DX-392 PLL All-Band Portable Receiver with Cassette Recorder
(200-0219A/B) Operation Faxback Doc. # 39687
Using The Receiver
Turning The Receiver ON/OFF
Press RADIO POWER to turn on the receiver, then adjust the volume. The
display shows the band, frequency, and signal strength. (A reading of 7
indicates the strongest signal.)
Press RADIO POWER again to turn off the receiver.
Tuning
Selecting The Band
Press FM, MW, LW or SW to select the band. (Press MW FOR am). To select a
smaller band within the SW band, press METER, then enter the desired band by
pressing its labeled button on the keypad.
Direct-Access Tuning
Follow these steps to directly tune to a station.
1. Press FREQ. The frequency display disappears.
2. Press the number buttons (and decimal button where appropriate) to enter
the frequency.
If you make a mistake, press C (cancel) to erase the last digit.
If you wait more than 15 seconds to press a button, the previous freq-
uency returns to the display and you must begin again at Step 1.
3. Press ENTER. The selected frequency appears.
Manual Tuning with The Rotary Dial
You can select a higher or lower frequency by turning ROTARY TUNING UP or
DOWN.
Set FAST/FINE/LOCK to select the rotary tuning increments or to lock the
ROTARY TUNING dial. If you select FAST, the rotary tuning increments are
the same as when you use the \/ or /\ keys. If you select FINE, the tuning
increments are smaller so you can fine tune the frequency, as shown in the
following table.
BAND FAST FINE
FM 0.1 MHz 0.05 MHz
LW 9 kHz 1 kHz
MW (AM) 9/10 kHz 1 kHz
SW 0.005 MHz 0.001 MHz
You can also set FAST/FINE/LOCK to lock the ROTARY TUNING dial. This pre-
vents you from accidentally changing the frequency.
NOTE: This locks only the ROTARY TUNING dial. For information about locking
the front-panel buttons, see "Locking the Controls".
Manual Tuning With The Arrow Keys
You can select a lower or higher frequency by pressing MANUAL/AUTO \/ or /\.
The frequency changes in the following increments.
BAND TUNING INCREMENT
FM 0.1 MHz
LW 9 kHz
MW (AM) 9 or 10 kHz (See
"Setting the MW (AM)
Tuning Increment").
SW 0.005 MHz
Scanning
To automatically tune up or down to the next active frequency in the selec-
ted band, press and hold down \/ or /\ for about 2 seconds. The receiver
scans up or down the selected band and tunes to the first frequency it finds
with a strong signal.
To scan for a frequency in one of 13 short-wave bands, press METER. Then,
press the correct button on the numeric keypad to select the short-wave
band.
When scanning in a smaller band, the receiver searches only within the
selected band and stops at the upper and lower limits of the band.
For a list of the short-wave bands, see "International Frequencies" under
"Listening Hints."
NOTE: When scanning, the receiver only searches for frequencies with strong
signals. To search for stations with weaker signals, use one of the
manual tuning methods.
Memory Tuning
For easy selection, you can store the frequencies of your favorite stations
in memory. You can store up to 18 SW frequencies and up to 9 frequencies in
each of the other bands.
Follow these steps to store a frequency into memory.
1. Use direct-access or manual tuning to tune to the frequency you want to
store.
2. Press M.
3. While M flashes, enter a memory location code using the numeric keypad.
For SW, select from 1-9 and 01-09. For other bands, select from 1-9.
The frequency is stored, M stops flashing, and the display shows the
memory location code.
NOTE: If you wait more than 15 seconds to press a memory location code
number, M stops flashing and you must begin again at Step 2.
To select a stored frequency, press FM, MW, LW or SW to select the band.
Then enter the memory location code.
Adjusting The Antenna
For best reception, adjust the telescoping antenna for the band you want to
listen to.
FM - Fully extend the antenna and rotate it for the best reception.
LW and MW (AM) - Rotate the receiver. The receiver uses the internal antenna
for the LW and MW (AM) bands.
SW - Fully extend the antenna and point it straight up.
Connecting An External Antenna
To improve SW reception, you can connect a portable external antenna (such
as Radio Shack Cat. No. 278-1374), directly to the telescoping antenna, or
you can make an antenna using a short-wave antenna kit (such as Radio Shack
Cat. No. 278-758).
Follow the antenna's supplied instructions to connect the receiver to the
antenna.
NOTE: If you are connecting an antenna to the AM EXT ANT jack, be sure to
use an antenna with a 1/8-inch monaural phone plug.
Adjusting Special Tuning Controls
Several controls affect the receiver's sound. This section explains how to
adjust these controls.
FM mono/FM Stereo
To improve reception for weak FM stereo stations, set FM MONO/FM STEREO to
FM MONO. The signal becomes monaural, but the sound might improve. To
return to a stereo signal, set FM MONO/FM STEREO to FM STEREO.
AM Narrow/AM Wide
To reduce interference from adjacent stations in the SW, MW or LW bands, set
AM NARROW/AM WIDE to AM NARROW.
AM RF Gain
The AM RF GAIN control affects signal strength for SW reception. If the
signal is weak, turn AM RF GAIN toward MAX. If the sound is distorted, turn
AM RF GAIN toward MIN.
BFO Switch and BFO Dial
Some SW and LW stations transmit in Morse Code using a form of transmission
called continuous wave (CW). Some SW stations use a special type of voice
transmission called single side-band (SSB).
To tune to a CW or SSB station, select the band and frequency and adjust the
antenna. In addition, set the BFO switch to ON. Then beginning at its mid-
point, slowly adjust the BFO dial until the reception becomes clear.
For the FM and MW bands and for SW stations that do not transmit in SSB or
CW, set the BFO switch to OFF. The BFO dial has no effect when the BFO
switch is set to OFF.
Tone
In all bands, adjust TONE for the best sound.
(EB 5/21/97)
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