Sangean DT-120 User manual

3A81VV110000A
DT-120/
DT-180
FM-Stereo / AM Pocket Receiver
Récepteur de poche FM-Stéréo / AM
Receptor de bolsillo FM-Estéreo / AM
FM-Stereo / AM draagbare ontvanger
UKW-Stereo / MW Taschenradio

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Controls
POWER / BAND button
LCD display
DBB / ● STEP button
Mono / Stereo button
Volume button
Tuning jog wheel / Time setting button
Lock switch
Battery compartment
Strap holder
Earphone jack
Memory button
Display
Selected band
Battery power indicator
Signal level indicator
FM stereo indicator
90 minutes auto shut off
Memory presets
Key lock function
DBB on
Frequency
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10
9
8
7
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5
4
3
2
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I

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Battery Installation
Battery cover is located on the back of
the unit. Slide the cover downwards to
gain access to the battery compartment.
Insert two AAA (UM-4) batteries into the
compartment. Make sure that the battery
is positioned in accordance with the
indicated diagram. Replace cover.
Note:
1. You can always monitor the battery power
from LCD display battery icon. When
battery power becomes very low and
unable to operate the radio, low battery
indicator will ash together with an “E“
appears on the LCD display. The radio
will shut off.
2. Make sure to replace the batteries within
3 minutes. This will prevent any memory
presets from being lost during the battery
replacement.

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Time setting
Press and hold Tuning jog wheel for 2
seconds. Hour will flash, turn the Tuning
jog wheel to choose your desired time
and then press in the Tuning jog wheel
to select the digit. After completion of
hour setting, minutes digit will then ash,
following above setting steps to set
minute.
Antenna / Earphone
Insert the earphone into the earphone
jack. The cord connecting the earphone to
the receiver acts as an antenna during FM
audio reception and should be extended
as much as possible to increase the
sensitivity.
A built-in ferrite bar antenna is provided
for AM reception and it is only necessary
to rotate the radio for maximum signal
strength during AM listening.

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Volume Control
Use the volume control knobs to adjust
volume level. Display will show the
changes when you operate the volume
control.
Tuning the radio
Band AM
Frequency DT-120 522-1710 kHz
(9kHz)
Antenna DT-120 520-1710 kHz
(10kHz)
Internal/rotate radio for
best reception
Band FM
Frequency 87.50-108 MHz
Antenna External/Make sure the
earphone in plugged into
earphone jack

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90 Minutes auto shut off device
For saving battery power, this radio is
designed to auto shut off after 90 minutes
operation, LCD display shows For
continuous listening if necessary, pressing
POWER/BAND button for more than 2
seconds to turn on the radio.
Scan Tuning
Turn on the radio, select required band
by pressing POWER/BAND button. Press
and hold down the Tuning jog wheel for
more than half a second and release the
button to commence Scan Tuning. The
radio will scan and stop automatically
when a station is found.

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Manual Tuning
Turn on the radio, select desired band by
pressing POWER/BAND button. Desired
station may be selected by turning the
Tuning jog wheel intermittently until the
desired station is reached. Or turning and
holding the Tuning jog wheel until the
desired station is reached.
Memory Tuning (Station preset)
Turn on the radio by pressing and holding
POWER/BAND button. Select required
band by pressing POWER/ BAND button.
Tune to the desired station using the Scan
or Manual tuning steps described above.
When the desired station is reached,
press and hold Memory button (1-5) for
more than 2 seconds until display M x
stop flashing followed with a beep (via
earphone). It will replace previous memory
station. You may store 5 memory stations
in each band (AM, FMI, FMII).

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Recall memory stations
Turn on the radio, select required band
then simply press and release Memory
station button. LCD display will show
Memory preset and radio frequency.
Stereo / Mono switch
The radio is designed to receive FM
stereo broadcastings. For weak FM
station, press MO./ST. button to switch
Stereo/Mono to Mono position. LCD
display Stereo icon will disappear.
DBB (Deep Bass Boost)
Press and release DBB/● STEP button
to activate the Deep Bass Boost function
to have stronger bass sound, display will
appear DBB symbol. Press again will
cancel the DBB.
Note: Suggest to activate the DBB when
using earphones.

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Software version
The software display cannot be altered
and is just for your reference.
1. Press and hold DBB/● STEP button when
your radio is in power off mode, the screen
will show the software version (e.g. A03)
2. Continue pressing and holding the DBB/
● STEP and the radio will enter FM/AM
step setting.
FM / AM step setting
3. The screen will show FM tuning step
(i.e. FM1 50 or 100). Turn the Tuning jog
wheel to choose 50 KHZ or 100KHZ and
then press the Tuning jog wheel to conrm
your setting.
4. After your completion of FM tuning step,
the screen will show AM tuning step
(i.e. 9 or 10). Turn the Tuning jog wheel
to choose 9KHZ or 10 KHZ and press
the Tuning jog wheel to confirm your
selection.
Important: Reset of frequency range
and tuning step will erase all the preset
stations stored in your radio.