Sangean ATS818ACS Shortwave Radio Manual - TextFiles.com

CONTENTS
Features 2
Control Locations 3
Choosing aPowerSupply 5
Preliminary Settings 7
Tuning Modes 12
ClockRadioOperation 21
SpecialTuningTechniques and Controls 23
UsingYour CassetteRecorder 26
SpecialSSB/CWReceptionTechniques 29
Care and Maintenance 34
Specifications 36
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allowscontinuous
receptionofallstationsandbands.
in-
dicatesstationfrequencyinlargeeasy-
to-readnumbers,includingdualtime,
memorylocation,signalstrengthandbat-
terylife.
permitsinstant
tuningofanydesiredfrequencyfrom87.5
to108MHzontheFMbandandfrom 150
to29,999KHzontheAMband.
offerins-
tantaccesstoyourfavoritestationson
LW,MW, FMandSW.
foruse
virtuallyanywhereintheworld.
furtherim-
provesradioreception.
allowsyoutopre-set
yourlocaltimeandUTCWorldTime,or
anytwotimezoneswithinstantrecall.
permitsyoutocheck
variousfrequenciesonacertainband
widthandlockontoitatrandom.
allowsyoutoinstantly
changeincorrectinformationkeyedinto
themicroprocessor.
ContinuousTuning
Fastresponse,ThreeColor LCD
DirectAccessKeypad
Fifty-FourMemoryPre-sets
AC/DCPowerSupplies
SpecialTuningControls
DualTimeSetting
ScanningCircuit
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CancelButton
FEATURES
BandSelectButtons
TuningSpeedSelectSwitch
AdjustableSleepTimer
Standby Mode
StereoHeadphoneJack
FoldingStand
BFOControl
StandbyRecording
SensitiveBuilt-inMicrophone
FullyAutoStop
offerinstantselec-
tionofanydesiredfrequencybandwidth
onSW.
permits
youtotunestationsateitherafastorslow
speed.
allowsyouto
fallasleeptomusicorotherprogramming
turns on the radio
automaticallyatapre-settimeeitherby
buzzerorradioprogram.
permitsrecep-
tionofFMmultiplexstereobroad-casts.
alowsyoutopositionthe
radioeitherverticallyoratananglewhile
maintainingstability.
(beatFrequencyOscillator)
allowsreceptionofSSB(SingleSide
Band)andCW(ContinuousWaveMorse
Code)transmisisons.
functionprovides
recordingatpre-programmedtime.
provides
recordinganywherewithoutanextra
microphone.
ontapeplaying,fast-
forwardingandrewinding.
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CONTROLLOCATIONS
1.DisplayLightButton 24.TapePlayingLEDIndicator
2.RadioPoweron/offButton. 25.CassetteTapeCompartment
3.SleepTimer. 26.TapeRecordingButton
4.TimeSet. 27.TapePlayingButton
5.DualTimeSet 28.TapeRewindingButton
6.ManualTuning/AutoScanButton 29.TapeFastForwardButton
7.BandSelector. 30.Stop/EjectButton.
8.FrequencySelectButton. 31.PauseButton
9.StandbyButton. 32.TelescopicAntenna
10.BFOon/offSelector 33.CarryingHandle
11.FMStereo/MonoModeSelector. 34.RotaryTuningKnob.
AMWide/NarrowModeSelector. 35.TuningSpeedControl
12.Alarm ByRadio/BuzzerSelector. 36.LockSwitch
13.BFOPitch 37.VolumeControl
14.RFGainControl 38.CrO 2/Normal/TapeSelectSwitch
15.ToneControl 39.TimerRecordingon/offSwitch
16.CancelButton 40.BeatCutSwitch
17.EnterCommandButton 41.AMExternalAntennajack
18.MemoryEntryButton 42.StereoHeadphoneJack.
