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OWNER’S MANUAL
DX-392
PLL ALL-BAND PORTABLE RECEIVER
WITH CASSETTE RECORDER
Please read before using this equipment.
Cat. No. 20-219B
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20-219.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM FEATURES Your Radio Shack DX-392 PLL All- Dual Time — lets you set a primary Band Portable Receiver with Cassette clock to your local time and a second- Recorder brings the voices of the world ary clock to another time zone so you to you. In the 13 international short- can quickly check the time in another wave (SW) bands, you can hear news part of the world. broadcasts and other programs from sources such as the British Broadcast- Scan Tunin
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20-219.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM MW Step Setting — lets you choose Battery Power Indicator — lets you the correct setting for whatever part of know when the batteries need to be re- the world you are in. placed. AM RF Gain Control — lets you ad- Back-Up Battery Power — keeps the just the receiver’s sensitivity when you clock running, protects the stations listen to SW to provide the best possi- stored in memory, and powers the dis- ble reception. play if the receiver’s prima
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20-219.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM CONTENTS Preparation ............................................................................................................ 6 Setting the MW (AM) Tuning Increment ........................................................... 6 Installing Back-Up Batteries ............................................................................. 6 Connecting to Primary Power........................................................................... 7 I
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20-219.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM Recording....................................................................................................... 20 Recording from the Radio ....................................................................... 20 Recording from the Radio Using the Standby Feature ........................... 21 Recording AM Broadcasts ...................................................................... 22 Recording Using the Built-In Microphone ..........
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20-219.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM PREPARATION SETTING THE MW (AM) INSTALLING BACK-UP TUNING INCREMENT BATTERIES In the United States, the Federal Com- Back-up batteries power the receiver’s munications Commission (FCC) as- clock and the display and save the sta- signs frequencies for stations in the tions stored in memory if the receiver’s MW band in 10-kilohertz increments. primary power source is interrupted. (In the United States, we commonly call the MW band the AM band.
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20-219.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM 3. Replace the cover, or install addi- tional batteries for primary power as described in “Internal Battery Power.” To check the back-up batteries’ power level, disconnect the receiver from the 3. Replace the cover. primary-power source. Then look at the receiver’s display. If it is dim, re- To check the primary-power batteries, place the back-up batteries. turn off the receiver. The battery pow- er indicator appears on the display for severa
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20-219.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM receiver or the adapter. least 400 milliamps, and its plug must properly fit the receiver’s DC IN 6V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifica- tions could damage the receiver or the adapter. • To protect your vehicle’s electrical system, be sure the adapter is connected to the cigarette-lighter socket only when it is also con- nected to the receiver. Follow these steps to use AC power. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to
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20-219.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM USING THE FOLDING The display shows the band, frequen- STAND AND MEMO PAD cy, and signal strength. (A reading of 7 indicates the strongest signal.) You can position the receiver more se- curely and possibly improve the sound by resting the receiver on its stand. Lift the latch on the back of the receiver to open the stand. You can use the memo pad under the receiver’s stand RADIO POWER Press again to turn off to record helpful information,
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20-219.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM 2. Press the number buttons (and decimal button where appropriate) to enter the frequency. If you make a mistake, press C er so you can fine tune the frequency, (cancel) to erase the last digit. as shown in the following table. If you wait more than 15 seconds to press a button, the previous fre- Band Fast Fine quency returns to the display and FM 0.1 MHz 0.05 MHz you must begin again at Step 1. 3. Press ENTER. The selected fre- LW 9 kHz 1
