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- Page 1 20-230.fm Page 1 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM 45-Memory, Digital SSB Shortwave Receiver with AM/FM Radio...
- Page 2 20-230.fm Page 2 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM This symbol is intended to WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire alert you to the presence of or shock hazard, do not expose this uninsulated dangerous volt- product to rain or moisture. age within the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to con-...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
20-230.fm Page 3 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ Contents Features ......................5 A Quick Look at the Receiver ................. 6 Preparation ....................... 8 Connecting to Power .................. 8 Installing Batteries ................8 Using Standard AC Power ..............9 Using Vehicle Battery Power ............... - Page 4 20-230.fm Page 4 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Special Features .................... 18 Setting the Alarm Time ..............18 Setting the Radio Alarm ..............18 Setting the Humane Wake System (HWS) Alarm ......18 Silencing the Alarm ................19 Using the Sleep Timer ..............19 Using Mode ..................
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Page 5: Features
20-230.fm Page 5 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ Features Your RadioShack 45 Memory, Digital Memory Tuning — you can store up SSB Shortwave Receiver provides to 45 frequencies in memory so you high quality in a compact design and can quickly select your favorite sta- brings the voices of the world to you. -
Page 6: A Quick Look At The Receiver
20-230.fm Page 6 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ A Quick Look at the Receiver TUNE/SSB Indicator (Display Backlight) POWER DISPLAY MODE ALARM ALARM (TUNING/AUTO MEMO) (ENTER/FREQ/TIME SET) C (M. DEL) SW SELECT 0 (M.SCAN) Band M (AM/PM) CLOCK 1/2 (SW PAGE) NEWS/NORM/MUSIC (Control... - Page 7 20-230.fm Page 7 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM (Display Backlight) — lights the — toggles between the AM, BAND display for about 7 seconds. LW (longwave), FM, and SW bands. — controls the volume. VOLUME — turns the receiver and POWER the sleep timer on and off.
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Page 8: Preparation
20-230.fm Page 8 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ Preparation CONNECTING TO 1. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow POWER and remove it. You can power the receiver from in- 2. Slide four AA batteries into the ternal batteries, standard AC power, compartment, according to the or your vehicle’s battery. -
Page 9: Using Standard Ac Power
20-230.fm Page 9 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Using Vehicle Battery Power Caution: If you do not plan to use the receiver with batteries for a month or You can power the receiver from your longer, remove the batteries. Batter- vehicle’s 12V power source (such as ies can leak chemicals that can de- a cigarette-lighter socket) using a 6V,... -
Page 10: Connecting Headphones
20-230.fm Page 10 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM CONNECTING • Set the volume to the lowest set- ting before you begin listening. HEADPHONES After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable For private listening and for stereo level. -
Page 11: Using The Clock
20-230.fm Page 11 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM USING THE CLOCK 3. To set AM or PM, press 4. Press to store the setting. Your receiver has dual clocks. We The CLOCK 1 time displays. recommend you set the primary clock for local time and the secondary clock for UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, Setting the CLOCK 2 Time... -
Page 12: Connecting An External Antenna
20-230.fm Page 12 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM CONNECTING AN If you are in the United States, Cana- da, or another North or South Ameri- EXTERNAL ANTENNA can country, set the tuning increment to 10kHz by pressing then MODE To improve SW reception, you can AM 10 kHz appears for 1 sec-... -
Page 13: Tuning
20-230.fm Page 13 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM FM — Pull up the antenna base about Note: Interference can be caused by halfway then fully extend the antenna a computer, motor, or other electronic and rotate it for the best reception. device nearby. -
Page 14: Direct-Access Tuning
20-230.fm Page 14 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM 2. Hold down together If you selected the FM band, – – – – until the receiver beeps once and flashes and the TUNE/SSB indicator flashes. appears for about 7 seconds. Each memory location number If you selected the AM or LW (1–9) appears then disappears... -
Page 15: Manual Tuning
20-230.fm Page 15 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM • If you enter an incorrect digit, Notes: press (cancel) once to erase • Fine tuning only works when you the last digit, twice to erase use rotary tuning. the last two digits, and so on, then enter the correct digit. -
Page 16: Tuning Ssb Stations Using Clarity Control
20-230.fm Page 16 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Memory Tuning 3. Slowly rotate to fine TUNING/ tune to the desired frequency For quick tuning, you can store up to according to the SHORTWAVE 45 stations in your receiver’s memory BANDS listed below... -
Page 17: Recalling A Station In Memory
20-230.fm Page 17 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM • To replace an existing frequency 2. Use the number keys to enter the with a new one, tune to the memory location number you desired frequency then hold want to delete. down the number key corre- 3. -
Page 18: Special Features
20-230.fm Page 18 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM 3. Press and the memory loca- 4. Use the number keys to enter the tion number flash. new memory location number. The receiver beeps. ˆ Special Features Setting the Alarm Time If you enter an incorrect digit, press (cancel) once to erase... -
Page 19: Silencing The Alarm
