Sangean Electronics SANGEAN ATS-808A User's Manual
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1. 2 Insertt4 AA batteries inthe Radio compartmentand 2 AA batteries in the Back up compartment Be sure to position them as illustrated on the back of the radio and on top ofthe lift out ribbons for easy removal 3 Replace both battery compartment covers over their respective compartments and press down until you hear itsnap closed AA batteriesshould be replaced Whenever the radio is turned off the battery when the MAIN indiator will flash for about five seconds to show battery condition If the indicator falls below 2 the 4 MAIN batteries become ex hausted the micro processor will automa tically be poweredbythe BACK UP batteries When the display on the micro processor begins to fade replace the 2 AA batteries in the BACK UP circuit Before you replace these batteries be sure toinstall the 4 AA batteriesin the MAIN circuit to prevent total memory loss USING HOUSE CURRENT AC The receive may be power byAC current using the AC adaptor not included Insert the small barrel shaped plug into the jack on the side of the radio marked DC IN 6V Plug the other end of the adaptor into a standard household outlet Whenever AC is used the batteries are automatically disconnected PRELIMINARY SETTINGS SETTING THE CLOCK The time is displayed in the 24 hour mode since most shortwave stations operate according to Greenwich Mean Ti2. 120m 90m DIE DIED 4 If you press the wrong number press the som aam aim C CANCEL button which deletes C4 Cs C 6 one number at a time Repeat step 3 CF 5 Cs 3 C9 5 again D Do Cony CHO 5 Now press button marked ENTER Display shows hours and minutes 6 By pressing the lower DUAL TIME button now the LCD display will once again show the clock time 7 To verify DUAL TIME press the upper DUAL TIME button to display your OTHER time zone When you release the button the clock will show your current local time 10 BAND SELECTION There are four band selector buttons located just beneath the LCD display BAND FREQUENCY RANGE PROGRAM TYPE FM 87 5 108 Mhz Standard FM LW 150 519 Khz Longwave MW 520 1710 KHz Standard AM SW 1 711 29 999 Mhz SW 13 Sub Bands 1 Turnradio on by pressing POWER button Display will show last band and frequency selected 2 By pressing any one of the four band selector buttons the display shows the band selected and a random frequency within that band When you select SW youonly have to press the button marked METER and then any one of the numbered buttons depending upon what band you wand to listen to The display will show the band you selected and arandom frequency within that band 11 TUNING MODE ADJUSTING THE ANTENNA Locate the band you want to listen to
3. for MEMORY it will start flashing in the display for 15 seconds during which time 90m 75m press any ofthe buttons marked 1 9 C1 C2 C3 on the keyboard and your station will be 60m 49m 4im stored inthat memory position For the SW FM bands frequencies press 1 9 and then 01 09 for a total of 18 C 7 ses 8 9 19 16m memory positions The display will show Co DELID Ce gt the memory position the station is now stored in You may store your stations CHD in any sequence you want You do not have to start with 1 19 RECALLING AFREQUENCY 1 Press POWER button to turn on radio 2 Select a band in which a station is stored that you want to recall FM LW MW SW C OUO A ae 3 Press any of the NUMBERED buttons for a desired station and the radio will instantly tune to it and display that frequency and the MEMORY position number If you want to change to another stored station just press any other numbered button for access 20 CLOCK RADIO OPERATION With this receiver you can fall asleep to your favorite station by pressing the SLEEP button or wake you to the morning news or an alarm buzzer Make the following settings with the POWER off Setting the Alarm 1 Press STANDBY button so display shows 0 00 STANDBY will flash for 15 seconds TUNIGN 2 Press the numbered buttons to activate turn on time using 2