19.Numeric&BandwidthButton 43DCInputJack/6volts
20.MeterSelectButton 44.FoldingStand
21.Built-inMicrophone
22.LCDDisplay
23.TapeRecordingLEDIndicator
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45.BatteryCompartment.
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USINGHOUSECURRENT[AC]
ThereceivermaybepoweredbyACcurrent
usingtheACadaptor(notincluded).Insert
thesmallbarrelshapedplugintothejackon
thesideoftheradiomarked "DCIN6V".
Plugtheotherendoftheadaptorintoa
standardhouseholdoutlet.WheneverAC
isused,thebatteriesareautomatically
disconnected.
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PRELIMINARYSETTINGS
SETTINGTHE CLOCK
Thetimeisdisplayedinthe24hourmode
sincemostshortwavestationsoperate
accordingtoUTC.Thisisthestandardthat
isusedthroughouttheworld.
Theclockwillstartwhen3AAsize
batteriesareinstalled.Thedisplayshows
0:00
1.Press"TIMESET"."0:00".disappears
&for12seconds TIMESET flashes.
2.While FLASHING setthecorrecttime
bypressingthenumberedbuttons.As
youpressthecorrespondingbuttonthe
numbershowsupontheLCDdisplay.
3.Ifyoupressthewrongnumber, pressthe
"C" [CANCEL] button which deletes
one number at a time.Repeat step #2
again.
NOTE
Timecanonlybeadjustedwhen TIME
SET isinflashingmode.
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4.Nowpressbuttonmarked "ENTER".
Displayshowshoursandminutes.

SETTINGDUALTIME
Asecondtimezonecanbeprogrammed
intothisunitsuchasyourhometime
ifyouaretravelling,orUTCWorldTimefor
instantaccesstoshort-wavebroadcastsor
thelocaltimewhereeveryoumaybe.
1.Pressrightside "DUALTIME" button
thenthedisplaywillshowthesecondary
TIMEand appears.
2.Press "TIMESET" button.Clocktime
willdisappear& "TIMESET" willflash
for12seconds.
3.While "FLASHING" setthecorrecttime
bypressingthenumberedbuttons.As
youpressthecorrespondingbuttonthe
numbershowsupontheLCDdisplay.
4.Ifyoupressthewrongnumber, pressthe
"C" [CANCEL]buttonwhichdeletesone
numberatatime.Repeatstep#3again.
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5.Nowpressbuttonmarked "ENTER",
Displayshowshoursandminutes.
6.Bypressingtherightside "DUALTIME"
buttonnow, theLCDdisplaywillonce
againshowtheclocktime.
7.To verify "DUALTIME",presstheleft
side 'DUALTIME" buttontodisplayyour
"OTHER" timezone.Whenyourelease
thebuttontheclockwillshowyourcurrent
localtime.
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BAND SELECTION
Therearefourbandselectorbuttonslocated
JustbeneaththeLCDdisplay.
BAND FRIQUENCYRANGE FROGRAMTYPE
FM 87.5~108 MHz StandardFM
LW 150~519 kHz Longwave
MW 520~1710 kHz StandardAM
SW 1.711~29.999 MHz SW/13Sub-Bands
1.Turnradioonbypressing "POWER{
button.Displaywillshowlastbandand
frequencyselected.
2.Bypressinganyoneofthefourband
selectorbuttonsthedisplayshowsthe
bandselectedandarandomfrequency
withinthatband.
NOTE
WhenyouselectSWyouonlyhavetopress
Thebuttonmarked "METET" ,andthenany
oneofthenumberedbuttonsdepending
uponwhatbandyouwanttolistento.The
displaywillshowthebandyouselectedand
a randomfrequencywithinthatband.
