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VR-120D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
Basic Operation
R
ECEIVING
S
HORT
-W
AVE
B
ROADCAST
S
TATIONS
A special bank of prominent Short-wave Broadcast stations has been pre-programmed at
the factory, for quick tuning. Each station selection will have been programmed with four
of its most-often used frequencies, representing both night-time frequencies (generally
below 10 MHz) and day-time frequencies (generally above 10 MHz).
Of course, you are not "required" to listen just to these stations; many other stations will be
found in the frequencies adjacent to those stored in the special Short-wave Broadcast
Memory Bank. However, the pre-programmed stations will provide a "quick start" to your
Short-wave listening enjoyment!
The frequencies of a number of broadcasting stations have been stored in the memory
banks beginning with "8" and "9" (Memory Channels 800 ~ 963).
To utilize the pre-programmed Short-wave Broadcast Memory Channels (Memory Banks):
1.
Press the [
V/M
] key to enter the Memory mode. The memory channel number will
appear in the top left-hand corner of the display, indicating that you are now operating
in the Memory Recall mode.
If no other memories have been programmed by you, the
"VOA" broadcast station frequency bank, the first channel
of which is stored on memory channel 800, is displayed in
the display.
Note:
The actual operating frequency can be seen by pressing the
[
MODE
]
key. If
you press it once more, the broadcast station name will again be displayed on
the LCD.
2.
A Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select from the various Shortwave Broadcast stations.
Because there are several frequencies available for each station, the broadcast station
names will not change upon each click of the
DIAL
knob.
3.
To return to the VFO mode from the Memory mode, just press the [
V/M
] key.
Because the shortwave broadcast stations schedule their transmissions to different areas of
the world at different times of day, not all frequencies in the list will yield successful
listening. Generally, frequencies below 10 MHz are better at night, while frequencies above
10 MHz are better during the day. Consult the broadcast station's schedule for current
information; this may be found in a shortwave listener's magazine, or on the broadcast
station's Web site.
