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INSTRUCTION MANUAL PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETEL Y BEFORE USE AND SA VE MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. ...
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BEFORE USE Please r ead IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on pages 22 - 23 befor e use. It is important to read and understand all instructions. For your future r eference: Serial No. ___________________________ Date of purchase _____________ (found inside battery compartment) Name & address of dealer __________________________________________ Unp ...
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Button Identification ………………………....................... 4 Getting Started Powering your Radio ............................................ 5 Installing the batteries …………………………...... 6 Display Panel ……………………………………...... 7 Setting The Clock ………………………………...... 8 ...
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Button Identification Note: When you see a • next to a button on the radio, it means you must press and hold the button down for two seconds to activate the function. The appropriate symbol will then appear on the display along with sounding a “ beep ” . Page 4 Sonido Radio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1) Power or • Sleep T imer 2) Band or • T ...
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Getting Started POWERING YOUR RADIO Before powering your radio be sur e to read the Safety Instructions on pages 22 and 23. The Sonido Radio will run on (4) “ D ” size NiMH or alkaline batter - ies or on 120V AC house current using the AC power adapter . Batteries are optional. If the AC power adapter is removed from the radio for more than ...
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Getting Started INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES 1) Position the radio face down on a soft surface to protect it. 2) Open the battery compartment cover on the rear of the unit by pressing the catch. 3) Insert the (4) “ D ” cell batteries into the compartment as ind- icated in the drawing below . Be sure the negative (-) end is against the spring. Ref ...
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Getting Started Sonido Radio Page 7 DISPLA Y P ANEL 1) T ime Set 2) Battery Status Symbol 3) Sleep T imer/Snooze Status 4) Radio Alarm 5) Beep T one Alarm 6) Weather Alert Modes 7) Preset stations (1 - 5) 8) Frequency Unit 9) Station Frequency / Clock Display 10) AM / PM Indicator 1 1) Indicates Band In Use 12) Stereo Reception 1 2 3 Z Z Z 4 5 6 7 ...
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Getting Started Page 8 Sonido Radio SETTING THE CLOCK Please read this entir e section carefully befor e you start. The clock can be set either while the radio is on or off. Y ou will need to go through the steps listed below without stopping for more than 15 seconds at any given time or you will have to start over . (Refer to page 4 for Button Ide ...
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Getting Started Sonido Radio Page 9 2) Immediately press and hold the Scan/Set button for 3 seconds and you will hear a beep. The ALARM HOUR DIGIT and or will flash, depending on which type of alarm is being set. 3) Using the Up/Down T uning Buttons, select the appropriate hour digit and AM or PM. 4) Press the Scan/Set Button again to select the mi ...
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Getting Started Page 10 Sonido Radio SNOOZE FEA TURE When the Radio or Beep T one alarm is sounding, if you press any button except the Power Button, the alarm will temporarily stop for five minutes. The little “ Zs ” and Alarm symbol will flash on the display while the radio is in snooze mode. T o shut off the alarm and snooze feature press th ...
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Sonido Radio Page 11 SLEEP TIMER FEA TURE Y our Sonido Radio is equipped with a Sleep T imer that enables the radio to continue playing for up to 120 minutes after activa- tion, then shuts the radio off. Selectable times are 60, 45, 30, 15, 120 and 90 minutes. Press and hold the Power/Sleep Button until the pictograph of a person in bed and the num ...
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Radio Operation Page 12 Sonido Radio TUNING The Sonido Radio features four bands: AM / FM / TV Audio 2-13 and Weather . Also the radio is equipped with three tuning methods: Manual tuning, Scan tuning, and Memory presets recall. Manual T uning 1) Press the Power Button to turn on the radio. 2) Select the band by pressing the Band Button. 3) A singl ...
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Radio Operation Sonido Radio Page 13 Memory Preset T uning Five stations may be stored into memory in each of the four bands. 1) T une to the station or channel you want to memorize. 2) Press and Hold the desired Memory Preset Button for two seconds or until you hear a beep. The station or channel is then memorized. The display will show the memory ...
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Radio Operation Page 14 Sonido Radio 1) T o listen to the standard NOAA weather channels, turn the radio on, press the Band button until WX shows on the dis- play . The telescopic whip antenna may need to be fully extended and in the “ up ” position to receive a station clearly . 2) The channel number of the weather station is shown on the disp ...
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Radio Operation Sonido Radio Page 15 2) T o access the second mode (WEA THER ALER T with flashing light and siren). Press and hold the WEA THER ALER T Button again for two seconds until you hear a long beep. The sym- bol shown at right will appear and the red light above the WEA THER ALER T Button comes on continuously . In this mode, if a NOAA ale ...
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Radio Operation Page 16 Sonido Radio 3) Y ou may get a periodic test tone from the NOAA that will cause an unexpected alarm on your Sonido Radio. This tone is only a test and will happen periodically , usually every Wednesday at noon, or whenever the agency decides to test their emergency alert system. Simply pressing any button on the receiver wil ...
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AUX IN Jack The green jack, labeled AUX IN, is used to connect an external audio source such as an MP3 Player , CD, or recorder , so you can listen through your Sonido Radio ’ s speaker . T o do this, you will need the appropriate patch cord. Refer to page 18 for specifications. With a patch cor d connected , press the Step/Band button until AU a ...
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FREQUENCY COVERAGE FM Band: 87.5 - 108 MHz Stereo AM Band: 520 - 1710 kHz TV Band: Channels 2-13 Audio Only WEA THER BAND Channel 1: 162.400 MHz Channel 5: 162.500 MHz Channel 2: 162.425 MHz Channel 6: 162.525 MHz Channel 3: 162.450 MHz Channel 7: 162.550 MHz Channel 4: 162.475 MHz POWER SOURCE AC 120 V olts 60Hz Batteries: (4) "D" size A ...
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My radio shuts off after just a few seconds: Low batteries can cause this situation. Replace them with a new set of batteries. If the radio is operating on the power adapter , check for solid connections at the wall outlet and the side of the radio. Also make sure there is power at the wall outlet. Stations won't hold in memory: The memory but ...
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Radio Noise T r oubleshooting AM RADIO NOISE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS If you hear an annoying buzz when listening to AM radio, it's most likely radio noise. Here ar e some of the usual culprits: * Dimmer switch (even in an adjacent room). * Lights: fluorescent light, “ touch lamp ” type fixtures, auto- matic night lights, motion-act ...
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Sonido Radio Page 21 AM T uning & Listening Tips Most portable radios including the Sonido Radio have an internal AM antenna. Best performance is achieved when the radio is swiveled on its base for maximum signal pickup from the transmit- ting tower . This same technique can be used to help nullify unwanted signals or radio noise. Experimentati ...
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READ BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated. 2) Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed W arnings: All warnings on the appliance and in the operat- ing instructions should be fol ...
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1 1) If the radio is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused by lightning or power line surges. 12) If the radio is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and damage furniture or your radio. 13) Do not attempt to s ...
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