Sangean ATS 305 User manual

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ON OFF CLOCK AUTO
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6V DC
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NEWS MUSIC
VOLUME
ATS-FM/MW
METER-SW
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PRESET/HOUR
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MO./ST.-FM
AUTO TIME
FM STEREO/MW/SW SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER
27 MEMORIES TUNING/MIN
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Contents
Operating elements and their function 4
Display indicators 5
Features 6
Power supply 7
Battery exchange 7
Manual setting of clock 8
Automatic setting of time 8
Setting alarm 9
HWS alarm 9
Radio alarm 9
Switching off alarm 10
Radio 10
ATS (Automatic Tuning System) 10
Selection of radio station 11
Automatic radio station selection 11
Direct selection of radio station 12
Short wave 12
Radio station memory 13
Call up of stored radio station 13
Alteration of memory 14
Memory Scan 14
Mono / Stereo 15
Sleep Timer 15
Display illumination 15
RESET 16
Technical Data 16
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CLOCK AUTO If a FM-station with RDS-CT is received, the
ADJUST ON clock automatically sets itself.
OFF The clock can be set manually.
FM-telescopic aerial
Display
Display illumination
POWER/SLEEP Radio on/off or automatic sleep timer
(switches the radio off automatically when
you have fallen asleep)
DISPLAY Switching of FM-frequency-indication to
station names and back again
Choice of sound:
NEWS lower tone
NORM normal
MUSIC higher tone
Folding stand
(for angled setting of unit)
6V DC Network-connection socket
Stereo headphone connection jack
STAND BY Alarm selection(HWS buzzer alarm or radio)
and alarm time
M/27 MEMORIES Memory button
PRESET/HOUR Memory position selection button/hour
setting button
TIME SET Time button
Operating elements and their function
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Operating elements and their function
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Display
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ATS-FM/MW Automatic station memory for FM and
METER-SW medium wave/
Metric choice for short wave
MMO./ST.-FM Mono/Stereo-Switch
for head-phone receiver
BANDS Selection of frequency
TUNING/MIN Selection of station/minute-setting button
Lock-locks all settings
to avoid an accidental alteration
VOLUME Volume regulation
4x1,5V UM 3 Battery compartment
SIZE AA (R6) for 4 batteries 1.5V
RESET Memory delete button
Stereo display (for head-phone use)
Alarm set and type of alarm (HWS buzzer alarm or radio)
Radio Data System
Sleep timer
Snooze(interrupts alarm for 5 minutes)
Separate time indication
for am and pm (optional)
Time
Setting functions blocked
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Operating elements and their function
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Features
Change battery
Frequency and text indication
Memory
Memory number
Frequency unit(kHz or Mhz)
Shortwave metric band
World receiver with 7 short-wave metric bands
FM and medium wave with Auto Tuning System(ATS)
FM reception of RDS-Stations
(Radio Data System)
Automatic time setting via RDS CT-Signal
FM stereo reception via stereo headphones
radio alarm
HWS buzzer alarm
(Human Wake System)
=the waking tone starts quietly and slowly increases volume
(if you do not switch if off)
Interval alarm
=alarm function is repeated every five minutes
Snoozing automatic
The radio switches itself off automatically after you have fallen
asleep
IIIuminated LCD-Display
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Initial use
Power Supply
Changing batteries
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Note
Empty battereis may leak and should therefore always be instantly
replaced.
The unit is suitable for use with
. four 1.5 V Mignon batteries
(IEC 46 or UM 3 or AA)
. 6V mains receiver
(with 6 mm plug, interior
minus pole)for connection to
the mains adaptor connection
plug .
When switching off the radio , the display indicates the word BAT
-TERY for 4 seconds togther with a combination of figures.When
less than 3figures ars shown, the batteries should be changed.
When the symbol Battery empty" is indicated , change batteries
immediately.
Open the sliding lid,place batteries into position according to dia
-gram (observe correct pole position!)and then close compartment
again.
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ON OFF CLOCK AUTO
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Clock
Switching unit on
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Set time manually
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Automatic Time Setting
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A special storage memorises the set time and stored radio stations
for a short time. The changing of the batteries should therefore not
take longer than 3 minutes.
Should you not be able to switch on the unit with the button
POWER , then relesase the operating lock / .
