Sangean Electronics ATS-818ACS manual

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    Feature s2 Contro l Location s3 Choosin ga Powe r Suppl y5 Preliminar y Setting s7 Tunin g Mode s 12 Cloc k Radi o Operatio n 21 Specia l Tunin g Technique s an d Control s 23 Usin g Y ou r Cassett e Recorde r 26 Specia l SSB/C W Receptio n Technique s 29 Car e an d Maintenanc e 34 Specification s 36 CONTENTS 1[...]

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    allow s continuous receptio n o f al l station s an d bands. in- dicate s statio n frequenc y i n larg e easy- to-rea d numbers , includin g dua l time, memor y location , signa l strengt h an d bat- ter y life. permit s instant tunin g o f an y desire d frequenc y fro m 87.5 t o 108MH z o n th e F M ban d an d fro m 150 t o 29,99 9 KH z o n th e A[...]

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    1.Displa y Ligh t Butto n 24. Tap e Playin g LE D Indicator 2.Radi o Powe r on/of f Button . 25.Cassett e Tap e Compartment 3.Slee p Time r . 26. Tap e Recordin g Button 4.Tim e Set . 27. Tap e Playin g Button 5.Dua l Tim e Se t 28. Tap e Rewindin g Button 6.Manua l Tuning/Aut o Sca n Butto n 29. Tap e Fas t Forwar d Button 7.Ban d Selecto r . 30.S[...]

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    4 44 45 43 42 41 39 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 31 30 29 28 27 26 32[...]

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    Y o u ca n operat e th e receive r using: 4 Alkalin e D siz e Batteries Househol dAC[Wit h optiona l A C Adaptor] 1 2 V ol t D C Automobil e Batter y [With optiona l D C adaptor] 1.Pres s latc h marke d OPE N o n battery compartmen t cove r i n th e directio n o f the arro w an d lif t of f cove r. “” “” USIN G BATTERIES CHOOSIN GA POWE R S[...]

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    Th e receive r ma y b e powere d b y A C current usin g th e A C adapto r (no t included).Insert th e smal l barre l shape d plu g int o th e jac k on th e sid e o f th e radi o marke d "D C I N 6V ". Plu g th e othe r en d o f th e adapto r int oa standar d househol d outlet .Wheneve r AC i s used , th e batterie s ar e automatically dis[...]

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    SETTIN G TH E CLOCK PRELIMINA R Y SETTINGS Th e tim e i s displaye d i n th e 2 4 hou r mode sinc e mos t shortwav e station s operate accordin g t o UTC . Thi s i s th e standar d that i s use d throughou t th e world. Th e cloc k wil l star t whe n 3 A A size batterie s ar e installed . Th e displa y shows 0:00 1.Pres s "TIM E SET ". &q[...]

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    4.No w pres s butto n marke d "ENTER ". Displa y show s hour s an d minutes.[...]

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    A secon d tim e zon e ca n b e programmed int o thi s uni t suc h a s you r hom e time i f yo u ar e travelling , o r UT C Worl d Tim e for instan t acces s t o short-wav e broadcast s or th e loca l tim e wher e eve r yo u ma y be. SETTIN G DUA LTIME 1.Pres s righ t sid e "DUA L TIME " button the n th e displa y wil l sho w th e secondar[...]

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    10 5.No w pres s butto n marke d "ENTER ", Displa y show s hour s an d minutes. 6.B y pressin g th e righ t sid e "DUA L TIME" butto n no w , th e LC D displa y wil l once agai n sho w th e cloc k time. 7. T o verif y "DUA L TIME ", pres s th e left sid e 'DUA L TIME " butto n t o displa y your "OTHER &q[...]

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    Ther e ar e fou r ban d selecto r button s located Jus t beneat h th e LC D displa y. BAN D SELECTION BAN D FRIQUENC Y RANG E FROGRA M TYPE F M 87.5~10 8 MH z Standar d FM L W 150~51 9 kH z Longwave M W 520~171 0 kH z Standar dAM S W 1.711~29.99 9 MH z SW/1 3 Sub-Bands 1.Tur n radi o o n b y pressin g "POWER{ button . Displa y wil l sho w las [...]

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    Locat e th e ban d yo u wan t t o liste n t o i n the followin g char t an d adjus t th e antenn a as indicated ADJUSTIN G TH E ANTENNA TUNIN G MODE INTERNAL Rotat e radio fo r bes t reception M W 520-171 0 kHz INTERNAL Rotat e radio o r bes t reception L W 150 - 51 9 kHz TELESCOPIC Exten d antenn a all th e wa y& rotat e it fo r bes t receptio[...]

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    13 1.Pres s th e POWE R butto n t o tur n o n the radio. 2.Pres s th e butto n marked , FREQ ( "Frequency ") 3.Pres s th e correspondin g buttons, marke d [1] , [0] , [0] , [.],[7],[0].That exac t frequenc y wil l no w sho w u p in th e displa y. Y o u ma y selec t an y frequenc y usin g fou r differen t tunin g methods: Direc t Tuning Ma[...]

