Grundig YB550PE manual

33 DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FRONT 1 YB550PE OPERA TION MANUAL www .etoncorp.com AM/FM SHORTW A VE RADIO[...]

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5 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 F A VORITE ST A TION WAKE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T hank you for purchasing the YB 550PE AM/FM/Shortwave Radio . T his owner’ s manual is conveniently divided into two sections , BASIC OPERA TION and INTRODUCTION TO SHOR T- WA VE (both sections are important). If you are new to short- wave listening, the INTRODUCTION T O SHORTWA VE section will give you all the information that you need to fully[...]

ON/OFF/ Timer Button (2) Display (1) FRONT T OP LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE Numeric K eypad (10A) Snooze Light Button (22) Stand (20) BACK Battery Compartment Cover (21) Alarm Button (3) Memory/Edit; Time Set (5) + T uning Button (7) – T uning Button (8) Enter; Sys . Set (6) AM/FM/SW Band Button (9) Shortwave Meter Band Button (10) Memory Scan/P age But[...]

RADIO OFF DISPLA Y T riangle P ointer (23) Antenna Symbol (24) Battery Symbol (31) RADIO ON DISPLA Y T ime AM/PM Indicator (29) F requency Digits (34) T riangle P ointer (23) Antenna Symbol (24) 1-5 Scale (30) MEMOR Y DISPLA Y Refers only to the display’ s upper right corner . SHORTW AVE METER B AND DISPLA Y SY STEM SET CODE DISPLA Y Refers only [...]

QUICK GUIDE continued 12 13 YB 550PE OPERA TION MANUAL 2 QUICK GUIDE SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORTW A VE Use the FM/AM/SW Band button to select FM, AM or SW (shortwave). AM is shown with the MW symbol in the display . TUNING ST A TIONS Use the +/- buttons . Quick, short presses for non-scan tuning; long presses for autoscan tuning. If you know the freq[...]

QUICK GUIDE continued QUICK GUIDE continued 15 SELECTING A SHORTW A VE METER BAND T he following bands can be selected: 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters . Pressing the SHOR T- WA VE METER BAND BUTT ON successively jumps it to the beginning of bands . Alternately , press the same button fol- lowed by the +/- buttons to g[...]

QUICK GUIDE continued QUICK GUIDE continued STORING A FREQUENCY INTO MEMOR Y 200 frequencies can be stored into 8 pages of memory , each page holding 25 frequencies . T urn on the radio. First, select a memory page by pressing the M.Scan/P age button for about 3 seconds . The memory page then flashes in the upper right corner of the display . Withi[...]

QUICK GUIDE continued 3 DET AILED OWNERS MANUAL DELETING MEMORIES AND MEMOR Y P AGES T o delete a frequency stored in a memory , press/release the M.Scan/P age button, then use the +/- buttons to select the memory preset location of the frequency that you wish to delete . Then press/hold the Mem./Edit button for about 2 sec- onds and then release i[...]

DET AILED OWNERS MANUAL continued DET AILED OWNERS MANU AL continued SELECTING AND USING AN A C AD APTOR Use an adaptor with the following specifications: output of 4.5 volts DC, negative polarity; rated at 100 milliamperes or greater; coaxial plug tip inner diameter of 3.4 millimeter , inner diameter of 1.3 millimeters . An appropriate adaptor for[...]

4 B ASIC RADIO OPERA TION BASIC RADIO OPERA TION continued VOLUME AND T ONE CONTROLS T he volume control (14), labeled VOLUME, is located on the left side of the radio . The tone control (17), on the right side of the radio is labeled NEWS/MUSIC. Use the position that you lik e best. SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORTW A VE Pressing the button labeled ‘FM[...]

BASIC RADIO OPERA TION continued BASIC RADIO OPERA TION continued FOUR WA Y S T O TUNE IN ST A TIONS T here are four ways to tune in stations , described in detail below: 1. REGULAR TUNING (MANUAL TUNING) Quick, short presses of the +/- buttons enables tuning up or down frequency . 2. AUTOSCAN TUNING Pressing the + or – buttons for just over 1 se[...]

5 USING SHORTW A VE USING SHOR TWA VE continued SELECTING A SHOR TWA VE METER B AND All 14 of the international broadcast bands can be accessed.T he bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters . See the section below titled SHOR TWA VE BAND CHART OF A UTOSCANNING RANGES which shows the full frequency range of ea[...]

