PAGE 64 AR5000 OPERATING MANUAL
Rotate the
MAIN DIAL
or
SUB DIAL
to select how long
(in minutes) the ALARM or RADIO will stay powered-on
once the alarm has activated. The available time period
is 1 to 120 minutes and default is 15.
If you have selected a new LENGTH period with all other
parameters remaining the same press
to skip the
rest of the menu.
4 Press the
key to move onto the selection of
BEEP/RADIO, the legend “
ALM
ALM
ALM
ALM
ALM
” will flash on the LCD.
ALARM
0-00
ALARM
LENGTH 15
>>> ALARM
ALM RADIO
ALM RADIO
ALM RADIO
ALM RADIO
ALM RADIO
/ ALARM
ALM BEEP
ALM BEEP
ALM BEEP
ALM BEEP
ALM BEEP
ALARM
VOLUME 80
Rotate the
SUB DIAL
to select between “
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
” and
“
RADIO
RADIO
RADIO
RADIO
RADIO
”.
If you have selected a new parameter here with all other
parameters remaining the same press
to skip the
rest of the menu.
5 Press the
key to move onto the VOLUME
setting, the legend “
VOLUME
VOLUME
VOLUME
VOLUME
VOLUME
” will flash on the LCD.
ALARM
0-00
ALARM
LENGTH 15
ALARM
ALM RADIO
/ ALARM
ALM BEEP
>>> ALARM
VOLUME 80
VOLUME 80
VOLUME 80
VOLUME 80
VOLUME 80
Rotate the
SUB DIAL
to select the volume level for BEEP
and RADIO during alarm activation. The available range
is 0 to 255 with 0 being the quietest and 255 the loudest,
the default is 80.
The value zero “
0
0
0
0
0
” is provided so that silent automatic
tape recording may be accomplished by use of the alarm
facility.
It is a good idea to set the volume for this menu while
listening to an active transmission as the front panel volume
control is by-passed allowing assessment of the
switch-on level... this prevents loud surprises during the
early hours of the morning! During automatic switch-on
the front panel volume control setting will be ignored and
the level set here used.
Note: An audible low level noise may be heard while
rotating the
SUB DIAL
in this menu with a click while passing
0, this is normal.
6 After selecting appropriate parameters press
to complete data entry and return to the normal frequency
/ text display.
The “ALARM” legend will be displayed to the left of centre
on the top line of the LCD to indicate that ALARM has
been set.
The alarm is always activated when exiting the alarm
programming menu using the
key. If you do not
wish the alarm to be activated press
14-5 ALARM activation
Once the alarm has been activated the “ALARM” legend
will be displayed on the top line of the LCD. The AR5000
will switch-on automatically once per day (presuming the
receiver had been switched off) on a daily basis at the
defined volume level and for the programmed length of
time before automatically switching off again until the same
time following day.
1 To toggle the alarm facility On/Off press
.
The legend “ALARM” indicates when the facility is active.
Note that the
key must only be momentarily
pressed or the alarm programming menu will be activated.
2 Switch the AR5000 off by pressing the
key.
3 When the pre-set time has arrived, either the BEEP will
sound or the RADIO will automatically switch-on
(on whatever receive frequency was last used).
4 Press any key to stop the alarm when automatic
switch-on has occurred. The receiver will remain active
and normal control returned to the receiver’s front panel.
5 To switch the alarm facility off press
. The
legend “ALARM” will be removed from the LCD.
14-6 SLEEP timer
The AR5000 has a sleep facility where the receiver may
be programmed to switch off after a pre-set time. This is
useful if the AR5000 is used as a bedside receiver at night
time or when left recording a broadcast when you have to
urgently leave the building and don’t want to miss
something important.
