Silvercrest KH 2030 User manual

KH 2030
KOMPERNASS GMBH · BURGSTRASSE 21 ·
D-44867 BOCHUM
www.kompernass.com
ID-Nr.: KH2030-01/09-V2
MULTI-BAND RADIO
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MULTI-BAND RADIO
Operating instructions
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CONTENTS PAGE
Intended use 2
Technical Data 2
Safety information 4
Operating elements 7
Starting up 8
General functions 10
Time functions 11
Time, date, time zone and world time 11
Select display mode 15
Alarm function 15
Stop watch function 18
Countdown function 18
Radio operation 19
Setting the station 20
Fine tuning 21
Aerial 21
Memory functions 22
Cleaning 24
Disposal 24
Importer 25
Warranty & service 26
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MULTI-BAND RADIO KH2030
Before using the device for the first time, read these operating instructions
carefully and keep them for later reference. Hand the instructions over
when transferring the device to a third party.
Intended use
This device is designed to receive generally approved radio transmissions in
all countries (world receiver) and only for domestic use.
It has not been designed to receive transmissions that are not generally ap-
proved, nor as part of safety radio systems, e.g. on board sports boats, nor
for industrial or commercial use. It has also not been designed for use in
temperatures beyond those stated in the Technical Data.
Technical Data
This device has been tested and approved for adherence to the basic requi-
rements and the other relevant regulations of the EMC Directive
2004/108/EC and the Directive on Low Voltage Devices 2006/95/EC.
Power consumption: 5 watts
Power consumption Standby: 1.3 W
Operating temperature: +5 ~+35°C
Humidity: 5 ~90%
(no condensation)
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Dimensions (L x W x H): 180 x 40 x 110 mm
Weight: ca. 380 g
Batteries
4x 1.5 V, Type AA/LR6/Mignon (not supplied)
Frequency range radio:
VHF (FM): 87 – 109 MHz
SW: 5.85 - 17.90 MHz
MW (AM) Europe 522 - 1656 kHz
MW (AM) USA 520 - 1710 kHz
LW 144 - 299 kHz
The technical features of the device enable the frequency ranges stated
above to be set. Various countries may have different national rules on the
radio frequency ranges assigned. Please note that you may not sell, trans-
fer to third parties or abuse information received outside the assigned ra-
dio frequency ranges.
Tuning ranges (NORMAL/FINE):
FM (VHF) 100 kHz/50 kHz
SW 5 kHz/1 kHz
MW (AM) Europe 9 kHz/1 kHz
MW (AM) USA 10 kHz/1 kHz
LW 1 kHz
Sensitivity: SW can be set to 2 intervals
General
Memory positions : 1600 (400 for each frequency range)
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Headphones
Model: E105
Impedance: 32 Ω
Wideband characteristic Voltage (WBCV): 100 mV
Headphone socket
max. Output voltage: 20 mV
Power transformer
Manufacturer: S&S MFG. LTD.
Model: A400-75
Primary: 230 V ~50 Hz / 30 mA
Secondary: 7.5 V DC 400 mA / 3VA
Safety information
• This device has not been designed for use by people (including chil-
dren) with restricted physical, sensory or intellectual abilities or lack of
experience and/or knowledge, unless they are supervised by a re-
sponsible person (for their own safety) or have received instructions
on how to use the device.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
device.
• In order to avoid the device being switched on unintentionally, remo-
ve the adapter from the mains socket after each use and before
cleaning.
• Check the device and all parts for visible damage. The device’s safety con-
cept can only work if the device is in perfect condition.
• A mains adapter connected to the device must always be easily ac-
cessible so that the device can be quickly disconnected from the
mains power in an emergency.
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Risk of electric shock!
• Only connect the device to a properly installed and earthed mains so-
cket. The mains voltage must agree with that stated on the device’s
specification plate.
• Damaged adapters or mains cables should be exchanged immediate-
ly by an authorised technician or the Customer Service in order to
avoid risks.
• Connection cables or devices that do not work perfectly or have been
damaged should be repaired or exchanged immediately by Customer
Services.
Never immerse the device in water! Simply wipe it with a slightly
damp cloth.
• Do not expose the device to rain or use it in a damp or wet environ-
ment.
• Ensure that the connection cable is never wet or damp when in use.
• You must not open or repair the device’s housing. This can be dangerous
and renders the warranty null and void.
• Protect the device from moisture and sprayed water. Therefore do not
place any objects filled with water (e.g. vases) on or near the device.
Risk of fire!
• Do not use the device near hot surfaces.
