Grundig Traveller II Digital User manual

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
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CALL OUR SHORTWAVE HOTLINE IMPORTANT NOTES FOR USERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
OWNER’S RECORD
If,afterreadingthisowner’smanual,youneed
helplearningtooperateyourTRAVELLERII DIGITAL,
callGRUNDIG tollfree,MondaythroughFriday,8.30am
to 4.30 pm, PST at:
1-800-872-2228 fromtheU.S.
1-800-637-1648 fromCanada
ThismodelistheGRUNDIGTRAVELLERIIDIGITAL,
hereafterreferredto as TRAVIID.
Theserial numberislocatedonthe stickerinsidethebattery
compartment.Refertothisnumber wheneveryoucall
GRUNDIGregardingthisproduct.
MainsPlug
Thisapparatus isfittedwith anapproved13 Ampplug.
Tochangeafuse inthis typeofplug proceedasfollows:
• Removefuse coverand fuse.
• Fixnewfuse which should beaBS13625 Amp, A.S.T.A.
or BSI approved type.
• Refitthefusecover.
Ifthe fittedplug isnotsuitableforyour socketoutlets, it
shouldbe cutoffand anappropriateplug fittedinits place.If
themains plugcontains afuse, thisshould havea valueof5
Amp.If aplugwithout afuseis used,thefuse atthedistribu-
tionboardshould not be greaterthan5Amp.
Note:The severed plug must bedisposedoftoavoida
possibleshock hazard shoulditbe inserted intoa13 Amp
socketelsewhere.

IMPORTANTNOTICE
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Howtoconnectaplug
Thewiresinthemainsleadarecolouredwiththefollowing
code:blue=neutral (N),brown=live(L).Asthese coloursmay
notcorrespondwiththecolourmarkingsidentifyingthe
terminalsinyour plug,proceedas follows:
• Connectthe blue wireto the terminalmarkedN
orcolouredblack.
• Connectthe brownwireto theterminalmarked L
orcolouredred.
• DONOT connect eitherwireto theearth terminalin
theplug,marked E (or ?)or coloured green
(orgreen andyellow).
Beforereplacing theplugcover,make certainthatthe cord
gripis clampedoverthe sheath ofthe lead –not simply over
thetwo wires.

TABLE OFCONTENTS
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SUBJECT PAGE
INTRODUCTION 4
CONTROLS 5
DISPLAY 6 - 7
POWERSUPPLY 8
9/ 10 Khz 8
SWTUNING 9
ANTENNAS 9
RADIORECEPTION 10
TUNING 11
AutomaticTuning 11
Manual Tuning 11
PRESETSTATIONS 11 - 12
Programming 11
CallingUpPresetStations 12
CLOCK 12
Setting theCurrentTime 12
ALARMFUNCTION 13
Settingthe AlarmTime 13
Switchingthe Alarm ON 13
Switchingthe Alarm OFF 13
SLEEPFUNCTION 14
Switching the Sleep Function ON 14
Switching the Sleep Function OFF 14
LOCK 15
GENERALINFORMATION 16
Warnings 16
Recycling 16
TechnicalSpecifications 16
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE 17 - 18

INTRODUCTION
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SHORT-WAVE (SW)
Your worldreceivercan receivean numberofwavebands.
Mostof theseareknownandtuning totherequiredstationwill
soonbecomea matter of routine,asthe stations are always to
befoundatthesame place on the dial and are thus tied to a
fixedwavelengthandfrequency.Withshort-wave thisis
unfortunatelynotalwaysthecase.Short-wavetransmitters
havetochangetheirwavelength fairlyoften. Intheshort-wave
rangebetween 10and100 meterwavelength(frequencies of
30-3 MHz resp.) nine bands between 10 and 50 meters are
allocatedto short-wavebroadcasting,with anotherfourbands
between60and 120 metersforbroadcasting in the Earth’s
tropicalareas. Thelatterare roughlylocatedbetween the
latitudesof30° north and30°south, ie, around theequator.
Mostshort-wave broadcastingbands, indicated intheshort-
wavetable,are allocated for the wholeworldandcan be used
forinternational broadcasting.They aresofartheonlywave-
lengthswhichallowdirectreceptionoverlongdistances.So in
additionto thebroadcastingservices, thereis alargenumber
ofother users ofshort-wave for exampleradioamateurs,
shippingandaviation,radionavigation,etc.
TheEarth rotates arounditsaxis in 24hoursand around the
sunin oneyear.These movementsare responsiblefor thetime
differencesand the seasonson the Earth.Dueto thedirection
ofthe rotationofthe Earthitis alwaysearlierin thedayto the
westofwhereyouare and later in the day to the eastofwhere
youare.
TheEarthisdividedinto24 timezones witha differenceof
onehourbetween adjacent zones. Thesystemisbased on one
standardtimezone,namelyUTC(CoordinatedUniversal
Time),previouslyGMT(GreenwichMeanTime).Generally
speaking,short-wave stationsannounce theirbroadcastsin
UTC.
TIME ZONES
USE OF THE STAND
Foldoutthestandon the rear of the set. Youmaynow use the
setinaninclinedposition.

