Panasonic 12-808 manual

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    Cat. No. 12- 808 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read be fore usin g this equ ipment . Multiband PLL Radio with Dire ct Key Entry 12-808.fm P age 1 Wednesday, November 3, 1999 9:56 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Opti mus Mul tiband PLL Radi o is de- signed for yo ur active lifesty le. Its po rtable , lightw eight des ign le ts you li sten t o music , spor ts, or new s almo st anyw here you go. The radio tunes th e AM, FM, SW (shor t wave), TV sound, and w eather ba nds. The radio’s alarm cl ock and s leep timer featu res make i t conven [...]

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    3 PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER Your radio requires fo ur AA batteries (not supplied) for po wer and two AAA ba tteries (not supp lied) f or clock a nd memory ba ckup. For the best performanc e and l ongest l ife, we re commend Radio Shack alkali ne ba tter- ies. Cautions: • Use only fres h batteri es of the required size a nd reco mmended type. ?[...]

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    4 Connecting an AC Adapter You can pow e r the rad io us in g a 6V, 30 0-m A AC ada pter and a si ze M Ad apt aplu g ® adapt - er (neither supplied). Both are ava ilable at your l ocal Ra dioS hack st ore. Cautions: Y ou mus t use a Cla ss 2 powe r source th at su pplies 6 V DC and deliv ers at least 300 mA. Its cent er tip m ust be se t to positi[...]

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    5 • Do n ot li sten a t ext rem ely hi gh vol ume levels . Extended high- volume l istening can lea d to pe rmanent h earing los s. • Once y ou set th e volu me, do no t increas e it. Ove r time, you r ears ad apt to the volume l evel, so a volu me lev el that does not cause dis comfort mi ght still d amage your heari ng. T ra ffic Safety Do n [...]

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    6 OPERATION USING THE CLOCK You c an us e t he cl ock to keep trac k of the time in two diff erent time zones. Follo w thes e step s for ea ch time zone t o set the clo ck in tha t zone. 1. Press POWER ON/OFF to turn of f the radio, the n press DUAL TIME to sele ct Ti m e 1 or Ti m e 2 . 1 or 2 appears . 2. Press M EM/TIME . The di splay flashes . [...]

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    7 USING THE STATION MEMORIES You can s tore 10 st ations in each band into memory (fo r a to tal of 50 s to red s ta tion s) and quickl y reca ll eac h stat ion. Follow these s teps to st ore a s tation. 1. T urn o n t he radio and s ele ct a ban d (see “T unin g the Ra dio” on Pag e 6). 2. Repea tedly p ress TUNING UP or DOWN to tune to th e s[...]

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    8 T o have the radio p lay for l ess than 90 minutes , repeate dly press SLEEP . W ith each pr ess , the di spl ayed nu mbe r (rep- resentin g ho w man y minu tes the radi o is set to p lay) decre ases by 10. Notes: • T o turn off the Slee p T imer but let the radio pl ay , press SLEE P . • T o turn of f the radio an d the slee p timer , press [...]

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    9 CARE AND MA IN TENANCE Your Optimus M ult iba nd PLL Ra dio is an exam ple o f supe rior des ign an d cra fts manshi p. The followi ng sugge stions w ill hel p you care for yo ur radio s o you can enjoy it for ye ars. Keep the radi o dry. If it g ets wet, wipe it d ry imm ediately . Liquids m ight conta in minerals that can corrode the elec troni[...]

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    10 THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW Your radio mi ght cause TV or radi o interfe r- ence ev en w hen it is oper ati ng pr operl y. To deter mine whether yo ur radio is causing the interfere nce, turn o ff your rad io. If th e inter- ference g oes awa y, your radi o is caus ing it. Try to elimina te the interferenc e by: • m oving y our radi o away f ro[...]

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    11 SPECIFICA TIONS F r equenci es: AM ...... ................... ............. ................... ............. .................... ........... 530–1710 kHz FM ......................... ............. ................... ............. .................... ............. . 88–108 MHz SW ................... ............. ................... .....[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 1 1A99 Printed in Hong Kon g Limited Nine ty-Day W arra nty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and au[...]