Grundig SATELLIT 750 User manual

Satellit 750
AM/FM-stereo/Shortwave/Airwave Band Radio
with SSB (Single Side Band)
OWNER’S MANUAL
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WARNING
• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
• Protect from high humidity and rain.
• Only operate within specied temperature range (0 °C to 40 °C).
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or objects have
fallen into the apparatus.
• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical
solvents as this might damage the nish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas (not included) during
lightning storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
• Refer servicing to qualied service personnel.
Disposal
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separately by a local collection system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your
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Thank you for purchasing the Satellit 750. Its features and capabili-
ties are shown below:
• Shortwave (1711-30000 KHz) with SSB (single sideband), LW, AM,
FM and Aircraft Band (118-137 MHz)
• Set 9/10 KHz AM tuning; set FM tuning range starting at 87 or
88 MHz
• Dual Conversion and Single Side Band (SSB)
• 1000 station memories
• 360 degree, rotating AM antenna
• Auto/Manual/Direct frequency key-in and station memory tuning
• Auto Tuning Storage function (ATS) for FM/AM/Shortwave
• Mute function
• 24 hour Clock and Dual alarm clock function
• Line in socket (can be used as speaker for MP3)
• Line out socket (radio broadcasting can be transferred to other
device)
• External antenna jacks for SW, AM and FM
• Power source: 4D alkaline batteries; AC/DC-6V power supply
• Dimensions: 14.65” x 7.24” x 5.75” and 372mm x 184mm x
146mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 5.25 lbs (2.38 kg)
• Accessories: owner’s manual, warranty card
• Specications subject to change
AC adapter; Owner’s manual
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
FEATURES

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Power the SATELLIT 750 by installing 4 D alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH
batteries or by plugging in the included 6 VDC AC adapter. The AC
adapter plugs into the 6 Volt DC socket on the left side of the radio.
A battery symbol appears in the lower right of the LCD, indicating
battery or AC adapter power. If there’s a power failure with the AC
adapter attached and batteries installed, the batteries will take over
and supply power to the radio.
To minimize the possibility of battery acid leakage, only use high
quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride bat-
teries. Never intermix old with new, or different brands or types of
batteries. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by
this product’s warranty.
To use the SATELLIT 750 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no
changes to the initial factory settings are needed.
In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz. In Europe and
other areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz. In North America, the FM
band begins at 88 MHz. In other parts of the world, it may begin at
76 MHz or 87 MHz. Follow these steps to set this for your area:
To change these settings for your area turn the SATELLIT 750 off.
Press the ENTER button and notice that -- appears in the upper
right corner of the display. While -- appears, enter 09 or 10 with the
numeric keypad and press ENTER. Repeat this procedure and press
88, 87 or 76 and press ENTER.
PREVENTING BATTERY LEAKAGE
SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF
NORTH AMERICA
POWER SOURCES

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Press the POWER button to turn it on and off.
With the SATELLIT 750 on, turn the VOLUME knob, located in the
lower left front, clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise
to decrease the volume.
The Satellit 750 receives FM on 88-108 MHz, AM on 520-1710 KHz,
Longwave on 100-519 KHz, Shortwave on 1711-29999 KHz and
Aircraft on 118 -137 MHz.
Turn the Satellit 750 on. Select FM by pressing the FM button,
MW(AM) and Longwave by pressing the MW/LW button (press it
twice if necessary), Shortwave by pressing the SW button sequen-
tially until you have selected the desired band (the band number
ashes in the upper right corner of the display) and the Aircraft
band by pressing the AIR button.
NOTE: Be sure to fully extend the telescopic antenna when listening
to SW, FM and AIR. The swivel AM antenna is located at the top of
the radio; swivel it for best AM reception.
VOLUME CONTROL
TURNING THE SATELLIT 750 ON AND OFF
SELECTING FM, MW(AM), LW, SHORTWAVE
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SHORTWAVE LISTENING
To learn about shortwave we recommend the two publications
below, published yearly and available from major booksellers.
Additionally, the Internet is a great resource for learning about
shortwave.
PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO Published by International
Broadcasting Services (IBS); IBS North America, Box 300, Penn’s Park
PA 18943. Phone: [phone]. www.passband.com.
WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK Published in the USA by Watson-
Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY
10003-9595. www.watsonguptill.com.
Shortwave enables listening to broadcasts over vast distances
including other countries and continents. The following information
will help you get the best results.
• During the day, use bands with frequencies above 13000 KHz.
• At night, use bands with frequencies below 13000 KHz.
• Around sunset and sunrise, use bands with the entire shortwave
range.
• Getting very close to a window improves shortwave reception.