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CONTROLS
1. ALARM - for switching the alarm On and Off
2. TIME - for setting the display mode and setting the time
3. LIGHT - for illuminating the display
4. FM MW SW1 SW2 switch - band selector switch
5. POWER - for switching the radio On and Off
6. SLEEP - for switching on the sleep function and
setting the sleep timer
7. MEMO - for programming stations into the memory
8. METER (SW) - for selecting the short-wave band
9. + - TUNING UP DOWN/ MINUTE HOUR buttons
- for turning On a radio station
- for setting Minutes/Hours
10. RESET - for erasing the memory
11. PRESET 1... 5 buttons - for selecting and storing
preferred stations
12. DC 4, 5 V - connection socket for a mains adaptor
13. HEADPHONES socket - for connecting headphones
14. MONO/STEREO - for mono/stereo selections
15. VOLUME - for adjusting the volume
16. LOCK switch - for blocking all button functions
17. RADIO/BUZZ - for setting the alarm for radio or buzz
18. BATTERY COMPARTMENT
11 10 9
16 17 123
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CD
Thedisplayprovides
informationaboutthe
functioningofyour
worldreceiver:
- WhiletheradioisswitchedOff,thecurrenttime willbe
indicated.Thefirsttimeitisused,orifthememoryis
erased,‘0:00’ will appearonthe display.
- Whenthe radio isswitchedOn, thefrequencyin KHzor
MHz and the waveband FM, MW, SW1, or SW2 will be
indicated.
- Whenthe alarmisswitchedOn,the alarmmode(ALARM
and radio or buzzer)willbeindicated.
- thisindicatorlightsupwhenacertainstation is
correctlytuned.
- indicatesstereo reception forFM.
- MEMOlightsupwhen youare storingstations.
- LOCKindicates that allbuttonsare locked.
- SLEEPindicatesthatsleeptimefunctionisactive.
- indicatesthat batteriesshouldbe replaced.
DISPLAYFEATURES
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DISPLAY The settings are easy to check:
When the radio is Off:
- Thedisplay showsthe currenttime mode.
-If youwishto checkthe alarmtimesetting,
pressTIMEbriefly.
- Thedisplaywill showtheset alarmtime
-The alarmisenabled whenthedisplay shows
steadyalarmsigns.
-The alarmisdisabled whenthe displayshows
noalarmsigns
- Thedisplaywillreturntothecurrent timeautomaticallyafter
fiveseconds (orpress TIMEbriefly)
When the radio is On:
- Thedisplayshowsthefrequency.
-If you wishtocheck the currenttime,
pressTIMEbriefly.
-Ifyou wish tocheckthe set alarmtime,
brieflypressTIMEtwice.
- Thedisplaywill showtheset alarmtime
-The alarmisenabled whenthedisplay shows
steadyalarmsigns.
-The alarmisdisabled whenthe displayshows
noalarmsigns.
- Thedisplaywillreturntothefrequencyindication
automaticallyafterfiveseconds(or pressTIME briefly).
08:8.85MHz
kHz
LOCK MEMO 8
SLEEPALARM
FM
MW
SW1
SW2
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POWERSUPPLYFEATURES
BATTERIES
- Openthebattery compartment andinsert3 AA type
alkalinebatteries.
- Removethe batteries whenthey are exhaustedor if theyare
notgoing to beusedfor a longperiodof time.
NOTE: If the 4.5 D VC socket is in use, the battery supply
will switch off automatically.
Warningforweakbatteries
Whenthe batteriesrun low,the soundvolume declinesgradu-
ally. Continuedoperationwithlowbatteriescausesthe radio
toturnoffautomatically,othermalfunctioningandlosing
programmedtime settingsand presetradio stations.Inthis
case,removethe batteries and place apaperclipinto the
RESEThole.
Readjustthe timersettingsand the presetradio stations. To
preventthat the radioisturned onaccidentally,usetheLOCK
switchwhen packingthe radioor puttingit away.