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    14 4.Pres s th e butto n marke d "ENTER" withi n twelv e seconds . Th e frequency an d ban d wil l no w sho w u p i n th e displa y. Th e SIGNA L STRENGT H wil l als o sho w. B e sur e t o pres s th e decima l point [. ] i n 100.7 0 MHz , otherwis e th e displa y will sho w "SW ", [10.07 0 MHz ] automaticall y. 5.Exten d th e an[...]

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    15 1.Pres s th e POWE R butto n t o tur n on radi o. 2.Selec ta band. 3.Pres s repeatedl y th e o r [V ] button s to reac ha desire d frequenc y . Pres s and hol d th e o r [V ] button s fo r a t leas ta hal f secon d o r mor e t o change frequencie s rapidl y. MANUA LTUNING O R Rotat e th e TUNIN G kno b unti l the desire d frequenc y o r statio n[...]

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    16 Whe n yo u repeatedl pres s th e [ ] or b i 4.Adjus t th e VOLUM E an d TON E controls a s yo u like. [V] uttons , th e frequencie s chang e in ncrement s o f: FM : 5 0 kH z (o r 10 0 kHz) LW : 9 kHz MW : 9 kH z o r 1 0 kHz SW : 5 kHz NOTE Turnin g th e RO TAR Y TUNIN G Kno b with th e TUNIN G SPEE D CONTRO L se t on FAS T wil l chang e eac h ba[...]

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    17 Us e sca n tunin g t o quickl y locat ea station o r t o monito r severa l station s withi na specifi c band. SCA N TUNING 1.Tur n o n radi o b y pressin g POWER button. 2.Selec ta band. 3.Adjus t antenn a o r radi o positio n de- pendin g o n selecte d band. AM FM SW[...]

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    4.Pres s an d hol d th e o r [V ] button s for a t leas ta hal f secon d o r mor e an d the radi o wil l sca n al l th e frequencie s i n that band , an d wil l sto p automaticall y each tim e i t land s o n a n activ e station . Signal strengt h i s recorde d o n th e SIGNAL STRENGT H INDIC ATOR. 5.Pres s an d hol d th e o r [V ] button s again t [...]

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    19 Y o u ma y stor e u p t o eightee n different frequencie s o n th e SW/F M band s and u p t o nin e differen t frequencie s o n each o f LW /M W band s fo r instan t selection o f you r favorit e stations. Storin ga Frequency MEMO R Y TUNING 1 .Pres s POWE R butto n t o tur n o n radi o. 2.Tur n t o an y frequenc y usin g an y o f the previousl [...]

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    20 1 . Pres s POWE R butto n t o tur n o n radio. 2.Selec ta ban d i n whic ha statio n i s stored tha t yo u wan t t o recall. 3.Pres s an y o f th e NUMBERE D button s for a desire d statio n an d th e radi o will instantl y tun e t o i t an d displa y that frequenc y an d th e MEMO R Y position numbe r. I f yo u wan t t o chang e to anothe r sto[...]

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    Wit h thi s receive r yo u ca n fal l aslee p t o your favorit e statio n b y pressin g th e SLEEP button , o r wak e yo u t o th e morning , news, o r a n alar m buzze r. Mak e th e following setting s wit h th e POWE R off!! Settin g th eAlarm CLOC K RADI O OPER ATION 1.Pres s STANDB Y butto n s o displa y shows 0:00.S TANDB Y wil l flas h fo r 1[...]

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    22 1.Th e slee p time r allow s th e use r to se t th e auto-shu t of f i n 3 0 o r 15 minute s decrement s fro m 9 0 minutes t o 1 5 minutes. 4. T o verif y , pres s STANDB Y butto n again. Pres s STANDB Y onc e mor e an d the cloc k return s t o th e curren t time. 5. Y o u ma y selec t radi o o r buzze r alar m to wak e yo u b y settin g STANDB [...]

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    23 I n additio n t o th e standar d tunin g oper- Aation s describe d previousl y, us e the followin g control s fo r specia l operations. Thi s contro l adjust s th e receiver's Sensitivit y . Fo r LW ,M W SWreception rotat e th e contro l t o th e MA X position, thi s provide s th e maximu m sensitivit y. whe n yo u liste n t o th e MW , sta[...]

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    24 HEADPHON E USE Whil e no ta control , yo u ma y conside r using HEADPHONE S t o obtai n th e bes t audio clarit y whe n listenin g t o SW . Sinc e many S W station s broadcas t onl y marginal signals , usin g HEADPHONE S wil l enable yo u t o distinguis h betwee n th e signa l and th e nois e usuall y encountere d a t night . Be sur e tha t th e[...]

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    25 EXTERNA R SWITCH T o obtai n optimu m performanc e fro m this unit , especiall y whe n listenin g t o SW/SSB/ CWanexterna l antenn a shoul d b e used , if a t al l possible . Th e antenn a i s connecte d to th e EXTERNA LANTENN AADAPTE R and the n plugge d int o th e EXTERNA LANTENNA jac k locate d o n th e lef t sid e o f th e radio. Locate d i[...]

