User manual THOMSON GRUNDIG YB500

YB500 OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO USE YOUR GRUNDIG YB500 AM/FM/SW Radio NEED HELP? HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT US: From the United States: 1-800-872-2228 From Canada: 1-800-637-1648 From everywhere else: 650-903-3866 e-mail: grundig@ix.netcom.com World Wide Web: www.grundigradio.com Eton Corporation/Grundig 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94303 United States 1 Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display) ............................................................................................................. 3 Y o u r U n i t a t a G l a n c e .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Aerials................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 P o w e r S u p p l y .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 AC (Mains) Operation ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Battery Operation................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Battery Check .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Data Protection........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Reset Button............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 User Guide Via the Menu............................................................................................................................................................. 9 General Operation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Key-protect ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 LOCKED .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Direct Entries ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Hints and Error Messages ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Display Illumination............................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Volume............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Tone .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Waveband Selection ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 ROM Table of the Yacht Boy 500 ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Selecting Frequencies ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations ............................................................................................................................. 14 Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception ............................................................................................................. 15 Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons.................................................................................................................. 16 Tuning to Stations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Entering a Meter Band ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Storing in Memory General ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 What can You Store?........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Is the Frequency Tuned to Already Stored in Memory? ........................................................................................ 19 Checking the Desired Station Memory Position ........................................................................................................ 20 Programming a Station Memory Location................................................................................................................... 20 Entering Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Calling Up Stored Stations................................................................................................................................................ 21 The MEMORY Button ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Clearing an Occupied Memory Position........................................................................................................................ 22 Going to Sleep to Radio .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 The Clock........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Clock Time Indication TIME I/II...................................................................................................................................... 24 Automatic Functions Timer ½..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Programming Switching Times Switching Times 1/2.............................................................................................. 25 Checking the Switching Times 1 /2............................................................................................................................... 26 Automatic Switching On and Off .................................................................................................................................... 26 Automatic Functions .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Special Functions on FM ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Special Functions on AM .