i(headphones) jack
POWER

HOLD lever

START/STOP

 

SPLIT/RESET

 

MEGA BASS
ENTER

 

 

MODE
TUNE/TIME SET +/–*1
BAND
*1The TUNE/TIME SET
DISPLAY

+ has a tactile dot.

 

VOL*2

 

 

Belt clip

WB/FM SENS

DX/LOCAL

*2There is a tactile dot beside VOL to show the direction to turn up the volume.

BConnector
Rubber belt
Wraparound arm band

Rubber belt

C

D

Using the Arm Band

(See Fig. B– )1Slide the connector onto the unit until you hear a click.2Unwind and straighten the wraparound arm band.

To more easily straighten the band, slightly bend the tip of the band in the opposite direction.

3Hold the body of the unit and attach the straightened band to your arm.

The band will wind by itself.

4Tighten the band with the rubber belt.
To remove the arm band from the unit (See Fig. B– )

While holding down “PUSH RELEASE” (1), slide the connector to remove the arm band (2).

The arm band can be attached either on left or right arm by changing up side down. The unit can also be removed with the arm band attached on your arm, as instructed above.

To vary the length of the rubber belt to fit your arm (See Fig. B– ) Move the velcro fastener to the proper position.

If the rubber belt and wraparound band becomes dirty

Remove the rubber belt from the unit and clean them.

Caution (See Fig. B– )

•Avoid bending the wraparound band forcibly in the opposite direction. It may break.

•The straightened band will wind easily when you touch or wiggle it. Be sure to treat it carefully.

Preventing Accidental

Change

— HOLD Function

When you slide HOLD in the direction of the arrow, “-” appears in the display. All the other buttons on the radio will become inoperative.

This function prevents the radio from being unintentionally turned on, or the radio frequency from being accidentally changed.

To cancel HOLD, slide HOLD in the opposite direction of the arrow so that “ -” disappears.

Setting the Clock

The display will flash “AM 12:00” when the battery is first inserted.

1Press DISPLAY repeatedly to select the clock mode when the clock mode is not on.

2Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds and the hour flashes in the display.

3Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the correct hour appears in the display.

Each press changes the digit(s) by one.

When you keep the button pressed, the digit(s) change rapidly.

4Press ENTER.

The beep sounds and the minute starts to flash.

Repeat step 3 to set the minute. After setting the minute, press ENTER again. The two beeps sound and the clock starts from 0 seconds.

Notes

•One you start setting the clock, you must perform each step within 65 seconds, or the clock setting mode will be cancelled.

•12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight, “PM 12:00” = noon.

Changing AM Channel Step

The AM channel step differs depending on areas. The channel step of this unit is factory-set to 10 kHz. Change the settings as shown below to be able to listen to the radio.

Area

Channel step

North and South American countries/regions

10 kHz

Other countries/regions

9 kHz

Note

When the AM channel step is changed, the preset stations for AM will be initialized.

1Press POWER to turn off the power.

2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to select the clock mode when the clock mode is not on.

3While holding down TUNE/TIME SET + or –, keep pressing MODE for more than 5 seconds.

Two short beeps sound, and the AM channel step will be changed. “AM 9” (or “AM 10”) is displayed for about 2 seconds.

If you proceed to step 3 again, the channel step changes again.

Selecting the Mode

You can use this unit as a radio, clock, stopwatch, pitch timer or countdown timer.

The functions of clock, stopwatch, pitch timer, countdown timer are available even if the power is off.

Press DISPLAY to select a function mode.

Each function mode can be selected as follows:

Radio frequency*

Clock

Stopwatch

Countdown timer

Pitch timer

* Selected only when the power is on.

Playing the Radio

— Manual Tuning1Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.2Press POWER to turn on the radio.

“RADIO ON” appears in the display.

3If “P” is displayed, press MODE so that “P” disappears.

Pressing MODE will switch over between manual tuning mode and preset tuning mode.

4Press BAND to select the band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

5Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the desired frequency.

If you hold down TUNE/TIME SET + or –, the frequency or channel changes rapidly.

When the frequency matches the broadcast frequency, the broadcast will be received.

6Adjust the volume using VOL.To turn off the radio, press POWER.

Improving the Reception

WEATHER/FM:

Extend the headphones cord which

 

functions as the WEATHER/FM

AM:

antenna (See Fig. C-

).

Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum

 

reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built-

 

in the unit (See Fig.C-

).

Set WB/FM SENS to LOCAL if interference is prevalent and reception is too strong. Under normal conditions, set it to DX.

Note

If WB/FM SENS is set to LOCAL under normal conditions, reception sensitivity will decrease.

Obtain Powerful Bass Sound

Press MEGA BASS.

“MB” indication appears in the display when the MEGA BASS function is on. The MEGA BASS function intensifies the bass sound for richer quality audio reproduction.

Presetting Your Favorite Station

— Preset Tuning

You can preset up to 5 stations each for WEATHER and AM, and 15 stations for FM. Also, you can delete the preset station whether it is factory-set or preset by yourself.

Presetting a Station

1Follow steps 1 to 5 in “Playing the Radio” and manually tune in to the station you wish to preset.