SSB enables listening to shortwave two way communications
using the single sideband mode such as amateur radio, Morse
code, weather-fax transmissions and other signals often referred
to as ‘utility’ signals. The Internet and your local library are great
OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION
SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) TUNING

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SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) TUNING continued
resources to learn more. Type ‘amateur radio frequencies’ or ‘side-
band’ into an Internet search engine.
To use the SSB control, turn on the SATELLIT 750 and go into Short-
wave. Press the SSB button and notice that USB appears in the dis-
play, to the right of SW. Press the SSB button again and notice that
LSB appears to the right of SW. USB is the abbreviation for Upper
Sideband, LSB is the abbreviation for Lower Sideband. You will need
to use one of these methods to tune in signals. Also notice that on
the lower right front of the radio is a control knob labeled SSB BFO.
BFO stands for Beat Frequency Oscillator. This control knob is used
to ne tune a sideband signal.
The ANT.ATT button, located on the upper right front of the radio,
is used to attenuate a signal. Tune into a station, then press the
ANT.ATT button and notice that the signal strength indicator,
located on the left side of the display, changes at three levels. The
maximum level is the highest gain and the lowest level is minimum
gain. Use the lowest level if the signal is extremely strong and local.
Use the intermediate level for average signals and use the highest
level for weak signals. Experiment with this control to see how it
works best with the signals you listen to and use it to your liking.
On the right front of the radio is the RF Gain control knob. You
can leave it fully counterclockwise in the AUTO position, where it
will function automatically, or you can turn it clockwise and use it
manually to control the RF (radio frequency) gain. Using it manually
ANTENNA ATTENUATOR (ANT.ATT) BUTTON
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may improve the radio’s rejection of interference from adjacent
frequencies that may interfere, especially on Shortwave. This switch
does not work in FM.
Using the squelch control eliminates background noise. This control
is used mainly in the aircraft band. It does not work in the FM band.
This control is on the lower right front of the radio. To engage it,
turn it on by turning the knob clockwise. Turn it off by clicking the
knob fully counterclockwise.
Stations are tuned using Direct Frequency Entry, the Buttons and
the Tuning Knob, as described below.
Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station
is known. Turn on the SATELLIT 750 and select the band of your
choice. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilohertz (KHz), e.g.
810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered in megahertz
(MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz, ignoring the decimal point. Use the numeric
keypad to enter the frequency.
RF GAIN CONTROL continued
SQUELCH CONTROL
TUNING IN STATIONS
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY TUNING

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BUTTON TUNING
Turn on the Satellit 750 and select the band of your choice. Quick,
short, sequential presses of the buttons enables tuning up or
down frequency. A longer press engages Auto Tuning. In Auto Tun-
ing the radio scans from one station to the next, stays on the new
station for 5 seconds and then moves on. To stop Auto Tuning, press
either of the buttons.
The tuning knob can also be used to tune stations. Select FAST or
SLOW tuning with the STEP button, under the tuning knob. FAST/
SLOW tuning is shown in the chart below for each band. If you
want to LOCK the tuning knob press the STEP button for about 3
seconds. Do a quick, short press to unlock it.
Use the BANDWIDTH button to choose wide or narrow selectivity,
which is shown in the lower right corner of the display as WIDE or
NARROW. This may help reduce interference on some frequen-
cies. Using WIDE usually results in better audio delity, while using
narrow limits the audio delity somewhat.
TUNING KNOB
FAST .1 MHz 10 KHz 5 KHz .025 MHz 5 KHz
SLOW .01 MHz 1 KHz 1 KHz .001 MHz 1 KHz/BFO
FM AM SW AIR SSB
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FM ST. (FM STEREO) BUTTON
Press the FM ST. button when in the FM band to take the radio in
or out of stereo reception mode. When it’s in stereo mode, STEREO
appears under the left side of the frequency in the display, next to
FM. As long as you are not using headphones or earphones, it can
be left in mono mode.
Use these knobs to control the Bass and Treble to your liking. Turn-
ing clockwise increases bass or treble. Turning counterclockwise
decreases bass or treble.
There are two separate sets of 500 memories, allowing for great
exibility of memory storage. Note the chart, below.
Memory PAGE 0, noted as ‘P0’, consists of 500 memories, 100 as-
signed for MW, SW, SSB and Air Band; 50 memories each assigned
for FM and LW.
Memory PAGE 1 – 10, noted as ‘P1’, ‘P2’, etc., consists of 50
memories per page, 500 memories total.
To manually store a frequency into a memory, rst choose the page,
then the memory location and then store the frequency. In the
instructions below note that MEMORY=PRESET. See the instructions
below.
