Radio-shack DX-398 Manuel d'utilisateur

Cat. No. 20-228OWNER’S MANUALAll-Band Shortwave ReceiverPlease read before using this equipment.with Radio Data SystemDX-398

10CONNECTING HEADPHONESFor private listening and for stereosound during FM stereo broadcasts,you can plug optional stereo head-phones with a 1/8-inch

11To connect a tape recorder, you needa mono patch cord (not supplied) witha 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) plug on both ends.Your local RadioShack store carries a

12USING THE MEMO LABELYou can use the memo label under thereceiver’s stand to record helpful infor-mation, such as the memory locationnumbers of your

13UNDERSTANDING YOUR RECEIVEROnce you understand a few simple terms we use in this manual and familiarizeyourself with your receiver’s features, you c

14ATS/MW — selects the MW (medium wave) band and lets you select MW stationsusing your receiver’s automatic tuning system.METER/SW — selects the SW (s

15BASIC OPERATIONTURNING THE RECEIVER ON AND OFFPress POWER to turn on the receiver,then adjust VOLUME to a comfortablelistening level. The display sh

16Press to lock all the front panelbuttons and ROTARY TUNING. ap-pears. You can still adjust VOLUME, TONE,and other controls. To unlock the buttons

17• If you enter an invalid time, theclock beeps twice and E (error)appears for about 1 second.Repeat Steps 3–4 to enter thecorrect time.5. Press ENTE

18TUNING STATIONSNote: “Special Tuning Controls” onPage 24 contains more informationabout using your receiver’s controls.Selecting a BandPress ATS/FM,

19If you set STEP to FAST, the tuning in-crements are the same as when youpress TUNING or . If you selectSLOW, the tuning increments aresmaller so yo

2FEATURESYour RadioShack DX-398 All-BandShortwave Receiver with Radio DataSystem brings you the voices of theworld. In the 14 international short-wave

20Notes:• When scanning, the receiver onlysearches for frequencies withstrong signals. To search for sta-tions with weaker signals, use oneof the manu

21Note: If you press a number key for a memory location number where there is nostation stored, MEMOFREE flashes for a few seconds. Then the receiver

22PageCountry (Stations)Memory Location1234567899ENGLAND(BBC WorldService)11.750 11.835 12.095 15.220 15.400 15.575 17.830 17.840 21.660 10FRANCE(Radi

23PageCountry (Station)Memory Location12345678920S AFRICA(ChannelAfrica)3.220 5.955 9.530 9.675 11.900 15.24021SWEDEN(RadioSweden)6.065 6.090 7.115 7.

24ADJUSTING THE TONESet TONE to NEWS to enhance broad-cast voices while listening to talkshows or news programs on SW, MW,and LW frequencies. Set TONE

25AM RF GAIN on the left side of the re-ceiver lets you tune a received signalfor the best SW reception. If the signalis weak, turn AM RF GAIN toward

26Follow these steps to use RDS.1. Turn on the receiver.2. Tune the receiver to an FM stationthat transmits RDS (and CT) infor-mation.3. Set TIME SET

27MEMORY FUNCTIONSBesides tuning to the preprogrammedshortwave stations (see “Tuning Pre-programmed Shortwave Stations” onPage 20), you can store and

283. Repeatedly press PAGE to selectthe page where you want to storethe frequency. 1 or 2 appearsunder PAGE.Notes:•PAGE flashes only when thereceiver

294. While PAGE and MEMO flash,repeatedly press TUNING or to select the page where youwant to store the frequency. The page’s number appearsunder PAG

3Auto Tuning System (ATS) — the re-ceiver finds the stations with strongsignals and stores them in memory inorder by signal strength.Rotary Tuning Dia

30Note: If you wait more than 20seconds to turn MANUAL TUNING,the cursor stops flashing. If thishappens, start again at Step 4.6. When the character y

314. Use the number keys to enter thenew memory location number.The receiver beeps.USING PRIORITYYou can store one MW/LW/FM stationas the priority sta

32TIMER FUNCTIONSUSING THE TIMER ALARMSYour receiver has three timer alarms.You can set these alarms to sound(buzzer or radio) at a time you set.Setti

33Turning a Timer AlarmOn or OffTo turn off the alarm so it does notsound again, press TIMER 1, TIMER 2,or TIMER 3. Then press C while flashes.If you

34LISTENING HINTSShortwave listening is a hobby withthousands of participants worldwide. Itrequires no special knowledge orskills, but your enjoyment

35Amateur radio operators use the fol-lowing bands. Portions of these bandsare set aside for continuous wave(CW) Morse code communication orfor single

36Aircraft FrequenciesAircraft on international routes some-times use SW. Most transmissions arein SSB, although you can still hearsome MW transmissio

37LISTENING GUIDEThe following list contains some of the more frequently heard stations. All stationsbroadcast in English unless otherwise specified.

38kHz Station Location Remarks5,950 GuyanaBroadcastingServiceGeorgetown, Guyana5,954 Radio Casino Puerto Limon, Costa Rica5,960 Radio CanadaInternatio

39kHz Station Location Remarks9,610 Radio-TV Algeria Algiers, Algeria Programs in Arabic9,620 Radio BerlinInternationalBerlin, Germany9,645 Radio Norw

4Your receiver is preset to cover thefollowing bands:Band (Meters) Frequency Range(MHz)120 ... 2.300–2.49590 ...

40kHz Station Location Remarks15,084 Voice of Iran Tehran, Iran Programs in Farsi15,135 Radio Moscow Moscow, Russia15,165 HCJB Quito, Ecuador15,190 OR

41BIRDIESBirdies are the products of internally generated signals that make some frequenciesdifficult or impossible to receive. If you program a birdi

42Amateur Shortwave Bands (in MHz)3.500 – 4.000 MHZ 80 Meters 7.000 – 7.300 MHz 40 Meters10.100 – 10.150 MHz 30 Meters 14.0 – 14.350 MHz

43TROUBLESHOOTINGWe do not expect you to have any problems with your receiver, but if you have aproblem, the information in this chart might help. If

44CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack DX-398 All-Band Shortwave Receiver with Radio DataSystem is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The

45RESETTING THE DISPLAYIf the display shows random charac-ters or does not work properly, youmight need to reset it.Important: This procedure clears t

46SPECIFICATIONSCircuit:FM ... HeterodyneLW/MW/SW

47NOTES

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5CONTENTSPreparation ... 7Connecting to Power

6Memory Functions ... 27Storing FM, MW, or LW Frequencies in

7PREPARATIONCONNECTING TO POWERYou can power the receiver from inter-nal batteries, standard AC power, oryour vehicle’s battery.Installing Internal Ba

8• When you finish using the ACadapter, unplug it from the AC out-let first, then disconnect it from thereceiver.Follow these steps to use AC power.1.

92. Insert the adapter’s barrel pluginto the receiver’s DC IN 6V jack.3. Push the adapter’s plug into thevehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.ADJUSTING