Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DX-395 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 20-225 OWNER’S MANUA L FM/A M/SW 1/ SW 2 Please read before us ing this equipment. DX-395 PLL Synthesized Receiver 20-2 25 .f m Page 1 Wed nes day , Au gust 4, 199 9 10 :07 A M.
2 FEA TURES Your Radio Shack DX-395 FM /AM/ SW1/SW2 PLL Synthesized Re ceiv- er is d esigned for your active life- style. Its portable, lightweight des ign lets you li sten to music, spor ts, or news on AM , FM, and two i nterna- tional shortwave broadc ast bands al- most anywhere you go.
3 PREP ARA TION SUPPL YING P OWER Usin g Inte rnal Bat tery Pow er When yo u use battery power, your radio requires four AA batteries for operation and two AAA batteries for clock and m emory station bac kup. We recomm end alkaline bat teries such as Radi o Shack Cat .
4 • Always plug the ad apt er into the radio before you pl ug it into the cigarette li ghter socket. Always unplug the DC a dapter fro m the cigarette lighter socket before you un plug it f rom t he radio. 1. Set the adapter ’s v oltage sw itch to 6 V .
5 SETTI NG T HE CLOCK After you c onnec t power, flashes on the display and the clock begins to run. F ol l ow th es e st eps to s et t he tim e. 1. Press a nd hold TIME ADJ . appears. 2. While hold ing down TIME ADJ , press HR to set the hour . 3. While hold ing down TIME ADJ , press MI N to s et th e m in u te .
6 T r af fic Safety Do not we ar earpho nes while op er- ating a m otor veh icle or riding a bicy - cle. This can create a traffic hazard and is il legal i n som e areas . Even though some earph ones are designed to let you hear s ome out- side sounds whe n listening at nor- mal volu me leve ls, the y still prese nt a traf fic hazard.
7 RADIO OPERA TION TUNING THE RAD IO 1. Se t th e volume to its l owest se t- ting, and l ift up and extend the antenna. 2. Set ON/OFF to ON to turn on the radio. The last frequency tuned is au tom at ica lly se lecte d a nd displayed. 3. Slide FM/AM/SW1/SW2 to the desired band .
8 ST ORING ST A T IO NS IN T O MEMO R Y You can store up to 20 stations (5 each in FM , A M, SW1 and SW2) and recall them w ith the touch of a but- ton. Follow these steps to store a station into memory. 1. P ress TUNING or to t u ne to the st ation you want to st ore.
9 LI GH T I NG THE DISPL A Y To view the s creen in dark surround- ings, press and hold LIGHT . USING THE A LARM The alarm feature lets you sel ect a time for the radio to turn on. Follow the se st e ps t o se t th e a l ar m ti me . 1. Press ALARM . and appear wi th the c urrent ti me.
10 MAINTENANCE Your Radio S hack DX -395 FM/A M/SW1/SW 2 PLL Synthesized Receiver is an example of su perior design an d craftsma nship. Th e following s uggestion s will he lp you c ar e for the rece iv er s o you can e njo y it for yea rs. Keep the recei ver dry.
11 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW Your radio mig ht cause TV or radio interference even when it is operat- ing properly. To determin e whether your rad io is cau sing the in terfer- ence, turn of f you r radio. I f the inter- ference goes away, your radio is causing the interference.
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