2Hold down ENTER until the preset number flashes.

If there is a preset number that has no preset station, that preset number flashes.

When all the preset numbers are set to certain stations, the following occurs:

•Initialized (factory-set): “1” flashes and “P” appears.

•After tuning in a preset station: The next preset number after the one last preset flashes and “P” appears.

3Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the number you wish to preset, then press ENTER.

When you select the preset number using TUNE/TIME SET + or –, “P” appears if that number has a preset station. If it has no preset station, only the number flashes and “P” does not appear.

When you press ENTER, the selected preset number lights up in the display.

Example: Display window when you preset FM 90.0 MHz in preset number 2.

To preset another station, repeat these steps.

To change the preset station, preset a new station. The previous station will be canceled.

To cancel the presetting mode, press MODE.

Note

If you do not press TUNE/TIME SET + or –, or ENTER within 65 seconds, the preset tuning mode will be canceled.

Tuning in to a Preset Station1Press POWER to turn on the radio.2Press MODE so that “P” and preset number appear.3Select the band with BAND.4Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the desired preset number.5Adjust the volume using VOL.

To turn off the radio, press POWER.

Note

If you hold down MODE for more than 2 seconds, the unit enters the preset station deleting mode. Press MODE again to return to the previous mode.

Deleting a Preset Station1Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Tuning in to a Preset Station”.2Select the band with BAND.3Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the preset number to be deleted.

4Hold down MODE for more than 2 seconds until “P”, “” and the preset number flash.

preset number to be deleted
5While the letters and the preset number are flashing, press
ENTER.

The station set to the preset number just before the deleted station will be displayed.

To delete other stations, repeat steps 2 to 5.

If all the preset stations are deleted, “P -” appears in the display.

To cancel deleting, press MODE while “P”, “ ” and the preset number are flashing.

Using the Stopwatch

The stopwatch can time up to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59.99 seconds, in 1/100- second increments.

1Press DISPLAY to select the stopwatch.

“STPW” flashes in the display.

2Press START/STOP to start.

The display shows the elapsed time.

3Press START/STOP to stop.

To reset to zero, press SPLIT/RESET when the stopwatch is in the stop status.

The stopwatch comes with two display modes. To switch to the hour-minute- second display, press ENTER.

To switch to the minute-second-split second display, press ENTER again.

When the count time exceeds “59:59 99” during the minute-second-split second display, the display switches to the hour-minute-second display.

To switch to the other modes during counting, press DISPLAY.

“STPW” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the stopwatch counts down.

To listen to the radio while the stopwatch is running, press POWER. The display will switch to the radio frequency for a few seconds.

Displaying the Split Time

To display the current split time, press SPLIT/RESET while the stopwatch is running. “SPLIT” flashes in the display.

The stopwatch keeps counting during the display.

To return to the count display, press SPLIT/RESET again while the split time is being displayed.

Using the Pitch Timer

The pitch timer allows setting the timer with an identical length of time repeatedly. The functions of the radio, the stopwatch, and the countdown timer are available even while the pitch timer is being used.

1Press DISPLAY to select the pitch timer.

“PITCH” flashes in the display.

2Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds and the countdown duration flashes in the display.

3Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the desired countdown duration for the pitch timer.

The countdown duration can be set from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds, in 1-second increments.

4Press ENTER.

The beep sounds and the number of times flashes in the display.

5Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the desired number of times.

The number of times can be set up to 99.

6Press ENTER.

The two beeps sound and the number of times stops flashing.

7Press START/STOP.

Countdown starts. After the preset countdown duration, the two beeps sound three times.

When the last pitch timer setting is finished, the display switches to the pitch timer display even in another display mode and a long beep sounds, and then returns to the previous display.

To stop the long beep, press any button.

To pause the countdown on the pitch timer, press START/STOP while counting down.

At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLIT/RESET. The display will show the set-up countdown duration and number of times.

To switch to the other modes, press DISPLAY.

“PITCH” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the pitch timer counts down.

Using the Countdown Timer

You can use the built-in countdown timer to turn off the radio automatically after a preset duration.

1Press DISPLAY to select the countdown timer.

“TIMER” flashes in the display.

2Hold down ENTER for more than 2 seconds.

The beep sounds, and the countdown duration starts flashing.

3Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the desired countdown duration for the timer.

The countdown duration can be set from 1 minute to 2 hours, in 1-minute increments.

4Press ENTER.

The two beeps sound and the countdown duration stops flashing.

5Press START/STOP.

Countdown starts. The radio is automatically turned on when the radio is off. After the preset countdown duration, the four beeps sound five times and the radio is turned off.

To stop the beeps, press any button.

To turn off the radio before the preset time, press POWER.

To pause the countdown on the countdown timer, press START/STOP while counting down.

At this time, the countdown is reset by pressing SPLIT/RESET. The display will show the set-up countdown duration.

To switch to the other modes, press DISPLAY.

“TIMER” stops flashing if changed to other mode while the countdown timer counts down.

Using the Belt Clip

(See Fig. D)

Use the belt clip when attaching the unit to your belt.