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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Features Control Locations Display Information Choosing a Power Supply Preliminary Settings Zero Second Set Tuning Mode Scan Tuning Memory Tuning ATS(Auto Tuning System) Clock Radio Operation Miscellaneous Controls Care and Maintenance Specifications...

  • Page 3: Features

    FEATURES Continuous tuning-permits reception of more stations than ever before without any break between LW, MW or SW bands. Large easy to read LCD display indicates station frequency, dual time, memory locations and all the functional status. Direct access keypad permits instant tuning of any desired frequency.

  • Page 4: Control Locations

    CONTROL LOCATIONS 1.Power on/off and sleep button. 2.Fine tuning button. 3.Manual tuning/auto scan button. 4.Enter command button/Display button to display frequency or time. 5.Memory entry and time set button. 6.Frequency select button. 7.Cancel button. 8.Dot,memory scan and zero second set button. 9.Digit button for frequency,time,SW meter band and memory page 1 or 2.
  • Page 5 FM/LW/MW/SW SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER 13 14 TUNING AUTO TUNING SYSTEM -STANDBY- TIMER METER 120m TUNING MANUAL/AUTO DISPLAY ENTER TIME SET FREQ P1/P2 M.SCAN POWER/ SLEEP FINE ATS606A...
  • Page 6 17.Earphones jack. 18.AC adaptor jack. 19.AM external antenna jack. 20.FM stereo.mono/AM sens-DX. local mode selector. 21.Telescopic Antenna. 22.Volume control. 23.Lock switch to avoid misoperation. 24.Folding stand. AM EXT SENS STEREO MONO LOVAL DC I N 4.5V VOLUME...
  • Page 7 25.Reset button to clear all the presets in the microprocessor except the SW preset stations. 26.9K/10K MW step switch. 27.Battery compartment. 28.Battery cover.

  • Page 8: Display Information

    DISPLAY INFORMATION 1.Band indication. 2.Time set status. 3.Time adjustment and zero second set indication. 4.Memory presets. 5.Memory Page 1 and Page 2 for SW/FM bands. 6.Sleep status. 7.Lock on. 8.FM stereo indication. 9.SW meter band. 10.Auto Tuning System status. 11.Low battery. 12.kHz for MW and LW, MHz for FM and SW.

  • Page 9: Choosing A Power Supply

    CHOOSING A POWER SUPPLY Yo u c a n o p e r a t e t h e r e c e i v e r u s i n g * 3 A l k a l i n e A A ( U M - 3 ) b a t t e r i e s . * H o u s e h o l d A C a d a p t o r .
  • Page 10 2.Insert 3 "AA" battery in battery compartment as indicated in diagram. Be sure to position them on the back of the radio and on top of lift out ribbons for easy removal. 3.Replace battery cover and press down until you hear it snap closed.

  • Page 11: Battery Replacement

    BATTERY REPLACEMENT Whenever the radio is turned off, the battery indicator will show for about 7 seconds to show battery condition. If the indicator falls below 2 the batteries should be replaced.Be sure to replace the battery Within 3 minutes to secure time and all memory functions.
  • Page 12 TIME TO REPLACE BATTERIES 1.Turn off the power and battery indicator falls below 2 . 2.IF "E" flashes on LCD and low battery indicator is displayed when radio is turned on batteries should be replaced.
  • Page 13 3.Whenever the low battery indicator appears on LCD display,batteries should be replaced.

  • Page 14: Preliminary Settings

    PRELIMINARY SETTINGS SETTING THE CLOCK The time is displayed in the 24 hours mode since most shortwave broadcasting stations operate according to Greenwich Mean Time .This is the standard that is used through the world. 1.The clock will start when 3 "AA" batteries are installed.
  • Page 15 3.While " SET" is flashing ,set the correct time by pressing the numbered buttons .As you press the corresponding button the number shows up on the LCD display 4.If you press the wrong number, press the "C " (cancel ) button which deletes one number at a time .

  • Page 16: Setting Dual Time

    5.Now press button "ENTER" ,display will show hours and minutes. SETTING DUAL TIME A second time zone can be programmed into this unit such as your home time if you are travelling, or Greenwich Mean Time for instant access to shortwave broadcasting or local time wherever you are . 1.Press button and display will show and flash...
  • Page 17 2.Press "ENTER" button within 3 seconds, display will stop flashing. 3.Press "TIME SET" button for more than 2 seconds, display SET will flash.
  • Page 18 4.While " SET" is flashing, set the correct time by pressing the corresponding buttons. The numbers will show up on the LCD display. 5.If you press the wrong number, press the "C" button which deletes one number at a time. 120m ENTER TIME SET...
  • Page 19 6.Now press button "ENTER" ,display shows hours and minutes. 7.Push button and "ENTER" again to back to time. -STANDBY- TOMER METER...