4. SANGEAN 808A ATS NY 4 Hs 3 FEATURES e Continuous Tuning permits reception of more stations than ever before without any break on LW MW or SW bands e Fast response Three Color LCD indicates station frequency in large easy to read numbers including dual time Memory location signal strength and battery life e Direct Access Keypad permits instant tuning of any desired frequency from 87 5 to 108MHz on the FM band and from 150 to29 999 KHzon the AM band e Fifty Four Memory Pre sets offer instant access to your favorite stations on LW MW FM and SW e Supplemental Tuning Controls allow for maximum clarity of the selected frequency e Dual Time Setting allows you to pre set your local time and UTC wORLD Time or any two time zones with instant recall e Scanning Circuit permits you to check various frequencies on a certain band width and lock on to it at random Cancel Button allows you to instantly change incorrect information keyed into the microprocessor Band Select Buttons offer instant selection of any desired frequency bandwidth on SW Tuning Speed Selector Switch permits you to tune stations at either a fast or slow speed Adjustable Sleep Timer allows you to fall asleep to music or other programming Standby Mode turns on the radio automatically at a pre set time either by buzzer or radio program Stereo Headphone Jack permits reception of FM multiplex stereo broad c
5. be enhanced When listening to stereo FM be sure that the FM STEREO MONDO switch is set to the STEREO position This switchis located on the lift hand side of the radio just above the HEADPHONE jack LOCK SWITCH USE Using the LOCK switch prevents unauthorized operation of the radio and will also prevent the station you are listening to from being changed When the LOCK switch is moved to its up O position the POWER button ant TUNING controls are completely disabled If the radio is on when the LOCK switch is moved to its up position you will not be able to turn it off If the radio is off with the LOCK switch in its up position you will not be able to turn iton This will also prevent it from being turned on by accident when packed in a suitcase or attache case To release the LOCK switch simply move the switch down EXTERNAL ANTENNA USE To obtain optimum performance from this unit especially when listening to SW an external antenna should be used to the EXTERNAL AN TENNA ADAPTER and then plugged into the EXTERNAL ANTENNAjack located on the left side of the radio EXT AM B ANT d LOCAL amp a e WIDE MW STEP SELECTOR SWITCH Located on the right side of the unit just beneath the ROTARY TUNING knob is a switch marked MW STEP 9K 10K This switch selects the incremental frequency STEPS for the MW band depending upon your geographic location In the USA 10K STEPS are used so
6. in the following chart and adjust the antennaas indicated FREQUENCY RANGE INTERNAL Rotate radio MW 520 1710 Khz for best reception INTERNAL Rotate radio 150 519 Khz for best reception ANTENNATYPES ILLUSTRATION TELESCOPIC Extend antenna all the way for best 1 711e 29 999 Mhz reception amp do not rotate TELESCOPIC Extend antenna all the way amp rotate it FM 87 5 108 Mhz for best reception 12 You may select any frequency using four different turning methods e Direct turning e Manual Tuning e Scan Turning e Memory Tuning DIRECT TUNING You may KEY IN a specific band 120m 49m 16m by pressing the appropriate METER FREO_ STANDBY button The exact station is then selected C1 C2 C3 by pressing the buttons corresponding to Ca Ce Ce the station frequency CG Cs Cs Co Co EOD Cm Example To tune 100 70 Mhz on the FM band follow this procedure 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the radio 2 Press the button marked FREQ Pro Frequency x AEE 3 Ca E50 CE0 marked 1 0 0 7 0 That Ez ED Eo exact frequency will now show up in the Xo ne CED 3 Press the corresponding buttons display CM C ENTER gt 13 Press the button marked ENTER within twelve seconds The frequency and band will now show up in the display 120m 90m 75m The SIGNAL STRENGTH wi
7. 4 hour time in hours and minutes For example to set the C 1 C 2 C 3 radio to turn on at 1 30 PM each day ball aio 120m 90m 75m press the buttons until the display shows C4 Cs C 6 13 30 If the wrong number was aim am eim keyed in delete it by pressing the C7 C8 C89 CANCEL button marked C One 19m 16m 13m time for each number Then press the C o C a gt correct number for the time you want CHO ENTER 3 When you reach your desired turn on time press ENTER STANDBY stops flashing your turn on time is locked in For 2 to 3 seconds the clock returns to the current time automatically 21 To verify STANDBY button again Press STANDBY once more and the clock returns to the current time You may select radio or buzzer alarm to wake you bysetting STANDBY BUZZER BUZZER RADIO selector switch on the BADIO side of the radio ee To cancel the ALARM time press STANDBY and C CANCEL button Setting the sleep Timer 1 The sleep timer allows the user to set the auto shut off in 30 or 15 minutes decrements from 90 minutes to 15 minutes To set auto shut off press SLEEP button 2 LCD will show frequency read out 60 auto shut off time and the icon Press SLEEP button to change the required auto shut off time release the button when shut of time desired is reached TO turn off the radio before it automat