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TUNINGMODE
ADJUSTINGTHEANTENNA
Locatethebandyouwanttolistentointhe
followingchartandadjusttheantennaas
indicated
FREQUENCY
BAND
RANGE
ANTENNATYPES ILLUSTRATION
MW 520-1710kHz
LW 150- 519kHz
FM 87.5-108MHz
SW 1.711-29.999 MHz
INTERNAL
Rotateradio
for best reception
INTERNAL
Rotateradio
orbestreception
f
TELESCOPIC
Extend antennaall
theway&rotateit
for best reception
TELESCOPIC
Extend antennaall
thewayforbest
reception &do
not
rotate
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Youmayselectany frequencyusingfourdifferenttuningmethods:
DirectTuning
ManualTuning
ScanTuning
MemoryTuning
DIRECTTUNING
Youmay "KEYIN" aspecificband(120m,
49m,16m)bypressingtheappropriate
button.Theexactstationisthenselectedby
pressingthebuttonscorrespondingtothe
stationfrequency.
Example:To tune 100.70MHzonthe FM band, follow this procedure:
1.Press thePOWERbuttontoturn onthe
radio.
2.Press thebuttonmarked,FREQ
("Frequency" )
3.Press thecorresponding buttons,
marked[1], [0],[0],[.],[7],[0].That
exact frequencywill nowshow upin
thedisplay.
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4.Pressthebuttonmarked "ENTER"
withintwelveseconds.Thefrequency
andbandwillnowshowupinthedisplay.
TheSIGNALSTRENGTHwillalsoshow.
NOTE:
Besuretopressthedecimalpoint
[.]in100.70MHz,otherwisethedisplaywill
show "SW",[10.070MHz]automatically.
5.Extendtheantennaallthewayandrotate
forbestFMreception.
6.AdjusttheVOLUMEandTONEcontrols
forthedesiredsound.
7.WhenselectingastereoFMstation,
makesuretheFMmodeswitchisin
theSTEREOposition.
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MANUALTUNING
Toselectastationyoudonotknowthe
frequencyof,usetheMANUALTUNING
[V]buttonortheROTARYTUNINGcontrol
onthesideoftheradio.
1.PressthePOWERbuttontoturnon
radio.
2.Selectaband.
3.Pressrepeatedlythe or[V]buttonsto
reachadesiredfrequency. Pressand
holdthe or[V]buttonsforatleasta
halfsecondormoretochange
frequenciesrapidly.
[V]
[V]
ORRotatetheTUNINGknobuntilthe
desiredfrequencyorstationistunedin
using the SIGNAL STRENGTH
INDICATOR inthedisplayforthebest
reception.
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SCANTUNING
Usescantuningtoquicklylocateastation
ortomonitorseveralstationswithina
specificband.
1.TurnonradiobypressingPOWER
button.
2.Selectaband.
3.Adjustantennaorradiopositiondependingonselectedband.
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AM
FM
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4.Pressandholdthe or[V]buttonsfor
atleastahalfsecondormoreandthe
radiowillscanallthefrequenciesinthat
band,andwillstopautomaticallyeach
timeitlandsonanactivestation.Signal
strengthisrecordedontheSIGNAL
STRENGTHINDICATOR.
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5.Pressandholdthe or [V]buttonsagain
toresumescanning.Whenyoureachtheupper
orlowerlimitsoftheband,thescanningstarts
alloveragainaslongasthebuttonisdepressed
oncemore.
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6.AdjusttheVOLUMEandTONEcontrols
asyoulike.
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MEMORYTUNING
Youmaystoreuptoeighteendifferent
frequenciesontheSW/FMbandsand
uptoninedifferentfrequenciesoneach
ofLW/MWbandsforinstantselection
ofyourfavoritestations.
StoringaFrequency
1.Press POWER buttontoturnonradio.
2.Turntoanyfrequencyusinganyofthe
previouslymentionedtuningmethods.
3.Press thebuttonmarked "M" for
MEMORYitwillstart flashinginthe
ddisplayfor15secondsduringwhichtime
pressanyofthebuttonsmarked1-9on
thekeyboardandyourstationwill be
storedinthat memoryposition.For the
SW/FM bandsfrequenciespress1-9and
then01-09foreach18memorypositions
onFMandSWbands.Thedisplaywillshow
thememorypositionthe stationisnowstored
in. You maystoreyourstations inany
sequenceyou want.You donot have
tostartwith
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RECALLINGAFREQUENCY
1.PressPOWERbuttontoturnonradio.
