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TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA TECSUN 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au R A D I O S A U S T R A L I A...
Applications AR-109 is a pocket size digital Air Band Scanning Receiver, specifically designed for monitoring the Air Band and the Aircraft radio communication traffic. This receiver also covers the VHF NFM band used by amateur radio operators, civil services, marine band, etc. and the WFM radio broadcasting band (88-108 MHz).
USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 4 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Introduction - Contents of Package Features and Benefits The radio includes a number of advanced features, nevertheless its operation is user firendly and you may get familiar with it, after few minutes of use.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 7 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Controls and Indicators VOL/OFF (On-OFF/Volume) Control This knob switches the radio ON and OFF and it adjusts the volume control to the desired level.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 8 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Controls and Indicators WFM Icon The WFM Icon (E) is lighted when the WFM Radio band is selected.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 9 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Controls and Indicators MR (Memory Read) / MW (Memory Write) Key This receiver contains a total of 99 memory locations for each Air band, VHF FM band and WFM band where desired frequencies can be programmed by the user.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 10 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Controls and Indicators F Key Press this key to select the Function Mode. The F Icon (B) will appear on the LCD Display (5).
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 12 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Operation FREQUENCY SELECTION Direct Selection Press the UP (9) or DOWN (10) keys to select the desired frequency, according to the selected frequency STEP (refer to the ITEM 12 at page 8).
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 13 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Operation MEMORY OPERATION This receiver has a total of 99 memory locations, where desired frequencies can be programmed by the user.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 14 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Operation Memory Channels Scanning 1. Press the MR/MW Key (7) to enter Memory Read Mode; the M Icon (I) will appear on the LCD display.
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USER MANUAL AR-109 1-08-2008 8:47 Pagina 15 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au Operation DUAL WATCH FUNCTION This receiver is equipped with a Dual Watch function that allows to monitor 2 differents frequencies / memory channels.
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