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20-219.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM To scan for a frequency in one of 13 Tuning with the Arrow Keys shortwave bands, press METER. Then press the correct button on the numer- ic keypad to select the shortwave band. You can select a lower or higher fre- quency by pressing MANUAL/AUTO or . The frequency changes in the following increments. When scanning in a smaller band, the Band Tuning Increment receiver searches only within the se- lected band and stops at the upper and FM 0.1
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20-219.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM Memory Tuning ADJUSTING THE ANTENNA For easy selection, you can store the frequencies of your favorite stations in For the best reception, adjust the tele- memory. You can store up to 18 SW scoping antenna for the band you want and 18 FM frequencies, and up to 9 to listen to. frequencies in each of the other bands. FM — Fully extend the antenna and Follow these steps to store a frequen- rotate it for the best reception. cy into memory. 1. U
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20-219.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM SW — Fully extend the antenna and ADJUSTING SPECIAL point it straight up. TUNING CONTROLS Several controls affect the receiver’s sound. This section explains how to adjust these controls. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA To improve SW reception, you can FM Mono/FM Stereo connect a portable external antenna (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 278- To improve reception for weak FM ste- 1374) directly to the telescoping an- reo stations, set FM MONO/
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20-219.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM For the FM and MW bands and for SW AM RF Gain stations that do not transmit in SSB or The AM RF GAIN control affects signal CW, set the BFO switch to OFF. The strength for SW reception. If the signal BFO dial has no effect when the BFO is weak, turn AM RF GAIN toward MAX. switch is set to OFF. If the sound is distorted, turn AM RF GAIN toward MIN. Tone In all bands, adjust TONE for the best BFO Switch and BFO Dial sound. Some SW and LW stati
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20-219.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM If you then want to set the alarm again, press STANDBY. While STANDBY MAKING A RECORDING flashes, press ENTER. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE 1. Press STOP/EJECT to open the cassette compartment’s door. 2. Use your finger or a pencil to turn USING THE SLEEP the cassette’s hub and take up TIMER any slack. The sleep timer sets the receiver to turn off after a length of time you set, so you can fall asleep as you listen to the receiver. 1. When the
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20-219.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM USING THE CLOCK RADIO Your receiver has two clocks. We rec- 2. Press TIME SET. TIME SET ommend you set the primary clock for flashes on the display. local time and the secondary clock for UTC (Coordinated Universal Time — formerly called Greenwich Mean Time), because most shortwave sta- tions announce broadcast times in UTC. The time zone map on the back of the 3. While TIME SET flashes, set receiver shows the difference in hours the correc
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20-219.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM set the alarm for the UTC broadcast Changing the Clock Display time, and be sure the display shows the secondary clock. Setting the Alarm 1. Press STANDBY. STANDBY flash- es on the display and the current alarm time appears. To change from one clock display to the other, press the right DUAL TIME 2. While STANDBY flashes, press button. appears or disappears to the number buttons to enter the show you which clock you are viewing. alarm time.
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20-219.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE 1. Set STANDBY REC to OFF. • To temporarily stop playback, press PAUSE . To resume play- back, press PAUSE again. • At the end of a tape, the tape motor automatically stops and the selected button (PLAY , 2. Set TAPE SELECT to either NOR- RECORD , CUE/FAST-F , or MAL or CrO according to the type REVIEW/REWIND ) pops up. 2 of tape you are going to play. • To play the other side, turn the cassette tape over. Fast-Forwar
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20-219.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM RECORDING Caution: Never attempt to force Recording from the Radio down RECORD . If you have 1. Set STANDBY REC to OFF. removed your cassette’s erase- protection tabs, you cannot press 2. Load the cassette tape you want RECORD . See “Accidental Era- to record on. sure Prevention” on Page 32. 3. Set TAPE SELECT to either CrO or 2 7.To temporarily stop recording, NORMAL according to the tape press PAUSE . Press PAUSE you loaded. again to resum
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20-219.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 9:23 AM 6. While STANDBY flashes, enter the starting time of the program you want to record. Then press Recording AM Broadcasts ENTER. STANDBY stops flashing. Sometimes you might hear a hum or Note: Be sure the clock display is whistling sound when recording an AM set to show the desired clock broadcast. To reduce or eliminate this when the alarm time arrives. sound, set the BEAT CUT switch to the 7. Load a tape with adequate length position that gi