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POWERSUPPLYFEATURES
AC MAINS ADAPTOR (NOT INCLUDED)
Youcan connecttheset tothemains using amains adaptor.
Onlyuse a mainsadaptorwhich supplies4.5V DCwiththe
negativepole atthecenterpinof theplug.
Beforeconnectingthemainsadaptor
- Checkthat themainsvoltage indicatedonthe typeplate of
theadaptor matchesyour localmains voltage.
- Ifthe mains adaptoris equipped withavoltage selector,set
thistothelocalvoltage.
- Connect the mains adaptor to the 4.5 V DC socket of the
setandtothewall socket.
POWER FAILURE
- Ifthe powersupply isinterrupted, theprogrammed time
settingsand presetradio stationswillbe keptin thememory
for10 minutesormore.
- IftheACpowerisdisconnectedfromthe4.5VDCsocket,
thebatteries (ifpresent)will takeoverthe powersupply.
Theminimum‘frequencydistance’(spandivision)between
adjacentradio stations(measured inkHz)isstandardizedall
overtheworld. However,Northand South Americause
anotherstandard than therest of theworld.This meansthat
theradio should useatuning stepaccordingto thestandard
concernedin ordertoobtain accurateradiotuning.
The 9 /10kHz switch (inthebatterycompartment) allows
accuratetuning forboth standards.
9/10kHz SELECTOR
Position10kHzfortheAmericas
-MWtuningstep 10 kHz
Position9 kHz for therest
oftheworld
-MWtuningstep 9 kHz

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SW METER BAND / CONTINUOUS
Your TRAV IIDhas abuilt-in Short-Wave FrequencyTuning
Modeselect switchinside thebatterycompartment.
-SelectA if you onlywantto get reception forthestations
withthefrequency withinthemeter-bands.
-SelectB incaseyouwish to obtain the frequencies in
betweenthegaps of the meter-bands.
• ForFM receptionextendthe telescopicantennafully.To
improvethe receptionyou canincline androtatethe
antenna.If theFMsignal receivedis toostrong(in the
directvicinityofthetransmitter)youcanretractthe antenna.
• Forthe mediumwave(MW) the sethas a builtin antenna,
sothetelescopic antenna isnotneeded. You candirectthe
antennabyturningthesetitself.
• Forshortwave reception (SW)extendthetelescopic
antennaandpositionitvertically.
SW TUNING MODE ANTENNA
FM
MW
SW

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SHORTWAVE BAND RANGES
SW1(Mhz) 2.30 - 7.40
SWM-Band 2.30 - 2.55 (120m)
3.15 - 3.45 (90m)
3.85 - 4.05 (75m)
4.70 - 5.15 (60m)
5.75 - 6.30 (49m)
7.05 - 7.40 (41m)
SW2 9.40 - 26.10
9.40 - 10.05 (31m)
11.50 - 12.20 (25m)
13.50 - 13.90 (22m)
14.95 - 15.70 (19m)
17.40 - 18.00 (16m)
21.30 - 21.95 (13m)
25.60 - 26.10 (11m)
Thechosen short-wavebandand thefrequencywillappearin
thedisplay:
• Tunetoaradiostationeithermanually,automaticallyor
withthePRESET buttons (See TUNINGTOA
STATION, page 11).
• PressPOWERonce again to turntheradioOff.
-Thedisplaywillnow indicatethecurrenttime.
RADIORECEPTION
• Ensurethat theLOCKswitch is Off.
• PressPOWERtoswitchtheradio On.
-The frequencyinthe wave-bandwill appearinthe display.
• Adjustthe volumewith theVOLUME control.Youcan
connectheadphonesto the HEADPHONES socket.
-The loudspeakerwill then beswitched off.
• SetthewaverangewiththeFM,MW,SW1,SW2switch.
• IfyouselectSWwiththeFM,MW,SW1,SW2switch
pressMETER(SW) to select the requiredmeterband
oftheshort-wave. (See chartatright.)
15.6.0
SW2
MHz

