Sangean PR-D9W - User manual

AM / FM Digital Weather Alert Compact Portable Radio
PR-D9W
3A81U70S10000
Operating instruction GB

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Table of contents
Important safety instructions ............................................... 2-3
Introduction .............................................................................. 4
Controls ................................................................................. 5-8
Using your weather alert radio for the first time .................... 9
Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM ................... 10
Manual tuning – AM/FM / Setting up the tuning
step increment ................................................................. 11-12
FM stereo / mono ................................................................. 13
Presetting stations / Recalling a my favorite station .. 14-15
Selecting a weather channel / Weather band and
weather alert operation ................................................... 15-16
Setting the clock manually / Setting the time format ... 17-18
Setting the alarm clock ................................................... 19-20
Cancelling alarms / Snooze / Sleep timer .................... 21-22
Display and Audio ................................................................. 23
Information ............................................................................. 24

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Important safety instructions
1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the
radio is operated.
2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be
retained for future reference.
3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating
instructions should be followed.
4. Follow all operations and use instructions.
5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water.
Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub, kitchen sink,
wet basement, swimming pool, etc.
6. Unplug the radio from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a
damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.
7. Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or table.
The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to
the radio.
8. Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or
position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example,
the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or other soft
surfaces that may block the ventilation openings. It should not be
placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that may reduce air flow
through the ventilation openings.
9. Power sources: The radio should be operated only from the type of
power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of
the type of power supply to your home, consult your radio dealer or
power company.
10. Mains adaptor: The mains adaptor should be positioned so it is not
walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular
attention to wires at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the unit. Unplug the mains adaptor by gripping
the adaptor, not the wire. Operate the radio using only the current
type of power source indicated. If you are not sure of the type
of power supply to your home, consult your dealer or local
power company.
11. Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result in a
risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any kind into
the radio through opening. The objects may touch dangerous
voltage points or short out parts. This could cause a fire or
electrical shock.
12. If the radio is left unattended or unused for long periods of time,
unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused by
lightning or power line surges.
13. If the radio is left unattended and used for a long period of time,
remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and damage furniture
of your radio.

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14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover
may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty.
Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.
15. Never push objects of any kind into this radio through opening as
they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that
could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind
of product.
16. The appliance should be serviced by qualified service
personnel when:
The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.
Objects have fallen or liquid had been spilled into the radio.
The radio has been exposed to rain or water.
The radio does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a
marked change in performance.
The radio has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
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Introduction
The Sangean PR-D9W AM/FM digital weather alert compact portable
radio provides the following range in a compact portable unit:
Radio for AM and FM broadcasts.
The PR-D9W features weather alert / siren function that works
whenever hazardous weather condition occurs.
My favorite station allows you to save 19 stations in the
preset memory.
Two alarm timers to wake you either with radio alarm or buzzer alarm
with HWS (Humane Wake System).
Adjustable Sleep Timer which can be set to turn the radio off after
between 15 and 120 minutes.
Super capacitor back up power for clock and stored memory preset
for 3 minutes at least.
Battery charging capacity with LED indicator.
Button lock switch to keep the buttons protected when carrying the
radio in motion.
LCD back-light with adjustable illumination.
NOAA weather band and weather alert / siren system

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Speaker
Band / step button
LCD display
Weather alert
Display / Stereo - mono
Volume down
Volume up
Standby / Sleep timer
Charging / Weather alert indicator
Lock switch
Tuning up
Tuning down
My favorite button
Memo
Clock time
Radio alarm
Buzzer alarm
Backlight
Controls

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19. FM antenna
20. Headphone jack
21. DC in socket
22. Battery compartment
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Controls

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23. Alkaline/NiMH/NiCad rechargeable battery switch
Controls

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Display icon
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Weather broadcast mode / siren mode icon
Stereo indicator
Buzzer alarm indicator
Radio alarm indicator
Sleep timer icon
Lock switch icon
Volume icon
Battery capacity indicator
My favorite icon
Memory preset
FM 50kHz display
Time indicator / Frequency display
AM/FM/WX band icon
PM display

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Using the weather alert radio for the first time
Battery operation
1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by pressing
the catch.
Note:
Before you insert the batteries, if you use non-rechargeable batteries,
make sure the NiMH/Alkaline switch which located inside the
battery compartment is switched to Alkaline position. If you use
rechargeable batteries, make sure to switch NiMH/Alkaline switch to
NiMH position.
2. Insert four UM-3 (AA size) batteries into the spaces in
the compartment.
3. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with correct polarity as
shown on the rear cabinet. Replace the battery cover.
4. Reduced power, distortion, “stuttering sound” and low battery
capacity indicator flashing on the display are all signs that the
batteries need replacing.
5. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time, it is
recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
Using the AC power adaptor
The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 9 volts DC at 0.5 A
center pin positive.
Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket on the left side of the radio.
Plug the adaptor into a standard mains socket outlet.
Whenever the adaptor is used, the batteries are
automatically disconnected. The AC adaptor should be disconnected
from the main supply when not in use.

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Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM
1. Fully extend the antenna above the radio. Press the Standby button
to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button to select the required band.
3. Press and hold the Tuning up button, your radio will scan in an
upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop
automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
4. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show
the frequency of the signal found. Press and hold the Tuning
down button, and your radio will scan in a downwards direction
(high frequency to low frequency) and stop automatically when it
finds a station of sufficient strength.
5. To find other stations, press and release the Tuning Up / Down
buttons as before.
6. When the waveband is reached will recommence from the opposite
end of the waveband end.
7. Adjust the volume control by pressing the Volume up/down button to
the required setting.
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Manual tuning – AM/FM
1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.
2. Press the Band button to select the required band. Fully extend the
antenna for best reception.
3. Press and release the Tuning up/down button to tune to a station.
The FM frequency will change in steps of 100/200kHz and
AM frequency will change in steps of 9/10kHz.
4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
5. Set the Volume using the Volume Up/Down buttons to the
desired settings.