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    26 Th e Sangea n Cassett e Recorde r buil t i n t o you r Sangea n Mode l ATS-818AC S i sa to p qualit y, precisio n cassett e recorde r providin ga numbe r o f feature s t o furthe r enhanc e you r us e and enjoymen t o f you r Sangea n radi o .You r Recorde r can: A : Allo w yo u t o pla y you r favorit e cassettes. B :Allo w yo u t o recor d usi[...]

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    27 You r cassett e recorde r ha sa built-i n condense r microphon e [21 ] o n th e fron t o f th e cabinet. T o recor d wit h th e built-i n microphon e follo w th e followin g steps: T o Recor d wit h th e Built-i n Microphone 1 .Selec t CrO2/NORMA L Tap e Selection Switc h [38] 2 .Pres s RECOR D [26 ] an d PL A Y [27 ] but- ton s simultaneousl y [...]

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    28 1 .T ur n o n radi o an d tun e t o th e desired station. 2 .T ur n of f th e radio , pus h STANDB Y but- to n [9 ] an d se t tim e fo r require d star t of recording. 3 .Switc h Standb y Buzze r /Radi o Switc h [12] t o th e Radi o position. 4 .Switc h Time r Recordin g On/Of f Switch [39 ] t o O n position. 5 .Selec t Cr O /NORMA L Tap e Selec[...]

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    29 1 .T ur n o n th e radio 2 .Exten d th e antenn a full y straigh t up 3 .Se t th e BF O switc h t o ON. T O RECEIV E CW SPECIA L SSB/C W RECEPTIO N TECHNIQUES Man y station s transmi t unmodulated telegrap h transmission s i n th e shortwave band . T o receiv e thes e specia l Mors e code characters , th e radi o use sa specia l circuit a oscill[...]

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    30 4 .Rotat e th e BF O PITC H contro l t o the midpoint 5 .Rotat e th e R F GAI N contro l t o th e MAX position. 6 . Pres s th e S W ban d butto n t o selec t the SWband. 7.Tun e i n th e C W statio n usin g th e tuning knob , o r ente r th e frequenc y usin g the direc t acces s buttons. -[...]

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    31 1 .T ur n o n th e radio. 2 .Exten d th e antenn a full y , i na straigh t up position. 3 .Se t th e BF O switc h t o th e O N position. 8 .Adjus t th e CWton e usin g th e BF O PITCH control. 9 .Reduc e stron g signal s b y usin g the R F GAI N control . Thi s als o reduces interferenc e an d noise. T O RECEIV E SS B VOICE[...]

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    32 4 .Rotat e th e BF O PITC H contro l t o the midpoint. 5 .Rotat e th e R F GAI N contro l t o th e MAX position. 6 . Pres s th e SWbutto n t o selec t th e SW band. 7.Tun e i n th e SS B statio n usin g th e tuning knob , o r ente r th e frequenc y usin g the direc t acces s buttons.[...]

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    33 8 .Rotat e th e BF O PITC H contro l t o adjust th e signa l qualit y. 9 .Rotat e th e R F CAI N contro l t o dampen stron g signals . Thi s ca n improv e signal clarit y a s well. :Befor e choosin g anothe r band , set th e R F GAI N contro l t o MAX , an d mov e the BF O switc h t o th e OF F position. Note[...]

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    34 Thi s receive r i s a n exampl e o f superior desig n an d craftsmanship . Th e following suggestion s wil l hel p yo u car e fo r the receive r s o tha t yo u ca n enjo y i t fo r years. CAR E AN D MAINTENANCE Kee p th e produc t dr y .I f i t doe s ge t wet , wipe i t dr y immediatel y . Liquid s migh t contain mineral s tha t ca n corrod e th[...]

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    35 Wip e th e produc t wit ha dampene d cloth occasionall y t o kee p i t lookin g ne w . D o not us e hars h chemicals , cleanin g solvents , or stron g detergent s t o clea n t o product. Us e onl y fres h batterie s o f th e recommend- e d siz e an d type . Alway s remov e ol d or wea k batterie s .The y ca n lea k chemicals tha t destro y elect[...]

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    1 LSI . 1 2 IC 8 FE T . 6 5 Transistors 6 0 Diodes. 2 LEDS. F M :Heterodyne AM( LW ,M W , SW ) Double-conversio n heterodyne FM : 87.5-10 8 MHz LW : 150-51 9 kHz MW : 520-171 0 kHz S W 1.711-29.99 9 MHz i n whic h divide d int o 1 3 shortwav e bands 120 M 2.300 - 2.49 5 MHz 90 M 3.200 - 3.40 0 MHz 75 M 3.900 - 4.00 0 MHz 60 M 4.750 - 5.06 0 MHz 49 [...]

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    37 Wo w& Flutter: Frequenc y Response: Signa l t o Nois e Ratio: Powe r sources: Dimension: Weight: Accessories: 0.35 %W/RMS. 125-800 0 Hz. 35dB. DC :4 eac hD siz e batteries 3 eac h A A siz e batteries AC : 6 vol t D C (optiona l adapte r negativ e center) 296(L ) x 192(H ) x 68(T)mm 2000 g withou t batteries Adapto r (excep t fo r certai n ar[...]