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Therearetwo possibilitiesfortuningintoastation:
-Automatically-thestations aresought automatically.
-Manually- this iseasyif the frequencyofthe station is
alreadyknown(eg.fromyourradio ortelevisionguide).
• Keep +or -(TUNING UP or DOWN) pressed down
untilthefrequencyonthedisplaychangescontinuously.
Tuningwillstopautomatically assoonasastation isfound.
• Repeatthisuntilyouhavefoundthedesiredstation.
• Keep +or -(TUNING UP or DOWN) pressed down
untilyou comeclose tothedesiredfrequency.
• ThenbrieflypresstheotherTUNINGbutton;thetuning
willstop.
• Then press +or -(TUNING UP or DOWN) repeatedly
untilyoureachthedesiredfrequency.
TUNINGTOA STATION
AUTOMATIC TUNING
Youcan program20stations into thememory,5oneach
wave-band.
Programming
• PressPOWERbutton to switch on the radio.
• TunetoardaiostationAutomaticallyorManually.
• Pressthe MEMObutton.The ‘MEMO’sign startsflashing
onthedisplay.
• PressthePRESET button to storetheselected station.
• Pressthe MEMO buttonagain to completethestoring
procedure.
-The program indicator‘MEMO’disappears fromthe
displayand the presetnumberthat was storedisshown
intherightcornerofthedisplay.
• Repeatthese steps fortheother stations youwish
toprogram.
PRESETRADIOSTATIONS
AUTOMATIC TUNING

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Callinguppresetstations
• SelectthewaverangewithFM, MW, SW1, SW2 switch.
• PressoneofthePRESET1...5buttons.
- Thefrequency andthe Presetnumberwill appear
onthedisplay:
PRESETRADIOSTATIONS CLOCK
Settingthecurrenttime
• PressTIME toselectthe displayincurrent timemode.
• KeepTIMEpresseduntilthe timedigitsstartflashing.
• Keep+or-(MINUTE/HOUR) pressed until the time on
thedisplaychangescontinuously.
• Releasethebutton again as soon asyoucome close to the
currenttime.
• Press+or -(MINUTE/HOUR) repeatedly. The timewill
nowchange stepbystep untilyou reachthecurrent time.
- Afterfivesecondsthedisplaywillreturn tothe
previoussituation.
98.4
FM
MHz
2

ALARM
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You can use your TravIIDasan alarm clock. To use this
functionyoufirsthaveto setthe alarmtime.Youwillbe
woken by a bleep or by the radio.
SETTING THE ALARM TIME
• PressTIME toselectthe displayin alarmtimemode.
• KeepTIMEpresseduntilthe timedigitsstartflashing.
• Keep+or-(MINUTE/HOUR) pressed untilthealarm
timeonthedisplaychangescontinuously.
• Release +or-(MINUTE/HOUR) as soon as you come
closeto thedesiredalarm time.
• Press+or -(MINUTE/HOUR)repeatedly.
- Thealarmtimewillnow changestepbystepuntilyou
reachthe desiredalarm time.
- Afterfivesecondsthedisplaywillreturn tothe
previoussituation.
SWITCHING THE ALARM ON
• Press ALARM ON/OFF.
- Thealarmsignwillappear onthe display.
SWITCHING THE ALARM OFF
• Press ALARM ON/OFF.
- Thealarmsignwilldisappearonthedisplay.
• Whenthe alarmsounds, youcanalso switchthe alarm
Offby pressingthePOWER button.
o8:00
ALARM

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YourTravIIDis equippedwith asleepfunction. Itenables
youtocontinuelisteningtotheradiowhile youfallasleep.
After90,80, 70 ... 10minutesthe radio will beswitchedOff
automatically.
SETTING THE SLEEP FUNCTION ON
• PressPOWER to turn On the radio.
KeepSLEEP pressed.TheSLEEP indicationwillappear
onthedisplay andthelength oftimechangescontinuously.
• ReleaseSLEEPbutton as soon as you reachthe
desiredsleep time.
- Thefrequencyandthe‘SLEEP’indicationwillthen
appearon thedisplay:
SLEEP
90
SLEEP
SETTING THE SLEEP FUNCTION OFF
Thesleep functioncanbe switchedOff beforetheset time
haselapsed:
• PressPOWER once briefly.
- The‘SLEEP’indicationwilldisappearfromthedisplay
andtheradiowillswitchOff:

LOCKSWITCH
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Bysettingthe LOCK switch tothe‘LOCK’ position, a
functionisnolongerinterrupted whenabuttonisaccidentally
touched.
The LOCK position is very useful:
-When carryingtheradio withyou,radio receptioncannot
beinterrupted;
-Whenpacking the radio,orputting it away,itcannot be
switchedOnaccidentally.
• SettheLOCK switch in the‘LOCK’position.
- The‘LOCK’ symbolwill appearonthedisplay:
98.4
FM
MHz
2
LOCK
• Now you can only adjust VOLUME, FM, MW, SW1,
SW2 and MONO/STEREO.
• ResettheLOCK switch in order to switchtheLock
functionOffagain.