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Contents 2 Indication(1)-(18) Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display) 1 8-digit alphanumeric display for - Station name Appears automatically when receiving an FM (VHF) station which is transmitting RDS (Radio Data System) signals. For other stations, you can enter a name of your choice. - LW (Longwave), MW (Mediumwave), SW (Shortwave), and FM (VHF) : waveband, frequency. - Programming functions e.g., MENU , ON 1, OFF 1, etc. - Hints (marked by ) e.g., LOCKED, ; NO RDS, Q - - (RDS quality), etc. - Error messages (marked by ) e.g., e.g., MEMORY, FREQ, etc. - Automatic switch-on times. 2 (FM stereo reception). 9 (battery check) 1 0 Symbols for alarm modes (wake-up by radio programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 1). 1 1 Symbols for alarm modes (wake-up by radio programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 2). 12 1 - 40 MEMORY (number of station memory location). 13 1 - 9 ROM (ROM table is selected). 14 SW-Meter-Band AS (AUTO SEARCH) = Automatic Station search. 0 = Tuning memory. AF = RDS Alternative Frequency. 15 LSB (Lower Side Band): Lower side bond on SSB reception. SSB = Single Side Band. 16 RDS (Radio Data System): You are receiving an FM station broadcasting RDS signals. 17 USB (Upper Side Band) Upper side band on SSB reception. 18 M H z - kHz (frequency) In MHz on FM (VHF), in kHz on AM (LW, MW, SW). 3 TUNING (field strength indication) 4 (Key-protect= key locking). 5 BOOST (increased output power). 6 TIME I1/TIME II (related to the indication ). 7 - Clock times (TIME I/TIME II), SLEEP time (go-to-sleep time), alarm times. 8 - one SLEEP time (go-to-sleep time) is programmed. SNOOZE (alarm interrupt) is activated. 3 (1) Illumination Button (LIGHT) - For switching on the display illumination on battery operation (permanent illumination on AC (mains) operation). (2) SNOOZE Button - To interrupt (press briefly) and switch off (longer pressure) the sound signal during the alarm function. (3) Telescopic Aerial/Antenna - For FM (VHF) and SW reception. - Can be extended and swivelled. (4)LC DATA MONITOR (Display) (5) Numeric Buttons 0 ... 9 - For all numeric entries. - Press 0 / R O M button a longer time: Passage from the ROM table to the normal memory level and back again, with tansfer into the tuning memory. (6)MEMORY Button -For calling up the station memory locations 1 ... 40 (enter with the numeric buttons 0 ... 9). - For calling up the tuning memory 0. - For calling up the ROM table 01 ... 09. Memory-Scan Press briefly: To step to higher memory location numbers; Press a longer time: To step back to lower memory location numbers. (7)Volume Control (VOLUME) Y o u r U ni t a t a G l a n ce ( 1 6 ) TIME I/II - To switch between time zone I and time zone II. - To transfer a manually entered time into the actual time zone. - To conclude a switching time I or II entry. (17) AM Button Press briefly: - To select an AM band (LW, MW, SW). Further pressures on this button will step through the AM bands in the order LW -* MW - SW -> LW -* MW, etc. You will hear the station last tuned to in the respective AM band. - For concluding a manual frequency entry. - For concluding a manual band entry. Press a longer time - On SW, stepping to the lower band limit of the following meter band as long as this button is kept pressed. (18) AUTO Button - For enabling and disabling the automatic functions after having set the alarm mode, the switching times and the station memory. (19) TUNE /TUNE On FM: Press briefly: - Frequency tuning in the 25 kHz mode. Press a longer time: - Station search in the 100 kHz mode. TUNE= to higher frequencies. TUNE=to lower frequencies. On MW a nd LW: Press briefly: - Frequency tuning in the 1 kHz mode. Press a longer time: - Frequency tuning in the 9 kHz mode. On MW, the Menu allows you to switch to the 10 kHz raster (USA mode). Press a very long time: Automatic frequency scan. On SW: Press briefly: - Frequency tuning in the 1 kHz mode. Press a longer time: - Frequency tuning within a meter band in the 5 kHz mode. Press a very long time: Automatic frequency scan. (20) MODE Button Press briefly: - To temporarily switch from name indication to frequency indication. On SW, additional indication of the meter band. Press a longer time: - To call up the menu. (21) MONO/ROM-AF Button -Mono/stereo switching. -To call up alternative frequencies with the "ROM table" selected. (8)CLEAR Button Press briefly: - To clear wrong entries. - To quit the menu functions. - To abort entry of abbreviations. Press a very long time: - To clear an occupied station memory location. (9)Swing-out Support in the rear of the unit. - To bring the unit into a tilted position convenient for operation. (10) Battery Compartment in the rear of the unit. (11)On/Off Button ( O N /O F F ) combined with the locking switch (LOCK/UNLOCK). (12)Fine Tuning Control (FINE TUNING) for AM (MW, LW, SW) and SSB reception. (13) (Key-protect = locks keys when unit is switched on.) - This prevents an indadvertent use of the function keys. - Switching off is possible: set switch j to "LOCK". (14) SLEEP Button (go-to-sleep button) - For entering a period of time of up to 60 minutes in steps of 10 minutes, after which the radio switches off. ( 1 5 ) FM/RDS-AF Button - For selecting the FM (VHF) band. You will hear the F M station last tuned to (Last Station Memory). - For concluding a manual frequency entry. - For calling up the AF = Alternative Frequencies which can be received via RDS (Radio Data System) when this band is already selected. Press briefly = AF forward, press a longer time = AF backward. 