  • Page 20: Zero Second Set

    ZERO SECOND SET 0'' SET 16m During time set period, display shows " SET" , press 0'set button, display will show "SET-00" and flash. Now press "ENTER" button, the clock will start from its zero second. SET.00''...
  • Page 21 BAND SELECTION There are four band selector buttons located just beneath the LCD display. BAND FREQUENCY 87.5-108 153-513 520-1710 1.711-29.999 PROGRAM TYPE Standard FM Longwave Standard AM SW/13 sub-bands -STANDBY- TIMER METER...
  • Page 22 1.Turn radio on by pressing "POWER/SLEEP" button. Display will show last band and fre- quency selected. 2.By pressing any one of the four band selector buttons, last frequency used within that band will appear. Auto tuning system POWER/ SLEEP -STANDBY- TOMER...
  • Page 23 Note: If you select SW, pressing "SW/METER" button again will display a flashing "m" indicating any meter band may now be selected. For example press but- ton 6/41m, display will show lowest frequency of 41 meter.i.e 7.100 Mhz. TIMER METER 120m...

  • Page 24: Tuning Mode

    TUNING MODE ADJUSTING THE ANTENNA Locate the band you want to listen to in the following chart and adjust the antenna as indicated. BAND FREQUENCY RANGE 520-1710 kHz 153-513 kHz ANTENNA TYPES INTERANAL Rotate radio for best reception INTERNAL Rotate radio for best reception ILLUSTRATION TUNING...
  • Page 25 87.50-108 MHz 1.711-29.999 MHz You may select five different tuning methods to choose the frequency and station broadcasting you prefer. .Direct Tuning . Manual Tuning . Scan Tuning .Memory Recall Tuning .ATS Tuning on FM,LW and MW bands. TELESCOPIC Extend antenna all the way and rotate it for best reception.

  • Page 26: Direct Tuning

    DIRECT TUNING Example:To tune 100.70 MHz on the FM band, follow this procedure 1.Press the "POWER/SLEEP" button to turn on Auto tuning system the radio. POWER/ SLEEP -STANDBY- TIMER METER 2.Press the button marked FREQ (Frequency). FREQ...
  • Page 27 3.Press the corresponding buttons marked [1], [0],[0],[.],[7],[0], That exact frequency will now show up in the display. 4.Press the button marked "ENTER" , the frequen- cy and band will now show up in the display. Note: Be sure to press the decimal point[.] in 100.70 MHz otherwise the display will show SW [10.070 Mhz].
  • Page 28 5.Extend the antenna all the way and rotate for best FM reception. 6.Adjust the Volume control for comfortable listening. TUNING AUTO TUNING SYSTEM POWER/ SLEEP FINE -STANDBY- TIMER METER 120m TUNING MANUAL/AUTO DISPLAY ENTER TIME SET FREQ P1/P2 M.SCAN FM/LW/MW/SW SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER ATS606A VOLUME...

  • Page 29: Manual Tuning

    7.When selecting a FM stereo station, and using stereo earphones, make sure the FM mode swith is in the STEREO position. MANUAL TUNING To select a station when you do not know the frequency, use the Manual Tuning [ ][V] button. DC I N 4.5V TIMER METER...
  • Page 30 1.Press the "POWER/SLEEP" button to turn on radio. Auto tuning system POWER/ SLEEP 2.Select a band.
  • Page 31 3.Press repeatedly the[ ]or[V]buttons to reach a desired frequency. Press and hold the[ ]or [V]button for more than half a second to change frequency rapidly. Note: When you repeatedly press the [ ]or[V] button,the frequency change in increments of FM:100 kHz LW: 9 kHz MW: 9 kHz or 10 kHz SW: 5 kHz...

  • Page 32: Memory Scan

    MEMORY SCAN If you would like to scan the preset stations all in your mimory. Press M. Scan button the radio will M.SCAN start memory scan from the last station you were and stops for 4 seconds for every preset station then moving forward to next preset station until you press any functional buttons (except POWER and LIGHT) to stop the memory scan.

  • Page 33: Scan Tuning

    SCAN TUNING Use scan tuning to rapidly locate a station or to monitor several station within a specific band. 1.Turn on radio by pressing "POWER/SLEEP" button. Auto tuning system POWER/ SLEEP 2.Select a band.
  • Page 34 3.Adjust antenna or radio position depending on the selected band. 4.Press and hold the [ ]or[V] buttons for more than half a second, the radio will scan all the frequencies in the Selected band and will stop automatically each time it lands on an active station.
  • Page 35 5.Press and hold the [ ]or[V] button again to resume scanning.When you reach the upper or lower limits of the band, the scanning starts over again as long as the button is depressed. 6.Adjust Volume control for comfortable listening. METER TUNING MANUAL/AUTO ENTER...