PowerSupply - by 3x 1.5 V batteries (AA)
Externalsupply - bya commercial 4.5VDC mainsunit
OutputPower - 250 mW
Built-inAntenna - Telescopicantenna for FM and SW
-FerriterodantennaforMW
Connectingsockets
Forexternal voltagesupplyDC 4.5V
Coaxialsocket(outerdiameter5.5mm,innerdiameter2.1mm)
Neutralconductor connected tochassis
Forearphone/headphone
Socketforjackplugof 3.5 mm O, 32 Ohm impedence
Wavebands FM 87.5 108Mhz
MW (10 kHz steps) 520 1710 kHz
MW (9 kHz steps) 522 1620 kHz
SW1 2.30 7.40MHz
SW2 9.40 26.10MHz
TuningSteps FM 50kHz
AM 5 kHz
resp. MW /9 /10 kHz
Dimensions approx. 138w x 90h x 35d mm
Weight approx. 590 g
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WARNINGS
-Rain,dampandexcessive heat are bad for the radio and
thebatteries.
-DONOT leave thesetfor any lengthoftime in direct
sunlightorotherplaceswherehightemperatures can
occur, such asavehicle parked inthesun.
- Leaverepairstoarecognizeddealerorserviceorganization.
- Ifyou decideto repairtheset yourself,the guaranteewill
beinvalidated.
GENERALINFORMATION
RECYCLING
Pleaseobserve thelocal regulationsregarding thedisposal of
packingmaterials,exhaustedbatteriesandoldequipment.
• Allredundantpackagingmaterialhasbeenomitted.We
havedone our utmost tomakethe packagingeasilyseperable
intothreemono-materials:
- Cardboard(box), expandablepolystyrene(buffer) and
polyethylene(bags,protectivefoamsheet).
• Allmaterialscan berecycledif disassembledprofessionally.
• DONOTdispose of batterieswithyour household waste.
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
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Power button does not operate
Ifa faultoccursfirst checkthepoints listedbelow before
takingthe set forrepair.Ifyou are unabletoremedy the
problembyfollowingthesehints,consultaqualifieddealer
orservice centre.
Legend: – Possible cause
• Remedy
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
–LOCK switch is activated
• SwitchOff theLOCKswitch
–VOLUME is not adjusted
• Adjustthe VOLUMEcontrol
–Headphones (or earphones) are connected
• Disconnectthe headphones(orearphones)
–Batteries are exhausted
• Insertfresh batteries (3xAA)
–Mains lead is not securely connected
• Connectthe mainslead properly
Poor sound quality
–Batteries are nearly exhausted
• Insertfreshbatteries (3 x AA)oruse mains adaptor
–Weak radio antenna signal
• Aimtheantennaforbestreception:
-FM: inclineandrotatetelescopicantenna
-AM(MW/LW): rotatetheentireset
-SW:extendtelescopicantennavertically
–Interference by the vicinity of electrical equipment like
TVs, video recorders, computers, thermostats,
florescent lamps (TL), engines, etc.
• Repositionthesetawayfromtheinterferringequipment
–Alarm is not adjusted
• Adjustthealarmtime
–Headphones (or earphones) are connected
• Disconnectthe headphones(orearphones)
Poor radio reception
Alarm does not function
No sound

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Set does not react to operation of any button
–Electrostatic discharge
• SwitchOfftheset,disconnectthemainsplug,
reconnectaftera few seconds
–LOCK switch is activated
• SwitchOff theLOCKswitch
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Malfunctioning and losing time settings and
preset radio stations
–Continued operation with weak batteries
•1. Removethebatteries
2. Pressa paper clipthroughthe RESEThole
3. Insertfreshbatteries
4. Readjustthe timesettingsandpresetradio stations
Advice:SettheLOCKswitchtoON when packing the
setor puttingit away
Thisunitcomplieswiththeradiointerferencerequirementsas
laiddown inEC(EuropeanCommunity),USA’sFCCregula-
tionsandUDC/CSA standards.
Thetypeplateislocatedon the back of the set.