Operation; Turning The Receiver On And Off; Adjusting The Antenna; Tuning - Radio Shack DX-399 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION
1\JRNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFF
To turn
on
the receiver, press POWER. The band and freq uency ap-
pear.
To turn
off
the receiver, press
POWER
again.
The battery
indicator
appears,
showing the battery condition from 9 (fully charged
batter-
ies)
to
1
(low
batteries).
ADJUSTING THE ANTENNA
For the
best
reception,
adjust
the telescoping antenna based
on
the
band
you
are listening
to.
FM -
Pull
up the antenna's base
about
halfway
then
fully extend
the antenna and rotate
it
for
the
best
reception.
SW -
Pull
up the antenna's base
then
fully extend the antenna and
point
it
straight
up.
LW
and
MW
(AM)
-
Rotate the
receiver.
The
receiver
uses a
built-
in antenna for these bands.
1\JNING
Selecting the Band
Press FM/•ATS,
LW/•ATS,
MW/•ATS
(for
AM).
or
SW/
METER
to select
the desired band
.
To
select a smaller band within the
SW
band,
press
SW/METER
again so
m
flashes,
then enter the desired
meter
band by pressing its labeled meter
button
on
the
keypad.
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