User manual GRUNDIG YB500

[. . . ] YB500 OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO USE YOUR GRUNDIG YB500 AM/FM/SW Radio NEED HELP?HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT US: From the United States: 1-800-872-2228 From Canada: 1-800-637-1648 From everywhere else: 650-903-3866 e-mail: grundig@ix. netcom. com World Wide Web: www. grundigradio. com Eton Corporation/Grundig 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94303 United States 1 Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Y o u r U n i t a t a G l a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Aerials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Each short pressure on this button will switch to the next frequency. A direct frequency entry via the numeric keypad (also when changing the waveband) or a frequency change does not yet cause the exit from the ROM table. If you have meanwhile changed the frequency, pressing the MEMORY button (6) brings you back to the starting point of the ROM table. You can quit the ROM table by selecting a station memory location (e. g. , 1 MEMORY) or by slowly pressing the 0/R O M numeric button which causes in addition the transfer into the tuning memory. Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Station abbrev. E Station Deutsche Welle BBC London External Services Radio Austria International Swiss Radio International Radio Nederland Radio France Internationale Radiotelevisione Italians Radio Moscow Radio Exterior de Espana Frequencies (kHz) 3995, 6075, 9545, 9735, 11795, 13780, 15270, 15275, 15350, 15410, 17845, 17860, 21540, 21560, 21640, 21680 3955, 3975, 5975, 6045, 6180, 6195, 7325, 9410, 9750, 9760, 9915, 12095, 15070, 17640, 17705, 25750 5945, 6155, 9870, 13730, 15410, 15430, 15450, 21490 3985, 6165, 9535, 9885, 11955, 12030, 15570 5955, 6020, 9860, 9895, 13700, 15560, 17575, 17605 3965, 6175, 7135, 7280, 9790, 11705, 15300, 17620 5990, 6060, 7175, 7275, 7290, 9515, 9575, 9710 5905, 5915, 7360, 9880, 12010, 13710, 15140, 15225, 15540, 17645, 17850, 21725 7105, 9685, 9875, 12035, 15365, 17715, 17890 14 1. Insert batteries or connect the AC (mains) unit. Switch the unit on with the O N/O FF button (11) . Adjust the volume with the VOLUME slider control (7). For your first experience with SW reception, proceed step by step as shown below Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception On which frequency(ies) you then can receive, for example, BBC London, depends on the time of day. Select "your" frequency(ies) out of the 16 preprogrammed frequencies. Please note: Beside the indications given in the example, no further indications should be visible in the display. The time indication (TIME I/II) is meaningless in this case 15 Switch the unit on with the O N /O FF button (11) . - The frequency tuned to appears in the display, on FM in MHz, on AM in kHz. - A separate tuning memory is provided for each waveband. Frequency Tuning in the FM Band · Select the FM waveband. - You hear the station last received in the FM band. · You tune to the desired station by briefly pressing one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19). Each pressure on the button changes the tuning frequency by 25 kHz. · A longer pressure on one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19) starts the automatic station search. TUNE =the search is started in direction of lower frequencies. TUNE =the search is started in direction of higher frequencies. - The station search operates in the 100 kHz mode. [. . . ] 1 minute and then automatically switches to the indication of the programme chain name. It is also possible to switch the RDS-Q indication to the programme chain name indication by pressing the LSB/USB button once again. Please note: The indication of the programme chain name is only effected if the RDS reception quality is sufficient, and the indication of the RDS quality is only possible if the RDS sign is indicated too. Calling Up Alternative Frequencies (AF) If the RDS sign and the programme chain name are both indicated, you can call up the alternative frequencies of this programme chain. [. . . ]