• Turn on the radio and tune to a station that you want to store
into memory.
BASS AND TREBLE KNOBS
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STORING FREQUENCIES INTO MEMORY
continued
• Shortly press the MEMORY button (the address page will ash in
the right corner of the LCD.
• Shortly press the PAGE button and use the “ / ” buttons to
select the page that you want to store into; press PAGE again to
confirm.
• Use “ / ” to select the memory location while it is ashing.
• Press the MEMORY button to conrm it (or it will automatically
conrm after 3 seconds).
To automatically store a frequency into the next available memory
on the page that you’ve selected, press and release ‘M’. Note that
PRESET ashes with the next available memory number. Press ‘M’
to automatically store it into the next available memory or when it
stops ashing it’s stored into the memory number that was ashing.
• Turn on the radio and go to the correct page by pressing PAGE
and entering it with the numeric keypad.
• Press and release the VM/VF button and notice that the PAGE
and PRESET show in the display’s upper right corner.
LISTENING TO WHAT’S STORED
(FM) 100
(SW) 100
(SSB) 100
(AIR) 100
(MW) 50
(LW) 50
Other storage space
500 MEMORIES
10 pages each with 50 memories
20 pages each with 25 memories
25 pages each with 20 memories
50 pages each with 10 memories
(See the system setting chart to change
above pages)
Storage space in P0 page
P0 (page) ATS
Band
Store
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LISTENING TO WHAT’S STORED continued
• To go from one memory to another give a quick, short press
to either the up or down tuning button , or use the tuning
knob.
• To auto-scan memory press one of the up or down tuning
buttons for about 2 seconds and notice that PRESET ashes.
The radio scans from one memory to another, staying on each
memory for about 5 seconds. To stop the scan give the up or
down tuning button a quick, short press.
• Turn on the radio and press the VM/VF button, causing PAGE and
PRESET to appear in the display’s upper right corner.
• Use the numeric keypad, the tuning knob or the up/down tuning
buttons ( ) to select the memory that you want to delete. To
delete the memory press the DELETE button for about
• Turn on the radio and select the page that you want to delete
by pressing PAGE, note that page ashes in the display’s upper
right. While it’s ashing use the numeric keypad, the tuning knob
or the up or down tuning buttons ( ) to select the page that
you wish to delete.
• Press and release the VM/VF button so that PAGE and PRESET
appear in the display’s upper right corner. If - - appears above
PRESET in the display’s upper right corner, the page is already
deleted and you don’t have to continue.
• Press DELETE for about 3 seconds or until PAGE starts blinking
and press DELETE again.
DELETE ONE MEMORY
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ATS (AUTO TUNING STORAGE)
MEMORY STORAGE
One can automatically store the strongest LW, AM or FM stations
into Page 0.
Turn on the radio and select the band that you want ATS to take
place in, either MW/LW or FM. Press the MW/LW or FM for 2
seconds. Notice that page 0 (P0) appears in the display’s upper
right corner with the presets to the right increasing as the band is
scanned and frequencies are stored into the memory.
The SATELLIT 750’s clock is in 24-hour format and can be set with
the radio on or off. When the radio is turned off the clock shows
in mid-display. When the radio is turned on the clock shows in the
upper right corner of the display.
To set the clock:
1. Press the TIME button for about a second or until you see the
hour ashing.
2. While it’s ashing turn the TUNING knob to set it to the correct
hour, then press TIME and note that the minutes are ashing.
3. While it’s ashing turn the TUNING knob to set it to the correct
minutes, then press TIME.
Note that after setting the hour or minutes you can simply let the
ashing number time-out, without pressing the TIME button.
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The SATELLIT 750 has two, independently programmable alarm tim-
ers to turn it on and off at a specied time.
To set an alarm:
1. Press the AL.1 or AL.2 button for a second or until you see the
alarm hour ashing in the upper right corner of the display. While
it’s ashing adjust the hour with the TUNING knob and press the
AL.1 or AL.2 button. Notice that the alarm minutes are ashing.
2. While it’s ashing adjust the alarm minutes with the TUNING
knob and press the AL.1 or AL.2 button. Notice the sleep timer
ashing in the box at the top of the display.
3. While it’s ashing adjust the time that the radio is to play with
the TUNING knob and press the AL.1 or AL.2 button.
Note that after setting the hour or minutes you can simply let the
ashing number time-out, without pressing the AL.1 or AL.2 but-
ton.
Once the alarm is on (by radio or buzzer), only the POWER, SLEEP,
LIGHT/SNOOZE and RESET can be operated. Press the POWER or
SLEEP buttons to turn off the alarm.
