COBY electronic CX-788 manual

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    - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - CX-788 Operation Manual DIGIT AL TUNING FM/AM/TV/NOAA RADIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 13 12 15 17 16 14 18 19 20 21 22 Handle Bar Antenna Hour / T uning Down Minute / T uning Up Sleep Power Light Time Set / Memory Time Snooze External Antenna Jack 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. DX / Local Switch DC Jack LCD Hold Switch V olume [...]

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    - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - PRECAUTIONS Read these instructions carefully . Keep these instructions for future reference. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not expose to water or moisture. Clean only with a dry cloth. Keep objects away from ventilation openings. Do not block any ventilation openings at any time. Do not install near any heat sour[...]

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    - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - POWER SOURCE BA TTERY OPERA TION Open the battery cover . Insert 3 “D” size (UM-1 or equivalent) batteries into the battery compartment, mak- ing sure that the batteries are installed with the proper polarities (“+” and “-”). TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE T O THIS UNIT Load new batteries with their polarities (“+” and[...]

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    - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - TUNING AUTOMA TIC TUNING Press and hold the TUNING DOWN / UP button to tune to the previous / next station. MANUAL TUNING Press the TUNIN G DOWN / UP butto n to ch ange t he fre quency down / up by one s tep. DIRECT TUNING Use Direct T uning to enter a specic station frequency to tune to directly . In the AM/FM mode, press the [...]

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    - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - ALARMS Turn of f the radio. Press the TIME SET / MEMOR Y button twice. “AL1” will appear on the bottom of the LCD, and the alarm 1 time will ash. Press the HOUR and MIN. buttons to adjust the alarm 1 time. Ensure that the AM/PM is set correctly . Press the TIME SET / MEMORY button. “AL2” will appear on the bottom of the[...]

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    - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - SUPPORT If you need assistance with this product, please contact technical support. COBY Electronics T echnical Support 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 1 1378 Email: techsupport@cobyusa.com Web: www .cobyusa.com Phone: 800-727-3592 (8:00 AM–1 1:00 PM EST , seven days a week) 800-681-2629 (8:00 AM–5:30 PM EST , Monday to Friday) [...]