8. W 5KHz When set on slow the frequencies change as follows FM 50 KHz LW 1 KHz MW 1 KHz SW 1 KHz With the TUNING SPEED CONTROL set on LOCK ROTARY TUNING will not function 16 SCAN TUNING Use scan tuning to quickly locate a station or to monitor several stations within a specific band 1 Turn on radio by pressing POWER button 2 Select a band 3 Adjust antenna or radio position de pending on selected band 17 4 Press and hold the A or V buttons for at least MANULIAUTO a half second or more and the radio will scan all the frequencies in that band and will stop automatically each time it lands on an active station Signal strength is recorded on the SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR Press and hold the A or V buttons again to resume scanning When you reach the upper or lower limits of the band the scanning starts all over again as long as the button is MANULWAUTO depresseden once more 6 Adjust the VOLUME and TONE controls as you like 5 SHNS HH lt fe 18 MEMORY TUNING You may store up to eighteen different frequencies onthe SW FM bands and up to nine different frequencies on each of the other bands for instant selection of your favorite stations Storing a Frequency 1 Press POWER button to turn on radio 2 Turn to any frequency using any of the previously mentioned tuning methods Press the button marked M
9. asts Folding Stand allows you to position the radio either vertically or at an angle while maintaining stability CONTROL LOCATIONS 1 Telescopic antenna 2 Sleep Timer 3 Time Set 4 Dual Time Button 5 Dual Time Set 6 LCD Display 7 Power On Off Button 8 Rotary Tuning Knob 9 Manual Tuning Auto Scan Buttons A V 10 Standby Button 11 Frequency Select Button 12 Meter Select Button 13 Band Selectors 14 Numeric amp Bandwidth Buttons 15 Cancel Button 16 Enter Command Button 17 Memory Entry Button 18 External Antenna Jack 19 DX Local Switch AM Sensitivity 20 FM Stereo Mono Mode Selector AM Narrow Wide Mode Selector 21 Stereo Headphone Jack 22 DC input Jack 6 Volts y 8 18 19 20 9 21 JI C 10 C 11 C 12 I 15 13 16 14 23 9KHz 10KHz Step Switch 24 High Low Tone Switch 25 Volume Control 26 Tuning Speed Control 27 Lock Switch 28 Alarm Set Selector 29 Folding Stand 30 Back up Battery Compartment 31 Main Radio Battery Compartment TTT CHOOSING A POWER SUPPLY You can operate the receiver using e Six Alkaline AA Batteries e Household AC With optional AC adaptor e 12 Volt DC Automobile Battery With optional DC adaptor USING BATTERIES 1 Press latch marked OPEN on both battery ompartment covers in he direction of the arrow and lift off cover
10. i cally turns itself off press the POWER button 22 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS In addition to standard tuning methods described previously use the following controls for special operations AM SENSITIVITY DISTANCE LOCAL SELECTTIVITY SWITCH This switch adjusts the receiver s sensitivity When you listen to a strong station and the signal is slightly distorted set the switch to the LOCAL position for best reception For normal or weak stations set the switch to the DX position for maximum sensitivity AM Sg e LOCAL AM NARROW WIDE SELECTIVITY SWITCH To reduce interference from adjacent stations set this switch to the NARROW position and the interference will be suppressed For maximum selectivity leave the switch in the WIDE position 23 HEADPHONE USE While nota control you may consider using HEADPHONES to obtain the best audio clarity when listening to SW Since many SW stations broadcast only marginal signals using HEADPHONES will enable you to distinguish between the signal and the noise usually encountered at night Be sure thatthe HEADPHONES terminate in a 1 8 inch plug which is inserted into the HEADPHONE jack located on the leftside of the radio marked with the symbol When the HEADPHONES are plugged in the speakeris muted Because the radio is capable of receiving FM multiplex stereo the HEADPHONES should be stereo capable so that your listening enjoyment will