4 (22)LSB/USB Button - To select the lower or upper side band on SSB (Single iSide Band) reception. Stepping button, steps forward in the order: With reception frequency < 10 MHz = LSB USB Normal LSB, etc. With reception frequency 10 MHz = USB LSB Normal USB, etc. LSB = Lower Side Band; USB = Upper Side Band. On FM: Keep pressed button = indication of the RDS quality (23) STORE Button - For storing the displayed frequency or the station name and the selected reception mode (e.g., Mc Stereo, LSB/USB) into one of the station memory locations 1 ... 40. Press briefly: Store compare. - Indication whether the frequency tuned to has ready been stored (e.g., MEMO 3 ... M E M O 5 ... MEMO8 ... ). - Further pressures on the button or keeping it press indicates whether the respective frequency is stored several times and, if so, on which location numbers. - If the frequency is not yet stored, the display (4) indicate NEW. Press a longer time: - Indication of all free memory locations (e.g., FREE 6 ... FREE 8 ... FREE 25 ... ). (24) A - Z Button - To enter the abbreviation for the currently selected station memory location. (25) SOUND (NORMAL -BOOST) not on headphone operation. NORMAL = normal output power (low-current drain on battery operation); BOOST= the output power is more than doubled(recommended on mains unit operation). (26)TONE (MUSIC - SPEECH) MUSIC = normal reproduction; SPEECH = speech reproduction. (27) Headphone Jack () - For stereo headphones with 3.5 mm jack plug and an impedance of 32-2000. FM stereo reception is only possible with a headphone. When connecting a headphone, the built-in loudspeaker is automatically disconnected. (28) 3.5 mm Output Socket (LINE OUT) - High-level output for making recordings. ( 2 9 ) 3.5 mm Output Switch Jack ( ) - For controlling external units (e.g., a tape deck). (30) 3.5 mm Coaxial Socket (DC IN 9V ) - For connecting the mains unit accompanying the unit (AC adapter NR 90-1). 5 for all wavebands Aerials Telescopic aerial(3) for FM and SW reception. · When the aerial base is completely pulled out, the telescopic aerial can be tilted and rotated into different positions. · For SW reception, fully extend the aerial and place it vertically. Due to the much more better propagation conditions during the evening and night hours, there may be interferences during these hours. · These interferences can be reduced by partially pushing in the telescopic aerial. Please note Touching the telescopic antenna reduces FM and SW reception quality. Ferrite aerial for MW and LW reception (built-in). · Turn the unit about its vertical axis to find the best reception position. 6 Power Supply AC (Mains) Operation · Only use the supplied AC (mains) unit NR 90-1 for the set. · Adjust the local mains voltage on the AC (mains) unit. 220... 240V 110 ... 127V · Connect the mains unit to the DC IN 9 V socket(30) (30). This automatically disconnects the inserted batteries. - No responsibility can be accepted for damage due to operation with the voltage selector set to the wrong position. · Remove the batteries if the unit is to be operated permanently on the mains! Battery Operation With four 1.5 V batteries, type IEC LR 6 or AA. We recommend the use of alkaline-manganese batteries with low mercury constituent or no mercury at all. · Disconnect the plug of the AC (mains) unit from the DC IN 9 V socket (30). · Open the cover of the battery compartment (10) (on back of unit). · Insert the batteries with correct polarity (see scheme on bottom of battery compartment). · For this, observe the order of the batteries and the position of the take-out ribbon (see Fig. to the right) When the batteries get weak, a battery symbol ( will appear in the display (4). ) Battery Check 7 Attention · Remove exhausted batteries immediately from the unit! · If the unit is not to be used for longer periods, remove batteries even if they are new! No responsibility can be accepted for damage due to leaking batteries. Note on environmental protection Do not throw exhausted batteries in the houshold waste ! Hand over the old batteries to your radio dealer or a public collecting point when buying new ones. Data Protection (Mains and Battery Operation) · When the power supply is disconnected, the time and the last station memory are retained for approx. 