DEGEN DE102 User manual

DE102
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PLL AM - FM STEREO RECEIVER
AM / FM STEREO
30 MEMORYPRESETS
BASS / STEREO SELECTABLE
TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
AUTO CUT OFFWITH LOWER POWER
WEEKDAY INDICATOR
BATTERYINDICATOR
STYLISH DESIGN
24H / 12H SELECTABLE
DUAL CLOCK
1 HOUR POWER OFF
MANUAL TUNING /QUICK TUNING / PRESETTING
/ MONO
AUTO
De102
OPERATINGOPERATING INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing DE102, DEGEN PLL AM/
FM Stereo Receiver! Itwill give you manyhours of
reliable service and listeningpleasure.
Before operating the receiver, please read thismanual
carefully and retain itfor future reference.
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
Location of Controls............................................................1
LCD Identification..............................................................2
Battery Operation................................................................3
Reset..................................................................................4
Temperature Indicator.........................................................5
Power / Band.......................................................................5
Tuning in toa Station...........................................................6
Manual Tuning..................................................................6
Quick Tuning....................................................................6
Listening to preset stations................................................ 7
Using Antenna....................................................................7
Sound Quality Selection......................................................8
Presetting Stations..............................................................9
Clock Set...........................................................................10
Adjust the Clock...............................................................10
12H / 24H.........................................................................10
Weekday..........................................................................11
Dual Clock.......................................................................11
Cautions............................................................................12
Specifications....................................................................
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DE102
DEGEN
AM-FM STEREO RECEIVER
0
PRESETS
BASS.STEREO.MONO
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
13
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2
3
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS
Battery Compartment (Back Side)
Reset ( Inside theBattery Compartment)
LCD Display
Power / Band
Carrying Strap
Earphone Jack
Volume
Memory / Week / Temperature
Store / Time
Buckle
Scan / Hour
Scan / Minute
Mono/ Stereo / Bass
1

2
WEEKDAY
PM
LOCAL
AM
FM MHz
KHz
STEREO
TEMPERATURE
1
2
3
4
5
67
8
9
88:88
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Week dayIndicator
AM Band /AM
FM Band
PM
Local Time
Battery Indicator
Temperature Indicator
Stereo
Preset Number /Week day
LCD INDENTIFICATION
Slide the battery coverin
the direction of thearrow.
Insert two AAAbatteries
according to the marking
inside the
compartment.
Slide back the battery
cover, make surethat it
snap in place.
+
-
+
-
BATTERY OPERATION
Do not mix different types together (Alkaline, Carbon-
Zinc, Nickel Cadmium etc.), or old batteries with new
ones.
When the unit isnot being used fora long period oftime,
remove the batteriesto avoid damage frombattery
leakage and corrosion.
If battery leakage occurs,wipe the battery compartment
with a soft clothbefore inserting the newones.
BATTERY INDICATOR
The battery charge isshown at 4 levelsin the display.
Full Empty
3

POWER / BAND
When the batteries becomeweak, battery indicator flashes.
If batteries gettoo weak for properoperation, the unit
will automatically shut offwith special integrated circus.
Replace the batteriesimmediately to prevent memories
losing after the powerautomatically turns off.
Turn off theunit and then replacethe batteries with freshones
within 1 hour.
If the unit operates erratically, reset the unit bypress RESET
inside the battery compartmentto resume normaloperation.
Note that resetwill erase all ofthe memories including clock
setting.
RESET
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
RESET
0:00
1
2
Withdraw the batteries,press
RESET inside the
compartment for above 0.5
second.
2
Install the batteries, clock
flashes and reset to0:00.
4
Press POWER / BAND to turn on the
unit, the FM station you stoped listen
last operation is heard.
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
18:00
5
FM MHz
STEREO
89.9
AM
Khz
1071
1. FM
2. AM
Press POWER / BAND in FM mode,
unit turns intoAM mode, theAM station
you stoped listen lastoperation is heard.
3. Clock Mode
Press POWER / BAND in AM mode,
unit turns offinto Clock mode, weekday
indicates in the display.
4
4
4
Turn off theunit into Clock Modeif you do notwant to listen
to the broadcast. Ithardly consumes any powerin Clock Mode.
5
TEMPERATURE
8
30
c
Press MEMO when theunit is off,
temperature indicates in thedisplay
for 5s.
TEMPERATURE INDICATOR

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TUNING IN TO A STATION
1. Manual Tuning
Press SCAN button(+ /- ) to tune into a clear
reception.
FM Step: 0.1MHz AM Step: 9KHz
Headphones cord functionsas antenna for theunit, plug
the headphone connector into earphone jack before
tuning, or you cannot tune in toany stations.
Manual tuning is more suitable for weaksignal broadcast.
When the receivingFM Stereo stationis strong enough
(and sound quality setto STEREO or BASS),Stereo
indicates in the display.
2. Quick Tuning
Keep SCAN button (+ / - ) presseduntil frequency indicator
changes, unit starts totune in to thestations automatically.When a
station is tuned in,scanning stops and thetuned station is heard.
Methods
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Quick Tuningis more suitablefor strong signal broadcast,
it may not stopif broadcast signals are weak.
If tuning become slowly in a frequency range, try manual
tuning to see ifthere are someweak stations.
If there isa station you wish to skip duringscanning, press and
hold SCAN button(+ or- ) toskip this station.
Press SCAN (+ or- ) buttonwhile quick tuning, scanning
will stop immediately.
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Press POWER / BAND to select the
desired band.
Press MEMO to tunein to the preset
station of last operation.The frequency
and preset number showsin the display.
3. Listening toPreset Stations
There are 30memories, 20 assigned to FM with preset number
0...19 and 10assigned to AM with 0...9. Rememberall the preset
station numbers forthe convenience of later listening.
(Refer to page 9for information on presetting stations.)
FM MHz
STEREO
89.9
FM MHz
STEREO
99.1
5
FM MHz
STEREO
100.4
6
2
Repress MEMO to tunein to the next
preset station.
8
8
7
6
Headphone cord functions asFM antenna,
keep it extended tofind the position which
gives the best reception.
USING ANTENNA
FM Reception
DE102
DEGEN
AM-FMSTEREORECEIVER
0
PRESETS
BASS.STEREO.MONO

