Radio Shack DX-397 manual

C at. N o. 20 -22 7 OWNER’S M ANUAL Ple ase rea d be for e us in g t hi s e qui p men t. DX-397 AM /FM/ SW 12 -Ba nd Po rtab le Rec eiv er 20-2 27 .fm Pag e 1 We d nes day , Au gus t 4, 199 9 10 :13 A M[...]

2 © 1998 Tandy Corpo ration. All Rights Res erved. RadioShack is a r egistered tradema rk used b y T andy Corpo ration. FEA TURES Your Rad ioShack DX- 397 A M /FM /SW 12-Band Portabl e Recei ver bri ngs you t he voices of t he worl d. Simpl e to operate , the recei ver tunes mediumwave ( M W or AM), FM, and sho rtwave stati ons. In the 10 int erna[...]

3 CONTEN TS Pr ep ara ti on .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. 4 Connecti ng t o Power .. .... . ..... ...... . .... . ..... ..... ...... ..... ... .. . ...... .... 4 Ins t allin g B at te ries .. ... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... 4 Us ing[...]

4 PR EP A R A TI ON CONNECTING TO POWER You ca n power t he rece iver from inter nal ba tteri es, standar d AC power, or your vehi cl e’s batt er y. Instal ling Batt eries You can u s e t hree AA bat teri es (not suppli ed) t o power th e recei v- er. For the bes t result s and longes t life, we rec ommend alkali ne batt eries such as RadioShac k[...]

5 Cautions : • I f you will n ot be usi ng batt ery power o r if y ou will onl y use an adapter for s everal months, remove t he bat teri es. • Di s pose of old batt eri es pr omptly and properl y . Using Standard AC Power To power the receive r from st andard AC power , you need an op- tiona l AC adapt er, such as Cat. No. 273-1 662. Note: Con[...]

6 1. Set the adapter’s volt age switc h to 4.5V . 2. Line up the 5. 5 mm out er diam eter/ 2.1 mm i nne r diamet er bar - rel plug wi th th e adapter’ s socke t so i t reads –TIP , a nd inser t the pl ug into th e socke t. 3. Inser t the bar rel plug int o the receiver’s DC IN 4.5V j ack. 4. Plug th e a dapt er into a standard AC outlet . U[...]

7 1. Set the DC cigar ette li ghter adapter’ s vol tage s witch to 4 .5V . 2. Line up the 5.5 mm outer dia me ter /2.1 mm inner diam et er bar- rel pl ug wit h the a dapter’s soc ket so it reads – TIP , and ins ert the pl ug i nto t he socket . 3. I n sert the adapt er ’ s barr el pl ug int o the r eceive r ’s DC I N 4. 5 V jack. 4. Ins e[...]

8 CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES For pr ivat e lis ten ing, you c an pl ug opt ional mono he adphones or an earpho ne with a 1 / 8 -inch (3. 5 mm) plug ( bot h availabl e at your local RadioSh ack store ) into the jack on the left si de o f the receiver . This autom atical ly di sconnec ts the inter nal s peaker. Listeni ng Safely To pro tect y[...]

9 T raffic S af ety Do not use a n ear phone or he adphones wi th your recei ver when operat ing a moto r vehi cle or r iding a bi cycl e in or near traff ic . Doing so can creat e a traff ic ha zar d and could be il l egal in some ar eas. If you use an earphone or hea dphon es with your rec eiver, be very carefu l. Do not li st en to a conti nu ou[...]

10 OPERATION 1. T o t urn o n the re ceiver , sl ide POWER to ON . 2. Set SW /M W/FM to the desired band . T o tun e a short wave broadc ast, set SW/MW /FM to one of th e SW bands ( 1 to 10 ). See “Int ernat ional Frequen cies” on Page 12 for infor mation about each SW band. 3. Adjus t TUNING to tu ne to th e desi red stat ion th en adjust eit [...]

11 LISTEN ING HINTS Shortwav e list ening i s a hobby with th ousan ds of part icipant s worldwi de. I t requ ires n o speci al knowl edge or skil ls, but your en- joyment inc reases as you gain e xper ience an d develop s pecial lis- tenin g tech niq ues. The info rmatio n in t his sectio n can help you make t he most of your DX-397. REFERENCE SOU[...]