20-230.fm Page 19 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM To set the receiver’s HWS alarm time, After several seconds, the buzzer’s follow these steps. volume increases. After a few more seconds, the volume increases again. 1. If the receiver is on, press DIS- to display the time. -
Page 20: Using Mode
20-230.fm Page 20 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Using Mode press . The receiver or- MODE 5 0 ders the frequencies from the lowest lets you change the receiver’s MODE to the highest. settings. Note: Frequencies stored in the AM To set a FM 100 kHz tuning step , or LW bands cannot be rearranged tune to a FM station, then press... -
Page 21: Listening Hints
20-230.fm Page 21 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Note: The display backlight and the To unlock the controls, slide controls located on either side of the back to . The controls unlock and receiver remain operational when you disappears. lock the controls. -
Page 22: Band Allocations
20-230.fm Page 22 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM To convert meters to MHz, divide 300 20 meters: by the number of meters. 14,000–14,200 kHz: CW 300 ÷ 42.25 meters = 7.1 MHz 14,200–14,350 kHz: SSB 15 meters: BAND ALLOCATIONS 21,000–21,250 kHz: CW Certain bands are set aside for spe- 21,250–21,450 kHz: SSB... -
Page 23: Aircraft Frequencies
20-230.fm Page 23 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Frequencies Band Frequency Range (in meters) (in MHz) Most transmissions from ships and coastal stations are in SSB and CW. 11.600–12.100 You can hear these transmissions in 13.500–13.870 the following bands. 15.100–15.800 2,000–2,300 kHz * 17.480–17.900... -
Page 24: Longwave Band
20-230.fm Page 24 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Longwave Band tween 6:00 PM and midnight (your time). The 153–279 kHz range is known as Some ships also use this range, with the longwave band. Most stations in 500 kHz set aside as an international this range serve as beacons for air- distress and emergency station. - Page 25 20-230.fm Page 25 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Station Location Remarks 4,832 Radio Reloj San Jose, Costa Rica Programs in Spanish 4,855 Radio Clube do Para Belem, Brazil Programs in Portuguese 4,890 National Papua New Guinea Broadcasting Commission 4,915 Voice Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 4,920...
- Page 26 20-230.fm Page 26 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Station Location Remarks 6,055 Nihon Shortwave Tokyo, Japan Programs Broadcasting in Japanese Company 6,060 Radio Nacional Buenos Aires, Argentina Programs in Spanish 6,075 Radio Sutatenza Bogota, Colombia Programs in Spanish 6,090 Radio Luxembourg Ville Louvigny, Luxembourg...
- Page 27 20-230.fm Page 27 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Station Location Remarks 9,645 Radio Norway Oslo, Norway 9,720 Radio Iran Tehran, Iran Programs in Farsi 9,745 HCJB Quito, Ecuador 9,770 Austrian Radio Vienna, Austria 9,800 Radio Kiev Kiev, Ukraine 9,835 Radio Budapest Budapest, Hungary 10,040...
- Page 28 20-230.fm Page 28 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Station Location Remarks 11,935 Radio Portugal Lisbon, Portugal 11,945 Radio Beijing Beijing, China 11,955 Voice of Turkey Ankara, Turkey 11,980 Radio Moscow Moscow, Russia 15,038 Saudi Arabian Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Programs in Arabic Broadcasting Service 15,084 Voice of Iran...
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Page 29: Birdies
20-230.fm Page 29 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Station Location Remarks 21,495 Israel Radio Jerusalem, Israel 21,525 Radio Australia Melbourne, Australia 21,625 Israel Radio Jerusalem, Israel 21,645 Radio France Paris, France International 21,735 Radio-TV Morocco Rabat, Morocco Programs in Arabic 25,790 Radio RSA Johannesburg,... -
Page 30: Amateur Shortwave Bands (In Mhz)
20-230.fm Page 30 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Amateur Shortwave Bands (in MHz) – 3.500 – 4.000 80 Meters 7.000 7.300 40 Meters – 10.100 – 10.150 30 Meters 14.0 14.350 20 Meters – – 18.068 18.168 17 Meters 21.000 21.450 15 Meters... -
Page 31: Resetting The Receiver
20-230.fm Page 31 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Problem Possible Cause Suggestion TUNING/ and the The controls are locked Slide to unlock front panel controls appears on the the controls. do not respond. display). RESETTING THE RECEIVER If the receiver displays random characters or the display does not work properly, you might need to reset it. -
Page 32: Care And Maintenance
20-230.fm Page 32 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ Care and Maintenance Your RadioShack 45-Memory, Digital SSB Shortwave Receiver is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your receiver so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the receiver dry. -
Page 33: The Fcc Wants You To Know
20-230.fm Page 33 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your receiver might cause interfer- ence on other radio/TV devices even when it is operating properly. To de- termine whether your receiver is causing the interference, turn off your receiver. -
Page 34: Specifications
20-230.fm Page 34 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM ˆ Specifications Circuit LW/AM ................Signal-Conversion Heterodyne FM ........................Heterodyne SW ..................Dual-Conversion Heterodyne Frequency Range FM ....................... 87.5–108 MHz LW ......................... 153–279 kHz AW ......................520–1,710 kHz SW ......................1.71–29.999 MHz SW Sub-Bands .............. - Page 35 20-230.fm Page 35 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Jacks External Power ....................DC IN 6V Stereo Headphones ....................-Inch (3.5-mm) SW External Jack ....................-Inch (3.5-mm) Power Sources Battery ......................4 AA Batteries AC (Requires Optional Adapter) ........6V/300mA, Center Tip Negative DC (Requires Optional Adapter) ........
- Page 36 20-230.fm Page 36 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:07 AM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and work- manship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
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