11. llalso show C 1 2 60m 49m 41m C 4 C 5 C 6 31m 25m 21m C7 C8 DC89 NOTE Be sure to press the decimal point inl100 70MHz otherwise the display will show SW 10 070 MHz automatically 5 Extend the antenna all the way and rotate for best FM reception 6 Adjustthe VOLUME and TONE controls for the desired sound 7 When selecting a stereo FM station make sure the FM mode switch is in the STEREO position 14 MANUAL TUNING To selecta station you do not know the frequency of use the MANUALTUNING MANULAUTO A V buttons or the ROTARY TUNING control on the side of the radio Press the POWER button to turn on radio Select a band Press repeatedly the A or V buttons to reacha desired frequency Press and hold the A or V buttons for at least a half second or more to change frequencies rapidly OR Rotate the TUNING knob until the desired frequency or station is tuned in using the SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR in the display for the best reception 15 When you repeatedly press the A or V buttons the frequencies change in increments of FM 50 KHz or 100 KHz LW 9KHz MW 9 KHzor 10 KHz SW 5 Khz 4 Adjust the VOLUME and TONE controls as you like Turning the ROTARY TUNING knob with the TUNING SPEED CONTROL set on FAST will change each bandas follows FM 100 KHz LW 9KHz MW 9KHz 10KHz S
12. me This is the standard that is used throughout the world The clock will start when 4 AA batteries are installed The display shows 0 00 Press TIME SET 0 00 disappears amp for 12 seconds TIME SET flashes While FLASHING set the correct time by pressing the numbered buttons As you press the corresponding button the number shows up on the LCD display If you press the wrong number press the C CANCEL button which deletes one number at a time Repeat step 2 again NOTE Time can only be adjusted when TIME SET is in flashing mode 120m 90m 75m 60m 49m 4im C4a Cs C6 21m 31m 25m C7 C8 DCs 16 19m C oO cs Ce CM ENTER CO 29CC A CM Center 4 Now press button marked ENTER Display shows hours and minutes lim CHD CHE SETTING DUALTIME A second time zone can be programmed into this unit suchas your home time if you are traveling or Greenwich Mean Time for instant access to short wave broadcasts or the local time where ever you may be 1 Press lower DUAL TIME button and the display will show DUAL 2 Press TIME SET button Clock time will disappear amp TIME SET will flash for 12 seconds TIME SET 3 While FLASHING set the correct time by pressing the numbered buttons As you press the corresponding button the number shows up on the LCD display
13. s 41 Diodes Circuit FM Heterodyne AM LW MW SW Double conversion heterodyne Frequency range FM 87 5 108 MHz LW 150 519 Khz MW 520 1710 KHz SW 1 711 29 999 Mhz in which divided into 13 shortwave bands 120M 2 300 2 495 MHz 90M 3 200 3 400 MHz 75M 3 900 4 000 MHz 60M 4 750 5 060 MHz 49M_ 5 900 6 200 MHz 41M _ 7 100 7 350 MHz 31M 9 400 9 990 MHz 25M 11 600 12 100 MHz 21M 13 570 13 870MHz 19M 15 100 15 800MHz 16M 17 480 17 900MHz 13M 21 450 21 750Mhz 11M 25 600 26 100 MHz Antennas LW MW built in Ferrite bar Antenna SW Telescopic Antennaor External Antenna not included FM Telescopic Antenna Output Nominal 440 mW at 10 T H D Jacks 1 DC jack for external power 6V 2 Headphone jack 3 5 for mini stereo headphones 3 AM Ext Ant Jack 27 Power sources 1 For Power when not playing radio UM 3 AA size battery x 2pcs for memory clock back up 3V 2 For Power to play radio 1 UM3 AAsize battery 4pcs 2 AC adaptor 6V 300 mA center negative Dimension 196 L x 125 H x 36 T mm Weight 600 g Accessories Stereo earphones Carrying pouch STATION LOG For those of you who would like to log your favorite stations a convenient card is provided with your receiver whichis simply inserted under the folding stand on the back of the radio Please see illustration for complete detail 28
14. the switch should be set to its lowest position In other parts of the world where they use 9K STEPS move the switch to the uppermost position 9K e 10K MW STEP 24 CARE AN D MAINTENANCE This receiver is an example of superior design and craftsmanship The following suggestions will help you care for the receiver sothat you can enjoy it for years Keep the produd dry If it doss get wet wipe it dry immediately Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits Useand store the product only innormal temperature environments High tempera tures can shorten the lif e of electronic devices damage batteries and distort or melt plastic parts Handle the product gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the product to work improperly Keep the product away from dust and dirt which can cause prematue wear of parts 25 Wipe the product with a dampened cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to cleam to product Use only fresh batteries of the recommend ed size and type Always remove old or weak batteries They can leak chemicals that destroy electronic circuits Modifying or tampering with the product s internal components can cause a malfunc tion and might invalidate the product s warranty 26 SPECIFICATIONS Semi conductors 1 LSI 9 IC SFET 42 Transistor
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