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- Page 1 YA C H T B O Y 4 0 0 RO.ESSIONAL DITION W O R L D R E C E I V E R UTHORIZED RUNDIG TORE agsradio.com Toll .ree US & Canada 1 866 282 4801...
- Page 3 As a proud representative of Grundig’s radio products, the Authorized Grundig Store is pleased to offer this support manual, as delivered OEM Grundig AG with Yacht Boy 400PE radio. It is available on the world wide web through our website in Postscript Document .ormat (pdf) and may be downloaded free of charge, viewable with the recommended utility Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE OWNER’S RECORD / QUICK SET-UP ......................1 YOUR RADIO AT A GLANCE ..........................2 INITIAL SET-UP ..............................3 SUPPLYING POWER ............................4 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION ......................... 5 - 7 SHORTWAVE RADIO OPERATION ........................8 - 9 STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY ...................... - Page 5 3, 5, 7 ON/OFF Button .......... 1,5, 7 (But please read the rest of the manual later!) This model is the the GRUNDIG YACHT BOY 400 AUTO Button ..........5, 8, 9 RESET Hole ..........1. Insert batteries or connect the included AC adapter.
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Page 6: Your Radio At A Glance
Output of 9 volts DC, negative polarity (tip negative); 1 KHz / 9 KHz • A Grundig AC Adaptor 300 milliampere current capability; coaxial plug outer diam- for use on 110 - 120 VAC eter of 5.5 millimeter, inner diameter of 2.1 millimeters. -
Page 7: Initial Set-Up
INITIAL SET-UP tions - a variety of professionally engineered shortwave antennas, AMATEUR RADIO MARITIME IMPORTANT! ADDITIONAL SET-UP INFORMATION which will significantly improve signal strengths and reception, SET-UP FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE may be located. 1. On the right side of the radio, set the SSB switch to the 3815 Caribbean weather net OFF position. -
Page 8: Supplying Power
PROFESSIONALLY ENGINEERED ANTENNAS CHU-time (Canada) 7335 Day/night MSI BROADCASTS (Marine Safety Info, RTTY): The Grundig Adaptor supplied with this product is only for use CHU-time (Canada) 14670 Best during daylight Professionally engineered, outdoor shortwave antennas, 4210, 6314, 8416.5, 12579, 16806.5, 19680.5, 22376,... -
Page 9: General Radio Operation
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION 6753 Canada, St. John’s, NF; each hr. +40 min. HOW TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND OFF HOW TO USE THE WIDE/NARROW MARITIME SSB WEATHER FREQUENCIES 8722 Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300 SWITCH (left side of radio) (kilohertz;... - Page 10 frequency may be entered, regardless of what kind of Below are some selected frequency ranges on which SSB communication can be found. HOW TO USE THE STEREO/MONO frequency you are presently tuned to, eg. you can enter an All frequencies are shown in kilohertz. SWITCH (left side of radio) FM frequency even if you are presently in shortwave.
- Page 11 HOW TO USE THE STEP BUTTON keys except the ON/OFF button and the SNOOZE button. High end shortwave radios, such as the Grundig YB400PE, In AM (MW), SW and LW (see below), the STEP button When the radio is off: Pressing the LOCK button locks all...
- Page 12 For example, the 19 meter shortwave band encompasses the SHORTWAVE GUIDES AND MAGAZINES HOW TO LISTEN TO SHORTWA VE STATIONS frequency range of 15100 to 15600 kilohertz. AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES The band chart on the back of the YB400PE shows If you already know the frequency of a shortwave station, the frequency range for each band.
- Page 13 manual tuning, it is possible to tune right out of the Just what is UTC? SHORTWAVE BAND AUTO TUNING It is the time in Greenwich, England, with no correction for shortwave band you have entered. You are in the band as RANGES daylight savings time and is always stated in 24 hour format.
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Page 14: Storing Stations Into Memory
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY • Press 3 2. To store a station into memory, you must be tuned to that CAN DISTANT AM/FM BROADCAST HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF AN OUTDOOR station. Then you must decide which of the 40 memories STATIONS BE RECEIVED? ANTENNA WILL HELP? •... - Page 15 (SSB) natural aspects of international broadcast listening. capability must be used. The more advanced Grundig radios can do this. Local VHF/UHF air traffic, police, fire, CAN I HEAR A SPECIFIC COUNTRY? ambulance and weather services cannot be heard.
- Page 16 USING THE CLOCK, ALARM AND SLEEP TIMER FEATURES This can be done with the radio on or off. The YB400PE’s Australia (Radio Australia): 9580, 9860, 15365, 17795 Holland (Radio Nederland): 6020, 6025, 6165, 9590, HOW TO CONTROL THE ALARM CLOCK clock is a 24 hour clock only, eg.
- Page 17 BAND MEGAHERTZ KILOHERTZ WHAT IS HEARD ON SHORTWAVE RADIO? HOW TO SET THE SLEEP TIMER 25.67 - 26.10 MHz 25670 - 26100 KHz • International foreign broadcasts, many targeting Press the SLEEP button over and over. Each press changes 21.45 - 21.50 MHz 21450 - 21850 KHz North America.
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Page 18: More Information About Shortwave
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHORTWAVE Listed below are the characteristics of the major shortwave The construction materials of some buildings simply do not let DAY BANDS CHARACTERISTICS EVENING / NIGHT LISTENING bands. Follow these guidelines for best listening results. signals in very well. Signals penetrate wood frame buildings Results vary.