Radio Shack DX-396 Special Features, Using The Key Lock, Using The Alarm, Setting the Alarm Time

Models: DX-396

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SPECIAL FEATURES

SPECIAL FEATURES

USING THE KEY LOCK

The lock feature prevents you from acci- dentally turning the receiver on or off, changing the band or frequency, or changing other front-panel controls. You can still adjust VOLUME, TONE, and the sensitivity switch.

To lock the controls, set LOCK to USING THE KEY LOCK IN. USING THE ALARM LOCK appears on the display.

To unlock the controls, set LOCK to

Setting the Alarm Time . Turning the Alarm On/Off LOCK disappears from the display.

Note: If you press a “locked” button, BUZZER or STANDBY , then: briefly flashes on the display.

USING THE ALARM

Setting the Alarm Time

You can set an alarm so the buzzer sounds or the receiver plays at a speci- fied time.

Follow these steps to set the alarm time.

1.Hold down SET/OFF, Manual background BUZZER or

STANDBY Manual backgroundManual backgroundManual background appear. Press TIME SET, the display flashes. Release

SET/OFF and TIME SET.

2.While the display flashes, use the number keys to enter an alarm time. If the time is p.m. press STORE AM/ PM once.

3.Press TIME SET again. The alarm time is set. The display returns to

the radio frequency display if you have the power on.

When you set an alarm time, the buzzer or radio (standby) is preset for the alarm sound. To choose the other alarm sound, see “Turning the Alarm On/Off.”

Note: To view the set alarm time, press SET/OFF. This turns off the alarm. Press SET/OFF again to turn the alarm back on.

Turning the Alarm On/Off

1.Set the receiver to the desired sta- tion and volume.

2.Press SET/OFF to display either Manual background

BUZZER or STANDBY Manual backgroundManual backgroundManual background, then:

To have the buzzer sound at the

alarm time, press ALARM/STANDBY until Manual background BUZZER appears.

To have the radio turn on at the alarm time, press ALARM/STANDBY until STANDBY Manual backgroundManual backgroundManual background appears.

3.If the buzzer alarm is turned on, at the preset alarm time, the buzzer sounds for about an hour, and the radio also plays. If the radio alarm is turned on, at the preset alarm time, the radio plays for 1 hour.

Note: If you want to use the buzzer for the alarm, set VOLUME to its min- imum position.

4.To turn off the alarm, press POWER.

The alarm sounds again the next day at the specified alarm time.

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Radio Shack DX-396 Special Features, Using The Key Lock, Using The Alarm, Setting the Alarm Time, Turning the Alarm On/Off