Grundig S350DL User manual

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WARNING
• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
• Only operate within specified temperature range (0 °C to 40°C).
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or object have fallen
into the apparatus.
• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical
solvents as this might damage the finish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during lightning storms.
• Do not remove cover (or backl.
• Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
ENVIRONMENT
Disposal
According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all electri-
cal and electronic products must be collected separately by
a local collection system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dis-
pose of your old products with your normal household
waste .
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OPERATION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
1 INTRODUCTION 4
2
MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEl S350DL 5
3 CONTROL LOCATIONS 6
4 CONNECTING TO POWER 8
5 PRELIMINARY CONTROL SETIINGS 10
6 TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF 11
7 SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR 11
8 TUNING IN FM STATIONS 12
9 TUNING IN AM STATIONS 12
10 TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS 13
11 SETIING THE CLOCK 15
12 USING THE SLEEP TIMER 15
13 ALARM CLOCK 16
14 USING THE BACKLIGHT 17
15 USING THE RESET 17
16 USING THE LINE OUT SOCKETS 18
17 USING THE EARPHONE JACK 18
18 USING SUPPLEMENTARY ANTENNAS 19
19 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE 20
20 FINDING DESIRED STATIONS 20
21 WHAT ARE BANDS? 21
22 SHORTWAVE BANDS 22
23 DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS 23
24 DAYTIME LISTENING 24
25 EVENING LISTENING 25
26 WARRANTY REGISTRATION 26
27 LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER 26
28 SERVICE INFORMATION 27
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1 INTRODUCTION
This owner's manual is conveniently divided
into two
sections, BASIC OPERATION and
INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE. Both
sections are important.
If you are new to shortwave listening, the
INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE section will
give
you all the information that you need to
be successful enjoying broadcasts from
around the world.
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OPERATION MANUAL
2 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL
• AM 530-1710 KHz
• FM 88-108 MHz
• SHORTWAVE - continuous coverage from 3
to 28 MHz. This includes 13 international
broadcast bands. 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 25,
31, 41, 49, 60, 75 and 90 meters.
• Highly sensitive and selective analog tuner
circuitry
• Digital frequency readout
• Liquid Crystal Display, (LCD), for frequency
and clock
• Digital clock with selectable 12/24 hour
format
• Wake-up timer (use as radio-play alarm
clock)
• Power failure backup feature
• Sleep timer
• Main tuning knob and independent fine-
tuning control knob
• Variable RF Gain Control
• Rotary volume control.
• Variable, independent bass and treble
controls
• Low-pass filter for shortwave and AM
reception
• Left/Right line level outputs (stereo in FM)
• Stereo/Mono switch
• Stereo earphone socket
• Carrying handlelconvertible shoulder strap
• Built-in telescopic antenna for FM and
shortwave
• Built-in ferrite bar antenna for AM
• Jacks for supplementary AM, FM and
Shortwave antennas
• Powered by 4 D or 4AA batteries (not
included), AC adaptor (included) or DC car or
boat adaptor (not included)
IMPORTANT NOTE: While using the owner's manual, refer to the diagram titled CONTROL LOCATIONS to
locate controls, switches, sockets, and parts that are referred to in the text.
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3 CONTROL LOCATION
1
Power & Sleep Button
17
Volume Knob
2 Alarm Set Button
18
Bass Knob
3 Time Set Button
19
MW/SW1/SW2/SW3 Band Select
4 Hour Set Button 20 Bandwidth/FM Band Select
S Minute Set Button
21 Telescopic Antenna for FM/SW
6 Alarm On/Off Button
22
Carrying Handle
7 Backlight/Snooze Button
23 Shoulder Strap
8
Battery Power Indicator 24 DC Jack
9 Signal/Strength Indicator
2S Battery Compartment
10
Digital Frequency Readout
26 MW/SW Antenna Jack
11 LCD Display
27 FM Antenna Jack
12
Turning Knob (fast) 28
SW LPF On/Off
13
Turning Knob (slow) 29 Stereo/Mono switch
14 Reset Button
30 L&R Line Out
1S
MW/SW RF Gain Knob
31
Stereo Earphone Jack
16 Treble Knob
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4 CONNECTING TO POWER
USING BATTERIES
Open the battery compartment and insert 4 size 0
batteries (also called UM-l) according to the
polarity diagram imprinted on the battery com-
partment floor.
Please note the following regarding
battery operation:
• The S350DL has a battery power indicator in
the LCD. Fresh batteries will show a full power
level of three bars. If the indicator shows only
one bar or the sound becomes week and dis-
torted, replace the batteries.
• The radio will turn off automatically if the
batteries become too weak.
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• Check the batteries periodically for leakage.
As a precaution, remove the batteries to
prevent possible leakage ifit is to be stored
for long periods without use.
• Turn off the radio while replacing the batteries.
USING AC POWER
The S350DL is supplied with an AC adaptor that
converts AC voltage to the DC voltage used by
the radio. Only use the adaptor that is supplied
with the S350DL or one that meets the generic
specifications required by this product: output of
6
volts, DC, negative polarity; plug-tip outer diam-
eter of 5.5 millimeter, inner diameter of 2.1 mil-
limeter; capable of 300 milliamperes or greater.
Contact Eton for the name and location of a
retailer that sells the proper adaptor.
NEVER USE AN ADAPTOR THAT DOES NOT MEET
THESE SPECIFICATIONS, AS IT MAY CAUSE DAM-
AGE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY .

POWERING FROM A CAR OR
BOAT 12 VOLT DC BATTERY
SOURCE
This requires a DC converter that converts the 12
volt DC source to the 6 volts required by the
radio. The output of such an adaptor is 6 volts,
DC, negative polarity. The plug-tip must have an
outer diameter of 5.5 millimeter and an inner
diameter of 2.1 millimeter.
The plug-tip is pluggE!d into the radio's DC jack.
It must be capable of handling at least 200
milliamperes of current. Contact Et6n for the
name and location of a retailer that sells the
proper converter.
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5 SETTING THE PRELIMINARY CONTROL SETTINGS
Use these controls as initial gUidelines. As you get
to know the radio, you will develop your own
'favorite' settings.
• Tum the VOLUME control down to no
greater than 3 so that the radio does not play
loudly when first turned on.
• Tum the AM/SW RF GAIN control to the
10 position.
• Turn the BASS- TONE-TREBLE controls into
the 5 position.
• Turn the SW LPF switch to the OFF position
(right side of the radio).
• Turn the STEREO MONO switch to the
MONO position.