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SCAN TUNING

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2 . S e l e c t a b a n d .

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Summary of Contents for ATS-818ACS

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Page 2: ...ower Supply 5 Preliminary Settings 7 Tuning Modes 12 Clock Radio Operation 21 Special Tuning Techniques and Controls 23 Using Your Cassette Recorder 26 Special SSB CW Reception Techniques 29 Care and...

Page 3: ...ur Memory Pre sets AC DC Power Supplies Special Tuning Controls Dual Time Setting Scanning Circuit Cancel Button FEATURES Band Select Buttons Tuning Speed Select Switch Adjustable Sleep Timer Standby...

Page 4: ...ector 34 Rotary Tuning Knob AM Wide Narrow Mode Selector 35 Tuning Speed Control 12 Alarm By Radio Buzzer Selector 36 Lock Switch 13 BFO Pitch 37 Volume Control 14 RF Gain Control 38 CrO Normal Tape S...

Page 5: ...4 44 45 43 42 41 39 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 31 30 29 28 27 26 32...

Page 6: ...ce the battery compartment cover and press down until you hear it snap closed 5 Whenever the radio is turned off the battery indicator will flash for about five seconds to show battery condition If th...

Page 7: ...not included Insert the small barrel shaped plug into the jack on the side of the radio marked DC IN 6V Plug the other end of the adaptor into a standard household outlet Whenever AC is used the batt...

Page 8: ...ies are installed The display shows 0 00 1 Press TIME SET 0 00 disappears for 12 seconds TIME SET flashes 2 While FLASHING set the correct time by pressing the numbered buttons As you press the corres...

Page 9: ...4 N o w p r e s s b u t t o n m a r k e d E N T E R D i s p l a y s h o w s h o u r s a n d m i n u t e s...

Page 10: ...side DUAL TIME button then the display will show the secondary TIME and appears 2 Press TIME SET button Clock time will disappear TIME SET will flash for 12 seconds 3 While FLASHING set the correct t...

Page 11: ...6 By pressing the right side DUAL TIME button now the LCD display will once again show the clock time 7 To verify DUAL TIME press the left side DUAL TIME button to display your OTHER time zone When y...

Page 12: ...by pressing POWER button Display will show last band and frequency selected 2 By pressing any one of the four band selector buttons the display shows the band selected and a random frequency within t...

Page 13: ...RNAL Rotate radio for best reception MW 520 1710 kHz INTERNAL Rotate radio or best reception LW 150 519 kHz TELESCOPIC Extend antenna all the way rotate it for best reception FM 87 5 108 MHz TELESCOPI...

Page 14: ...e display You may select any frequency using four different tuning methods Direct Tuning Manual Tuning Scan Tuning Memory Tuning DIRECT TUNING You may KEY IN a specific band 120m 49m 16m by pressing t...

Page 15: ...so show Be sure to press the decimal point in 100 70 MHz otherwise the display will show SW 10 070 MHz automatically 5 Extend the antenna all the way and rotate for best FM reception 6 Adjust the VOLU...

Page 16: ...least a half second or more to change frequencies rapidly MANUALTUNING OR Rotate the TUNING knob until the desired frequency or station is tuned in using the SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR in the display...

Page 17: ...kHz LW 9 kHz MW 9 kHz or 10 kHz SW 5 kHz NOTE Turning the ROTARY TUNING Knob with the TUNING SPEED CONTROL set on FAST will change each band as follows FM 100 kHz LW 9 kHz MW 9 kHz 10 kHz SW 5 kHz Whe...

Page 18: ...itor several stations within a specific band SCAN TUNING 1 Turn o n r a d i o b y p r e s s i n g P O W E R b u t t o n 2 S e l e c t a b a n d 3 A d j u s t a n t e n n a o r r a d i o p o s i t i o...

Page 19: ...h time it lands on an active station Signal strength is recorded on the SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR 5 Press and hold the or V buttons again to resume scanning When you reach the upper or lower limits of...