5 minutes. If, due to external interferences (caused by static charges of carpets, thunderstorms, etc.), the control electronics of your Yacht Boy 500 should receive wrong information signals, or if no entries at all are possible, then press the Reset button. This is to be found behind the top right opening in the decorative speaker grill. For pushing the switch, it is best to use a bent-up paper clip. By releasing the Reset impulse, the unit is reset to its initial programming state. The contents of the individual station memory locations are not affected. However the time setting and the contents of the last station memory will be cleared. The stored stations and menu options will not be lost neither by a power supply failure nor by a Reset. Reset Button 8 User Guide Via the Menu With the unit switched on, call up the menu by pressing the MODE button (press a longer time). Use the buttons TUNE and TUNE to select one after the other the different menu options: Switch-on time ON 1- switch-off time OFF 1 Switch-on time ON 2 - switch-off time OFF 2 iDisplay brightness - LAMP 0 ... 4 Sound signal intensity BEEP 0 ...4 MW raster frequency 9 kHz or 10 kHz. You can quit the menu ... - by pressing the CLEAR button, - automatically 60 seconds after completion of the 1 entry, - by pressing the MODE button when the display sho, MENU . 9 General Operation In addition, the unit emits a beep. For convenient operation, your Yacht Boy can be brought into a If you wish to switch off the beep or change its volume, follow tilted position by the swing-out stand provided at its rear. the "User Guide Via the Menu", page 38. · The type plate is to be found below-this stand. · To switch the unit on or off, press the ON/OFF button (locking switch (11) in "UNLOCK" position). Key-protect · By pressing the button (13) (indication in the display (4)), it is possible to "lock" the function buttons on the front panel when the unit is switched on, thus preventing an inadvertent use of these buttons. Press once again on the button to "unlock" the function keys. · · LOCKED To protect the unit against inadvertent switching on during transportation, set the switch (11) to "LOCK". (Indication I LOCKED in the display (4)). This disables all functions of the unit, such as the alarm function. However, the function settings are retained. · To clear the "LOCKED function", set the switch (11) to "UNLOCK". The indication LOCKED must disappear. Direct Entries You can enter all numeric values with the numeric buttons (5) Frequencies, station memory locations (programming or calling up), SW meter bands, clock times and switching times. You dispose of approx. 60 seconds for each entry step. If you exceed this period of time, you are obliged to restart. When operating the unit via the menu, the unit switches automatically to radio operation approx. 60 seconds after having made the last entry. · You must always conclude (confirm) your entries with one of the following buttons: FM/RDS-AF, AM, STORE, MEMORY and TIME I/TIME II. · To immediately correct a bad entry which is not yet confirmed, press the CLEAR b u t t o n ( 8 ) . · If you make a wrong entry or an operating error, a hint o r an error message will appear for approx. 2 seconds in t h e d i s p l a y ( 4 ) after having concluded the respective entry or operation. · Defintion of times you must press the buttons Longer = 300 ms Long = 500 ms Very long = 2 s (the function will be confirmed by a beep). 10 Hints and Error Messages in the Display (4) Hints (marked by ) Entry of abbreviations disabled. RDS NO RDS The station is not broadcasting RDS signals, or the received signal strength does not meet the RDS requirements. The station is not broadcasting alternative frequencies. The current frequency is already stored in the station memory location - - . No or no further station memory locations are occupied. The current frequency is not yet stored The selected station memory location - - is not occupied. All locations of the station memory are occupied. The locking switch is set to "LOCKED". All buttons are protected by "Key-protect". Error Messages (marked by ) No automatic function possible without TIMER entry of alarm mode. Clock or switching times not correctly TIME entered. FREQ M - BAND MEMORY ROM TAB Frequency not correctly entered SW -m-band not correctly entered. Station memory location not correctly entered. With the ROM table being selected, the "STORE" button has no function. NO AF M E M O - NO MEMO NEW FREE - FULL LOCKED KEY 11 Display Illumination O n battery operation, you can switch on the illumination for 15 seconds by pressing the LIGHT button (1). When actuating buttons on the set ("operations"), this period will be prolonged. You can immediately switch off the illumination again by pressing LIGHT button (1) once again. · On AC (mains) operation (unit "on"), you have the choice between switched on or switched off illumination. · On AC (mains) operation (unit "off"), you can select the desired degree of brightness. (See "User Guide Via the Menu"). On AC (mains) operation, it is possible to temporarily