USING SHORTW A VE continued 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES 29 A UT OSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTW A VE In shortwave , autoscan tuning only autoscans in the short- wave frequency ranges noted below in the SHOR TWA VE BAND CHAR T OF AUT OSCANNING RANGES . T o tune short- wave frequencies that are in-between these ranges , or out- side of these ranges , us[...]

CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES continued CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES continued USING THE SNOOZE FEA TURE When the alarm activates and turns the radio on, the symbol appears flashing in the display . While it is flashing, press/release the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (22). The radio will turn off and then turn on again in 10 minutes . This process can be repeated [...]

7 WORKING WITH MEMOR Y WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued ST ORING ST A TIONS INT O MEMOR Y In the instructions below , the term ‘preset’ and ‘memory pre- set’ refer to memory locations . 1. T urn on the radio. 2. Select the memory page that you wish to use, using the procedure titled SELECTING MEMOR Y PA GES, above. If you know that it’ s al[...]

WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued MEMOR Y SEARCH Memory Search enables searching through the memory pre- sets within a memory page , as shown below: 1. Press/release the M.Scan/P age button. 2. Use quick, short presses on the + or – buttons to search through the memory presets . MEMOR Y AUTOSCAN Memory Autoscan enables[...]

WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued DELETING ALL MEMOR Y CONTENTS OF A P AGE 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button. 2. Press/hold the Mem./Edit button for 4 seconds and then release it. ‘Del’ (38) appears flashing in the display . 3. Within 2 seconds , press/release the Mem./Edit button. CUST OMIZING MEMOR Y P A GES [...]

8 SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE continued CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMA T T he instructions below serve as an excellent example of how to change a system set code , in this case changing the clock system to a 12 hour format: 1. T urn off the radio. 2. Press/release the ‘Sys . Set’ button. Note that ‘- - ‘ appears in the upper r[...]

SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE continued SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE continued SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE SHOWN IN CODE NO . DESCRIPTION DISPLA Y 01 * Alarm uses radio station on AL. 1 P age 1, Mem 1 02 * Alarm uses last radio station tuned AL. 2 04 Divide the memories into 4 pages P4: 50 with 50 locations 05 Divide the memories into 5 pages P5: 40 with 40 locat[...]

SY STEM SET CODE T ABLE continued 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 43 42 YB 550PE OPERA TION MANUAL USING THE LIGHT A quick, short press/release of the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (22), located at the top of the radio , will turn on the display light, shining from the right side of the display , for about 10 seconds .A longer , 5 second press/release of the butto[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued TROUBLESHOO TING RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON • Assure that the LOCK switch is in the OFF position • Assure that the radio is powered by either batteries or an AC adaptor • Assure that the AC adaptor is plugged into the household outlet (mains sock et) and into the radio’ s DC so[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued THE BA TTER Y COMP ARTMENT A STICKY LIQUID OR DRIED WHITE POWDER IN IT T his is the result of battery acid leakage . Battery acid leakage is not covered by warranty . Do not throw away the leak ed batteries and immediately contact their manufacturer . RESET PROCEDURE When performin[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION continued • Earphone sock et (earbud style earphones included) • AC adaptor sock et (adaptor not included) • External antenna sock et (external antenna not included) • Includes carrying pouch 49 MAJOR FEA TURES OF THE YB 550PE • SHOR TWA VE – 1711-29.995 KHz. • FM 87.0 – 108.[...]

10 SER VICE INFORMA TION SER VICE INFORMA TION continued 51 50 YB 550PE OPERA TION MANUAL (2) Call Etón or the nearest authorized service facility , as soon as possible after discovery of a possible defect. Have ready: (a) the model and serial number . (b) the identity of the seller and the approximate date of purchase . (c) a detailed description[...]

SERVICE INFORMA TION continued 53 All implied warranties , if any , including warranties of mer- chantability and fitness for a particular purpose , terminate one (1) year from the date of the original purchase . The fore- going constitutes Etón entire obligation with respect to this product, and the original purchaser shall have no other reme- dy[...]

33 DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FRONT 254 www .etoncorp.com F rom the United States: (800) 872-2228 F rom Canada: (800) 637-1648 F rom Everywhere Else: (650) 903-3866 Email: customersvc@etoncorp.com Internet: www .etoncorp.com Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way P alo Alto, California 94303 USA v . 04-14-04[...]