (unit "on"), you have the choice

 

between switched on or switched off illumination.

 

On AC (mains) operation (unit "off"), you can select the desired

 

degree of brightness. (See "User Guide Via the Menu").

 

On AC (mains) operation, it is possible to temporarily switch on

the

illumination as on battery operation when the

 

permanent illumination is switched off.

 

The Volume

can be adjusted with the VOLUME slider control (7).

SOUND switch (25) set to BOOST

(indication in display (4))

The output power is more than doubled.

Because of the higher current drain, this mode is only recommended during AC (mains) operation.

The Tone

can be adjusted with the TONE switch (26) to suit your taste:

MUSIC = normal reproduction;

SPEECH= speech reproduction.

Waveband Selection

When switching the set on with the ON/OFF button, it is ready for reception and you will hear the station last tuned to.

FM

The FM band is selected with the FM/RDS-AF button .

AM

The AM band is selected with the AM button.

-The first pressure on the AM button selects the station last tuned to in the AM band.

-Each further pressure on this button steps through the AM bands in the order

LW Æ MW Æ SW Æ LW Æ MW Æ ,etc.,

and selects the station last tuned to in the respective band.

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Contents HOW to USE Your Grundig Contents Yacht Boy 500 LC Data Monitor Display Hints marked by * * LOCKED, * no RDS, Q - RDS quality, etcLSB Lower Side Band Your Unit at a Glance Press a longer time = AF backwardMEMO8 Aerials Power Supply Battery OperationBattery Check AC Mains OperationReset Button Mains and Battery OperationData Protection User Guide Via the Menu Calling up, SW meter bands, clock times and switching times General OperationKey-protect Direct EntriesHints and Error Messages in the Display Volume Display IlluminationTone Waveband SelectionROM Table of the Yacht Boy Selecting FrequenciesCalling Up ROM Table Memory Locations Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception Tuning to Stations with the Tune A/V buttons Tuning to Stations Seconds. Pressing a random button will abort this functionEntering a Meter Band Entering a Meter Band on SWBandm Tropic 3200 3300 Amateur 3500 Radio 3950Storing in Memory General What can You Store?Is the Frequency Tuned to Already Stored in Memory? Checking the Desired Station Memory Position Programming a Station Memory LocationEntering Abbreviations Calling Up Stored StationsMemory Button Memory Scan Clearing an Occupied Memory PositionPress the Sleep button. The unit is switched on Going to Sleep to RadioSetting the Clock ClockClock Time Indication Time I/II Automatic Functions Timer ½ Checking the Switching Times 1 /2 Automatic Switching On and OffAlarm mode and/or Switch-on time Automatic Functions Special Functions on FM Special Functions on AM