Auto Select; For Better Reception; Adjusting The Clock; Listening To The Radio - Hitachi UR 18DSL Handling Instructions Manual

Loading a plug-in battery (Fig. 4)
Insert the battery into the space in the radio body as far as
it will go before securing with the belt.
If the belt is not the right length, adjust the length of the
belt.
Plug-in battery
Loading a slide battery (Fig. 5)
Remove the slide terminal cover.
Match the battery with the grooves in the radio body and
insert the battery as far as it will go.
Slide terminal
cover
● Adjusting the Clock
Adjust the clock with the power turned off .
1. Press and hold the sleep timer/clock button for more
than 2 seconds. The "hour" indicator blinks.
Pressing the band selector button in this state switches
between the 12-hour display and 24-hour display.
2. Turn the select dial or press the search button to select
the "hour".
3. Press the sleep timer/clock button again. The "minutes"
indicator blinks.
4. Turn the select dial or press the search button to select
the "minutes".
5. Press the sleep timer/clock button again to save the
clock setting.
NOTE
○ To save the clock setting, the backup batteries must be
installed.

LISTENING TO THE RADIO

CAUTION
○ Turn down the volume before pressing the power
button.
Failure to do so may result in sudden loud noise and
cause damage to the speakers or lead to hearing
impairment.
1. Press the power button to turn on the radio.
2. Press the band select button and select the radio band
(FM or AM).
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Belt
Fig. 4
Slide battery
Terminal
Fig. 5
NOTE
○ The display changes in the order of [FM→AM→AUX→FM]
each time the band select button is pressed.
3. Select a station using Auto, Manual or Save (Memory).
4. If noise occurs or reception is poor, refer to "For Better
Reception".
5. Turn the volume dial to adjust the volume.
6. Press the power button to turn off the radio.
● Auto Select
Press the or search button to automatically search
for stations with strong radio waves.
When a station is detected, the radio plays for 3 seconds.
Press the search button before the next search starts to
continue listening to the detected radio station.
● Manual Select
Turn the select dial to fi nd the station you want to listen to.
● Save (Memory)
Find the station that you want to save.
Press and hold down the memory button (1 to 5) for more
than 2 seconds to save the setting.
The MEMORY indicator appears at the bottom left of the
display panel and the number of the assigned memory
button is displayed below that.
You can save 5 AM and 5 FM stations in the memory
buttons 1 to 5.
To select the saved station, press the memory button
corresponding to the saved number.
● For Better Reception
FM (Fig. 6)
Adjust the length, direction and angle of the antenna to
ensure the best reception.
When tuned in to an FM stereo broadcast, STEREO is
displayed.
If a lot of noise occurs during an FM stereo broadcast,
press the FM mode / Alarm button.
The radio switches to monaural (the STEREO indicator
turns off ) to reduce the noise. To return to stereo reception,
press the FM mode / Alarm button again.
AM (Fig. 7)
The radio has a built-in antenna. Turn the radio around to
fi nd the direction with the best reception.
FM antenna
Fig. 6
Fig. 7