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33 DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FRONT
YB550PE
OPERATION MANUAL
AM/FM SHORTWAVE RADIO
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL DO YOU NEED HELP? Here’s how to contact us: • From the United States: (800) 872-2228 • From Canada: (800) 637-1648 • From Everywhere Else: (650) 903-3866 • Email: customersvc@etoncorp.com • Internet: www.etoncorp.com 3
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 page SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11 FAVORITE STATION WAKE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 2 QUICK GUIDE .
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS continued 1 INTRODUCTION 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Thank you for purchasing the YB 550PE AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. This owner’s manual is conveniently divided into two USING THE LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 sections, BASIC OPERATION and INTRODUCTION TO SHORT- USING EARPHONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 WAVE (both sections are important). If you are ne
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL DIAGRAMS FRONT TOP Display (1) ON/OFF/ Timer Button (2) Alarm Button (3) Memory Scan/Page Button (4) Snooze Light Button (22) + Tuning Button (7) Memory/Edit; Time Set (5) Enter; Sys. Set (6) – Tuning Button (8) AM/FM/SW Band Button (9) LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE Shortwave Meter Band Button (10) Numeric Keypad (10A) DX Local Switch BACK (11) Fine Tuning Control Antenna Socket (16) (12) Earphone Socket Tone Control (13) (17) Volume Lock Switch Control (18) (14) Stand (20)
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL RADIO OFF DISPLAY MEMORY DISPLAY Refers only to the display’s upper right corner. Triangle Pointer (23) Antenna Symbol (24) Memory 1-5 Scale (30) Alarm AM/PM Indicator (25) Display Alarm (36) Battery Clock Symbol Digits (31) Delete (26) Clock Indicator Alarm Digits (38) Activation (28) Symbol (27) SHORTWAVE METER BAND DISPLAY Time AM/PM Indicator (29) Refers only to the display’s upper right corner. Shortwave Meter Band Display RADIO ON DISPLAY (37) Triangle Pointer
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL QUICK GUIDE continued 2 QUICK GUIDE The purpose of this Quick Guide is to enable immediate use SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORTWAVE of the radio. Please note that it is not a replacement for the Use the FM/AM/SW Band button to select FM, AM or SW Detailed Owner’s Manual, a much more thorough document. (shortwave). AM is shown with the MW symbol in the display. Please refer to it for detailed operating instructions, starting on Page 19. TUNING STATIONS Use the +/- buttons. Quic
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL QUICK GUIDE continued QUICK GUIDE continued SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF AUTOSCANING RANGES The following bands can be selected: 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters. Pressing the SHORT- BAND (meters} FREQUENCY RANGE (kilohertz) WAVE METER BAND BUTTON successively jumps it to the 120 2250 - 2550 beginning of bands. Alternately, press the same button fol- 90 3150 - 3450 lowed by the +/- buttons to go up and down band
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL QUICK GUIDE continued QUICK GUIDE continued STORING A FREQUENCY INTO MEMORY ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY 200 frequencies can be stored into 8 pages of memory, each Once a page number has been selected or changed, even if it page holding 25 frequencies. Turn on the radio. First, select a is not seen on the screen, you can access any memory preset memory page by pressing the M.Scan/Page button for about on that page by keying in the memory number with the 3 sec
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL QUICK GUIDE continued 3 DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL DELETING MEMORIES AND MEMORY NOTE: In the instructions below, numbers in parenthesis ( ), PAGES refer to the diagrams and appear only at the first use or To delete a frequency stored in a memory, press/release the description of the item. See the previous section titled M.Scan/Page button, then use the +/- buttons to select the DIAGRAMS. memory preset location of the frequency that you wish to delete. Then press/hold the M
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL continued DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL continued SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR IMPORTANT INITIAL SET-UP Use an adaptor with the following specifications: output of 2. Assure that the radio is unlocked, with the LOCK switch 4.5 volts DC, negative polarity; rated at 100 milliamperes or (18) on right side of the radio in the OFF position. This greater; coaxial plug tip inner diameter of 3.4 millimeter, switch can be used to lock the radio when it is
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 4 BASIC RADIO OPERATION TURNING ON AND OFF VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS The YB 550PE can be turned on by the two methods shown The volume control (14), labeled VOLUME, is located on the below. To turn it off, press the ON/OFF-TIMER button (2). left side of the radio. The tone control (17), on the right side of the radio is labeled NEWS/MUSIC. Use the position that 1. BATTERY SAVER / SLEEP TIMER METHOD: you like best. Perform a quick, short
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued SETTING UP AM AND FM FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA There are four ways to tune in stations, described in detail below: You can skip this section if you are in North America and just 1. REGULAR TUNING (MANUAL TUNING) purchased the YB 550PE. It is already set-up in the factory for Quick, short presses of the +/- buttons enables tuning up or use in North America. If you travel to oth
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL 5 USING SHORTWAVE USING SHORTWAVE continued world. If you are completely new to shortwave, or just need a SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND refresher on shortwave basics, please see the SHORTWAVE All 14 of the international broadcast bands can be LISTENING GUIDE that accompanies this product. To get you accessed.The bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, started, some basics are noted below 22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters. See the section below titled • Night
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL USING SHORTWAVE continued 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES AUTOSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE SETTING THE CLOCK In shortwave, autoscan tuning only autoscans in the short- The factory default has set the clock to function as a 24 hour wave frequency ranges noted below in the SHORTWAVE format clock. If you prefer a 12 hour, AM/PM clock format, BAND CHART OF AUTOSCANNING RANGES. To tune short- see the section titled CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT, on wave frequencies that are in-be
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued SETTING THE ALARM USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE After setting the alarm time, be sure to read the next section When the alarm activates and turns the radio on, the titled ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM. The symbol appears flashing in the display. While it is flashing, alarm will wake you to the last radio station tuned, unless set press/release the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (22). The radio will for Fav
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY WORKING WITH MEMORY continued To store frequencies into memory, it must first be learned STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY how to select memory pages. By factory default, there are 8 In the instructions below, the term ‘preset’ and ‘memory pre- pages of memory, each page holding 25 frequencies. This set’ refer to memory locations. enables storing of 200 frequencies into memory. This default 1. Turn on the radio. can be changed and tailored to your per
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued MEMORY SEARCH ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY Memory Search enables searching through the memory pre- Below, the three ways to access what has been stored into sets within a memory page, as shown below: memory are described: Direct Memory Access, Memory Search 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button. and Memory Autoscan. When the memory page and memory preset numbers appear in the upper right corner of
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE 1. Turn on the radio. 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button. 2. Press/hold the M.Scan/Page button for about 3 seconds 2. Press/hold the Mem./Edit button for 4 seconds and then and release it. release it. ‘Del’ (38) appears flashing in the display. 3. Use the + or – button to select the required memory 3. Within 2 seconds, press/release the Me
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued 8 SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE Certain functions can be programmed and changed using CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT SYSTEM SET CODES. These functions and their descriptions The instructions below serve as an excellent example of how are noted in the SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE, on Page 41. to change a system set code, in this case changing the clock system to a 12 hour format: CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES 1. Turn off the radio. To enter a system code of you
