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Operation
3. Slowly rotate
TUNING/
to fine
tune to the desired frequency
according to the SHORTWAVE
BANDS
listed
below
the
receiver’s display.
Tuning SSB Stations Using
Clarity Control
Some shortwave (SW) stations trans-
mit in Morse code using continuous
wave (CW). Some SW stations use a
special type of voice transmission
called Single Side Band (SSB). SSB
is very popular among ham and busi-
ness radio users because of its supe-
rior signal quality.
Follow these steps to use the clarity
control when tuning a CW or SSB sta-
tion.
1. Repeatedly press
BAND
until
SW
appears.
2. Adjust the antenna for the best
reception.
3. Set
FM/FM ST/SSB/AM
to
SSB
.
4. Slowly rotate
+CLARIFY–
left or
right until the reception becomes
clear. Each
+CLARIFY–
tuning
step varies by 1.5 kHz. You can
also use
TUNING/
to get the
best SSB reception.
Memory Tuning
For quick tuning, you can store up to
45 stations in your receiver’s memory
locations. The 45 memory locations
are grouped into pages M1 and M2.
You can store nine frequencies each
for the FM, AM, SW, and LW bands in
the M1 page.
You can store nine SW frequencies in
the M2 page.
Follow these steps to store your fa-
vorite stations’ frequencies into mem-
ory.
1. Repeatedly press
BAND
until the
desired band appears.
2. Tune to the desired frequency.
3. Press
M
.
M1
and the available
memory location number flash
for about 7 seconds.
To access the M2 page, press
SW PAGE
while
M1
is flashing.
M2
and the available memory
location number flash for about 7
seconds.
4. While
M1
or
M2
and the available
memory location number flash,
press
to store the station.
Notes:
• If the receiver’s memory is full,
no memory location number
flashes and
FULL
appears when
you press
M
to store a station.
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