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Setting up the tuning step increment
1. Make sure your radio is in power off mode.
2. Press and hold the Band/step button until the FM tuning step setting
begins to flash.
3. Press the Tuning Up / Down buttons to select either 100kHz or
200kHz for FM radio, and press and release the Band/step button to
confirm the setting. And the AM tuning step setting will begin
to flash.
4. Press the Tuning Up / Down buttons to select either 9kHz or 10kHz
for AM radio, then press and release the Band/step button to confirm
the setting.

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FM stereo (Auto) / mono
If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss
may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to
play the station in mono rather than stereo.
1. Press the Step/Band button to select the FM band and tune to the
required FM stations as previously described.
2. The display will show the current setting of the station being
listened to. The stereo indicator will show on the LCD display when
the FM station tuned to has stereo signal.
3. If the setting is Auto, press and hold the Display/St. button to switch
to Mono mode to reduce the hiss. The stereo indicator will disappear
from the display.
4. To return to Auto (stereo) mode press and hold the Display/St.
button again, so that the radio will switch back to Auto mode.

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Presetting stations (My Favorite)
You may store your preferred AM/FM radio stations to My Favorite
Stations (1 to 19). The procedure for setting My Favorite Stations is
described below. Note that the radios for AM and FM are saved together
in the My Favorite so there are nineteen of them. My Favorite Stations
are preserved in the event of a power failure.
1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.
2. Tune to the required station as previously described.
3. Press and release the Memo button until M is flashing on the display.
4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until the desired My Favorite
Station number is flashing on the display.
5. Press and release the Memo button again. The setting will be stored
and the radio will beep once.

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Recalling a my favorite station
1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.
2. Momentarily press the My Fav. Button to cause your radio switch
to My Favorite mode and tune to the station stored as My
Favorite Station. The My favorite icon will show on the display.
3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down button to select your
desired My Favorite Station number and the radio will automatically
tune to the specified My Favorite station.
Selecting the weather channel
To receive alerts, you must first select the correct weather channel.
NOAA broadcasts on the weather band on seven channels in
25kHz increments, between the frequencies of 162.400MHz and
162.550MHz.
To identify the appropriate channel for your area, visit the NOAA
website at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm

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Weather Band and weather alert operation
1. When the radio is on, press the WX button to switch to the
Weather Band.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to select the desired
weather channel. The LCD display will show the channel number.
3. When the radio is in the weather band, press and hold the WX button
for more than 3 seconds to enter the Weather Broadcast mode.
When a Weather alert occurs, your radio will automatically switch to
Weather broadcast mode.
4. When the radio is in the weather band, press and hold the WX button
again to enter the Weather Alert mode and the red WX Alert LED will
be on. When a Weather alert occurs, your radio will automatically
switch to Weather siren mode and the red WX Alert LED will
be flashing.
Place the radio where it gets the best reception. To turn off the
weather broadcast/siren press and hold the WX button again.

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Clock and Alarms
Setting the clock manually
The clock of PR-D9W needs to be set up manually before the alarm
function can be used.
1. Press and hold the clock time button until the radio beeps once and
the hour digits of time setting begins to flash.
2. Press the Tuning Up / Down button to adjust the hour setting
as required.
3. Press and release the clock time button to enter the setting,
and the minute digits of time setting will begin to flash. Press the
Tuning Up / Down button to adjust the minute setting as required.
4. Press and release the clock time button again to finish the setting.
Your radio clock is now set.

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Setting the time format
The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode
screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then
also used when setting the alarms.
1. With your radio switched off, press and hold the Band/step button
until the radio beeps once and the display shows FM tuning step
setting flashing.
2. Press and release the Band/step button, and the display will show
AM tuning step setting flashing. Press and release the
Band/step button again, and the display will show time format
setting flashing.
3. Press the Tuning Up / Down button to select either 12 or
24 hour format.
4. Press and release the Band/step button to confirm the setting.
If the 12 hour clock format is chosen, the radio will then use the 12 hour
clock for the setting of alarms, and will display a 12 hour clock for the
setting of alarms, and will display a 12 hour clock with an AM or
PM indicator.

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Setting the alarm clock
Your PR-D9W radio has two alarms which can each be set to wake you
to buzzer or AM/FM radio alarm. The alarms may be set while the unit
is in standby mode or while playing.
1. Before setting an alarm ensure that the clock time is set.
Press and hold one of the Alarm buttons as required, buzzer or radio,
until the radio beeps once to enter the setting and the alarm hour
digits will flash.
2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm hour
and then press and release the according alarm button to enter the
hour setting. The alarm minute digits will then flash on the display.
3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm minute
and then press and release the according alarm button to enter the
minute setting.
4. If the buzzer alarm is selected, the alarm volume setting will then
show on the display. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to adjust
the volume from 1-7 as required, then press and release the according
alarm button to confirm the setting.
5. If the radio alarm is selected, the radio band/frequency setting will
then show on the display. Press the Step/band button to choose the
band as required, and press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to adjust
the frequency as required. Press and release the according alarm
button to confirm the setting, and then the volume setting will show
on the display.