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ON/OFF USING THE 'POWER/STANDBY' BUTTON
This method only works if the clock is set (see HOW TO SET THE CLOCK, below). Turn off the radio. After pressing the POWER/STANDBY button 13 once, 'STANDBY' appears in the display. Now the radio can be turned on and off by pressing the POWER/STANDBY button 13 . It can also be turned off by pressing the OFF button 14 . To deactivate the STANDBY feature,
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME
Control the volume with the volume control knob 18 .
USING EARPHONES
Plug the earphones into the earphone jack 19 . Most earphones with a standard 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) plug will work.
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SETTING UP THE RADIO FOR AM BAND TUNING
AM stations in North, Central and South America are spaced in 10 kilohertz tuning intervals. Other parts of the world use 9 kilohertz tuning intervals. The selector switch is located on the
To set the radio up for 10 kilohertz tuning, turn the radio off. Then slide the selector switch to the left. Then turn the radio on.
To set the radio up for 9 kilohertz tuning, turn the radio off. Then slide the selector switch to the right. Then turn the radio on.
HOW TO USE THE RADIO
Turn the radio on. Each press of the BAND button 5 causes AM, FM or SW to appear in the left side of the display. Frequencies are displayed as numbers in the display. AM frequencies are in Kilohertz; FM and SW frequencies are in Megahertz. Extend the antenna 1 when listening to FM or shortwave. It need not be extended when listening to AM stations.
Note: a detailed example on how to tune shortwave is given later in this man-
ual. See USING YOUR FOR SHORTWAVE LISTENING.
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HOW TO TUNE MANUALLY
Turn the radio on. Make sure that the AUTOSCAN feature is not engaged (see below). Select FM, AM or SW. Use quick, short presses of the +/- buttons to move up or down frequency. The + button is used to tune up frequency, the - button is used to tune down frequency. If your previous radios had a tuning knob, these buttons perform the same function, but in a much more efficient, precise manner.
HOW TO USE THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE
Turn the radio on. Select FM, AM or SW.
HOW TO STORE STATIONS INTO MEMORY
There are 30 memories, 10 each for FM, AM and SW. Turn the radio on, then tune to the station that you wish to store into memory.
2. Then decide which of the 10 memories to store it into. To store it, press the
HOW TO OVERWRITE THE CONTENTS OF A MEMORY
Store a new frequency into it, using the procedure outlined above. Memories are never empty, or blank, therefore it is best to store a known station into each memory position.
HOW TO ACCESS WHAT YOU HAVE STORED INTO MEMORY
Turn the radio on. To access a station that you have stored into memory, press-
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