FM MHz
STEREO
100.4
FM MHz
STEREO
100.4
9
FM MHz
STEREO
100.4
6
FM MHz
STEREO
100.4
7
FM 0-19 + AM 0-9 = 30 Presets
Youcan preset upto 20 stations underthe preset number(0-19)
on FM and 10stations under thepreset number (0-9) on AM:
PRESETTING STATIONS
Tune in toa desired station with
manual tuning or quicktuning .
9
Press STORE /TIME into
memory mode, preset number
flashes in the display.
9
Press STORE /TIME to
memorize the station.The
corresponding number will
indicate in the display.
If you do nothave any operation ineach step for 5s,
memory mode will automaticallyreleased and thestation
is not presetinto the unit.
If a station isalready stored, thenew station with the
same preset numberreplaces the oldone.
8
8
Press MEMO to selecta proper
preset number, presetnumber
increases cyclically pressing
MEMO .
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SOUND QUALITY SELECTION
MONO: weak signal broadcast,voice program, mono broadcast.
STEREO: strong signal broadcast,music, FM Stereobroadcast.
BASS: strong music broadcast, bass stereo.
Set sound quality selection to different
position according to thereceiving broadcast.
MONO/ ST/ BASS
When listening to astereo broadcast, normallyset
MONO/ST/BASS to STEREO.
If you arelistening to the stereo music and prefer to a
bass effect, set theswitch to BASS.
If the stereoreception is tooweak or noisy, or you are
listening to voice program,set the switch toMONO.
Magnetic antenna inside theunit
functions as AMantenna, it is
strongly effected bythe reception
direction.
When listening toAM broadcast,
reorient the unit tofind the
position which gives thebest
reception.
AM Reception
1 Hour Power Auto off
After listening for 1hour, the unit automaticallyturns off toavoid
power wasting. If youwant to continue listening,turn on the unit.
DE102
DEGEN
AM-FM STEREO RECEIVER
0
PRESETS
BASS.STEREO.MONO
DE102
DEGEN
AM-FM STEREO RECEIVER
0
PRESETS
BASS.STEREO.MONO
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Make sure topress STORE /TIME after clocksetting,
otherwise setting is failed.
In step 2, houror minute will stepup continuously if you
press and hold+ or - untilyou release thebutton.
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
18:00
5
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
19:01
5
Press + to cyclicallyincrease the hour
and - to cyclicallyincrease the minute.
11
12
Press and hold STORE / TIME for 2s
into Clock Set modewhen unit is off, ":"
in the clock indicatorstops flashing.
9
Press STORE /TIME to storethe clock
setting.
9
9
1. Adjust theClock
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CLOCK SET
11
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
18:00
5
2:00
6
WEEKDAY
Cl2
12
Youcan preset dualclock - CL1(local) andCL2 in the unitwith
independent clock and weekday.
When the unit isoff, press
+ and - togetherfor
above 2s.
Clock number indicates inthe
display for a shorttime and then
new clock shows inthe display.
4. DUAL CLOCK
Repeat the same procedure to changethe clock to CL1(Local).
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11
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
18:00
5
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
18:00
6
3. WEEKDAY
When the unit isoff, press MEMO
for above 2s untilWEEKDAY
flashes in the display.
Press + to changethe weekday
upward or - todownward.
Press MEMO to storethe setting.
8
8
Make sure topress MEMO afterweekday setting,
otherwise setting is failed.
8
2. 12H /24H
LOCAL
WEEKDAY
MEMO
WEEKDAY
PM
LOCAL
11
8
18:00
512H
6:00
5
Press and hold MEMO and
+ together for above2s
when the unit isoff.
Clock mode indicates inthe
display for a shorttime and
then clock with thenew mode
shows in the display.

Avoid usingearphones at high volume,if you experience a
ringing in your ears,reduce volume or discontinueuse.
Shut down the radiobefore sleeping.
Do not use earphoneswhile driving or cycling,it can also be
potentially dangerous to playyour earphones at highvolume
while walking, especially atpedestrian crossing.
Notes On Headphones
CAUTIONS
On Handling
Avoid exposureto temperature extremes, directsunlight, moisture,
sand, dust or mechanicalshock.
Should anything wrong withthe radio, please removethe battery
and have the unitchecked by qualified personnelbefore operating
it any further.
When the unit isnot being used fora long period oftime, remove
the batteries to avoiddamage form battery leakageand corrosion.
The LCD display maybecome hard to seeor slow down when
using the unit athigh temperatures (above 40C) or at low
temperatures (below 0 C).At room temperature,the display will
return to its normaloperating condition.
The product may notoperate normally, whenthe ESD (8kv) applied
on the metal coatedbuttons. It is necessaryto reset manually.
SPECIFICATIONS
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FM 87.0 - 108.0 MHz
MW 531 - 1602 KHz
1. Frequency Range
3. Memory Stations (30)
2. Noise Limit Sensitivity
FM 10 V
MW 1.5mv/m
FM 20 (0 - 19)
MW 10 (0 - 9)
5. Power Supply: 2 AAABatteries
6. External Earphone: D 3.5mm
7. Dimensions: Approx. 45 83 19 mm
8. Mass: Approx. 45 g(excl. Battery)
4. Bass Boost (100Hz) 9dB