switch on illumination as on battery operation when the permanent illumination is switched off. approx. the the The Volume · · can be adjusted with the VOLUME slider control (7). SOUND switch (25) set to BOOST (indication in display (4)) The output power is more than doubled. Because of the higher current drain, this mode is only recommended during AC (mains) operation. The Tone · can be adjusted with the TONE switch (26) to suit your taste: MUSIC = normal reproduction; SPEECH = speech reproduction. Waveband Selection When switching the set on with the ON/OFF button, it is ready for reception and you will hear the station last tuned to. FM The FM band is selected with the FM/RDS-AF b u t t o n . AM The AM band is selected with the AM button. - The first pressure on the AM button selects the station last tuned to in the AM band. - Each further pressure on this button steps through the AM bands in the order LW MW SW LW MW ,etc., and selects the station last tuned to in the respective band. 12 When receiving FM stations which are normally supposed to service relatively small areas, you can expect an equally good reception quality all over the day. With some restrictions, this applies also for local LW and MW stations. When receiving SW stations, the signal has covered in most cases very long distances. Due to physical laws, the same constantly good reception quality as known from local reception can thus not be guaranteed for SW reception. Most radio stations which operate with SW are broadcasting their programmes on several frequencies. Through this distribution onto several SW bands, the best propagation conditions during the different times of day and even during different seasons are used. To offer you a most convenient operation also when receiving on the SW bands, your GRUNDIG Yacht Boy 500 has been provided with a memory containing a ROM table (ROM = READ ONLY MEMORY), into which 90 frequencies of 9 radio stations which are operating all over the world are stored. If you wish (press the MODE button (20)), the display will indicate the frequency currently tuned to (see list) beside the country sign and the station abbreviation. ROM Table of the Yacht Boy 500 In such cases, it is recommended to call up (interrogate) all alternative frequencies stored for the station concerned (for this, use the MONO/ROM-AF button (21)). For detailed information about programmes, broadcasting times, and eventually changed frequencies, please contact the respective radio stations. We are sure that, with this ROM table, we have placed a means at your disposal which offers you the possibility of quickly and securely tune to worldwide operating SW Stations, even if you have only little experience in short wave reception. Selecting Frequencies For the table, frequencies have been selected on which m a i n l y programmes in the respective national languages, but also service programmes for foreigners in the corresponding language (partly also in German) are broadcasted. Despite of the up most care taken over the selection of the frequencies, it may happen, when calling up a memory location, that ... a) you hear a different station than that indicated in the display, b) you hear only disturbing noise. In the first case, the cause is to be found in the multiple use of certain frequencies. In the second case, there are several causes possible. For example, that... - the station concerned is currently not broadcasting on this frequency, - the station has temporarily exchanged this frequency with another frequency, or - the current reception conditions for the area concerned are very bad . 13 For calling up stations stored in the ROM table, you must enter the code number (station code) given in the list below. This means that you must always enter a zero followed by the number and confirm the entry by pressing the MEMORY bu tto n (6 ). If you have already called up the ROM table, you can select further stations with the MEMORY button (6): Brief pressure = you get to the next higher station code. Long pressure = you get to the next lower station code. For all radio stations, several alternative frequencies have been programmed. You get to these alternative frequencies with the M O N O / R O M - A F button (21). Each short pressure on this button will switch to the next frequency. A direct frequency entry via the numeric keypad (also when changing the waveband) or a frequency change does not yet cause the exit from the ROM table. If you have meanwhile changed the frequency, pressing the MEMORY button (6) brings you back to the starting point of the ROM table. You can quit the ROM table by selecting a station memory location (e.g., 1 MEMORY) or by slowly pressing the 0/R O M numeric button which causes in addition the transfer into the tuning memory. Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Station abbrev. DW . . . . . D BBC . WS . G ROEI . AUT SRI . . SUI REND . HOL RFI . . . . F RAI . . . . I RMWS.RUS REE . . . . E Station Deutsche Welle BBC London External Services Radio Austria International Swiss Radio International Radio Nederland Radio France Internationale Radiotelevisione Italians Radio Moscow Radio Exterior de Espana Frequencies (kHz) 3995, 6075, 9545, 9735, 11795, 13780, 15270, 15275, 15350, 15410, 17845, 17860, 21540, 21560, 21640, 21680 3955,3975,5975, 6045, 6180, 6195, 7325, 9410, 9750,9760,9915,12095,15070,17640, 17705, 25750 5945,6155,9870, 13730, 15410, 15430, 15450, 21490 3985,6165,9535, 9885, 11955, 12030, 15570 5955,6020,9860, 9895, 13700, 15560, 17575, 17605 3965,6175,7135, 7280, 9790, 11705, 15300, 17620 5990,6060,7175, 7275, 7290, 9515, 9575, 9710 5905,5915,7360, 9880, 12010, 13710, 15140, 15225, 15540,17645, 17850, 21725 7105, 9685, 9875, 12035, 15365, 17715, 17890 14 1. Insert batteries or connect the AC (mains) unit. 2. Extend the telescopic aerial (3). 3. Switch the unit on with the O N/O FF button (11) . 4. Adjust the volume with the VOLUME slider control (7). For your first experience with SW reception, proceed step by step as shown below Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception On which frequency(ies) you then can receive, for example, BBC London, depends on the time of day. Select "your" frequency(ies) out of the 16 preprogrammed frequencies. Please note: Beside the indications given in the example, no further indications should be visible in the display. The time indication (TIME I/II) is meaningless in this case 15 Switch the unit on with the O N /O FF button (11) . - The frequency tuned to appears in the display, on FM in MHz, on AM in kHz. - A separate tuning memory is provided for each waveband. 1. Frequency Tuning in the FM Band · Select the FM waveband. - You hear the station last received in the FM band. · You tune to the desired station by briefly pressing one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19). Each pressure on the button changes the tuning frequency by 25 kHz. · A longer pressure on one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19) starts the automatic station search. TUNE =the search is started in direction of lower frequencies. TUNE =the search is started in direction of higher frequencies. - The station search operates in the 100 kHz mode. - The display (4) indicates AS (Auto-Search) = automatic station search. The automatic station search will stop as soon as it has found a station appropriate for good reception. It then can be restarted by a longer pressure on one of the TUNE / buttons. If the found station is an RDS station, the RDS symbol and the station name (see "Special Functions on FM") will be displayed after a few moments. In addition, the display (4) indicates O for the tuning memory, and you will hear the station. · Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons 16 2. Frequency Tuning in the AM bands · Select one of the AM bands. - You will hear the station last tuned to in the respective A M band. M W and LW · Tune to the desired station by brief pressures on one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19). Each pressure on one of the buttons changes the tuning frequency by 1 kHz. · Each longer pressure on one of the buttons TUNE / increases or decreases the frequency tuned to by 9kHz (on MW, this can be changed to 9/10kHz via the menu). · If a frequency lying outside of the frequency raster has been tuned to before pressing one of the TUNE / buttons, the unit automatically tunes to the next raster frequency in the respective direction. · A very long pressure on one of the TUNE / buttons starts the frequency scan (station search) in the desired direction. Each frequency then will be heard for approx. 1 seconds. Pressing a random button will abort this function. SW · A longer pressure on one of the TUNE / buttons will step 5 kHz down or up within the selected m-band. In the amateur bands, the tuning mode is 1 kHz. If the current frequency lies beyond the limits of a meter band, the unit automatically tunes to the limit (cut-off) frequency of the next adjacent m-band. When the end of a band is reached, the unit jumps to the beginning of the same band. A very long pressure on one of the TUNE / buttons will start an automatic frequency scan in 5/1 kHz steps up or down within the selected meter band. Each raster frequency then will be heard for approx. 