• Do not set the device up where it is exposed to direct sunlight. This
could cause it to overheat and damage it beyond repair.
• Never leave the device unattended during operation.
• Never cover the device’s ventilation slots when it is switched on.
• Do not place open flames, such as candles, on or near the device.
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Risk of injury
• Keep children away from the connection cable and device. Children
frequently underestimate the danger of electrical devices.
• If the device has fallen down or is damaged it must no longer be used.
Have the device checked by a qualified specialist and, if necessary, re-
paired.
• Batteries must not be handled by children.
Children can put batteries in their mouths and swallow them.
If a battery has been swallowed, obtain medical assistance immediately.
Thunder storms!
Devices connected to mains power can be damaged during a thun-
der storm. If there is a thunder storm, always remove the mains plug
from the socket.
Information on voltage surges (EFT/electrical fast
transient) and electrostatic discharges:
If the product does not work properly due to electrical fast transient
processes (voltage surges) or electrostatic discharge, it must be
reset to restore normal operation. If necessary, remove the plug from
the power socket and insert it again. The batteries (if used) must be re-
moved and reinserted.
Information on separating the device from mains
power
The POWER button on this device does not completely separate it
from the mains network. In addition, the device uses power when in
standby mode. In order to completely separate the device from the
mains supply the plug must be removed from the mains socket.
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Notes on handling batteries
The device uses batteries. Please note the following on handling batteries:
Risk of explosion!
Do not throw batteries into a fire. Do not recharge batteries.
• Never open, solder or weld batteries. There is a risk of explosion and injury!
• Check batteries regularly. Leaking batteries can damage the device.
• If the appliance is not going to be used for long periods, remove the
batteries.
• If batteries leak, put on protective gloves.
• Clean the battery compartment and contacts with a dry cloth.
Caution!
No liability/warranty applies to damage to the device caused by moi-
sture due to water penetrating the device or overheating!
Operating elements
Front side
qMemory buttons M.0/5–M.4/9
wScreen
ebutton SNOOZE
rFrequency selection switch
tbutton PAGE
ybutton FINE
ubutton POWER
ibuttons UP/DOWN
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obuttons VOL.+ (AL-1)/VOL.– (AL-2)
abutton MODE
sbutton BASS
dbutton MEMORY SCAN
fbutton MEM
gspeakers
Back
hStand
jAerial
kCarrying strap
lswitch SW SEN.
;Headphone output
2) EXT. DC 7.5 V 400 mA: Mains adapter connection
Starting up
Unpack the device
Remove all packaging materials.
Caution!
Do not let children play with the plastic film. There is a risk of suffocation.
Check the items supplied
Whilst unpacking, check that all of the following items are available to
you:
• Shortwave Radio
• Power transformer
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• Headphones
• Storage case
• These operating instructions, complete with the warranty card
Mains and battery operation
When you disconnect the radio from the mains supply, any settings you
may have made (time, alarm, stations in memory) will be lost. If you wish
to keep these settings, insert batteries (see below) before disconnecting.
Inserting batteries
The device can also be operated with batteries (not supplied) as well as
from the mains. You will need four 1.5V mignon batteries, size AA, LR6.
• Open the battery compartment on the rear of the device by sliding
the cover downwards.
• Insert four batteries into the compartment, paying attention to the po-
larity.
• Replace the cover on the battery compartment.
If the batteries are too weak, this is indicated on the screen by a flashing
symbol .
Mains connection
• Connect the plug of the mains adapter to the EXT. DC 7.5 V 400 mA socket
on the side of the device.
• Plug the mains adapter into an easily accessible socket. To avoid trip-
ping hazards, please avoid using an extension cable.
Connecting headphones
On the left side of the radio, you will find the headphone socket.
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Caution!
Use only the supplied headphones of Type E105.
• Insert the headphone jack plug into the headphone output.
The speaker will be deactivated automatically.
Caution:
Listening to music with headphones over long periods of time
and at a high volume may damage your hearing!
General functions
Key lock
In order to prevent changing the settings unintentionally by touching the
buttons, you can activate the key lock.
• Press and hold down the MEM button for around 3 seconds. On screen,
the message flashes. All buttons, except the buttons SNOOZE and
MEM, are now blocked.
• Press and hold down the MEM button again for about 3 seconds to can-
cel the key lock. The message on the screen disappears.
Screen lighting
• Press any button to illuminate the screen. The screen will remain lit for
about 10 seconds.
Stand
• Fold out the base on the rear of the device to make the device more
stable.
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Time functions
The time functions can only be set when the radio is switched off. When used
for the first time the preset time of the global receiver is set to “0:00 00”.
