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INSTR UCTION MANU AL P LEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETEL Y BEFORE USE. W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARRO W- HEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A W ARN- ING SIGN ALERTING Y OU OF “D ANGER OUS V OL T A GE” INSIDE THE RADIO . CA UTION: T O REDUCE TH[...]
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Co p y r ight © 2002 b y C . C r ane Compa n y , Inc., F o r tuna, CA 95540 800-522-8863 • ccrane.com All rights reser ved. No par t of this booklet ma y be reproduced, in any f orm or means whatsoe ver , without per mission in wr iting from C. Crane Company , Inc. ccradioplusmanual.qxd Re v 5/01[...]
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS ......................................................... 4-5 I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 6 U NP ACKING ................................................................................ 6 B UTT ON I DENTIFICA TION .................................[...]
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Pag e 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read and understand all saf ety and operating instructions before the radio is operated. 2) Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained f or future ref erence. 3) Heed W arnings: All warnings on the appliance and operating inst[...]
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Pag e 5 10) Do not o verload wall outlets or e xtension cords . This can result in a risk of fire or electr ical shock. Nev er inser t objects of any kind into the receiver through openings . The objects ma y touch dangerous v oltage points or shor t out par ts. This could cause a fire or electrical shock. 11) If the radio is left unattended and un[...]
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I NTRODUCTION Thank you f or purchasing the high per- f or mance digital CCRadio plus . The CCRadio plus incor porates the highest quality par ts and super ior engineering to produce the most sensitive AM receiver a v ailab le. It also cov ers FM Stereo , W eather , and TV audio chan- nels 2-13. The special W eather Aler t System ma y sound an alar[...]
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Pag e 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 12 9 6 5 1 2 3 7 4 17 B UTT ON I DENTIFICA TION 18 10) Lock Switch 11) T uning Knob 12) P o wer/Sleep Timer 13) T elescopic Antenna 14) Memor y (1-5) 15) W eather Aler t (3 Modes) 16) Band /A UXILIAR Y 17) W eather Aler t Light 18) Displa y Light 1) Clock Set 2) Alarm/Set 3) Timer/Set 4) Displa y Clock or F requency 5) B[...]
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Pag e 8 P O WERING Y OUR R ADIO The CCRadio plus will run on (4) “D” size NiCad or alkaline batteries or on 120V A C house current using the included power cord. Batter ies are optional. The batteries are necessar y to keep the time cloc k and memories if the power cord is remov ed from the r adio f or more than three minutes. G ETTING S T ARTE[...]
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Pag e 9 I NST ALLING T HE B A TTERIES B A TTER Y R EPLA CEMENT 1) P osition the r adio f ace down on a soft surf ace to protect it. 2) Remov e the battery compar tment cov er . 3) Inser t the (4) “D” cell batter ies into the compar tment as indicated in the dra wing below . Be sure the negative (-) end is against the spring. Ref er to the dra w[...]
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Pag e 1 0 1 1) W eather Aler t Modes 2) Memor y Location (1 - 5) 3) K e y Lock On / Off 4) Sleep Timer / Snooze Status 5) Batter y Symbol 6) Batter y P o wer Le v el Indicator and Signal Strength Meter 7) Timer Activ e Indicator 8) Clock Seconds 9) F requency / Cloc k Displa y 10) Alar m Status and T ype 11) AM /PM Indicator 12) Indicates Band In U[...]
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P age 11 Please read this entire section carefully bef ore y ou start. Set the time with the radio off . Y ou will need to go through the steps listed below with- out stopping f or more than 15 seconds at any giv en time or y ou will hav e to star t ov er . (Ref er to page 7 for Button Identification.) 1) Press the Cloc k Set Button. The hour digit[...]
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Pag e 1 2 N O TES O N T HE A LARM Y ou can also set the alar m time immediately after selecting the radio or buzz er alarm as descr ibed on page 11. T o stop the alarm from going off e very day , press and hold the Alarm Button until ALARM disappears fr om the display . Once the alarm is set, it will automatically go off the next da y at the same t[...]
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P age 13 R ADIO O PERA TION The CCRadio plus f eatures f our bands: AM / FM / TV Audio 2-13 and W eather . M ANU AL T UNING 1) Press the P ower Button to turn on the radio . 2) Select the band b y pressing the Band Button. 3) A single press of the Up or Do wn T uning Buttons will change the frequency up or down f or AM and FM bands , and channel up[...]
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Pag e 1 4 The WEA THER ALERT modes on the CCRadio plus can aler t you to special weather related emergencies. Dur ing an emergency or weather related hazard, NOAA issues an emergency tone that will set off an audible and/or visual alarm on the radio . NO TE: Hazard warnings are not a vailab le in all areas. There are se ven standard NO AA weather c[...]