After having positioned the batteries , is shown in the dis
-play.
1.press the button TIME SET
0:00 or AM 12:00 flashes in the display
2.Set the actual time by means of the button HOUR
and MIN .
3.Confirm the input with the button TIME SET .
The clock starts at the second 0 .
If the switch Clock Auto Set is ON when the radio is switched
on and a radio station is received which sends the RDS CT- signal,
the unit sets the exact time automatically.
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When receiving an RDS-Signal , the RDS-indicator is shown
in the display.
However , the RDS-station does not transmit the CT-signal conti-
nuously , so that it could take a few minutes before the exact time
is indicated . The alarm does not work until the time has been set.
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Radio alarm
Alarm
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Setting alarm
HWS alarm
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You can select whether you would like to be woken by the Human
Wake Signal(=waking tone which slowly gets louder)or by radio.
1 .Press the button STAND BY once.
The word BUZZER shows in the display , the time indication flashes.
2 .Set the required alarm time with the buttons HOUR and MIN
3 .Confirm the time by pressing the button STAND BY
Tune the radio to the requested radio station which is to wake you.
1. Press the button STAND BY twice.
The display indicates LAST CH, the time indication flashes.
2. Set the required waking time with the buttons HOUR
and MIN
3. Confirm the time by pressing the button STAND BY
The indication STAND BY shows that the alarm has been set and
also shows your choice of alarm (loudspeaker icon for radio; icon for
HWS alarm).
If the switch Clock Auto Set is OFF , then the time can not
automatically be set.
Should the RDS CT-signal not be received for more than 10 days , the
RDS-indication in the display goes out and you have to newly tune
to a RDS CT-station in order to set the exact time automatically.
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Should you want to alter the tuned radio station , then set the requested
new station , press the button M , then press STAND BY and
then M again for confirmation.
The alarm sounds for one hour or until it is switched off.
1. To switch off the alarm for that day , press the button
POWER/SLEEP or STAND BY
The alarm is switched off until the same time the next day.
2. To interrupt the alarm for 5 minutes , press any button , except
POWER/SLEEP , STAND BY or the locking button .
The alarm tone is switched off and starts again after 5 minutes (for
1 hour or until it is switched off).
The unit is equipped with an ATS-function which enables the auto -
matic reservation of the station storage for FM and medium wave.
Where ever you are, the ATS-function searches for the respective
stations for optimal reception and stores them in the memory posi
-tions 1-9.
When less than 9 stations are received well enough , the unit shows
which places are occupied.
1.Switch on the radio with the button POWER/SLEEP
2.Select the requested frequency (FM or MW) with the button
BANDS .
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Switching off alarm
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ATS(Automatic Tuning System)
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3. Hold the button ATS/METER for 2 seconds.
ATS is shown in the display and the radio starts with the search and
storage of the radio stations.
When all 9 memory positions are full , the ATS-function stops at the
stored place with optimal reception of the radio station.
If you wish to select the radio stations yourself , you can use the
automatic programme search.
1. Switch the radio on with with the button POWER/SLEEP
2. Select the requested frequency (FM , MW or SW)by pressing the
button BANDS
3. Press the button TUNING -/backward or+/forward
for a short time and then release.
The frequency indication now continues searching and stops at the
next clear radio station.
By doing this , you can search the frequency band until you come to
the station you would like to hear.
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When an RDS-station is received, the display shows the name of the
station , not the frequency . If you would like to have the frequency
indication , then press the button DISPLAY . After 4 seconds , the
display switches back to the name of the station.
If you are tuned to a station without RDS-signal , then the display
shows the frequency of the station , not the name.
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Selecting of radio station
Automatic programme search
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If you know the frequency of the requested station , then you can set
it directly.
1. Press the button TUNING/MIN -/backward or+/forward until a
frequency indication near to the requested frequency is shown and
then let go.
2. In order to tune exactly to the requested station , press the button
TUNING/MIN -/backward or +/forward shortly several times.
The frequency moves one step further each time the button is pressed:
FM: 50 kHz
MW: 9 kHz or 10 kHz*
SW: 5 kHz
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The radio normally uses 9 kHz-tuning steps.
To set to 10 kHz-steps(for North America and some countries in
South America)switch to MW-tuning and press the button
DISPLAY for at least 5 seconds.
Then the display indicates 10 kHz.
Confirm by pressing the button DISPLAY once more-thatis all.
Returning to 9 kHz requires the same procedure.
To receive the short wave stations , you can select between 7 short
-wave metre bands (49m-16m)by pressing the button
ATS/ METER .
The current metric band is indicated in the display .
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It is possible to store 9 different FM , medium wave(MW)and Short
wave (SW) stations.
1.Switch on the radio by pressing the button POWER/SLEEP
2.Select the requested frequency band (FM , MW or SW)
by pressing the button BANDS and the station you would
like to store by pressing the button TUNING/MIN .
3.Press the button M and the select the requested storage
position by pressing the button PRESET/HOUR - or +.
4.Confirm by pressing the button M .
The station is stored, i.e.you may call on it by just pressing the
button.
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When occupying any memory position , the station which might
have been was stored before is automatically deleted.
When all 9 memory positions are occupied and you press the
button M , to store a new station , the display will indicate
FULL .Press the button M again and continue as explained
above.
1.Switch the radio on with the button POWER/SLEEP .
2.Select the requested frequency band (FM , MW or SW)
by pressing the button BANDS .
3.Select the requested station by pressing the button
PRESET/HOUR -or +.
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Alteration of memory positions
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Memory Scan
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You can alter the sequence of the stored stations.
1.Call up the station which you would like alter.
2.Press the button M and select the requested new position
by pressing the button PRESET/HOUR - or +.
3.Confirm by pressing the button M
It is possible to listen to the programme of each station for a short
time by using the memory scan.
1.Select the requested frequency band(FM,MW or SW)
by pressing the button BANDS .
2.Press the button PRESET/HOUR -or +for at least 2 seconds.
The radio then scans the stored radio stations of the frequrncy
band , playing each station for about 4 seconds.
When you have found the correct station,then press the button
PRESET/HOUR or +again to keep this station.
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You can also delete a stored position without occupying it
again.
1.Call up the position you would like to delete by pressing the
button PRESET/HOUR - or +.
2.Press the button M for at least 2 seconds
The display shows DELETE".
3.confirm by pressing the button M
The position is deleted.
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The radio is suitable to receive stereo transmissions.
In order to hear these in stereo, use the stereo head-phones.
If you connect the head-phones
to the jacket ,the stereo head
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-play and the loudspeakers are
switched off.
Should the quality of the stereo
transmission not be good , then
you can switch to MONO (and
back again)by pressing the but
-ton MO./ST.-FM
The radio can be programmemed to play for a while and switch its
-elf off.
1.Press the button POWER/SLEEP for at least 2 seconds.
The display then shows 90 min-60 min-30 min-15 min in
Sequence and then starts again with 90 min.
2.Release the button POWER/SLEEP when the requested time is
shown (e.g.30 min).
the radio switches itself off after 30 minutes.
By pressing the light button , you can switch on the the display
illumination to be able to see the display better and to make short
settings.
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Mono/Stereo
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Sleep Timer
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Display illumination
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ON OFF CLOCK AUTO
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Approx. 8 seconds after the last setting, the light switches itself off
automatically.
Should you make a mistake,e.g.the display shows up wrong
details , it is possible to switch the storage back to the original infor
-mation.By doing this,all information stored up to that moment is
deleted(time,alarm and stored stations)and must be newly pro
-grammemed.
The RESET button is situated in the battery compartment in a small
hole of the housing . Lt can be pressed by using e.g.a ball-point pen.
Frequency range
Frequency range FM 87,50 - 108 MHz
or 76 - 108 MHz
MW 522 - 1710 kHz(9 kHz interval
520 - 1710 kHz(10kHz interval)
SW 5,90 - 17,90 MHz
49m 5,90 - 6,20 MHz
41m 7,10 - 7,35 MHz
31m 9,40 - 9,90 MHz
25m 11,60 - 12,10 MHz
21m 13,57 - 13,87 MHz
19m 15,10 - 15,80 MHz
16m 17,48 - 17,90 Mhz
Loudspeaker 8 ,250 mW
Dimensions in mm 165x100x32
Weight 350 g excl batteries
Technical Data
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Technical Data
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