If the device is disconnected from its power supply the settings are lost.
Time, date, time zone and world time
You can set the time, date and time zone via the MODE button. You can also
query and set the world time, data alarm, medium wave reception, alarm time
reception and hourly mode.
When you press MODE, the function to be set flashes for about 15 seconds.
During this time, adjust the setting with the UP/DOWN buttons.
• Press MODE x 1: Setting clock time
• Press MODE x 2: Setting the date
• Press MODE x 3: Set time zone (“Local City”)
• Press MODE x 4: Show world time
• Press MODE x 5: Date alarm
• Press MODE x 6: Set reception range for medium wave.
• Press MODE x 7: Set alarm pause.
• Press MODE x 8: Set 12/24 hour mode.
To apply a setting, just wait until the screen stops flashing (the screen reverts to the
time indication) or press MODE to move on to the next function.
Setting clock time
• Press MODE once. The most recently set time flashes on the screen.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to move the time forward or backward at
minute intervals. Hold down one of the buttons for a few seconds to
move the setting forward or backward quickly at 10 minute intervals.
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Note:
Set the time without summer time offset. If summer time is required, this can be
set when setting the time zone.
Setting the date
• Press MODE again or twice.
The date set flashes on the screen (“Tu 01:01 08” when first switched on).
• Press the UP or DOWN button to move the date forward or backward.
Keep either of these buttons pressed for a few seconds to change the
date in ten-day steps.
The weekday indication follows automatically. The indication uses the first
two letters of the English name of the day.
The built-in calendar runs from 2000 to 2099.
Day of the week indication:
Su = Sunday
Mo = Monday
Tu = Tuesday
We = Wednesday
Th = Thursday
Fr = Friday
Sa = Saturday
Setting the time zone
• Press MODE again or three times. The selected time zone flashes on the
screen as the abbreviation for the corresponding city (UTC when first
switched on); the time disappears.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to move the time zone forward or backward.
The following table summarises the city abbreviations for the time zones and
time differences.
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Short code Difference
from CET
Town
HNL -10:00 Honolulu/USA
ANC -9:00 Anchorage/USA
YVR -8:00 Vancouver/Canada
LAX -8:00 Los Angeles/USA
DEN -7:00 Denver/USA
CHI -6:00 Chicago/USA
MEX -6:00 Mexico City/Mexico
NYC -5:00 New York/USA
YYZ -5:00 Toronto/Canada
YUL -5:00 Montreal/Canada
CCS -4:00 Caracas/Venezuela
RIO -3:00 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
BUE -3:00 Buenos Aires/Argentina
UTC* 0:00 Universal Time Coordinated
LON 0:00 London/GB
MUN 1:00 Munich/Germany
FRA 1:00 Frankfurt/Germany
PAR 1:00 Paris/France
ROM 1:00 Rome/Italy
CAI 2:00 Cairo/Egypt
IST 2:00 Istanbul/Turkey
MOW 3:00 Moscow/Russia
KWI 3:00 Kuwait City/Kuwait
DXB 4:00 Dubai/United Arab Emirates
KHI 5:00 Karachi/Pakistan
DAC 6:00 Dhaka/Bangladesh
BKK 7:00 Bangkok/Thailand
SIN 8:00 Singapore
HKG 8:00 Hong Kong
PEK 8:00 Beijing/China
TYO 9:00 Tokyo/Japan
SYD 10:00 Sydney/Australia
NOU 11:00 Noumea/New Caledonia
AKL 12:00 Auckland/New Zealand
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*UTC
Universal Time Coordinated UTC). UTC is the reference for the times
of the various time zones around the world.
Summer time offset
• While the time zone indication is still flashing, press the SNOOZE button.
The screen shows the SUN OFF message when summer time has been
deactivated.
• Press the SNOOZE button again. The screen now shows SUN ON. Sum-
mer time offset is now activated and the clock moves one hour ahead.
Show world time
• Press MODE again or four times to show the world time. The city abbre-
viation appears with the corresponding time.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to move the time zone forward or backward.
Special date alarm
• Press the MODE button a fifth time to set the special date alarm. The
screen flashes SDA1 and the date in succession.
• Press the PAGE button to select one of the ten settable date alarms
(SDA1–SDA 10).
• Press the UP or DOWN button to set the date on which the alarm should
sound.
• Press the SNOOZE button to ignore the year number setting so that the
alarm sounds every year.
• If the current date is the same as the SDA date, an alarm sounds
every hour from 8 o’clock on this day. In addition, the SDA message
will flash on the screen.
