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6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
FAVORITE STATION WAKE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM . . . . . . . .31
7 WORKING WITH MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SELECTING MEMORY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY . . . . . . . .34
DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MEMORY SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MEMORY AUTOSCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
DELETING A STORED FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE . . . . . .37
CUSTOMIZING MEMORY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
8 SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
MONITORING CURRENT SET CODE STATUS . . . . . . . . . .40
SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
2 QUICK GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-18
3 DETAILED OWNER’S MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
INSTALLING BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . .20
SIGNAL STRENGTH AND
BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
IMPORTANT INITIAL SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
4 BASIC RADIO OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
TURNING ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SELECTING AM, FM OR SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF
NORTH AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
5 USING SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND . . . . . . . . . . .27
AUTOSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . .28
SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF
AUTOSCANNING RANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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