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Table of Contents 1. IMPORTANT ......................36-37 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............36-37 2. YOUR ATS-909X2 RADIO ..................37-40 INTRODUCTION ......................37 WHAT'S IN THE BOX ..................... 38 Location and Function of Controls ............... 39-43 CONTROLS ......................40-42 INFORMATION ON DISPLAY ..................43 3.
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DELETING PRESET STATIONS ..................53 MOVING PRESET STATIONS TO ANOTHER POSITION ..........53 RENAMING PRESET STATIONS – MW / LW / FM / AIR ..........53 RENAMING PRESET PAGES – SW ONLY ..............54 5. ADVANCED TUNING FEATURES ................54-58 SETTING THE METER BAND –...
If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your radio dealer, Power Company or Sangean. 10. AC adaptor: The AC adaptor should be positioned so it is not walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it.
2. YOUR ATS-909X2J RADIO INTRODUCTION The Sangean ATS-909X2J ultimate multi-band radio provides the following range of features: ● Radio for Air / FM / LW / MW / SW broadcasts ● Automatic Tuning System for FM / LW / MW / SW band ●...
CONTROLS No. Button Description Time Set Set the time. Daylight Saving Time Enable / disable Daylight Saving Time Home / World Select home time or world time. Speaker Timer ● Set alarm timers (1, 2, 3) ● View alarm timer settings Single Side Band ●...
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Numeric ● Input digits 0-9 ● Select preset stations ● Select SW meter bands ATS / SW / METER ● Select SW band ● Enable selection of SW meter band ● Use Automatic Tuning System for SW band ATS / MW / LW ●...
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Decimal point ● Input decimal point ● Select AM / PM when the 12-hour clock format is selected. ● Select SW 15 meter band. Telescopic antenna Enhanced reception on FM / AIR / SW band Folding stand Can be used as a stand for the radio AUX IN jack 3.5mm jack for audio input from external device AM EXT.
INFORMATION ON DISPLAY C D E J K L Icon Indication Icon Indication Button Lock Signal level HOME / WORLD SW meter band Daylight Saving Time kHz / MHz RDS CT Preset station SOFT MUTE Time display Text display Preset lock Snooze Frequency display Sleep timer...
3. GETTING STARTED POWERING THE RADIO The ATS-909X2J can be powered using battery power or AC power. OPTION 1: BATTERIES To power the radio using battery power, follow these steps: 1. Open the Battery Compartment cover in the direction indicated by the arrow on the cover.
SETTING A WORLD TIME Aside from setting your local time zone, the ATS-909X2J also allows you to set a second time zone and display the time in this time zone. This time is referred to as world time.
4. LISTENING TO THE RADIO TUNING TO RADIO STATIONS The ATS-909X2J is capable of tuning to radio stations on the SW, MW, LW, FM and AIR bands. The radio features an Automatic Tuning System (ATS) that can be used to automatically store preset stations when the SW, MW, LW or FM band is selected.
USING THE AUTOMATIC TUNING SYSTEM (ATS) – MW / LW / FM The Automatic Tuning System can be used to automatically scan for radio stations with a strong signal on the MW, LW or FM band and store these stations as preset stations. Since the MW and LW share the same button, simply press this button twice to switch between the medium wave and the long wave.
USING SCAN TUNING The scan tuning feature of the ATS-909X2J can be used on any band to automatically scan from the current frequency to the nearest strong station with a higher / lower frequency. Follow these steps to use the scan feature: 1.
USING PRESET STATIONS The ATS-909X2J allows you to store up to 1674 radio stations in the memory of the radio. The radio has three memory banks that can each store up to 558 preset stations.
STORING PRESET STATIONS IN MEMORY – MW / LW / FM / AIR Follow these steps to save preset stations on the MW, LW, FM and AIR bands: 1. Turn on the radio using the Power button 2. Select the desired waveband by pressing the corresponding button. 3.
If a page on the SW band already has 9 stations preset in the radio’s memory, then you will have to either select a different page manually or overwrite one of the existing presets by pressing and holding the numeric button of that preset position. Overwritten presets will be moved to a different page if there are pages left with available preset positions.
