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Cat. No. 20-226
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
DX-396
AM/SW/FM Stereo PLL Portable Receiver
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20-226.fm Page 2 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM FEATURES Your lightweight and compact Ra- Tone Control — lets you set the receiv- dioShack DX-396 AM/SW/FM-Stereo er to accentuate high or low frequency PLL Portable Receiver lets you choose sounds. from a wide variety of broadcasts on FM, AM, and SW (shortwave) bands. Search Tuning — searches up or down The 12 international SW bands let you the band for the next available station. tune in to the news and other programs from such sources as t
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20-226.fm Page 3 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM Three Power Options — let you power the receiver with internal batteries (not supplied), standard household AC pow- er (using an optional AC adapter), or DC vehicle battery power (using an optional DC adapter). Memory Backup — keeps the pro- grammed stations in your receiver’s memory for about 30 seconds without batteries. Frequency Step Switch — lets you set the correct frequency step for different countries. 12H/24H Clock Switch — lets you
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20-226.fm Page 4 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 5 Connecting Power .............................................................................................. 5 Using Internal Battery Power ....................................................................... 5 Using AC Power ................................................................................
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20-226.fm Page 5 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM PREPARATION Follow these steps to install batteries. CONNECTING POWER 1. Slide the battery compartment cover You can power your receiver from: in the direction of the arrow and remove the cover. • Internal battery power (two alkaline C batteries, not supplied). • Standard household AC power (with OPEN an optional AC adapter). SIZE”C” x2 BATTERIES • Vehicle battery power (with an optional DC adapter). 2. Place the batteries in the compart- men
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20-226.fm Page 6 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM Cautions: Using Vehicle Battery Power You must use a Class 2 You can power the receiver from a vehi- power source that supplies ! cle’s 12V power source (such as ciga- 3V DC and delivers at least rette-lighter socket) using a 3V, 300-mA 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to DC adapter and a size H Adaptaplug positive and its plug must fit the re- (neither supplied). Both are available at ceiver's DC 3V jack. Using an adapt- your local RadioSh
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20-226.fm Page 7 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM Follow these steps to power your receiv- Setting the Primary Clock er from your vehicle’s battery power. Follow these steps to set your local time. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 1. Press POWER to turn on the receiver. FM 87.50 MHz appears 2.Connect the Adaptaplug to the on the display. adapter’s cord with TIP set to +POS. 2. Press CLOCK. 12:00 slowly flashes. 3. Insert the adapter's barrel plug into the receiver’s DC 3V jack. Thi
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20-226.fm Page 8 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM • When the receiver is off, the display returns to the primary clock time or always shows local time. When the the radio frequency display (when receiver is turned on, the time disap- the receiver is on). pears and a radio frequency To return to the primary clock or appears. To see the time when the radio frequency display before 10 receiver is on, press CLOCK. Press seconds have passed, press DUAL CLOCK again to return to the radio TIME agai
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20-226.fm Page 9 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM If you use headphones with your receiv- USING STEREO er while riding a bicycle, be very careful. HEADPHONES Do not listen to a continuous broadcast. Even though some headphones let you For private listening, connect optional hear some outside sounds when listen- 1 stereo headphones into the receiver's / ing at normal volume levels, they still 8-inch jack. Your local RadioShack store can present a traffic hazard. offers a wide selection of st
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20-226.fm Page 10 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM OPERATION Press BAND until the desired band (FM, LISTENING TO THE MW, or SW) appears on the display. RECEIVER • If you select FM, FM, MHz, and Warning: To prevent possible ear injury STEREO (when you tune to a stereo and hearing loss, set VOLUME to mini- broadcast) appear on the display. mum before you turn on the receiver. Af- ter you turn on the receiver, set VOLUME Note: Your receiver has only one to a comfortable listening level. speake
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20-226.fm Page 11 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM 2. Press SW SELECT. m (meter) flashes Notes: for 10 seconds. •Your receiver automatically 3. While m flashes, press the desired rounds the entered frequency to band key (120m - 13m). the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a fre- The receiver tunes to the lowest fre- quency of 1453 in AM, your quency in the selected band. receiver accepts it as 1450. (See “Setting the AM/FM Tuning Incre- ment” on Page 8.) Tuning to a Ra
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20-226.fm Page 12 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM store a station’s frequency using a mem- Using the Sensitivity Switch ory button, you can press this button to If you are listening to a strong FM, AM, select the stored station. or SW station, and the sound is distort- ed, set the sensitivity switch to LOCAL. Caution: If you disconnect power from This decreases the receiver’s sensitivity the receiver for about 30 seconds, all in- which reduces distortion from strong sig- formation stored in
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20-226.fm Page 13 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM ERASING STORED INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCIES BROADCAST FREQUENCIES Your shortwave receiver permanently keeps programmed stations stored in International commercial broadcasts are memory. However, you can erase all or found in the following bands. Program- single stored frequencies from the mem- ming (often in English) usually contains ory buttons. news, commentaries, music, and special features reflecting the culture of the To clear all the me
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20-226.fm Page 14 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM **The 41-meter band is shared by ham FREQUENCY operators in the United States and inter- CONVERSION national stations. The location of a station can be ex- pressed in frequency (KHz or MHz) or in TIME STANDARD wavelength (meters). The following in- FREQUENCIES formation can help you make the neces- sary conversions. The following frequencies announce the exact time of day at specified intervals To convert from MHz to kHz, multiply by for t
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20-226.fm Page 15 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM SPECIAL FEATURES the radio frequency display if you USING THE KEY LOCK have the power on. The lock feature prevents you from acci- When you set an alarm time, the buzzer dentally turning the receiver on or off, or radio (standby) is preset for the alarm changing the band or frequency, or sound. To choose the other alarm changing other front-panel controls. You sound, see “Turning the Alarm On/Off.” can still adjust VOLUME, TONE, and the sen
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20-226.fm Page 16 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM To turn off the alarm so it will not sound again the next day, press SET/OFF. BUZZER or STANDBY disappears when the alarm is turned off. USING THE SLEEP TIMER The sleep timer sets the radio to turn off after 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes so you can fall asleep as you listen to the radio. To set the sleep timer, press SLEEP. The radio turns on, SLEEP flashes and 90 appears briefly. After 90 minutes, the radio turns off automatically. If you want
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20-226.fm Page 17 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM TROUBLESHOOTING Your receiver should give you years of trouble-free service if you follow the care in- structions given in this manual. If you do have problems, the chart below might help you solve them. Problem Probable Cause Solution • Batteries are weak or dead. • Replace the batteries. • AC or DC adapter is • Connect the adapter to the plugged into the receiver AC or DC power source. but not into the power • Adjust DC adapter to No displ
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20-226.fm Page 18 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM Problem Probable Cause Solution The receiver had a power inter- Clock flashes. Set the time. ruption. The sensitivity switch is set to LOCAL. If the signal is weak, Tuning does not stop. Set it to DX. the receiver does not stop in LOCAL. • Receiver is set to memory •Press SCAN or press the scan. number key. Scan tuning does not stop. • No incoming signal or • Set it to DX. scans in LOCAL. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your RadioShack DX-396
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20-226.fm Page 19 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range (with frequency step Jacks: switch set to AM 10 kHz FM 200 kHz): External Power............................DC 3V, FM.................................87.5-108.0 MHz Center Positive AM ...................................530-1710 kHz 1 Stereo Headphones .................. /8 inch SW ...............................2300-21850 kHz Speaker...................... 3 Inches (77 mm) Permanent Magnet, Dynamic Type ( . . .
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20-226.fm Page 20 Tuesday, December 7, 1999 1:48 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS
