Sangean U-3 User manual

WARNING:
TOPREVENTFIREORELECTRICSHOCK HAZARD,DO
NOTEXPOSE THISPRODUCTTORAINORMOISTURE.
THELIGHTNING
FLASHAND ARROW-
HEADWITHINTHE
TRIANGLEISAWARN-
INGSIGNALERTING
YOUOF“DANGEROUS
VOLTAGE”INSIDETHE
RADIO.
CAUTION:TOREDUCETHE
RISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCK,DONOTREMOVE
THEBACK,NOUSERSER-
VICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.
REFERSERVICINGTO
QUALIFIEDSERVICEPER-
SONNEL.
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTOPEN
THEEXCLAMATION
POINTWITHINTHE
TRIANGLEISAWARN-
INGSIGNALERTING
YOUOFIMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYINGTHIS
RADIO.
!
GB
F
E
NL
D
Operating instruction
Moded’emploi
Instruccionsdemanejo
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Bedienungsanleitung
U3
UtilityRadio
FM/AM2band UltraRugged
DigitalTuning RadioReceiver
Radio2bandesFM/AMultra
résistanteavecsyntonisation numérique
ReceptorUltraResistentede Radio
Digitalde 2bandasde SintoníaFM/AM
FM/AM2band Ultrageharde
DigitaleAfstemming Radio-ontvanger
FM/AM2-Band Ultra-Stabiles
RadiomitDigitalabstimmung

1
IMPORTANTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.Readtheseinstructions.
2.Keeptheseinstructions.
3.Heed all warnings.
4.Followallinstructions.
5.Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
6.Clean onlywithdrycloth.
7.Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewith
themanufacturer’sinstructions.
8.Donotinstall nearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,
heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including amplifiers)
thatproduceheat.
9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe polarized or
grounding-type plug.Apolarized plug hastwobladeswithone
widerthan the other.Agroundingtype plug hastwobladesand a
thirdgroundingprong.The wide blade orthe thirdprong are
provided foryoursafety.If the provided plug doesnotfitintoyour
outlet. consultan electrician forreplacementofthe obsoleteoutlet.

2
10.Protectthe powercordfrombeing walked on orpinched
particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthe point
wheretheyexitfromthe apparatus.
11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12.Useonlywiththe cart, stand,tripod,bracket, ortablespecified by
the manufacturer,orsoldwiththe apparatus.Whenacartis
used,usecaution when moving the cart/apparatuscombination
toavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunused for
long periodsoftime.
14.Referall servicing toqualified servicepersonnel.Servicing is
required when the apparatushasbeen damaged inanyway,
suchaspower-supplycordorplug isdamaged.liquidhasbeen
spilled orobjectshavefallen intothe apparatus,the apparatus
hasbeen exposed torainormoisture,doesnotoperate
normally,orhasbeen dropped.
15.ToReducethe Risk ofFireorElectricShock,DonotExpose
ThisApplianceToRainorMoisture.
16.The Shock HazardMarking andAssociatedGraphicalSymbolis
provided on the bottompanelofunit.
17.Apparatusshall notbe exposed todripping orsplashing and no
objectsfilled withliquids,shall notbe placed on the apparatus.
GB

3

4
ControlToneControl
AuxInLEDindicator
PowerButton/Sleep
BuzzerAlarm
Buzzer
LightSwitch
RadioAlarm
DCInputSocket
Open toACCordCompartment
DC OutputSocket
VolumeControl
TuningControl/TimeSet/StationScan
FMAntenna
DC OutLEDindicator
Band Selection
Speaker
Light
LCDDisplay
Presetstation
BatteryCompartment
AuxInSocket
Headphone Socket
3
45
67
89
10 11
12 13
14 15
16 17
18
2
1
19
20 21
22 GB

5
LCD Display PresetStations
Frequencyunit
HWSBuzzerAlarm
Sleep and SnoozeStatus
TimeSet
BandIndicator
BatteryPower
RadioAlarm
Frequency
PMforClock
Clock
F
AB
CD
E
G
J
I
H
K

6
GB
Powertheradio
Note:
Insertback up batterypriortomainbatteries.
Back up batteryistoback up the presetstationsand alsoclock.
It isnecessarytoinsertback up battery(2xUM-31.5V,notsupplied)
formemoryback up even ifyou useACpoweronly.Withoutthe back
up battery,timeand presetstation will getlostifremoveACpower
cordfromACoutletorduringACpowerfailure.
Back up batterycompartmentislocated inside the mainbattery
compartment.Insert2xAAsize(UM-3)batteryandensurethe
batteryisinserted inaccordancewiththe diagramshown.

1.Batteryoperation
Installingthe batteries,firstturnbatterycoverfixtureanti-clockwise
toloosen and putdownthebatterycover.Insert6xDsize(UM-1)
batteryintothe compartment. Ensurethe batteryisinsertedin
accordancewiththe diagramshown.
Closethe batterycoverand fasten the fixturebyturningclockwise.
If the radioisnottobe used foranyextended period oftime,
itisrecommended thatthe batteryisremoved fromthe radio.
2.ACoperation
Beforeyou plug theACcordintotheACsocket, be surethe voltage
iscorrect. If you havebatteriesinthe radioand usetheACpower
cord,the batterieswill automaticallybe disconnected.
Switchthe “Open“totheACcordcompartmenttoOPENposition,
pull back the compartmentdoorand cylinderoftheACcordstorage,
putouttheACcordtogetthe required lengthtotheACsocketand
position theACcordinthe cutoutinthe lowerrightside ofthe
compartmentdoor.Closethe door.
You can storetheACcordafteruseinthe oppositewayyou pull out
theACcord.
3.Powered viaDC INsocket
The radiocan be alsopowered viatheDC INsocketwhichcan allow
9-14 VoltDC,whichisdesigned tobe powered bythe vehicleorthe
boatsoyou can takethe radiowithyou outdoorsoron the boat.
Anadditionalcigarettelightercableisrequired (notsupplied)for
thisdevice.
7

8
Setting theclock
1.Clock can be seteitherthe radioispoweron oroff.
2.Displaywill show“-:--“whenthe batteriesareinstalled orwhen
the radioisconnected tothe mainssupply.
3.Press inTuning control(TimeSet)knob formorethan 2seconds,
displaywill flashtimesetsymboland alsothe hourdigits,
followed byabeep.
4.RotaryTuningControl(TimeSet)knob tosetthe requiredhours.
5.Press inTuningcontrolknob,the minutedigitswillflash.
6.RotaryTuningControlbuttontosetrequiredminute.
7.Press inTuning Controlbutton tocompletetimesetting.
Operating theradio
Thisradioisequipped withthree tuningmethods–Scan tuning,
ManualtuningandMemorypresetsrecall.
ScanTuning
1.Press the Powerbuttontoturnontheradio.
2.Selectthe required waveband bypressing the Band button.
ForFMband,be suretoscrewinthe rubberFMantenna properly
togetbestreception.ForMW(AM) band,rotatethe radiotoget
bestsignal.
3.Press and releaseTuningControl/TimeSet/Scan knob
(long press the knob morethan 2secondswill activatetime
setting),the radiowill up searchand stop automaticallywhen
itfindsaradiostation.Press the Scan button againtopick up
thefoundstation.
GB

9
Note:
Theradiowillcontinue tosearchnextavailablestationsifyou
do notpress Scan button againwhen itfindsaradiostation.
4.RotatetheVolumeControlandTone Controltogetrequired
sound level.
5.Toturnoff theradio,press the Powerbutton.
Displaywill showOFF.
Manualtuning
1.Press the Powerbuttontoturnontheradio.
2.Selectthe required waveband bypressing the Band button.
Adjustthe antenna asdescribed above.
3.Asinglepresson eitherrotatetheTuningControlknob will
change thefrequencyinthe followingincrements:
FM:50 or100 kHz
MW(AM):9or10 kHz
4.RotatetheVolumeControlandTone Controltogetrequired
sound level.
5.Toturnoff theradio,press the Powerbutton.
Displaywill showOFF.

10
GB
Storing stationsinpresetmemories
Thereare5memorypresetsforeachwaveband.
1.Press the Powerbuttontoturnontheradio.
2.Tune torequiredstationusingoneofthemethodspreviously
described.
3.Press and holddownthe required presetuntil the radiobeeps.
The presetnumberwill appearinthe displayand the station will
be stored underchosen presetbutton.
4.Repeatthisprocedureforthe remaining presets.
5.Stationsstored inpresetmemoriescan be overwritten by
following aboveprocedures.
Recalling stationsfrompresetmemories
1.Press the Powerbuttontoturnontheradio.
2.Selectthe required waveband.
3.Momentarilypressthe requiredPresetbutton,the presetnumber
and station frequency will appearinthe display.
Setting theradioalarm
When the radioalarm isselected,the radiowillturnonand playthe
chosen radiostation atthe chosen alarm time.The radioalarm will
continueforonehourunlessturnedoff bypressingthePowerbutton.
Press the Powerbuttonwhilstthe alarm isactivatedwill cancelthe
alarmfor24hours.

11
Note:
Radioalarm can be activated onlyuntil bothradioalarm timeand
radioalarmed station areset. Radioalarm will be automatically
switchedtoBuzzeralarm when the radioisinlowbatterystatus
orthe selected radioalarm station signalistoo weak.
a.Setting radioalarm time:
1.The radioalarm can be seteitherradioison oroff.
2.Press and releaseradioalarm button ,the radioalarm symbol
will flash.
3.During radioalarm flashing,pressTuningcontrol/Scan/TimeSet
knob formorethan 2secondsfollowed byabeep tone.
4.DisplayHourwillflash,rotateTuningControlknobtoselectthe
hourthen press inTuningcontrol/Scan/TimeSetknob againto
confirm hoursetting.
5.Followsameprocedureofsetting hourtosetrequired minute.
PressTuningControl/Scan/TimeSetknob againtocomplete
alarm timesetting.
b.Setting radioalarmed station:
1.During setting radioalarm timeand radioalarm symbolisflashing,
press Band button toactivatethe radiotoselectrequired wake-up
band andstationbymanualtuningand recall presetstations.
2.When aboveradioalarm timeand station areset, press and hold
radiobutton for2secondsfollowed byabeep tone toswitched
alarm on oroff.Displaywill showwhen radioalarm isset.
Note:
If newradioalarm station isnotselected,itwill selectthe last
alarm station.

12
GB
Setting theHWS(HumaneWake System)
buzzeralarm
Abeep tone will activatewhen selecting the HWSalarm.
The alarm beep will increaseinvolumeevery15 secondsforone
minutefollowedbyone minutesilencebeforerepeatingthecycle.
TheHWSbuzzeralarmwillsoundforonehouruntilturningoffby
pressingthe Powerbutton.Pressthe Powerbuttonwhilstthe alarm
isactivated will cancelthe alarm for24 hours.
1.The HWSbuzzeralarm can be seteitherradioison oroff.
2.Press and releasethe HWSbuzzeralarm button ,
the symbolwill flash.
3.Duringthesymbolflashes,longpresstheTuningControl/Scan/
TimeSetknob formorethan 2secondsfollowed byabeep tone.
DisplayHourdigitwill flash.
4.RotateTuningControlknob toselectrequiredalarm hour,then
pressinTuningControlknob again.The minutedigitwill then flash.
5.RotateTuningControlknob toselectrequired alarmed minutethe
press inTuning Controlknob tocompletealarm setting.
6.Press and holddownHWSbuzzeralarm button formorethan
2secondsfollowed byabeep tone toswitchon oroff the alarm.
Displaywill appearwhen HWSbuzzeralarm hasbeen set.

13
Snooze function
1.Whilstthe alarm isactivated,press anybuttonsexceptthe
Powerbutton will activatethe snoozefunction.The radioor
HWSbuzzeralarm will be silenced withintervalof5minutes.
2.The displaywillflashboththe snoozesymboland the alarm
symbol.Thesnoozefunctioncan repeatedlyduringthe 1hourthat
the alarmsareactive.
Sleepfunction
The sleep timerwill automaticallyswitchoff the radioafterapreset
timehaselapsed.
1.Press and continuetoholddownthe Powerbutton formorethan
2seconds,followed byabeep tone,displaywill cyclethrough the
availablesleep timesinthe order60-45-30-15-120-90-60.
Releasethe Powerbutton when the required sleep timeappears
inthe display.The symbolwill appearinthe displayand the
radiowill playthe laststation selected.
2.Tocancelthesleep function,pressthe Powerbutton,
the symbolwill disappearand radioisoff.
Display backlight
Pressanybuttonswill illuminatethe LCDdisplayforapprox.
15 seconds.During scanning stationsand alarm activated,
willalsoautomaticallyilluminatethedisplay.

14
GB
Setting tuning step
Tuningstepsonsomecountriesaredifferentfromwhereyou
purchasetheradio.If youbuythe radioinEurope and intend to
useinNorthernAmericaorsomeSouthernAmerican countries,
youmayhavetoadjusttuningstepsotheradiomaycontinueto
serveyouwell.
Whileradioisswitched off, long press Step/Band button for
morethan2secondswill firstshowcurrentFMtuningstep.
Continue pressingStep/Band button forapprox.another5seconds
until displayFMand 50 kHz(tuning step)flashing followedbyabeep.
ByrotateTuningControlknob,youmayadjustto100kHzpertuning
step.
AfterFMtuningstep isreset, pressingStep/Band button again,
displaywillshowMWandflash9kHz.ByrotateTuningControlknob,
you mayadjustto10kHzpertuningstep.Completethe settingby
pressingStep/Bandbutton.
Auxand Headphones sockets
1.TheAuxsocket(3.5mm) on the rightside ofyourradioisfor
usewithatape recorder/minidisc oranyotherequipmentthat
can provide aline levelsignal.Inserting aplug intothe socket
automaticallymutesthe internalsignal.AndAuxLEDwill be on.
TheVolumeandTone controlcan beusedtoadjustsoundlevel.
2.The Headphonesocket(3.5mm) located on the rightside ofyour
radioisforusewitheitherheadphonesoran earphone.Inserting
the headphone plug automaticallymutestheinternalloudspeaker.

15
DC Out–Chargeyourmobilephone
Note:
Always charge yourmobilephone when the radioisswitchedoff.
Suitableforphoneswith3.6–4.8Voltbatteries.
Pleaseread instructionmanualofyourmobilephone.
Connectthe charging cable(notsupplied )totheDC jack.
ForNokiaphones,usestandardcharging cable.Forotherbrands’
mobilephones,connectthe charging cablewithsuitableplug
adaptor(notsupplied )togo withthe mobilephone connection.
Visitmobilephone accessorystorestogetsuitablecharging cable
(Nokia)and plugs(otherbrands)
Light
1.Yourradioisfitted withalong lifeLEDlightlocated on the front
ofyourradio.The lightmaybe switched on and off bygently
pressing theLightbutton.

16
GB
Specifications
FrequencyCoverage:
FM87.50 –108 MHz
AM(MW)
520 –1710 kHz(10 kHz)
522 –1710 kHz(9kHz)
ACPower:
AC120V/60Hz/25W(USA)
AC230V/50Hz/25W(Europe)
Batteries:6xUM-1(Dsize)
DCIN:
12V/1Acenterpinpositive(operationalvoltage 9-14V)
3.5mm indiameter.
OutputPower:
5W10%T.H.D.@100 Hz@DC battery9V
7W10%T.H.D.@100 Hz@AC230Vor110V
Headphonessocket:
3.5mm diameter,stereo jack,monauraloutput
Outputpower:5mW+5mW

17
Auxinsocket:
3.5mm diameter,stereo jack tobe mixed asmonaural
Inputsensitivity:100mVrmsatoutput5W@100Hz
Inputimpedance:47kohm
DC Out: 5V500 mA
Speakerunit:6.5inches8ohm15W,full range
InternalAntennasystem:
AMbuilt-inferriteaerial
FMbuilt-inremovablebended springantenna
LEDilluminator:3xwhiteLED,currentconsumption50mA
Batterylife:
Approx.30 hoursusingAlkaline batteriesat50mWoutputpower.
Dimension:260x370x350 mm
Weight: approx.4.2kgs

18
GB
If atanytimeinthe futureyou shouldneed todisposeofthisproduct
pleasenotethat: Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbe disposed ofwith
householdwaste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilitiesexist. Check withyourLocal
Authorityorretailerforrecycling advice.(WasteElectricaland Electronic
EquipmentDirective)

19