Hitachi Koki USA UR 18DSL2 Portable Radio User Manual


 
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Back
door
Terminal
Slide terminal
cover
Slide
battery
Slide terminal
cover
Fig. 5
Adjusting the Clock
Adjust the clock with the power turned o .
1. Press and hold the sleep timer/clock button for more than
2 seconds. The “hour” indicator blinks.
Pressing the band selector button in this state switches
between the 12-hour display and 24-hour display.
2. Turn the select dial or press the search button to select
the “hour”.
3. Press the sleep timer/clock button again. The “minutes”
indicator blinks.
4. Turn the select dial or press the search button to select
the “minutes”.
5. Press the sleep timer/clock button again to save the clock
setting.
NOTE
To save the clock setting, the backup batteries must be
installed.
LISTENING TO THE RADIO
CAUTION
Turn down the volume before pressing the power button.
Failure to do so may result in sudden loud noise and
cause damage to the speakers or lead to hearing
impairment.
1. Press the power button to turn on the radio.
2. Press the band select button and select the radio band
(FM or AM).
NOTE
The display changes in the order of [FMAMAUXFM]
each time the band select button is pressed.
3. Select a station using Auto, Manual or Save (Memory).
4. If noise occurs or reception is poor, refer to “For Better
Reception”.
5. Turn the volume dial to adjust the volume.
6. Press the power button to turn o the radio.
Auto Select
Press the or search button to automatically search for
stations with strong radio waves.
When a station is detected, the radio plays for 3 seconds.
Press the search button before the next search starts to
continue listening to the detected radio station.
Manual Select
Turn the select dial to nd the station you want to listen to.
Save (Memory)
Find the station that you want to save.
Press and hold down the memory button (1 to 5) for more
than 2 seconds to save the setting.
The
MEMORY
indicator appears at the bottom left of the
display panel and the number of the assigned memory
button is displayed below that.
You can save 5 AM and 5 FM stations in the memory buttons
1 to 5.
To select the saved station, press the memory button
corresponding to the saved number.
For Better Reception
NOTE
Disconnect the smartphone or cell phone except when
charging.
Do not make or receive calls on the smartphone or cell
phone in the vicinity of the radio as radio reception may
be adversary a ected.
FM (Fig. 6)
Adjust the direction and angle of the antenna to ensure the
best reception.
When tuned in to an FM stereo broadcast,
STEREO
is
displayed.
If a lot of noise occurs during an FM stereo broadcast, press
the FM mode / Alarm button.
The radio switches to monaural (the
STEREO
indicator
turns o ) to reduce the noise. To return to stereo reception,
press the FM mode / Alarm button again.
FM antenna
Fig. 6
AM (Fig. 7)
The radio has a built-in antenna. Turn the radio around to nd
the direction with the best reception.
Fig. 7
Positioning
Reception may be poor when the radio is used inside a
vehicle or building. When inside a building, place the radio
near the window to ensure better reception.
Noise may occur if the radio is placed near an appliance that
generates noise. Move the radio away from the source of the
noise.
Auto Power O
The radio turns o automatically after 8 hours.
USING THE TIMER FUNCTION
The radio turns on/o at the preset time
Use the radio as an alarm clock
Sleep Timer
Setting the sleep timer turns the radio o after the set time
has elapsed.