  • Page 36: Memory Tuning

    MEMORY TUNING You may store up to 18 presets on FM/SW, and 9 presets on each of the , LW and MW bands for instant selection of your favorite stations. STORING A FREQUENCY 1.Press "POWER/SLEEP" button to turn on radio. 2.Tune to any frequency using any of the previous- ly mentioned tuning methods.
  • Page 37 3.Press the button marked " M" (memory), display "M" and suggested preset number will flash for 12 seconds. If preset 1 and 2 have been stored, it will suggest preset 3 at this stage, on display preset 3 will flash. 4.Press "ENTER"...
  • Page 38 5.Preset positions may be exchanged easily and at any time. Select preset that is to be changed, push memory button,( "M" and existing position will flash ) while flashing select new preset posi- tion. Presets will be exchanged automatically. 6.FM/SW bands have 18 presets. Presets 1-9 are set in normal manner.
  • Page 39 Note 1.If all presets have been used pushing "M" but- ton will display "FULL" on LCD. If you still desire to store new station push any button 1-9 where new station is to be positioned and hold for more than 2 seconds. New station will be put into memory in position selected and original station in this position will be canceled.

  • Page 40: Recalling A Preset

    RECALLING A PRESET 1.Press "POWER/SLEEP" button to turn on radio. 2.Select a band in which a station is stored that you want to recall. Auto tuning system POWER/ SLEEP METER 120m ENTER...
  • Page 41 1.Press any of the NUMBERED buttons for a desired station and the radio will instantly tune to it. Display will show frequency and Memory position .If you want to change to another preset station just press any other numbered button for access .For SW/FM preset 01-09,push "P1/P2"...
  • Page 42 EXCHANGE THE PRESET If you want to exchange preset 2 to preset 7 for editing the memory. 1.Recall preset 2. 2.Push "M" and display "M" and preset 2 will flash. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...
  • Page 43 3.Push 7 then preset 2 and preset 7 have been exchanged. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

  • Page 44: Ats(Auto Tuning System)

    ATS (AUTO TUNING SYSTEM ) This radio provides an excellent and easy to use feature called ATS (Auto Tuning System) which is available on FM, LW and MW bands. 1.Push any of FM/LW/MW band buttons for more than 2 seconds. The radio will start with a beep tone and display ATS will flash indicating the radio is in ATS mode.
  • Page 45 3.After the whole scanning is completed, a beep tone will be heard. Display will show M [1] and the frequency which is the strongest signal in your area will be heard. 4.If no stations are found, display will show '----' for 2 seconds and return to last tuning frequency.
  • Page 46 Note: 1.Maximum presets on MW and LW are 9 and 18 on FM, and if the auto preset stations are more than 9 for MW/LW bands,18 for FM band,the microporcessor will pick up only 9 stations for MW/LW bands and 18 stations for FM band into 2 memory pages (P1/P2) based on signal strength.

  • Page 47: Fine Tuning

    FINE TUNING To have best reception, while is necesary, press fine tuning button FINE, LCD will appear FINE indicating now is under Fine tuning status. The tuning step FINE now will become 1 kHz/step on AM(MW/LW/SW) band and 50 kHz/step on FM band while pressing tuning [ ]or[V] button.