2.Selectabandinwhichastationisstored
thatyouwanttorecall.
3.PressanyoftheNUMBEREDbuttonsfor
a desired station and the radio will
instantly tune to it and display that
frequencyandtheMEMORYposition
number. Ifyouwanttochangeto
anotherstoredstation,justpressany
othernumberedbuttonforaccess.
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CLOCK RADIOOPERATION
Withthisreceiveryoucanfallasleeptoyour
favorite stationby pressing the SLEEP
button,orwakeyoutothemorning,news,
oranalarmbuzzer. Makethefollowing
settingswiththePOWERoff!!
SettingtheAlarm
1.PressSTANDBYbuttonsodisplayshows
0:00.STANDBYwillflashfor15seconds.
2.Pressthenumberedbuttonstoactivate
turn-ontimeusing24hourtime,inhours
andminutes.Forexample,tosetthe
radiototurnonat1:30PMeachday,
pressthebuttonsuntilthedisplayshows
13:30.
Ifthewrongnumberwaskeyed-
in,deleteitbypressingtheCANCEL
buttonmarked "C".Onetimeforeach
number. Thenpressthecorrect
numberforthetimeyouwant.
3.Whenyoureachyourdesiredturn-on
time,pressENTER,STANDBYstops
flashing,yourturn-ontimeislockedin.
For2to3seconds,theclockreturnsto
thecurrenttimeautomatically.
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4.To verify, pressSTANDBYbuttonagain.
PressSTANDBYoncemoreandthe
clockreturnstothecurrenttime.
5.Youmayselectradioorbuzzeralarmto
wakeyoubysettingSTANDBY:BUZZER/
RADIOselectorswitch.
6.To canceltheALARMtime,press
STANDBYand "C" [CANCEL]button.
Setting theSleepTimer
1.Thesleeptimerallowstheuserto
settheauto-shutoffin30or15
minutesdecrementsfrom90minutes
to15minutes.
Tosetauto-shutoff,pressSLEEP
button3,LCDwillshow
frequencyread-out,60(autoshutoff
Time)andtheicon.
PressSLEEPbuttontochangethe
requiredauto-shutofftime,releasethe
buttonwhenshutofftimedesiredis
reached.
2.To turnofftheradiobeforeitautomatically
turnsitselfoff,pressthePOWER
button.
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DIRECT ACCESS
DIRECT ACCESS

SPECIALTUNINGTECHNIQUESAND CONTROLS
Inadditiontothestandardtuningoper-
Aationsdescribedpreviously,usethe
followingcontrolsforspecialoperations.
RFGAINCONTROL
Thiscontroladjuststhereceiver's
Sensitivity. ForLW,MWSWreception
rotatethecontroltotheMAXposition,
thisprovidesthemaximumsensitivity.
whenyoulistentotheMW,standard
aMband,orLW bandthroughexternal
antenna,rotatethecontrolonlyasfaras
neededtoobtainagoodsignal.Ifyou
turntheknobfurtheryoumightheara
distortedsignal.Forweakstations,
rotatethecontroltotheMAXposition.
Ifyouencounterinterference,adjustthe
controlin bothdirectionsuntilyouobtain
thebestcompromisebetweenyourstation
andtheinterference.
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AMNARROW/WIDE
SELECTIVITYSWITCH
Some stations transmit theirsignal sothat
verylittlespaceexistsbetween their
airspace and thestationnext tothem onthe
band. If,whiletuning,youencounter
interference, caused bythe signal from an
adjacent station,press thebuttonfor the
band youarelisteningtoand select the
NARROWposition.The interferenceis
reduced or muted.
Forfull reception, leave theswitch inthe
WIDEposition.