Press on [AL.1 on/off] key to select “ ” in “Timer A” section. Now,
the alarm will be on by the buzzer.
Note: In “Timer A” section:
“ ” Means timer is set by radio.
“ ” Means timer is set by buzzer.
“ ” Means Timer is off.
ALARM SETTING
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LIGHT/SNOOZE BUTTON
When the alarm is activated, press the LIGHT/SNOOZE button to
temporarily deactivate the timer for 10 minutes. You can press the
LIGHT/SNOOZE button 3 times within the alarm period, after that
you can turn off the alarm by press it again.
For the alarm to turn on the radio, it must be activated. To activate
the alarm the SATELLIT 750 can be turned on or off.
To activate the alarm, look at the top of the display, to the right of
where it reads TIMER A and TIMER B. Use quick, short presses of the
AL.1 ON/OFF or AL.2 ON/OFF buttons. When the speaker is there,
it wakes you to the radio playing; when the bell is there, it wakes
you to an electronic beeper; when nothing is there, the alarm is
deactivated.
The sleep timer enables the SATELLIT 750 to play any length of time
from 1 – 120 minutes and then turn off.
To turn on the sleep timer, press the SLEEP button on the upper,
right front of the radio. Notice that the number of minutes to play
appears in the display. While they appear there, press the SLEEP
button over and over and it sequences through 1 to 120 minutes.
Leave it on the minutes that you want it to play.
ALARM ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
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A quick press of the LIGHT button gives about 5 seconds of il-
lumination to the SIGNAL strength indicator and the display. A long
press lights these for as long as the radio is turned on, so be careful
if you’re operating on batteries, because it will make them drain
faster. If you’re AC adapter is connected, it’s ne to keep the light
on while the radio plays.
The earphone socket is on the lower left front of the radio and is la-
beled EAR. Plug in earphones and headphones using a 3.5 mm (1/8
inch) stereo plug. Turn the volume down before plugging them in.
The LINE-IN socket is on the lower left front of the radio and allows
you to route the sound from another device to the Satellit 750. Use
a cord with a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) stereo plug. This socket uses an
industry standard line level input.
On the back of the radio are the left and right line-out sockets,
labeled LINE OUT. These sockets use an industry standard line level
output and can be routed to any industry standard line level input.
The external antenna sockets are used to connect the SATELLIT 750
to advanced performance antennas.
USING THE LIGHT BUTTON
EARPHONE SOCKET
LINE-IN SOCKET
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On the right side of the radio are the 50 Ohm BNC sockets for FM
and Shortwave. 50 or 75 Ohm coaxial cable can be used to feed the
properly designed antenna. To nd antennas we recommend that
you perform a web search by typing ‘FM antennas’ or ‘shortwave
antennas’ into an Internet search engine.
There is also a black and red socket, labeled 500 Ohms, designed to
work with a high impedance Shortwave antenna, 300-600 Ohms,
such as a long wire antenna. Plug a long piece of wire, 10 to 35
meters or 30 to 100 feet, into the red socket and position it above
ground, running in as much a straight line as possible, not touching
any other metal objects. If you do this indoors, position the wire
as close to windows as possible. Plug a 10 to 20 meter or 30 to 60
foot wire into the black socket and let it run on the oor or ground.
Or attach the black socket to a cold water pipe with as short a piece
of wire as possible.
On the rotateable AM antenna, at the top of the radio, is a socket
for 50 or 75 Ohm plug-in AM antennas.
When using external sockets select EXTERNAL with the selector
switch on the right side of the radio. When using the internal
antennas of the radio, switch it to ANTENNA.
NOTE: always unplug all antennas that are mounted outside when
a lightning storm is predicted.
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The reset button is located to the left under the TUNING knob. Press
it only when the radio seems to stop functioning properly. After it’s
pressed the AM station spacing will have to be set again for North
America.
Use the small, empty compartment next to the battery compart-
ment as you wish.
To enter different system codes turn off the radio and perform a
quick, short press of the ENTER button. “_ _” appears on the up-
per right corner of the display. Enter the system code as below, then
push ENTER to conrm the system code.
EMPTY COMPARTMENT ON BACK OF
THE RADIO
RESET BUTTON
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SYSTEM CODE SETTING continued
For memory page setting (500 memories)
CODE
00 10 pages; each page 50 memories
20 20 pages; each page 25 memories
25 25 pages; each page 20 memories
50 50 pages; each page 10 memories
Step (AM)
09 9kHz
10 10kHz (North America)
Type of batteries
29 Normal D size batteries (1.5V each battery)
28 Rechargeable batteries (1.2V each battery)
FM frequency range
76 76-108 MHz (Japan)
87 87-108 MHz