DELETING PRESET STATIONS To delete a preset station from the radio’s memory, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the radio and recall the desired preset station as previously described. 2. Press the Memo button The Memo indicator and the preset position of the selected station will now be blinking on the display.
RENAMING PRESET PAGES – SW ONLY On the SW band, only preset pages have names. To change the name of a preset page, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the radio, select the SW band and recall the desired preset page as previously described.
Amateurs who use SSB and transmit below 10MHz generally use the lower side band (LSB), while amateur and commercial stations transmitting above 10MHz generally use the upper side band (USB). Your ATS-909X2J is capable of receiving all USB and LSB transmissions. To receive SSB stations: 1.
LSB / USB STOP FAST 1kHz 1kHz 1kHz Rotary Tuning knob 20Hz / 20Hz / 20Hz / SLOW 10Hz 10Hz 10Hz Tuning Up / Down 9kHz 9kHz / 10kHz 5kHz SETTING THE BANDWIDTH The Bandwidth Control switch allows you to choose whether the bandwidth for the various bands should be automatically set or manually set.
When performing a page scan, the ATS-909X2J will tune to all preset stations that are saved on the current page and stop when it finds a station on which a signal is being received. If the signal is no longer received for the duration of the scan delay, the radio will continue scanning the other presets on the current page (see chapter 6 “USING THE MENU”...
6. USING THE MENU The menu of the ATS-909X2J can be accessed by pressing and holding the Menu button while the radio is powered on or off. After accessing the menu, the Rotary Tuning knob can be used to browse through the available settings and to select settings, while the...
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[MEMOBANK C]: Select memory bank C. A / B / C The ATS-909X2J features 3 memory banks each capable of storing 558 preset stations. Use all 3 of them to store up to 1674 preset stations. [FM 50kHz]: Tuning Up / Down button FM tuning step 50kHz.
USING ALARM TIMERS SETTING AN ALARM TIMER The ATS-909X2J features three alarm timers which can be set when the radio is powered on or off using the timer buttons . The alarm timers can be configured to use either the radio’s buzzer or a radio station to wake you up.
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE When an alarm sounds, press any button (except the Power button or Backlight button to snooze the alarm for 5 minutes. This procedure can be repeated during the alarm period. The Snooze indicator is shown on the display while the snooze feature is active. DEACTIVATING AN ALARM TIMER If an alarm timer is activated, press the corresponding timer button followed by the...
Radio Data System (RDS) is a service that allows FM stations to broadcast additional information. The ATS-909X2J is capable of receiving RDS / RBDS signals. When receiving an FM radio station that broadcasts RDS data, the station name will be displayed in the Text...
USING THE RADIO TO CHARGE BATTERIES The ATS-909X2J can be used to charge rechargeable NI-MH or NI-CAD batteries when the radio is powered off. Before charging batteries using the ATS-909X2J, please first make sure that the batteries that are being used are rechargeable NI-MH or NI-CAD batteries.
USING THE AUX IN JACK You can listen to the sound of an external device through your ATS-909X2J’s speaker. To do this, simply connect the external device (such as iPod, MP3 player or CD player) to the radio’s AUX IN jack...
USING THE RESET SWITCH The Reset Switch at the bottom of the radio will reset the time and microprocessor of the radio only. All settings, alarm timers and preset stations will still be available in the radio’s memory. After using this switch, the time can be reprogrammed following the instructions in the “SETTING YOUR LOCAL TIME AND TIME ZONE”...
SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements Batteries 4 x UM3 (AA Size) Approx. 24 hours of listening with a speaker output Battery Life of 10mW when using normal Alkaline batteries Charging current 500mA Approx. 5hours when using 2100mAH Ni-HM Rechargeable battery charging time batteries ※...
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LIMITED WARRANTY Name Address Kopek Japan Corporation 〒150-0044 e-mail 21-3-1F, Maruyamacho, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo TEL: 03-3477-0122 Model info@kopekjapan.co.jp If the product is defective due to poor manufacturing, the warranty service will be provided within one year from the date of purchase. However, please note that the terms of the warranty of this radio do not cover the following: 1.
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