IfyouplantolistentoMorsecode,referred
to as CW (continuouswave), settheBFO
switch to ONposition. If you encounter
toomuchnoiseasyoutune,settheAM
NARROW/WIDE switch to NARROW
position.

HEADPHONEUSE
Whilenotacontrol,youmayconsiderusing
HEADPHONEStoobtainthebestaudio
claritywhenlisteningto SW. Sincemany
SW stations broadcast only marginal
signals,usingHEADPHONESwillenable
youtodistinguishbetweenthesignaland
thenoiseusuallyencounteredatnight.Be
surethattheHEADPHONESterminateina
1/8inchplug,whichisinsertedintothe
HEADPHONEjacklocatedontheleftside
of the radio, marked with symbol
WhentheHEADPHONESare pluggedin,
thespeakerismuted.
Becausetheradioiscapableof receiving
FMmultiplexstereo,StereoHEADPHONES
Shouldbeused.Whenlisteningtostereo
FM,besurethattheFM:STEREO/MONO
switchissettotheSTEREOposition.
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LOCKSWITCH USE
UsingtheLOCKSwitchprevents
unauthorizedoperationoftheradioandwill
alsopreventthestationyouarelisteningto
from being changed. When the LOCK
switchismovedtoitsup position,the
POWERbuttonandTUNINGcontrolsare
completelydisabled.Iftheradioisonwhen
theLOCKswitchis movedtoitsup
position,youwillnotbeabletoturnitoff.
Iftheradioisoff,withtheLOCKSwitchin
itsup position,youwillnotbeableto
turniton.Thiswillalsopreventitfrombeing
turnedonbyaccident,whenpackedina
attachecase.To releasetheLOCKSwitch,
simplymovetheswitchdown.

EXTERNA R SWITCH
To obtainoptimumperformancefromthis
unit,especiallywhenlisteningtoSW/SSB/
CWanexternalantennashouldbeused,if
atallpossible.Theantennaisconnectedto
theEXTERNALANTENNAADAPTERand
then plugged into theEXTERNALANTENNA
jack located ontheleftsideofthe radio.
AM EXT ANT
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Locatedinbatterycompartmentoftheunit,
isaswitchmarked,9K/10K.This switch
selectstheincrementalfrequencySTEPS
fortheMWband,dependinguponyour
geographiclocation.IntheUSA,10KSTEPS
areused,sotheswitchshouldbesettoits
10KPosition.Inotherpartsoftheworld
wheretheyuse9KSTEPS,movetheswitct
tothe9KPosition.

UsingYourCassetteRecorder
TheSangeanCassetteRecorderbuiltintoyourSangeanModelATS-818ACSisatopquality,
precisioncassetterecorderprovidinganumberoffeaturestofurtherenhanceyouruseand
enjoymentofyourSangeanradio.Your Recordercan:
A:Allowyoutoplayyourfavoritecassettes.
B:Allowyoutorecordusingthebuilt-inmicrophone.
C:AllowyoutorecordanyprogramformAM(MW,LWorSW)FM.
D:AllowyoutorecordanyprogramfromAM(MW,LWorSW)/FMatanypreprogrammedtime
ToPlayaCassetteTape
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Using Fast-Forward (FF)andRewind.
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1.PressSTOP/EJECT[30]toopenthe
cassettedoor.
2.Insertacassettewiththefullreelonthe
right,thesidetobeplayedfacingyouand
theexposedtapepointingupward.
3.Closethecassettecompartmentdoor.
4.PressPLAY[27].
5.AdjusttheVolumeControl[37]toyour
desiredlisteninglevel.
1.To Fast-Forwardthetape,pressFAST-
FORWARD[29].
2.Press STOP/EJECT[30]tostop
Fast-Forward.
3.To RewindrapidlypressREWIND[28].
4.Press STOP/EJECTtostoptherewind
motion.
