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20-225.fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM
Cat. No. 20-225
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
DX-395
FM/AM/SW1/SW2
PLL Synthesized Receiver
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20-225.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM FEATURES Your Radio Shack DX-395 FM/AM/ PLL Tuning — digital phase locked SW1/SW2 PLL Synthesized Receiv- loop synthesizer provides drift-free er is designed for your active life- frequency tuning with the highest de- style. Its portable, lightweight design gree of accuracy and stability. lets you listen to music, sports, or news on AM, FM, and two interna- Earphone Jack — lets you connect tional shortwave broadcast bands al- earphones or an
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20-225.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM PREPARATION Caution: Always use fresh bat- SUPPLYING POWER teries of the required size and type. Using Internal Battery Power 3. Insert the four AA batteries into the battery compartment, as When you use battery power, your indicated by the polarity sym- radio requires four AA batteries for bols (+ and –) above the com- operation and two AAA batteries for partment. clock and memory station backup. We recommend alkaline batteries such as Ra
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20-225.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM • Always plug the adapter into the tions could seriously damage radio before you plug it into the the radio. cigarette lighter socket. Always • Always plug the adapter into the unplug the DC adapter from the radio before you plug it into the cigarette lighter socket before AC outlet. Always unplug the AC you unplug it from the radio. adapter from the AC outlet before you unplug it from the radio. Note: Follow the adapter’s instruc- tions to
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20-225.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM SETTING THE CLOCK USING EARPHONES SEC After you connect power, flashes You can use the built-in speaker to on the display and the clock begins listen to the radio. Or, you can use to run. stereo earphones (not supplied) with 1 a /8-inch plug to listen in private. Follow these steps to set the time. 1 Insert the earphones’ /8-inch plug ADJ 1. Press and hold TIME ADJ. into the radio’s earphone jack. appears. 2. While holding down TIME ADJ,
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20-225.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM Traffic Safety USING THE STAND Do not wear earphones while oper- You can use the stand on the back of ating a motor vehicle or riding a bicy- the radio to prop it up so you can cle. This can create a traffic hazard easily see the clock display. Simply and is illegal in some areas. lift the stand away from the radio and set the radio on a flat surface. Even though some earphones are designed to let you hear some out- side sounds when listenin
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20-225.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM RADIO OPERATION 4. Set SENS to DX or LOC. TUNING THE RADIO • DX — to receive weak signals 1. Set the volume to its lowest set- • LOC — to receive strong ting, and lift up and extend the (local) signals antenna. Note: SENS only functions for 2. Set ON/OFF to ON to turn on the FM and shortwave reception. radio. The last frequency tuned is automatically selected and 5. Press TUNING or to tune displayed. to the desired station. Note: To au
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20-225.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM STORING STATIONS SETTING THE SLEEP INTO MEMORY FUNCTION You can store up to 20 stations (5 This feature allows you to go to each in FM, AM, SW1 and SW2) and sleep with the radio playing. The ra- recall them with the touch of a but- dio plays for 59 minutes, then turns ton. Follow these steps to store a off automatically. station into memory. 1. Tune to the desired station. 1. Press TUNING or to tune 2. Set ON/OFF to OFF. to the statio
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20-225.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM 4. While holding down TIME ADJ, LIGHTING THE press MIN to set the alarm DISPLAY minute. To view the screen in dark surround- Note: To advance the settings ings, press and hold LIGHT. rapidly, press and hold HR or MIN. ADJ 5. Release TIME ADJ. and ON TIME STANDBY disappear, but remains. Note: The alarm time is now set, and the alarm is on. Follow these steps to turn the alarm on or off. 1. Turn on the radio, and tune to USING THE ALARM th
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20-225.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack DX-395 FM/AM/SW1/SW2 PLL Synthesized Receiver is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the receiver so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the receiver dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Handle the receiver gently and carefully. Dropping it can dam- age circuit boards and
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20-225.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your radio might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operat- ing properly. To determine whether your radio is causing the interfer- ence, turn off your radio. If the inter- ference goes away, your radio is causing the interference. Try to elim- inate the interference by: • Moving your radio away from the receiver • Connecting your radio to an out- let that is on a different electrical circuit from the r
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20-225.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 10:07 AM SPECIFICATIONS Frequencies AM ........................................................................................ 530–1710 KHz FM ...................................................................................... 87.5–107.9 MHz SW1 .......................................................................................... 3.2–7.3 MHz SW2 ...................................................................................... 9.5–21.75
