Realistic Dx-440 User Manual
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DX-440 OWNER'S MANUAL AM/FM DIRECT ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY Please read before using this equipment This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your Radio Shack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store. Warranty does not cover transportation costs. Nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore, the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the purchaser. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have olher rights which vary from state to slals. We Service What We Sell ------i II VOICE OF THE WDF!LP RADIO SHACK A Division of Tandy Corporation Cat. No. 20·221A Fort Worth, Texas 76102 ~) 12A7 Printed in Taiwan ~EALIShc.:... CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Introduction 3 You now have the world at your finger The radio uses the latest solid-state Features 4 tips.Just press the buttons of yourDX technology to provide programming, Control Locations 5 440 to listen to a variety of voices from a large liquid crystal display (LCD), Choosing a Power Supply............... 7 around the world. In addition to your and a host of other convenient . Preliminary Settings 10 local AM and FM broadcast stations, features. Because this product is so Tuning the Radio 13 you can now enjoy broadcasts from versatile, please take a few minutes Clock Radio Operation 23 London, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, and to review the material in this manual Special Tuning Techniques and Controls 26 Moscow. before you proceed. You'll enjoy the Special SSB/CW Reception Techniques 28 radio much more if you do. Using the Shoulder Strap 33 This entertainment grade, general pur Choosing an Antenna 34 pose, communications receiver covers Welcome to the world of the short System Grounding 36 an extremely wide range of frequencies wave listener. Band Allocation 37 that also include shortwave and special services such as marine and navigation. The Shortwave Hooby 38 If you understand international Morse Listening Notes 40 For your own protection, we urge you code, you can listen in and decode a to record the serial number of this unit Frequency Conversion 41 wide variety of transmissions. in the space provided below. The serial ~~~ .............................................•.................................... ~ number is located inside of the battery Troubleshooting Guide 46 compartment Care and Maintenance 48 Specifications 50 Serial Numberr ~ © 1987 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Realistic is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation. 2 3 FEATURES CONTROL LOCATIONS • Wide Tuning Range_lets you receive • Supplemental Tuning Controls 1. lIGHT Button 18. BFO OUT/IN Switch more stations from more places than allow adjustment for maximum clarity 2. TIMER Button 19. FM/(MONO/STEREO)/AM(WIDE/ 3. SLEEP Button ever before. of the selected frequency. NARROW) Mode Selector 4. SIGNAL Strength Indicators 20. STORE Button 5. LCD Display 21. RECALL Button • Fast Response LCD-shows you the • Dual Function Mode Switch-allows 6.Telescopic Antenna 22. UP Button frequency you select in large, easy you to display the frequency or the 7. FM STEREO Indicator 23. DOWN Button to-read numbers. time on the LCD panel. 8. POWER On Indicator 24. SCAN Button 9. POWER Switch 25. MODE Button 10. VOLUME Control 26. EXECUTE Button • Direct Acc~ss Keypad-lets you in • Scanning Control-lets you check 11. Dual-Function Tuning Control 27. Band Selectors stantly tune in any desired frequency the various transmissions on a certain 12. BALANCE Control 28. Number Entry Buttons from 87.5 to 108 MHz on the FM band and lock on to the chosen 13. TREBLE Control 29. Time Mode/SEConds Reset button band and from 150 kHz to 29,999 frequency. 14. BASS Control 30. STEREO headPHONES Jack 15. RF GAIN Control (3.5mm) kHz on the AM band. 16. BFO PITCH Control 31. DC IN 9V Jack • Full Range Tone Controls-lets you 17. LOCK Switch • Up to 9 Storable Frequencies-give cuStomize the sound for clarity and you instant response for your favorite listening comfort. stations or transmission sources. • Stereo Headphones Jack- lets you .Multiple Power Source Operation listen to FM Stereo programs in full means you can use it virtually any stereo. where in the world. .