Caution: IneitherFast-ForwardorRewind,
alwayspresstheSTOP/EJECT[30]before
changingtapemotion.Donotswitchfrom
Fast-ForwardtoRewindwithoutpressingthe
STOP/EJECTbuttonbetweenthetwo
operations.Ifyouletthetapecometothe
endineitherFast-ForwardorRewindthe
tapewillautomaticallystop.

ToRecord withtheBuilt-in Microphone
Your cassetterecorderhasabuilt-incondensermicrophone[21]onthefrontofthecabinet.
To recordwiththebuilt-inmicrophonefollowthefollowingsteps:
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To Record from theRadio
To record the current tuned program followthesesteps:
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1.Select CrO2/NORMAL Tape Selection
Switch [38]
2.Press RECORD[26]and PLAY[27]buttons
simultaneously. RECORD will remain
in the locked position and the
RECORDLED[23]willilluminateindicatingrecordingisinprogress.
Note: Thetapewillstopautomaticallywhen
itcomestotheendofaside.Atthispoint
theRECORDbuttonandthePLAYbutton
willdisengageandtherecordingwillbe
terminated.
3.To listen to your recording it will be
necessarytoRewindthetape,Stopthe
tape, and then press the PLAY button
[27].
1.Install blank tape and select CrO2/
NORMAL Tape Selection Switch [38].
2.To reduce interferencewhen recording
AM(MW,LWor SW) switchBEATCUT
Switch [40] to on position.
3.To listentorecording,rewindtapeand
pressPLAY[27].
Note: Thevolumeandbalancecontrols
havenoeffectduringrecording.Theyonly
Effecttheplayoperation.Therecordinglevel
issetautomaticallyby thealc(Automatic
LevelControl)circuit.

To Record from theRadiousingthe Program Feature
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1.Turn on radio and tune to the desired
station.
2.Turn off the radio,push STANDBY button
[9] andsettimeforrequiredstartof
recording.
3.Switch StandbyBuzzer/RadioSwitch[12]
totheRadioposition.
4.SwitchTimer RecordingOn/OffSwitch
[39]toOnposition.
5.Select CrO 2/NORMAL
Tape Selection
Switch[38].
6.Push RECORD [26] Play [27] Buttons
simultaneously.
Note: Therecordingwillcontinueuntilthe
cassettetapereachestheendof asideand
Itwillthenceaseautomaticallyand
disengagethetape.

SPECIALSSB/CWRECEPTIONTECHNIQUES
Many stations transmit unmodulated
telegraphtransmissionsintheshortwave
band.To receivethesespecialMorsecode
characters,theradiousesaspecialcircuit
a beat-frequency oscillator,tomodifythe
transmittedsignalsothatyoucanhearit.
this particular type of telegraph transmissioniscalled
continuous wave(CW)
transmission.
TO RECEIVECW
1.Turn ontheradio
2.Extend theantennafullystraight up
3.Set theBFOswitchto ON.
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Manystationstransmitvoicesignalswitha
suppressedcarrierinthe singlesideband.
(SSB), part of the radio transmission
spectrumthatliestothesideoftheprimary
frequency signal. Many amateurs who
operatetransmitbelow10Mhzgenerally
use the lower side band (LSB). Above 10
MHz,theyusuallyusethe uppersideband
(USB).Commercialutilitystationsgenerally
usetheUSB.Acarrierhastobeaddedto
makethesesignalsaudible.
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4.RotatetheBFOPITCHcontroltothe
midpoint
5.RotatetheRFGAINcontroltotheMAX
position.
6.PresstheSWbandbuttontoselectthe
SWband.
7.TuneintheCWstationusingthetuning
knob,orenterthefrequencyusingthe
directaccessbuttons.
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8.AdjusttheCWtoneusingtheBFOPITCH
control.
9.Reduce strong signals by using the
RF GAIN control. This also reduces
interferenceandnoise.
TORECEIVE SSBVOICE
1.Turnontheradio.
2.Extendtheantennafully, inastraightup
position.
