Sangean DT-220A User manual

DT-220A
User Manual

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Controls
Display
Telescopic Aerial
Preset 6-10
Stereo/Mono/Alarm button
Band/Time set button
Power button
Tuning up/down button
Lock switch
Loudspeaker/Headphone switch
Headphone socket
Auto wind earphones
Auto wind earphones switch
Battery compartment
RESET
Display
Display button
Light button
Preset 1-5
Volume Control
DC input socket
Waveband and A.M./P.M. indicator
90 minutes auto shut off indicator
Alarm indicator
Stereo indicator
Key lock indicator
Preset 6-10
Preset indicator
Low battery indicator
Frequency unit
Frequency/Time display
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Installing batteries
1. position the radio face down.
2. Press the catch and slide in the direction of
the arrow.
3. Lift up the battery cover.
4. Insert 2xUM-3 (AA) size batteries. Make sure the
batteries are positioned in accordance with the
diagram indicated.
5. Replace the battery cover.
Battery replacement
The battery indicator will appear and flash
in the display when the batteries are in need
of replacement.After removing the batteries, you have
approximately 3 minutes to replace the batteries after
which clock and memory information will be lost.
Setting the clock time
The clock will start running when the batteries
are installed. When the batteries are installed for the
first time, the display will show 0:00.
Note:
Time can only be set with the radio switched off.
1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.
2. Press and hold down the Time Set button for more
than 2 seconds until the hours digit begins to flash
in the display.
3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing, adjust the hours
using Tuning Up/Down buttons.
4. Press the Time Set button, the minute digit begins
to flash in the display.
5. Whilst the minute digit is flashing, adjust the
minutes using the Tuning Up/Down buttons.
6. Press the Time Set button to complete time setting.
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Setting the alarm time
1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.
2. Press and hold down the Alarm button for more
than 2 seconds until the hours digit and alarm
symbol begin to flash in the display.
3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing, adjust the hours
using the Tuning Up/Down buttons.
4. Press the Alarm button, the minute digit begins to
flash in the display.
5. Whilst the minute digit is flashing, adjust the
minutes using the Tuning Up/Down button.
6. Press theAlarm button to complete alarm
time setting. The Alarm symbol will appear on the
display indicating the alarm is set.
Wake to alarm
1. At the pre-selected time, the alarm will beep.
The alarm may be turned off for 24 hours by
pressing any button. The alarm will switch off
automatically after 3 minutes.
2. To permanently cancel the alarm, press the
alarm button, the alarm symbol will be removed
from the display.
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Operating the radio-search tuning
1. Switch on your radio by pressing the
Power Button.
Note:
2. Select the required waveband by repeatedly
pressing the Band button. On FM bands,
fully extend the Telescopic aerial. OnAM (MW)
band, rotate your radio for best reception.
3. Press and hold down either the Tuning Up orDown
buttons until frequency in the display begins to
change rapidly. Release the button.
4. Your radio will scan the selected waveband,
stopping each time if finds a station of
sufficient strength.Adjust the volume control to the
required level.
The radio is originally set to be 90 minutes
auto shut off after Power is switched on
( symbol will appear on the display).
If you don’t need this feature, press Power
button for more than 2 seconds until symbol
removed from the display.
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Operating the radio – manual tuning
1. Switch on your radio by pressing the
Power button.
2. Select the desired waveband using the
Band button. The waveband selected will appear
in the display. On FM bands, fully extend the
Telescopic aerial. On AM (MW), rotate your radio
for best reception.
3. A single press on either the Tuning Up/Down will
change the frequency up or down. Adjust the
Volume control to the required level.
AM(MW) tuning step
In Europe and other parts of the world AM (MW)
tuning steps are 9 kHz, in America the AM tuning
step is 10 kHz.
To change the AM tuning step from 10 kHz to 9 kHz,
proceed as follows,
1. Switch on your radio and select the AM(MW)
waveband.
2. Switch off the radio.
3. Press Tuning Down then Power button, the radio
will be changed into 9 kHz tuning step on AM band.
To change the AM tuning step from 9 kHz to 10 kHz,
proceed as follows,
1. Switch on your radio and select the AM(MW)
waveband.
2. Switch off the radio.
3. Press Tuning UP then Power button, the radio will
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Presetting stations
You may store up to 10 stations each on FM, AM (MW)
bands giving a total of 20 preset stations.
1. Tune into the required stations using one of the
tuning methods previously described.
2. To store the station, press and hold down one of
the PRESET button 1-5 for more than 2 seconds
until display shows preset location.
3. To store the station into preset 6-10, press +5
button, display will show +5, then press and hold
down one of the PRESET button 1-5 for more than
2 seconds until display shows preset location.
Recalling a preset station
1. Switch on your radio using the Power button.
2. Select the desired waveband using the
Band button.
3. Simply press one of Preset buttons 1-5 to recall
the required preset stations. To recall preset
stations 6-10, press +5 button, then the Preset
button 1-5.
Display modes
Whilst radio is switched on, press Display button to
change between frequency and normal time.

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Display backlight
Pressing the Light button will switch on the display
backlight and illuminate the display for approximately
7 seconds.
Lock switch
The lock switch located on the right side of your
radio is used to prevent unintentional operation.
1. Slide the Lock switch to the up ‘ locked ‘ position,
the symbol will appear is the display.
The Power and all other buttons will be disabled
except the Light button. This will prevent accidental
operation when the radio is packed in a suitcase.
To release the Lock switch, move the switch to the
down ‘unlocked’ position, the symbol will be
removed from the display.
Earphones
The earphones fitted to your radio are equipped with
an auto wind system to allow for easy storage.
1. Gently pull out the earphones from the right hand
side of the radio.
2. Slide the Loudspeaker/Headphone switch to the
position, the loudspeaker will mute.
3. to retract the earphones, slide the switch on the
rear of the cabinet. Hold onto the earphones while
they rewind into the cabinet.
4. Slide the Loudspeaker/Headphone switch to the
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