Basic Operation, Lighting The Display | Radio Shack DX-398 manual

BASIC OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION

TURNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFF

Press POWER to turn on the receiver, then adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.

Fresh batteries show a power level of

10.If the indicator shows a power lev- el of 3 or below or BATT LOW flashes, replace all of the batteries.

Press POWER again to turn off the re- ceiver.

The display shows the band, frequen- cy, time, and signal strength (with 10 as the strongest signal).

When you press POWER to turn off the receiver, the battery power indicator appears on the display for several seconds.

LIGHTING THE DISPLAY

Press to light the display in low- light situations.

Notes:

•If you use battery power, the light automatically turns off after 12 seconds to save battery power.

•If you use AC or DC power, the light stays on while the receiver is on. You must turn off the receiver to turn off the light.

LOCKING THE

CONTROLS

The lock feature prevents you from ac- cidentally turning the receiver on or off, changing the band or frequency, or us- ing the front panel buttons.

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Radio Shack DX-398 Basic Operation, Turning The Receiver On And Off, Lighting The Display, Locking The Controls

Contents

DX-398 OWNER’S MANUALwith Radio Data System All-BandShortwave Receiver FEATURES Control Lock — prevents accidental setting changes Band Meters THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW CONTENTS Storing FM, MW, or LW Frequencies in Memory PREPARATION CONNECTING TO POWERInstalling Internal Batteries Using Standard AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA ADJUSTING THE TELESCOPING ANTENNA Listening Safely CONNECTING HEADPHONESCONNECTING A TAPE RECORDER Traffic Safety USING THE STAND SETTING THE MW AM TUNING INCREMENT USING THE MEMO LABEL UNDERSTANDING 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 selected LOCKING THE CONTROLS BASIC OPERATIONTURNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFF LIGHTING THE DISPLAY SETTING AND VIEWING THE LOCAL TIME CHANGING A WORLD CITY NAME VIEWING A WORLD TIME TUNING STATIONS Manual TuningSelecting a Band Scan Tuning Direct Access Tuning PAGE TUNING PREPROGRAMMED SHORTWAVE STATIONS Page DX-398SHORTWAVE PAGES CHARTCountry Memory Location Stations CountryMemory Location Page Station CountryMemory Location Page WIDE/NARR.-AM ADJUSTING THE TONESPECIAL TUNING CONTROLS STEREO/MONO-FM USING RDS TUNING SSB STATIONS Saving Time, repeatedly press until appears 5.If your time zone is using DaylightFollow these steps to use RDS 1.Turn on the receiver Manual Storage MEMORY FUNCTIONSSTORING FM, MW, OR LW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY Automatic Storage STORING SW FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY 4.While PAGE and MEMO flash LOCKING/UNLOCKING A STORED STATION MOVING A FREQUENCY TO ANOTHER MEMORY LOCATIONDELETING A STATION YOU STORED USING PRIORITY Silencing the Alarm TIMER FUNCTIONSUSING THE TIMER ALARMS Setting an Alarm USING THE SLEEP TIMER Turning a Timer Alarm On or OffTimer Recording BAND ALLOCATION LISTENING HINTSREFERENCE SOURCES FREQUENCY CONVERSION International Frequencies Longwave Band Aircraft FrequenciesShips and Coastal Station Frequencies Time Standard Frequencies LISTENING GUIDE 5,950 StationLocation Remarks 9,610 StationLocation Remarks 15,084 StationLocation Remarks AMATEUR SHORTWAVE BANDS IN THE US BIRDIES Amateur 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