3.SettheBFOswitchtotheONposition.
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4.RotatetheBFOPITCHcontroltothe
midpoint.
5.RotatetheRFGAINcontroltotheMAX
position.
6.PresstheSWbuttontoselecttheSW
band.
7.TuneintheSSBstationusingthetuning
knob,orenterthefrequencyusingthe
directaccessbuttons.
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8.RotatetheBFOPITCH control toadjust
thesignal quality.
9.RotatetheRFCAINcontrol todampen
strongsignals.Thiscanimprove signal
clarity aswell.
Note
:Before choosing another band, set
theRFGAINcontrolto MAX,and movethe
BFO switch to the OFF position.
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CAREAND MAINTENANCE
Thisreceiverisanexampleofsuperior
designandcraftsmanship.Thefollowing
suggestionswillhelpyoucareforthe
receiversothatyoucanenjoyitforyears.
Keeptheproductdry.Ifitdoesgetwet,wipe
itdryimmediately. Liquidsmightcontain
mineralsthatcancorrodetheelectronic
circuits.
Useandstoretheproductonlyinnormal
Temperatureenvironments.Hightemperaturescanshortenthelifeofelectronic
devices,damagebatteries,anddistortor
meltplasticparts.
Handletheproductgentlyandcarefully.
Droppingitcandamagecircuitboardsand
casesandcancausetheproducttowork
improperly.
Keeptheproductawayfrom dust and dirt,
Whichcan causepremature wearofparts.
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Wipetheproductwithadampenedcloth
occasionallytokeepitlookingnew. Donot
useharshchemicals,cleaningsolvents,or
strongdetergentstocleantoproduct.
Useonlyfreshbatteriesoftherecommendedsizeandtype.Alwaysremoveoldor
weakbatteries.Theycanleakchemicals
thatdestroyelectroniccircuits.
Modifyingortamperingwiththeproduct's
internalcomponentscancauseamalfunctionandmightinvalidatetheproduct's
warranty.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Semiconductors:
1LSI . 12 IC
8FET. 65Transistors
60Diodes.
2LEDS.
Circuit:
FM :Heterodyne
AM( LW ,M W, SW ) Double-conversionheterodyne
Frequenc yrange:
FM : 87.5-108MHz
LW : 150-519kHz
MW : 520-1710kHz
SW 1.711-29.999MHz
inwhichdividedinto13shortwavebands
120M 2.300- 2.495 MHz
90M 3.200- 3.400 MHz
75M 3.900- 4.000 MHz
60M 4.750- 5.060 MHz
49M 5.900- 6.200 MHz
41M 7.100- 7.350 MHz
31M 9.400- 9.990 MHz
25M 11.600-12.100 MHz
21M 13.570-13.870 MHz
19M 15.100-15.800 MHz
16M 17.480-17.900 MHz
13M 21.450-21.750 Mhz
11M 25.600-26.100 MHz
Antennas:
Output:
Jacks:
LW/M W built-inFerritebarAntenna
SW TelescopicAntennaorexternalAntenna(notincluded)
F M TelescopicAntenna
Recordin gSystem:
Erasin gSystem:
Tap eSpeed:
Nominal800mWat10%T .H.D.
1.DCjackforexternalpower(6V)
2.Headphonejack-3.5 forministereoheadphones
3.A MEx t.Ant.jack.
A Cbias.
MagneticErasing
4.76cm/sec 3%
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Wow &Flutter:
FrequencyResponse:
SignaltoNoiseRatio:
Powersources:
Dimension:
Weight:
Accessories:
0.35%W/RMS.
125-8000Hz.
35dB.
DC:4each D sizebatteries
3each AA sizebatteries
AC: 6voltDC(optionaladapternegativecenter)
296(L)x 192(H)x 68(T)mm
2000gwithoutbatteries
Adaptor(exceptforcertainareaslikeUnited
Kingdom,NewZealand,Australia,SouthAfrica,etc.)
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