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This is WEA THER ALERT mode with flashing light only (no Alar m). If NOAA issues a weather related emergency , the radio will automatically aler t you with a small flashing light near the top of the radio . The Aler t light continues to flash until any b utton is pushed. 2) T o access the second mode, (WEA THER ALER T with NOAA A udio) . Press and [...]
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L OCK S WITCH The Lock s witch can be used when tr anspor ting the radio to pre v ent accidentally turning it on. When the s witch is pushed up you will see the Lock symbol appear on the displa y . It can also be used to disable all functions of the radio when it is turned on. Push the s witch down to release the loc k. H EADPHONE J AC K Y ou can u[...]
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P age 17 The jacks on the bac k, left side of the radio are f or audio input (A UX IN), audio output (LINE OUT) and a timer activation s witch . A UDIO & R ECORDING J A CKS A UX IN J ACK The green jac k, labeled A UX IN is used to connect an e xternal audio source such as a CD Pla yer or recorder , so you can listen through y our CCRadio plus ?[...]
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Pag e 1 8 through the other source. Y ou can still listen to the CCRadio plus while using the LINE OUT jack. TIMER A CTIV A TION SWITCH The blac k jac k labeled with this symbol is f or use with a recorder that has a timer activated s witch. Y ou would use this switch if y ou wanted to do a timed recording. It is used in conjunction with the LINE O[...]
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Pag e 1 9 The timer will go ON and OFF at the same time and same station every day until y ou turn the timer off or repr ogram it. T O T URN O FF T HE T IMER If TIMER is showing on the displa y then the Timer is set. Press and hold the Timer/Set Button until y ou hear a shor t beep and the word TIMER disappears from the displa y . N O TES O N T HE [...]
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Pag e 2 0 light will e xtend up to 12’. Just pull on the connector and unreel it to the desired length. The blac k base of the light opens up to re v eal a handle that is used to reel the cord back in. The base is also a magnet, so you can mount it to any metal surf ace lik e a refrigerator or a car . Please note: All NiCad batteries come slightl[...]
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P age 21 NiCad batteries are a great financial and ecological inv estment if y ou know ho w to use them. • New NiCad batteries require a f ew charging and discharging cycles to come up to full power . First, charge the batter ies. Next, allo w them to drain b y running them in the CCRadio plus until it shuts off and no sound is heard. Then rechar[...]
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Pag e 2 2 S PECIFICA TIONS F REQUENCY C O VERA GE FM Band: 87.5 - 108 MHz Stereo AM Band: 520 - 1710 kHz TV Band: Channels 2-13 A udio Only W EA THER B AND Channel 1: 162.400 MHz Channel 5: 162.500 MHz Channel 2: 162.425 MHz Channel 6: 162.525 MHz Channel 3: 162.450 MHz Channel 7: 162.550 MHz Channel 4: 162.475 MHz R OT ARY T UNING K NOB R ESOLUTIO[...]
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Pag e 2 3 S PECIFICA TIONS 6V DC C HARGING J AC K 2.1 mm ID tipped negativ e. 6 - 9V DC @ 400mA input f or directly charging NiCad batteries. Can also power y our r adio and charge NiCad batteries using a 4 W att Solar P anel. Do not charge alkaline batteries. Item #6CA ................... $10.95 6V Charging Adapter Item #S04 .................... $[...]
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Pag e 2 4 R ADIO N OISE T ROUBLESHOO TING Annoying b uzzes are many times transmitted through an AM radio. Here is a chec k-off list of the most likely causes: • Dimmer s witch. • Fluorescent light. • “T ouch lamp” type light fixture (e ven when turned off). • A utomatic on and off night lights. • Outdoor yard lights which come on aut[...]
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P age 25 AM T UNING & L ISTENING T IPS The CCRadio plus is made f or distant or weak AM signal listening. Da ytime reception is limited to about 300 miles maximum because y ou can only receive the signal direct from the tr ansmitter site. Y ou may receive AM stations thousands of miles a w a y at dawn, dusk and at night, depending on the time o[...]
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P age 26 City F requency Date Time P ERSONAL S T A TION L OG Station Call Letters Please f eel free to cop y this page.[...]
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Model: CCRadio plus FCC ID: BYG 003 THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FCC R ULES. OPERA TION IS SUBJECT T O THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS. 1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NOT CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND 2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED , INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA Y CA USE UNDESIRED OPERA TION. Notice: Any c hanges or modi[...]