~ijJr---17 W--l--+---j--l-l--j~+---U f--- rT IT 272625 20 2928 2423 2221 19 18 4 5 CHOOSING A POWER SUPPLY 32. Folding Stand 35. Battery Compartment You can operate the DX-440 using: that you can lift them easily for 33. EXTernal Antenna'Jack 36. 9k/10kHz Step SWitch 34. EXTernal/INTernal Antenna (beneath batteries) replacement.) • Six alkaline D batteries and two AA Selector 37. Battery Removal Strap batteries. • Household AC (with an optional AC adapter) •A 12-Volt DC automotive battery (with an optional DC adapter) INSTALLING BATIERIES 1. Press the latch on the battery com partment cover in the direction of the OPEN label, and lift the cover off. 32 Note: Before installing the next set of batteries, verify that the frequency 33 step selector switch is set to the 34 position correct for your country. In the USA, move the swifch to the 10K 35 position. In other countries, set it to 9K. 36 37 1 '" 2. Insert two AA alkaline batteries (such as Radio ShackCat. No .23-552) in the smaller battery chamber within the main compartment. Position them as illustrated on the back of the radio. (Place these batteries and the next set of batteries on top of their re spective battery removal ribbons so 6 7 3. Insert six D batteries in the main bat USING HOUSEHOLD AC USING AN AUTOMOTIVE tery compartment. Position them as BATIERY shown in the illustration on the back You can power the DX-440 from house of the radio. For best results, use hold AC using an optional AC adapter, You can operate the DX-440 in a car, Note: When you connect the adapter, alkaline batteries such as Radio Cat. No. 273-1455. Plug the small con boat, or recreational vehicle that is the DX-440 automatically disconnects Shack® Cat. No. 23-550. nector of the adapter into the DC IN 9V equipped with a 12 Volt DC, negative the internal batteries. socket on the side of the unit. Plug the ground battery. Use a DC adapter (Cat. adapter into a standard household No. 14-844). Caution :Do not let the adapter's barrel outlet. plug contact any metal parts of the vehicle when the adapter is plugged into Note: When you use AC, the DX-440 the lighter socket of the vehicle but not automatically disconnects the internal yet plugged into the DX-440. A harmful batteries. short can occur that can damage the adapter or the vehicle's electrical system. 14-844 DC Adapter 273-1455 Insert the adapter plug into the jack AC Adapter marked DC IN 9V on the side of the 4. Insert the bottom projections on the DX-440. Plug the other end of the edge of the battery compartment adapter into the lighter socket of the cover inside the lower edge of the vehicle. compartment opening. Lower the cover, and snap the top latch down until it clicks closed. = oPHON[ OCINg~o ~ o L.....l L..- L Bottom prOjectionJ 8 9 PRELIMINARY SETTINGS SETTING THE CLOCK 4. PresstheO/SEC button. The display 1 2 3 The display shows the time in a 24-hour because mostshortwavestations sched shows the minutes and seconds set- CJ CJ D mode except when you are tuning a ule their broadcasts on the basis of ting. Press the STORE button to 4 5 6 station or performing some other opera Greenwich Mean Time which is a 24 reset the seconds to 00 and the CJ D CJ tion. The radio uses the 24-hour mode hour clock. display, return to the hours and 7 8 9 minutes. CJ CJ CJ O/SEC EXECUTE The clock starts when you install the Note: When "CLOCK' IS flashing, [ two AA batteries. The display shows a/SEC button does not function. CiJ 1 CLOCK 0:00. .. -- I_8r5-,08MH.i 1.15()-281kH.! ,_ ~2Q-",:m'H,II_'50 ·~ool){l.H.1 Note: If after installing the two AAbatteries -, - ~ n,nn ['~"e:;J the display does not show CLOCK 0:00, -=----r< 'l -=--..r' L/I'_' LI ~ Jb"m~1 !~~~e~--] remove the batteries and install them ~ CLOCK sw ____________~ one minutes later. The display will show 1IiI ~I~ ~ Ui81~~J~l~~~;~]lil~~~"' CLOCK 0:00· SELECTING A BAND AND TURNING ON POWER 1. Press the MODE button. MODE STORE The radio has five band select buttons ct=J beneath the EXECUTE button. SCAN RECALL )( DOD 4 5 6 DOWN UP 1 [ CJ CJ D 7 8 9 2. Press the STORE button. CLOCK MODE STORE CJ CJ CJ flashes in the display for five seconds. C~Lf=J O/SEC EXECUTE SCAN RECALL CJ () ()(I FM AM LW MW SW DOWN UP ~)LJ 00000 3. During this period press the UP or MODE STORE or DOWN buttons to reach the correct ,----,I (I time in hours and minutes (or, rotate SCAN RECALL the tuning knob to qUickly reach the ~--') (~--' correct setting). Note: digit of time can be adjusted only W~ when "CLOCK" is flashing in the display.