12 Use the fo llowing equat ions to convert kHz , MHz, and meters . To co nvert MHz to kHz, multi ply by 1,000 . For ex ample: 9.62 MHz ¥ 1000 = 9,620 kHz To co nvert kHz to MH z, divid e by 1 ,000. For exampl e: 2780 kHz ³ 1000 = 2 .780 MHz To conver t MHz t o m e ters, div ide 300 by t he number of MHz. For exam ple: 300 ³ 7.1 MHz = 42.25 met [...]

13 * These bands ar e reserved for stat io ns in trop ical areas. ** Interfere nce is heavy i n this band beca use amateur ra dio opera- tors and i nte rnati onal stati ons share this range . Time Sta ndard Frequencie s These st atio ns a nnounce t he exact time of day a t specifi ed int er- vals. WWV in Fort Coll ins, Col orado: 5,000 kHz CHU in C[...]

14 LIST E NIN G G U ID E The f ollo wing l ist con tains so me of the most popul ar st ation s. Al l stat ions br oadcast in Engli sh unl ess other wise spec ified. You can hear t hese stat ions t hroughout North Ameri ca. Howeve r, rec eption vari es bas ed o n the seas on, t ime of day, and a number of ot her condi tions . This info rmation can c[...]

15 kHz Sta tion Locat ion P rogram s are in : 5, 960 Radio Can ada Interna tional Mo ntr eal, Canada 5, 980 Radio RS A Johann esburg , South A frica 6, 005 CFC X Montr eal, Canada 6, 025 Radio Ma laysi a Kuala Lumpu r , Malay sia Chi nese 6, 045 Radio A ustral ia Lyndhurst, Au stralia 6, 055 Nihon S hortwav e Broad casting Comp any T okyo, J apan J[...]

16 9,610 R adio-TV Algeria Algiers , Algeria Arabic 9,620 R adio Berli n I nternational Berl in, Germ an y 9,645 R adio Nor way Oslo, N orway 9,720 R adio Iran T eh ran, Ir an Farsi 9,745 H CJB Quito, E cuador 9,770 Aus trian Ra dio V ienn a, Au stria 9,800 R adio Kiev Kiev , Ukraine 9,835 R adio Buda pest B uda pest, Hunga ry 1 1,655 Isr ael Radi [...]

17 15,190 ORU Bruss els, Belgi um 15,205 All I ndia Radi o New Delhi, Indi a 15,260 BBC London, E ngland 15,265 Finn ish Radio Helsi nki, Fin land 15,275 Radio S weden Stock holm, S weden 15,305 Swiss Rad io Interna tional B erne, Switz erland 15,310 Radio J apan T okyo, J apan 15,320 Radio A ustral ia Melbou rne, Aus tralia 15,400 BBC London, E ng[...]

18 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Rad ioShack DX- 397 A M /FM /SW 12-Band Portabl e Recei ver is an example of super ior de sign and c raftsm anship. The fol lowing sugges tions will hel p yo u care for your receiv er so you can en j oy it for y ea r s. Keep the r eceiver dry . If it gets wet, wipe i t dry imm e- diat ely. Liqui ds can c ontain mine ral[...]

19 THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW Your re ceiver might caus e radi o or TV i nterfer ence even when it i s operat ing prop erly. To deter mine wheth er your r eceive r is cau sing the i nterf erence, turn off your r eceiver . If the inter ferenc e goes away, yo ur receiver is caus ing i t. Tr y to el imina te the inter feren ce by: • Moving your rece[...]

20 SPECIFICATIONS Power Suppl y ....... .. .. ... .. . ...... ..... ... .. . ...... ..... ... .. . ..... ... 3 AA batt eri es AC/DC adapt er 4.5V DC 200 mA cent er tip neg ati ve Freque ncy Range s: FM .... ..... ... ..... ..... .... ..... ... ..... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... . 88–108 MHz MW (AM) .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ..[...]

21 SW 5 (25 m ) .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ... 12 . 6 µ V at 1 1.7 MH z SW 6 (21 m ) .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ... 1 2 .6 µ V at 13.8 MHz SW 7 (19 m ) .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ... 1 5 .9 µ V at 15.5 MHz SW 8 (16 m ) .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... [...]

22 NOTES 20-2 27 .fm Pag e 22 Wedne s d a y, Augu s t 4 , 1999 10:13 AM[...]

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