• Turn off the alarm by pressing any button.
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Note:
In order to completely deactivate the date alarm set a date that is in the
past!
Setting 12/24 hour mode
• Press MODE eight times. The screen shows the”24 HR” message for 24-
hour mode.
• Press the UP button to set the 24 hour mode.
• Press the DOWN button to set the 12 hour mode.
“12HR” is displayed on the screen. In the afternoon in addition PM is
shown on the screen.
Select display mode
You can select which information is shown on the screen when the radio is
switched off.
The selected mode is indicated by a corresponding symbol on the screen.
When the radio is switched off, select the display mode by repeatedly
pressing the FINE button in accordance with the following table:
Symbol on the screen display mode
CLK only the time is displayed
CITY The time and world time are shown in succession
DATE The time and date are shown in succession
CIT DAT the time, date and world time are shown in succession
Alarm function
The world receiver provides two alarms that can be set independently of
one another, AL1 and AL2. For both, you can set:
...whether the alarm should operate on every day of the week or only
from Monday to Friday;
... whether you wish to be woken by the alarm tone or the radio.
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Setting the alarm time
You can set two alarm times in your world receiver.
• Press the VOL.+/AL–1 (or VOL.–/AL–2) button. The screen shows the most
recently set alarm time and the symbol for the alarm type.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to move the alarm time forward or back-
ward at minute intervals. Hold down one of the buttons for a few se-
conds to move the setting forward or backward quickly at 10 minute
intervals.
• Press the VOL.+/AL–1 (or VOL.–/AL–2) button until the desired alarm functi-
on (see table above) is indicated on the screen.
• Press the SNOOZE button to set the weekday on which you want the
alarm to sound: You can choose between week days (Mo, Tu, We,
Th, Fr), weekend (Su, Sa), every day (Su, Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa) or
the current day of the week. The selected setting is shown on the
screen.
• Press the SNOOZE button until the desired alarm days are set. Hold
down the SNOOZE button until the screen shows an individual week day.
• Press the SNOOZE button to set the desired week day.
To go back to selecting week days, weekend or every day, briefly hold
down the SNOOZE button again.
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Alarm function Symbol on the screen
Acoustic signals
Radio
Switched off No symbol
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• Press the MODE button to save the setting and return to the time mode.
The setting is also saved if you wait around 15 seconds until the
screen returns to displaying the time.
When the alarm sounds...
• and the “Radio” alarm function has been selected, the radio opera-
tes for one hour at a predefined alarm volume. To switch off press the
VOL.+/AL–1 (or VOL.–/AL–2) button.
• and the “signal sounds” alarm function has been selected, the signal sound
is played for 10 minutes. To switch off press the VOL.+/AL–1 (or VOL.–/AL–2)
button.
Note:
Please note that a station must be selected for the radio alarm to work.
Interrupting the alarm
• Press the SNOOZE button to interrupt the alarm for 10 minutes.
Set snooze time
• With the radio switched off, press the button MODE seven times. The
screen displays the snooze time set (default is ”SNO 10”).
• Use the UP and DOWN buttons to set the snooze time to a time between
1 and 59 minutes.
Turning off the alarm function
• Press the VOL.+/AL–1 or VOL.–/AL–2 button until the relevant alarm sym-
bols disappear from the screen.
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Stop watch function
The stop watch function is only available when the radio is switched off.
• Press and hold down the PAGE button for around 2 seconds, the screen
shows 00.00.0 U.
• Press SNOOZE to start the stop watch. The maximum time for the stop
watch is 99 minutes and 59 seconds. If the stop watch exceeds the
maximum time, 99:59.0 is displayed and flashes.
• During time measurement, it can be stopped by pressing SNOOZE.
• Pressing SNOOZE again restarts the stop watch.
• Hold down SNOOZE to reset the stop watch.
• Leave the stop watch by pressing PAGE.
Countdown function
The countdown function is only available when the radio is switched off.
Set and save countdown
• Press and hold down the MEMORY SCAN button for around 2 seconds, the
screen shows D 00.00.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to set the desired time.
5 countdown times are preset on the memory buttons and you can open
these directly using the corresponding memory button:
Button M.0/5 10:00
Button M.1/6 30:00
Button M.2/7 45:00
Button M.3/8 60:00
Button M.4/9 90:00
• Press the MEM button to save the set time, the memory space indicator MEM
flashes on the screen. Now use the M.0/5–M.4/9 buttons to select a memo-
ry space; when you press the relevant memory key the time is saved in this
memory space and the time previously stored there overwritten.
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