Sangean HDR-18, User Manual

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Auto clock set mode
1. Repeatedly press the Menu button until ‘Clock Update’ is shown on
the display.
2. Rotate the Tuning control knob to select ‘Auto’ and press the Tuning
control knob to confirm the setting. Your radio will synchronize its
clock time whenever it tunes to a radio station using RDS with CT
signals.
Setting the time format
1. Repeatedly press the Menu button until ‘Set 12/24 hour’ is shown on
the display.
2. Rotate the Tuning control knob to select 12 or 24 hour format. The
selected format is used in standby mode, on the playing mode screen
and when setting the alarms.
Operating the radio
This radio is equipped with four tuning methods – Scan tuning, Manual
tuning, Memory presets recall and Direct Entry.
Scan tuning FM / AM
1. Make sure the FM antenna is set up in advance and internal or
external switch is selected.
2. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.
3. Press the Band button repeatedly to select the desired frequency
band.
4. To scan up in frequency, first rotate the Tuning control knob in a
clockwise direction and then press the Tuning control knob. Your
radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high
frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient
strength. To scan down in frequency, first rotate the Tuning control
knob in a anti-clockwise direction and then press the Tuning control.
Your radio will scan in a downwards direction and stop automatically
when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the
frequency of the signal found. If the signal is strong enough and there
is RDS/RBDS data present then the radio will display the station
name.
Manual tuning – FM / AM
1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button repeatedly to select the desired frequency
band.
3. Rotate the Tuning control knob to tune to a station. The frequency will
change in steps of 50kHz/100kHz/200 kHz in FM or 9 kHz/10 kHz in
AM.
4. When the frequency band end is reached the radio will recommence
tuning from the opposite frequency band end.
5. Adjust the Volume control to the desired volume settings.
6. To switch off your radio press the Standby button.
Note:
If your radio has any interference in the AM band because of its
adaptor, please move your radio away from its AC adaptor at least 12”.