Listening to the radio
24
GB
Various ways of reception (continued)
SW STATION CALL tuning
Tune in to major short wave stations by just pressing the station buttons:
DW, VOA, BBC and OTH (others). The radio automatically chooses the
frequencies used in your time zone from the SW STATION CALL ROM*
encased at the bottom of the unit, scans for them, and stops scan at
reception.
ABC
1
DEF
2
GHI
3
JKL
4
MNO
5
PQR
6
STU
7
MY
DW
VOA
BBC
OTH
VWX
8
YZ
9
<>
/
FM/
AM
ON/
OFF
POWER
0
a
b
DISPLAY
AM BAND
LABEL EDIT
TIME SET
HOLD
LOCAL/
WORLD
TIMERSTANDBY/
STANDBY TIME SET
STANDBY MEMORY
TIME SET
TIME DIFF
SW STATION CALL
JOG/
TUNE/
SCAN˚
DIRECT
ENTER
DST
ERASE
SLEEP
LIGHT
SYNC
SSB
EXE
POWER
ON/OFF
Station
name
buttons
*ROM = Read Only Memory
1
Set the time zone to your area.
For LOCAL time, see “Setting the Local Time”, page 12.
For WORLD time, see “Finding out the time in other areas of the
world”, page 14.
SW STATION CALL automatically selects
only the frequencies
that are receivable in the area corresponding to your time
zone setting
, regardless of LOCAL or WORLD time. Thus, it is
crucial that you set the time zone properly to match your current
location before using SW STATION CALL.
2
Press POWER ON/OFF to turn on the radio.
3
Press the station button of your choice.
“SW STATION CALL”, the station
name and a frequency is displayed.
The time difference from the UTC
and the time zone indicator flash for
about 3 seconds, and then light up.
Confirm your time zone setting.
The frequency actually displayed
may be different from the illustration.
4
Press the same station button again.
The radio scans the frequencies for your area in ascending order,
and stops at reception.
Press the button again to resume scanning.
To stop scanning
Press the same station button during scan.