Grundig YACHT BOY 400 Owner'S Manual Download Page 5

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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QUICK SET-UP
(But please read the rest of the manual later!)

OWNER’S RECORD

This model is the the GRUNDIG YACHT BOY 400
PROFESSIONAL EDITION, hereafter referred to
as the YB400PE.

The serial number is located on the sticker inside the battery
compartment. Refer to this number whenever you contact
your GRUNDIG representative regarding this product.

COMPLETE FOR YOUR RECORDS

DATE

 OF 

PURCHASE

YB400PE

MODEL NUMBER                

YB400PE

SERIAL NUMBER

YB400PE

1. Insert batteries or connect the included AC adapter.

2. Set the DX/LOCAL switch to DX (left side of radio.)

3. Turn the SSB switch to OFF (right side of radio.)

4. Fully extend the telescopic antenna.

5. With the radio off, press and release the AM button once.

6. Immediately press and release the STEP button.

“10 KHz” now appears in the right side of the
display, and will disappear in a few seconds. (See
page 4 for more information about this procedure.)

7. Turn the radio on by pressing the ON/OFF button.

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INDEX TO THE RADIO CONTROLS (Buttons, Switches and Sockets)

AM Button .................................................

3, 5, 7

AUTO Button .............................................

5, 8, 9

AUTO TUNING Button ............................

12

DC 9 V Socket ...........................................

4

DX/LOCAL Switch ....................................

1, 3

EARPHONE Socket .................................

6, 27

FINE TUNING Knob ...............................

2, 22

FM Button ..................................................

5

FREE Button ..............................................

10, 11

FREQU./METER Button ..........................

1, 6, 8, 10

LIGH . .......................................................

13

LOCK Button .............................................

7

MEMO Button ...........................................

10, 11

ON TIME Button .......................................

12

ON/OFF Button ..........................................

1,5, 7

RESET Hole ..............................................

7

SLEEP Button ............................................

13

SNOOZE Button ........................................

7, 12, 13

SSB ON/OFF Switch .................................

22

STEP/ MONO Switch ...............................

6

STORE Button ...........................................

10

SW EXT. ANT Socket ...............................

2, 4

TIME 1/2 Button ........................................

12

TONE LOW/HIGH Switch .......................

6

TUNING Buttons .......................................

5, 6, 9

VOLUME Knob ........................................

7

WIDE/NARROW Switch ..........................

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Summary of Contents for YACHT BOY 400

Page 1: ...CI AUTHORIZED GRUNDIG STORE agsradio com Toll Free US Canada 1 866 282 4801 YACHT BOY 400 PROFESSIONAL EDITION WORLD RECEIVER...

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Page 3: ...AG with Yacht Boy 400PE radio It is available on the world wide web through our website in Postscript Document Format pdf and may be downloaded free of charge viewable with the recommended utility Ad...

Page 4: ...OPERATION 5 7 SHORTWAVE RADIO OPERATION 8 9 STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY 10 11 USING CLOCK ALARM AND SLEEP TIMER FEATURES 12 13 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHORTWAVE 14 21 SINGLE SIDE BAND SSB AND TWO WAY...

Page 5: ...f press and release the AM button once 6 Immediately press and release the STEP button 10 KHz now appears in the right side of the display and will disappear in a few seconds See page 4 for more infor...

Page 6: ...Headphone Socket Standard earphones headphones with stereo plug 3 5 millimeter or 1 8 inch External Antenna Socket 3 5millimeteror1 8inchmonoplug Tuning Steps AM MW 1 KHz 9 KHz 10 KHz FM 50 KHz SW 1...

Page 7: ...e DX position DX allows for maximum sensitivity the preferred position ADDITIONAL SET UP INFORMATION 26 AMATEUR RADIO MARITIME 3815 Caribbean weather net 3930 Puerto Rico weather 3964 East Coast water...

Page 8: ...22159 22B 22162 22C 22165 22D 22168 22E 22171 25115 25118 SUPPLYING POWER AND USING EXTERNAL ANTENNAS 4 HOW TO INSTALL BATTERIES AC ADAPTOR USE USING YOUR GRUNDIG AC ADAPTOR HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED R...

Page 9: ...uencies Manually tune using the TUNING buttons 24 MARITIME SSB WEATHER FREQUENCIES kilohertz USB times in UTC GMT 6753 Canada St John s NF eachhr 40min 8722 Ft Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300 8749 Manaha...

Page 10: ...eception is poor or marginal HOW TO USE THE TONE SWITCH right side of radio Experimentandletyourearsjudgewhichposition HIGHor LOW you like best DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY If you know the exact frequency o...

Page 11: ...e RESET hole on the front Normal operation may be restored Memory erased clock reset GETTING STARTED WITH SINGLE SIDEBAND SSB MARITIME AERONAUTICAL WEATHER AND COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES HAM RADIO COMM...

Page 12: ...9 meter shortwave band encompasses the frequency range of 15100 to 15600 kilohertz The band chart on the back of the YB400PE shows the frequency range for each band HOW TO ENTER A SHORTWAVE BAND EXAMP...

Page 13: ...hat is UTC ItisthetimeinGreenwich England withnocorrectionfor daylightsavingstimeandisalwaysstatedin24hourformat In North America UTC is ahead of our local time 5 hours Eastern Standard Time EST 6 hou...

Page 14: ...IS USED IN SHORTWAVE BROADCAST SCHEDULES Sincetherearemanydifferenttimezonesaroundtheworld it wouldbeimpracticalforshortwavebroadcasterstogivebroad casttimesforeachseparatetimezone To simplify matter...

Page 15: ...listening CAN I HEAR A SPECIFIC COUNTRY Yes ifthatcountryistransmittingitssignalspecificallyfor listeninginyourpartoftheworld Otherwise itmayrange fromgoodtoimpossible IF A COUNTRY IS NOT TRANSMITTIN...

Page 16: ...ck is a 24 hour clock only eg 6 o clock in the morning will read as 6 00 6 o clock in the evening will read as 18 00 There are two clocks TIME I and TIME II Select one or the other by pressing the TIM...

Page 17: ...noted frequenciesareforeveninglisteninginNorthAmerica Other countriesdonotdeliberatelytarget North America but can be heard anyway Whether or not a country can be heard depends on many factors includ...

Page 18: ...with fewer stations 25m Best around sunrise and sunset Results vary during mid day 31m Similar to 25m 15 EVENING NIGHT LISTENING Thisisthebesttimetolisten becausethebroadcastersare deliberately trans...

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