Grundig Yacht Boy 500 Owners Manual

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Grundig Yacht Boy 500 Owners Manual

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2 Contents Yacht Boy 500 - L C D A T A M O N I T O R ( D i s p l a y )............................................................................................................. 3 Your Unit at a Glance.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Aerials................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Power Supply.............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 AC (Mains) Operation........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Battery Operation................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Battery Check.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Data Protection........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Reset Button............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 User Guide Via the Menu............................................................................................................................................................. 9 General Operation......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Key-protect............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 LOCKED.................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Direct Entries......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Hints and Error Messages................................................................................................................................................. 11 Display Illumination............................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Volume............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Tone.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Waveband Selection............................................................................................................................................................ 12 ROM Table of the Yacht Boy 500........................................................................................................................................ 13 Selecting Frequencies......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations............................................................................................................................. 14 Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception............................................................................................................. 15 Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons.................................................................................................................. 16 Tuning to Stations......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Entering a Meter Band................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Storing in Memory G e n e r a l......................................................................................................................................................... 19 What can You Store?........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Is the Frequency Tuned to Already Stored in Memory?........................................................................................ 19 Checking the Desired Station Memory Position........................................................................................................ 20 Programming a Station Memory Location................................................................................................................... 20 Entering Abbreviations....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Calling Up Stored Stations................................................................................................................................................ 21 The MEMORY Button........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Clearing an Occupied Memory Position........................................................................................................................ 22 Going to Sleep to Radio.............................................................................................................................................................. 23 The Clock........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Setting the Clock.................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Setting the Clock.................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Clock Time Indication TIME I/II...................................................................................................................................... 24 Automatic Functions Timer ½..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Programming Switching Times Switching Times 1/2.............................................................................................. 25 Checking the Switching Times 1 /2...............................................................................................................................26 Automatic Switching On and Off.................................................................................................................................... 26 Automatic Functions.................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Special Functions on FM........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Special Functions on AM.......................................................................................................................................................... 29

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3 Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display) Indication(1)-(18) 1 8-digit alphanumeric display for - Station name Appears automatically when receiving an FM (VHF) station which is transmitting RDS (Radio Data System) signals. For other stations, you can enter a name of your choice. - LW (Longwave), MW (Mediumwave), SW (Shortwave), and FM (VHF) : waveband, frequency. - Programming functions e.g., △ MENU ▽ , ON 1, OFF 1, etc. - Hints (marked by *) e.g., * LOCKED, ; * NO RDS, Q - - (RDS quality), etc. - Error messages (marked by **) e.g., e.g.,** MEMORY, ** FREQ, etc. - Automatic switch-on times. 2 (FM stereo reception). 3 TUNING (field strength indication) 4 (Key-protect= key locking). 5 BOOST (increased output power). 6 TIME I1/TIME II (related to the indication ). 7 - Clock times (TIME I/TIME II), SLEEP time (go-to-sleep t i m e) , alarm times. 8 - one SLEEP time (go-to-sleep time) is programmed. - SNOOZE (alarm interrupt) is activated. 9 (battery check) 1 0 Symbols for alarm modes ( w a k e - u p b y r a d i o programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 1). 1 1 Symbols for alarm modes ( w a k e - u p b y r a d i o programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 2). 12 1 - 40 MEMORY ( n u m b e r o f s t a t i o n m e m o r y l o c a t i o n ) . 13 1 - 9 ROM (ROM table is selected). 14 SW-Meter-Band AS (AUTO SEARCH) = Automatic Station search. 0 = Tuning memory. AF = RDS Alternative Frequency. 15 LSB (Lower Side Band): Lower side bond on SSB reception. SSB = Single Side Band. 16 RDS (Radio Data System): You are receiving an F M station broadcasting RDS signals. 17 USB (Upper Side Band) Upper side band on SSB reception. 18 M H z - kHz (frequency) In MHz on FM (VHF), in kHz o n AM (LW, MW, SW).