DX-399 Shortwave Receiver
(200-0229) Operation Faxback Doc. # 57596
Turning The Receiver On And Off
To turn on the receiver, press POWER. The band and frequency appear.
To turn off the receiver, press POWER again. The battery indicator
appears, showing the battery condition from 9 (fully charged batteries)
to 1 (low batteries).
Adjusting The Antenna
For the best reception, adjust the telescoping antenna based on the band
you are listening to.
FM - Pull up the antenna's base about halfway then fully extend the
antenna and rotate it for the best reception.
SW - Pull up the antenna's base then fully extend the antenna and
point it straight up.
LW and - Rotate the receiver. The receiver uses a built-in antenna for
MW (AM) these bands.
Tuning
Selecting the Band
Press FM/.ATS, LW/.ATS, MW/.ATS (for AM) or SW/METER to select the desired
band. To select a smaller band within the SW band, press SW/METER again so
m flashes, then enter the desired meter band by pressing its labeled meter
button on the keypad.
The following chart shows the tuning interval for each band.
Band Tuning Increment
FM 0.1 MHz
LW 9 kHz
MW 9 or 10 kHz
SW 0.005 MHz
Automatic Tuning System (ATS)
The DX-399 features an Automatic Tuning System which scans all the
available stations and stores them in sequence according to their signal
strength for quick tuning. The strongest signal station will be tuned and
stored in the first available memory location, and the second strongest
signal will be tuned and stored next, and so on until all nine memory
location numbers are occupied.
To set your scanner to tune automatically, hold down .ATS for the desired
band (FM, LW, or MW) for about 3 seconds. The DX-399 beeps once while
TUNING and ATS flash. The numbers 1-9 appear one at a time indicating that
the receiver is scanning. When automatic tuning and memory preset is
complete, the DX-399 beeps.
Notes: The DX-399 automatically tunes and stores up to 18 FM stations
(nine in each of two memory banks - P1 and P2), 9 MW, and 9 LW
stations.
ATS does not work in the SW band.
Only (light bulb symbol), POWER and (.key symbol) controls can
function during an ATS.
ATS clears all of the stations previously set.
To stop ATS, press POWER.
To tune to a stored ATS station, just press the number key of the stored
station.
Direct-Access Tuning
To tune to a specific frequency, follow these steps.
1. Press FREQ/11m. The frequency display disappears.
2. Press the corresponding number buttons (and decimal button, as
necessary) to enter the frequency.
You do not need to select a band. When you key in the correct
frequency, the receiver automatically selects the appropriate band.
For example, to enter FM 100.70 MHz, just key in 100.70.
Notes: If you wait more than 30 seconds to press a button, the
previous frequency returns to the display and you must begin
again from Step 1.
If you enter an invalid frequency, E appears.
If you make a mistake, repeatedly press C (cancel), then enter
the correct digit(s).
3. Press ENTER. The selected frequency appears.
Manual Tuning
You can select a station even if you do not know its frequency.
Select the desired band, then repeatedly press TUNING /\ or \/ until you
hear the broadcast from the desired station.
Scan Tuning the FM/MW/LW Bands
To tune up or down to the next active frequency in the selected band, hold
down TUNING /\ or \/ for at least 1 second. The receiver scans up or down
the selected band and tunes to the first frequency it finds with a strong
signal.
Note: When scanning, the receiver only searches for frequencies with
strong signals. To search for stations with weaker signals,
repeatedly press TUNING /\ or \/ to tune to the station manually.
Listening to the SW Meter Band
1. To select a SW band, press SW/Meter so a SW frequency appears.
2. Press SW again. SW frequency disappears and m flashes.
3. Press the desired SW band button (11m-120m). The selected band appears
and remains as long as there is tuning activity within that band.
4. Press FINE then TUNING /\ or \/ to fine tune to the desired frequency
according to the SHORT WAVE METER BAND frequency ranges listed on the
folding stand. TUNING /\ or \/ tunes in 1 kHz increments.
Fine Tuning
To fine tune for the best reception, press FINE. FINE appears.
Press TUNING /\ or \/ to tune by 1 kHz/step for the MW/LW bands and 0.05
MHz/step for the FM band.
Using the AM SENS DX/LOCAL Switch
To reduce interference from adjacent stations in the SW, MW, or LW bands,
set AM SENS DX/LOCAL to AM SENS LOCAL. If there is no interference, set
this switch to DX.
Memory Tuning
For easy selection, you can store the frequencies of your favorite
stations in memory. You can store up to 54 stations-up to 18 SW and 18 FM
frequencies each (nine stations per band in two memory banks) and up to 9
frequencies each in LW and MW.
Storing Frequencies in Memory
1. Select the desired band and use direct-access or manual tuning to tune
to the frequency you want to store.
2. Press M (memory). M and the available memory location number flash.
3. While M and the available memory location number are flashing,
repeatedly press P1/P2 to select the desired memory bank (1 or 2) to
store a station. The next available memory location number flashes.
Note: If you wait more than 15 seconds to press P1/P2, the receiver
returns to the previous display and you must begin again from
Step 2.
4. Press ENTER or the desired memory location number to store the
frequency to the flashing memory location number.
Note: If memory is full, no memory location number flashes and FULL
appears if you press any button. You cannot store a new
frequency, but you can replace the existing frequency with the
new one by holding down the desired memory location number
button for two seconds while FULL appears (be sure you also set
the correct memory bank location).
Storing/Arranging SW Frequencies in Memory
1. Tune to the desired SW station you want to store.
2. Press M. M and the next available memory location number flash for 15
seconds.
3. While M and the available memory location number flash, press P1/P2
to select the desired memory bank where you want to store SW
frequencies.
4. While M and the available memory location number continue to flash,
press ENTER or the desired memory location number.
5. Press TUNING /\ or \/. The receiver scans to the next strongest
frequency. To store this frequency in memory, repeat Steps 2-4.
Note: If memory is full, no memory location number flashes and FULL
appears if you press any button. You cannot store a new
frequency, but you can replace the existing frequency with the
new one by holding down the desired memory location number
button for two seconds while FULL appears (be sure you also set
the correct memory bank location).
You can also rearrange the memory order of the stations you have already
stored.
1. Recall the station you want to move.
2. Press M. M and the memory location number flash.
3. Use the number keys to enter the desired memory location number. The
receiver beeps signaling that the new memory sequence is stored.
Recalling a Station in Memory
To recall an LW or MW frequency stored in memory, press LW or MW, then use
the number keys to enter the desired memory location.
To recall an SW or FM frequency stored in memory, press SW or FM, and
repeatedly press P1/P2 until the desired memory bank number appears, then
use the number keys to enter the desired memory location.
Scanning Stations in Memory
You can set the DX-399 to scan through the stations stored in memory.
Press M.SCAN when the display is set to show frequency information. The
DX-399 tunes to the next memory station number, plays that station for a
few seconds, and then moves on. To stop memory scan, press any key
(except POWER).
Deleting a Station from Memory
1. Select P1/P2 (the memory bank where the memory selection is stored),
then press the number of the desired station to select it.
2. Press M.M and the memory location number flash.
3. Press C (cancel) to delete the station from memory.
(BR-EB 11/23/99)
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