Page 20: ...rn on radio 2 Turn to any frequency using any of the previously mentioned tuning methods 3 Press the button marked M for MEMORY it will start flashing in the ddisplay for 15 seconds during which time...

Page 21: ...ou want to recall 3 Press any of the NUMBERED buttons for a desired station and the radio will instantly tune to it and display that frequency and the MEMORY position number If you want to change to a...

Page 22: ...uttons to activate turn on time using 24 hour time in hours and minutes For example to set the radio to turn on at 1 30 PM each day press the buttons until the display shows 13 30 3 Whenyoureachyourde...

Page 23: ...ke you by setting STANDBY BUZZER RADIO selector switch 6 To cancel the ALARM time press STANDBY and C CANCEL button Setting the Sleep Timer To s e t a u t o s h u t off p r e s s S L E E P b u t t o n...

Page 24: ...in both directions until you obtain the best compromise between your station and the interference RF G A I N CONTROL SPECIALTUNING TECHNIQUES AND CONTROLS AMNARROW WIDE SELECTIVITY SWITCH Some station...

Page 25: ...iplex stereo Stereo HEADPHONES Should be used Whenlistening to stereo FM be sure that the FM STEREO MONO switch is set to the STEREO position LOCK SWITCH USE Using the LOCK Switch prevents unauthorize...

Page 26: ...ged into the EXTERNALANTENNA jack located on the left side of the radio Located in battery compartment of the unit is a switch marked 9K 10K This switch selects the incremental frequency STEPS for the...

Page 27: ...on the right the side to be played facing you and the exposed tape pointing upward 3 Close the cassette compartment door 4 Press PLAY 27 5 Adjust the Volume Control 37 to your desired listening level...

Page 28: ...he PLAY button will disengage and the recording will be terminated 3 To listen to your recording it will be necessary to Rewind the tape Stop the tape and then press the PLAY button 27 Note To record...

Page 29: ...he Radio position 4 Switch Timer Recording On Off Switch 39 to On position 5 Select CrO NORMAL Tape Selection Switch 38 6 Push RECORD 26 Play 27 Buttons simultaneously The recording will continue unti...

Page 30: ...you can hear it this particular type of telegraph trans mission is called wave CW transmission beat frequency continuous Many stations transmit voice signals with a suppressed carrier in the SSB part...

Page 31: ...ontrol to the midpoint 5 Rotate the RF GAIN control to the MAX position 6 Press the SW band button to select the S W b a n d 7 Tune in the CW station using the tuning knob or enter the frequency using...

Page 32: ...enna fully in a straight up position 3 Set the BFO switch to the ON position 8 Adjust the CWtone using the BFO PITCH control 9 Reduce strong signals by using the RF GAIN control This also reduces inte...

Page 33: ...TCH control to the midpoint 5 Rotate the RF GAIN control to the MAX position 6 Press the SWbutton to select the SW band 7 Tune in the SSB station using the tuning knob or enter the frequency using the...

Page 34: ...to adjust the signal quality 9 Rotate the RF CAIN control to dampen strong signals This can improve signal clarity as well Before choosing another band set the RF GAIN control to MAX and move the BFO...

Page 35: ...might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits Use and store the product only in normal Temperature environments High tempera tures can shorten the life of electronic devices damage...

Page 36: ...or strong detergents to clean to product Use only fresh batteries of the recommend ed size and type Always remove old or weak batteries They can leak chemicals that destroy electronic circuits Modifyi...

Page 37: ...990 MHz 25M 11 600 12 100 MHz 21M 13 570 13 870 MHz 19M 15 100 15 800 MHz 16M 17 480 17 900 MHz 13M 21 450 21 750 Mhz 11M 25 600 26 100 MHz LW M W built i n Ferrite bar Antenna S W Telescopic Antenna...

Page 38: ...ight Accessories 0 35 W RMS 125 8000 Hz 35dB DC 4 each D size batteries 3 each AA size batteries AC 6 volt DC optional adapter negative center 296 L x 192 H x 68 T mm 2000g without batteries Adaptor e...

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