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Radio Shack DX-350 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 20-209A OWNER’S M ANUAL Ple ase r ead be fo re us ing t his e qui pmen t. DX-350 AM/F M/LW/S W1–9 12 -Band Po rtable Rec eiver 20-2 09 A .fm Pag e 1 Wed nesda y , Au gust 4, 1999 8: 36 AM[...]

  • Page 2

    2 © 1997 Tandy Corpo ration. All Rights Res erved. Ra dioShack is a tradem ark used by T andy Cor poration. INTRODUC TIO N Your Radi oShack DX-3 50 is a 12-Band Por table Recei ver for AM (MW) , FM, long wave and worl dwide sho rtwave broadca sts. Its nine sho rtwave band s put the worl d at your fi ngertips, w ith int erna- ti onal br oadcasts fr[...]

  • Page 3

    3 CONTEN TS Choosing a Power Suppl y ... .. .. . ...... . ..... .. ..... .. . ...... . ..... .. ..... .. .. . ... 4 Ins tal ling Ba tte ri es .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... 4 Us ing St anda r d AC Po we r ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. 5 Us ing a V ehic l e Ba tt[...]

  • Page 4

    4 CHOO SING A PO WER SUPPLY You can power t he receiver usi ng eit her: • F ou r AA ba t te r i es • Standa rd AC p ower ( w it h an opti on al AC adapter ) • 12-vo lt DC vehicle powe r (wi th an opti onal DC adapter) INSTALLING BATTERIES You need four AA batte ries (not suppl ied) to p ower your recei ver. For t he best resul ts, we r ecomme[...]

  • Page 5

    5 1. Open the batt ery compar tment by pus hing the cover i n the direc tion of the arrow . 2. Insta ll four AA batter ies in the batt ery compar tment as in di - cated b y the p olarity symbols (+ and –) mark on the back of the recei ver . Pl ace the batteri es on top o f the rib bon so you c an easil y li f t them out later . 3. Replace t he co[...]

  • Page 6

    6 USING A V EH ICLE BATTERY With a DC adapter (such as Cat. No. 14-844, not suppli ed), you can operat e the receive r in a car, boat, o r rec reational vehicl e equi pped with a 12- volt DC, negat ive-gr ound elec tric al syst em. Inser t th e adapter’ s barre l plug in to the receiver’ s DC 6V jac k. Set the ada pter’ s 6V/9V select or to 6[...]

  • Page 7

    7 OPE RATION T UNING THE RECEIVER 1. T o tu rn on the receive r , pres s POWER . 2. Set SW /L W /AM /FM to the desi red band. For shor twave, al so set SW BAND 1–9 to one of the bands fro m 1 to 9. See “L istening G uide” on Page 10 for more i nformat ion about each ban d. 3. Adjust TUNING to tune to the desired statio n. The TUNING indi- cat[...]

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    8 USING HEADPHONES Someti mes he adphones c an captu re the subt le di fferenc e between sign als and t he sur rounding noi se tha t often oc curs at night . Be sure that the he adphones (not s upplied) have a 1 / 8 -inch plug. Inser t the pl ug into t he jack on the l eft of t he recei ver. When you plug in the headph ones, t he speaker is si lenc[...]

  • Page 9

    9 T raffic S af ety Do not use he adphones wi th your receiver whe n operat ing a motor vehicl e or ridin g a bicy cle in or near t raffic . Doing so can creat e a traf fi c hazard and cou ld be illega l i n som e areas . If y ou use h eadphones with your r eceiver wh ile riding a bicyc le, be very car eful. Do not l isten to a cont inuous broad ca[...]

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    10 LIS TE N IN G GU I D E Wor ldwide, t here are t housands of shor twave l isteners . The sh ort- wave hobby can be very excit ing. Newscast s of a country where impor tant eve nts are taki ng place g ive you a sense of i mmediacy and p arti cipation that repor ts on l ocal stations cannot del iver. Being a short wave li ste ner requ ir es no spec[...]

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    11 Time Sta ndard Frequencie s The Nationa l Bureau of Standar ds operate s stat ion WWV i n Fort Collins, Color ado, on 2.500, 5.000, 10. 000, 1 5.000, and 20.0 00 MHz. Thes e stations br oadcast t he exact time of da y a t specifi ed in terv als. You can pick up Canad a’s stati on CH U on 7. 335 M H z. You can pick up Aust ralia’ s station VN[...]

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    12 * The 4 1-met er band is sh ared by ham operat ors in t he Unit - ed Stat es and int ernationa l st ations. • Stat ions can change f requenci es. For an u p-to- dat e listi ng, see Rad ioSh ack’ s List ening t o Short Wav e (Cat. No. 62-1 021) or other popul ar co m munic ations m agazi nes. FREQUENCY CONVERSION The loc ation of a st atio n [...]

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    13 CARE AND MAINTENANC E Your DX- 350 is an exa mple of superi or d esign and c raft smanship. The foll owing suggest ions wi ll help you care for the DX- 350 so you can enjoy i t for years. Keep the DX-3 50 dry. If i t gets wet, wi pe it dry i m - mediate ly. L iquids m ight con tain m i nerals t hat c an corrod e the elect ronic c ircuits . Use a[...]

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    14 Use onl y fres h batteri es of t he recommend ed size and t ype. Al ways remove old o r weak batter i e s. They can l eak chemi cals t hat de stroy el ectr oni c c ir- cui ts . Modif ying or tampe ring with the DX-350’s inter nal component s can cause a ma lfuncti on and m igh t i nvalida te the it’s warranty and void your FCC auth orizati o[...]

  • Page 15

    15 SPECIFIC ATIONS Po we r S uppl y .. ..... ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. .... 4 AA ba tte ries AC/DC adapte r 6V 150 mA center negative Frequenc y Ranges: FM ...... ...... . ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. 87.5–108 MHz AM ...... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....[...]

  • Page 16

    RadioSha ck A Divisi on of T andy Corpor at ion Fort Wor th, T exas 76102 4A7 Pr int ed i n T ai wan Limi ted Nin ety-D ay W arran ty This pr oduct is war r anted b y RadioS hack a g ainst ma nufacturin g defects i n mate- rial and wor kmanship unde r nor mal use for ninet y (90) da y s from the date of pur- chas e from Rad ioShack compa n y -owne [...]