1 seconds. Pressing a random button will abort this function. · Long pressure on the AM button: Switching to the lower limit (cut-off) frequency of the following m-band. Tuning to Stations The display (4) indicates 0 for tuning memory and you hear, the station. Tuning to Stations with the Numeric Buttons (Direct frequency entry) For this, you must know the frequency of the station you wish to tune to. You can find these frequencies in station tables or radio guides. You can enter the desired frequency in M H z o r kHz, or as m-band in the case of SW stations. · Confirm each entry wit the buttons FM/RDS-AF for FM or AM (17) for LW, MW and SW. O n F M : M Hz indication O n A M : kHz indication Examples: desired frequency 99.00 MHz 99.00 MHz 99.00 MHz 99.00 MHz 99.00 MHz 99.00 MHz 7000 kHz entry order 99 FM/RDS-AF button 990 FM/RDS-AF button 9900 FM/RDS-AF button 991 FM/RDS-AF button 9910 FM/RDS-AF button 99100 FM/RDS-AF button 7000 AM button 17 Entering a Meter Band on SW Entered numbers below 100 with subsequent confirmation by the AM button (f~ will be recognized as wavelength in meters for SW When the entry is valid, the set will tune to a frequency next to the band centre in the case of radio bands, and to the beginning of the respective SW band in the case of amateur bands. See table to the right. It is possible to enter the following meter bands 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16,17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 30, 31, 40, 41, 49, 60, 75, 80, 90. Entry example for the 49-m band: Numeric buttons 4 9 Button AM 6075 kHz (= Deutsche Welle). Indication of the actual band on SW · With direct band entry or with SW frequency scanning (within a meter band): The selected band is permanently indicated. · With direct frequency entry or manual tuning: If the frequency tuned to lies in one of the above listed meter bands, the band will permanently be indicated in the display, if not, the display indicates 0. · It is possible to briefly (approx. 4 seconds) indicate the m-band by pressing the MODE button. Entering a Meter Band Band Band(m) 90-m-tropic 80-m-amateur 75-m-radio 60-m-tropic 49-m-radio 40-m-radio 41-m-radio 31-m-radio 30-m-amateur 25-m-radio 22-m-radio 20-m-amateur 19-m-radio 16-m-radio 17-m-amateur 15-m-amateur 13-m-radio 12-m-amateur 11 -m-radio 10-m-amateur Lower cut-off Radio station frequency (kHz) or band centre 3200 3500 3950 4750 5950 7000 7100 9400 10100 11650 13600 14000 15100 17550 18065 21000 21450 24890 25650 28000 25820 21690 15320 17705 11845 13700 7220 9635 3975 4905 6075 3300 * Not all radio stations are broadcasting 24 hours a day and during all seasons programmes on this frequency. For this reason, please note the individual broadcasting times. 18 Storing in Memory General What can You Store? You can programme up to 40 station memory locations in random order, also mixed from the 4 wavebands FM - M W -LWSW. You can store in memory each frequency you have tuned to. The associated operating states (mono/stereo, LSB/USB) are automatically stored with the frequency. On each station memory position, you can store in addition - even at a later date - an alphanumeric abbreviation (e.g., station name) of up to 8 positions. With FM-RDS stations, the station name is automatically displayed and transferred into the respective station memory location when storing the station. Store Compare · Before storing a frequency tuned to in memory, you can check whether this frequency is already stored, by briefly pressing the STORE button. - If the station is already stored in memory, the display indicates the station number (e.g., M E M O 1 2 ) . If you press the STORE button once again or keep it pressed while this indication is visible, all further stations with this frequency will be indicated. - If the station is not yet stored in memory, the indication NEW appears in the display. · A long pressure on the STORE button will indicate the free memory positions (e.g. FREE 9). If you press the STORE button once again or keep it pressed while this indication is visible, all free memory locations will be indicated. - If all locations of the station memory are occupied, the indication FULL will appear in the display. Is the Frequency Tuned to Already Stored in Memory? 19 Checking the Desired Station Memory Position To avoid accidentally erasing an already stored station be, you can call up the memory location you wish to use and check it before you store it in memory. When doing this, the station to be stored remains in the tuning memory (0 in the display) · Enter the number of the station memory location with the numeric buttons. · Press the MEMORY button. The display then indicates either FREE (not occupied) or, if a station has already been programmed, the number of the station memory location and the frequency or the name of the station. The station last tuned to in the respective waveband remains always "buffered" on the numeric button "0". · It is then eventually necessary to press the AM button several times or to switch to F M to return to the desired waveband. Then retrieve the station by pressing the numeric button "0" and the MEMORY button, and search a different station memory location. Programming a Station Memory Location Overwriting the old memory contents. · Tune to the desired station. · Enter the number of the desired memory location with the numeric buttons. · Press the STORE button a long time. - The number of the selected memory location appears below the indication MEMORY in the display. You will still hear the stored station. - A station name which you have entered or which has been decoded by the RDS system and which is visible in the display will be stored along with the frequency. 20