  • Page 48: Clock Radio Operation

    CLOCK RADIO OPERATION With this radio you can fall asleep to your favorite station by pressing the "POWER/SLEEP" for more than 2 seconds or wake you up to the morning news or an alarm buzzer. This radio provides two alarm times that you can set for two different wake up times at the same time.
  • Page 49 2.If power is on, push "DISPLAY" button to time mode. SETTING ALARM (STANDBY) BY RADIO 1.When the display is in the time mode, press -SEANDBY" button, display " " will flash and show last alarm time (0:00 for the first time). 120m -ST ANDBY"...
  • Page 50 1.Press the numbered buttons to activate alarm- on time. Using 24 hour time, an example will be, if you set the alarm on time at 1:30PM, press the button [1] [3] [3] [0] and "ENTER" button. Display will show 13:30 and "STANDBY" will stop flashing indicating alarmed by radio has been set at 1:30 PM.
  • Page 51 3.When the alarm time is set, the clock will return to the current time automatically. Meanwhile the colon will start to flash. 4.To verify, press "STANDBY" button then "ENTER" button again. -STANDBY- -STANDBY- -STANDBY- TIMER METER...
  • Page 52 5.To cancel the alarm time, press "STANDBY" but- ton and display "STANDBY" will flash, press "C" button to cancel. Note 1.When alarm is on press "POWER/SLEEP' button to turn off the alarm. 2.The radio alarm will last for one hour if not turned off by pushing POWER/SLEEP button. 3.Tune the radio before setting radio alarm.
  • Page 53 Setting Alarm by HWS buzzer has same procedures as setting alarm by radio except pushing Auto tuning system POWER/ "STANDBY- HWS' button instead. SLEEP Turn off the HWS buzzer by pushing "POWER/ SLEEP" button. COUNTING DOWN TIMER 1.Press "TIMER" key, "TIMER" display will flash -STANDBY- TIMER METER...
  • Page 54 2.Use 0-9 button to key in required time (Max 23 hours and 59 minutes). 3.Press "ENTER" button, " TIMER" display will stop flashing indicating Count Down timer has been set. Display will be back to real time within 7 seconds after time is set. 120m DISPLAY ENTER...
  • Page 55 4.Push "TIMER" button again to see remaining time. a.Push "TIMER" button again to continue timer function. b.Push "ENTER" button to re-start timer function. 5.When timer is on, buzzer will last for one minute, to turn off the buzzer, push "POWER/ SLEEP"...
  • Page 56 6.To cancel timer setting: a: Press "TIMER" button. Display shows remain- ing time. b: Press "C" button "TIMER" on the display will disappear, and display will show real time immediately. Note 1.When alarm is on, press "POWER/SLEEP" button to turn off the alarm. 2.The alarm will last for one minute if not turned off by pushing "POWER/SLEEP"...

  • Page 57: Setting The Sleep Timer

    SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER You can set the sleep timer with the radio on or off. 1.Push POWER/SLEEP button for more than 2 seconds, LCD will show indicating the radio is in sleep (auto shut off) function. A buzzer will be heard this time, if the radio is on. 2.Continue pushing "PLWER/SLEEP"...
  • Page 58 3.Release "POWER/SLEEP" button whenever the sleep time shown on the display is acceptable to you. 4.To cancel sleep function, simply push "POWER/ SLEEP" key. Display " return to the real time. " will disappear and 1 2 3 4 5 6 POWER/ SLEEP...

  • Page 59: Miscellaneous Controls

    MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS In addition to the standard tuning methods described previously, use following controls for special operations. MONO LOCAL/STEREO DX SWITCH 1.When listening to FM stereo broadcasting and using earphones, set the switch to STEREO position to enjoy stereo programs. 2.When listening to AM (MW/LW/SW) broad- casting, this switch adjusts the receiver's sensitivi- ty.
  • Page 60 HEADPHONE USE While not a control, you may consider using Head- phones to obtain the best audio clarity when listen- ing to SW. Since many SW stations broadcast only marginal signals, using Headphones will enable you to distinguish between the signal and the noise usually encountered at night.

  • Page 61: Lock Switch

    LOCK SWITCH Using the LOCK switch prevents unauthorized opera- tion of the radio and will also prevent the station you are listening to from being changed. When the LOCK switch is moved to its up " POWER/SLEEP button and all tun ing control buttons. are completely disabled.
  • Page 62 MW STEP SELECTOR SWITCH Located in the battery compartment of the radio, MW step 9K/10k switch provides means to select the incremental frequency steps for MW band, depending upon your geographic location. In the USA or CANADA, 10K steps are used so the switch should be set to 10K position.

  • Page 63: Care And Maintenance

    C A R E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E This receiver is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the receiver so that you can enjoy it for years. K eep the product dry.
  • Page 64 Handle the prodoct gently and carefully . Dropp- ing it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the product to work improperly . Keep the product away from dust and dirt, which can cause permature wear of parts.
  • Page 65 Wipe the product with a dampened cloth occa- sionally to keep it looking new . Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong deter gents to clean the product. Use only fresh batteries of the recommended size and type. Always remove old or weak batteries.

  • Page 66: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Frequency range: Includes short wave 13 meter bands 120m 87.50-108 MHz 153-513 kHz 520-1710 kHz/522-1710 kHz 1.711-29.999 MHz 2.300- 2.495 MHz 3.200- 3.400 MHz 3.900- 4.000 MHz 4.750- 5.060 MHz 5.900- 6.200 MHz 7.100- 7.350 MHz 9.400- 9.900 MHz 11.600-12.100 MHz 13.570-13.870 MHz 15.100-15.800 MHz...
  • Page 67 1 LSI, 10 Semi conductors: Circuit: AM(LW ,MW,SW) Antennas: LW/MW Speaker output power: Nominal 180 mW at 10% T.H.D. Jack: 1.DC Jack for external power 4.5V 2.Headphones Jack-3.5 for mini stereo headphones 3.AM EXT ANT Jack Power source: 1.3 AA(UM-3) batteries. 2.AC adaptor 4.5V/250 mA center negative Dimension: 148(L) 89(H) 30(T) m/m...

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