Manual Radio Shack DX-396

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    Cat. No. 20-2 26 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equ ipment. DX-396 AM/SW/FM Stereo PLL Portable Receiver 20-226.fm Page 1 Tuesday, D ecember 7, 1999 1:48 PM ...

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    2 FEATURES Your lightweight and compa ct Ra- dioShack DX-396 AM/ SW/FM-Stereo PLL Portable Receiver lets you choose from a wide variet y of broadcasts on FM, AM, and SW (short wave) bands. The 12 internatio nal SW bands let you tune in to th e news and other pr ograms from such sourc es as the British Br oad- casting Company, Radio Cairo, and Ra- d ...

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    3 Three Power Options — let you power the receiv er with intern al batteries (not supplied), standa rd household AC pow- er (using an optio nal AC adapt er ), or DC vehicle batter y power (using an option al DC adapter). Memory Backup — keeps the pro - grammed stations in your receiver’s memory for ab out 30 seconds witho ut batteries. Freque ...

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    4 CONTENTS Preparation ....... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ................... ... 5 Connecting Pow er .............. ... ................ ... ................. ... ... ................ ... ................ 5 Using Internal Batte ry Po wer ................. ... ................ ... ......... ...

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    5 PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER You can power your receive r from: • Internal batt ery power (t wo alkaline C batteries, not supplied). • Standard household AC power (with an optional AC adapter) . • V ehicle battery power (with an optional DC adapt er). Using Internal Battery Power To use battery power, you need two C batteries (n ot supplied ...

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    6 Cautions: Y ou must use a Cla ss 2 power source that supplies 3V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center ti p must be set to positive and its plug must fit the re - ceiver's DC 3V jack. Using an ad apt- er that does no t meet these specifications could damage the re - ceiver or th e adapter . • Always connect the AC adapte r to the rec ...

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    7 Follow these steps t o p ower your re ceiv- er from yo ur vehicle’s b attery power. 1. Set the adapt er ’s volta ge switch to 3V . 2. Connect the Adapt aplug to the adapter ’s cord with TIP set to +POS. 3. Insert the adapt er's barrel plug into the receiver ’s DC 3V jack. This dis- connects the inte rnal batteries. 4. Plug the other ...

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    8 • When the receiver is of f, the display always sh ows local time. When the receiver is turned on , the ti me disap- pears and a radio frequency appears. T o se e the time when the receiver is on, press CLOCK . Press CLOCK again to retu rn to the radio frequency displa y . Setting the Secondary Clock Follow these steps to set t he secondary clo ...

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    9 USING STEREO HEADPHONES For private listening, conn ect optional stereo headphones into th e receiver's 1 / 8 -inch jack. Your local RadioShack store offers a wid e selection of ster eo head- phones. Note: The built-in spea ker disconnects when you plug in headphones. Listening Safely To protect your hearing , follow these guidelines when yo ...

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    10 OPERATION LISTENING TO THE RECEIVER Warning: To preven t possible ear inju ry and hearing loss, set VOLUME to mini- mum before you t urn on t he receive r. Af- ter you turn on the receiver , set VOLUME to a comfortable list en ing level. Follow these st eps to list en to the re - ceiver. 1. Press POWER to turn on the receiver . 2. Press BAND unt ...

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    11 2. Press SW SELECT . m (meter) flashes for 10 seconds. 3. While m flashes, press the de sired band key ( 120m - 13m ). The receiver tunes t o the lowest fre - quency in the select ed band. T uning to a Radio Station You can tune to a station u sing the man- ual, search, direct access, preset, or scan tuning methods. • Up-Down Manual T o manual ...

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    12 Using the Sensitivity Switch If you are listening to a strong FM, AM, or SW station , and the sound is d istort- ed, set the sensitivity switch to LOCAL . This decreases the receiver’s sensitivity which reduces distor tion from st rong sig- nals and preven ts reception of weak and noisy signals which ar e mo r e com m o n. If you are list enin ...

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    13 ERASING STORED FREQUENCIES Your shortwave rece iver permanently keeps programmed st ations stored in memory. How ever, you can e rase all or single stored freq uen cies f rom t he mem - ory buttons. To clear all the me mory buttons , you must reset the receiver. Note: Resetting the receiver clears the current clock settings. Using a straightened ...

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    14 **The 41-mete r band is shared by h am operators in the United Sta tes and inter- national stat ions. T IME STANDARD FREQUENCIES The following frequencie s announce the exact time of da y at specified inter vals for the Unite d States. Note: Other co untries also ha ve signal stations transmitt ing this type of informa- tion over WWV or WWVH. Yo ...

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    15 SPECIAL FEATURES USING THE KEY LOCK The lock feature prevents yo u from acci- dentally turning t he receiver on or off, changing the band or f requency, or changing other front -panel controls. You can still adjust VOLUME , TO NE , and the sensitivity switch. To lock the co ntrols, set LO CK to IN . LOCK appears on th e display. To unlock the co ...

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    16 To turn off the alarm so it will not sound again the next day, press SET/OFF . BUZZER or STANDBY disappears when the alarm is turn ed off. USING THE SLEEP T IMER The sleep timer set s the radio t o turn off after 90, 60, 30 or 15 minut es so you can fall asleep as you listen to the radio. To set the sleep timer , press SLEEP . The radio turns on ...

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    17 T ROUBLESHOOTING Your receive r should give you years of troubl e-free service if yo u follow the care in- structions give n in this manual. If you d o have problems, the c hart below might help you solve them . Problem Probable C ause Solution No display or incorrect display . • Batteries are weak or dead. • AC or DC adapter is plugged into ...

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    18 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW Your RadioShack DX-396 AM/SW/ FM-Stereo PLL Portab le Receiver might cause television or radio in terference even when it is operatin g properly. To deter mine whether your receiver is causing the int erference, turn it off. If the interference g oes away, your receiver is causing the int erference. To try to eliminat ...

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    19 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range (wit h frequency step switch set to AM 10 kHz FM 200 kHz): FM .............. ................ ... 87.5-10 8.0 MHz AM .......... ................ ......... 530-1 710 kHz SW .......... ................ ..... 2300-2 1850 kHz ( . . . set to AM 9 kHz FM 10 0 kHz): FM .............. ................ ... 87.5-10 8.0 MHz A ...

  • Radio Shack DX-396 - page 20

    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W orth, T exas 76102 12A99 Printed in Hong Kong Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manuf acturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase fr om RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioS ...

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