When there is no reception

If the radio was not able to receive any of the frequencies for the time zone stored in the ROM, scanning stops with a beep when the radio returns to the frequency where it started scanning.

Lowest

 

Scan start

 

Highest

frequency

 

frequency

 

frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short wave reception may be difficult at times due to various factors, such as sunspot activity and atmospheric conditions. Furthermore, the major broadcast stations whose data are stored in the ROM may change the broadcast time and/or frequencies at the change of season, etc. In such cases, the radio may not be able to receive the frequencies stored in the SW STATION CALL ROM.

Updating the SW STATION CALL ROM

To conform with possible changes in frequencies, the SW STATION CALL ROM is designed to be replaceable by the user to an updated version of the ROM. The newest SW STATION CALL ROM is sold by F Corporation. The ROM is to be updated in around October every year. We recommend the ROM to be replaced at least once in 2 to 3 years.

To purchase the newest ROM, refer to “Purchasing the latest SW STATION CALL ROM” and contact F Corporation.

To exchange the ROM, see “Exchanging the SW STATION CALL ROM”, page 46.

Notes

•Many of the worldwide broadcast programs of the major broadcast stations stored in the ROM are broadcast only at certain times of the day. If the station is not broadcasting on the scanned frequency at the time, the radio will not receive any broadcast or receive broadcast by some other station, such as a local station, broadcasting on the same frequency.

•If the frequency is changed by manual tuning, etc., when “SW STATION CALL” indication is lit in the display, the radio will exit SW STATION CALL and the indication will disappear.

•If there is no frequency for the station corresponding to the time zone stored in the ROM, a beep sounds, “MEMORY” “EMPTY” appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition.

•If you press a station button without the ROM in the ROM compartment of the radio, a beep sounds, “NO” “ROM” appears in the display, and the radio returns to the previous condition. If the ROM is displaced when “SW STATION CALL” indication is lit in the display, a beep sounds, “NO” “ROM” appears in the display, and the radio changes to manual tuning.

•If “NO” “ROM” is displayed with the SW STATION CALL ROM inserted in the ROM compartment, the contact surface of the ROM may be dirty. See “Cleaning the SW STATION CALL ROM contact surface”, page 46, and clean the contact surface with a cotton swab.

Do not clean the contact springs of the main unit, as they may deform and cause a malfunction.

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