Grundig Satellite 750 - Radio ETON - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Grundig Satellite 750 ETON

• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.

• Protect from high humidity and rain.

• Only operate within specied temperature range (0 °C to 40 °C).

• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus.

• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical solvents as this might damage the nish.

• Unplug and disconnect external antennas (not included) during lightning storms.

• Do not remove cover [or back].

• Refer servicing to qualied service personnel. Disposal According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all electrical and electronic products must be collected separately by a local collection system. Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste. ENVIRONMENT Grundig Radio Line By4

SATELLIT 750 OWNER’S MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing the Satellit 750. Its features and capabili- ties are shown below:

• Shortwave (1711-30000 KHz) with SSB (single sideband), LW, AM, FM and Aircraft Band (118-137 MHz)

• Set 9/10 KHz AM tuning; set FM tuning range starting at 87 or 88 MHz

• Dual Conversion and Single Side Band (SSB)

• 1000 station memories

• 360 degree, rotating AM antenna

• Auto/Manual/Direct frequency key-in and station memory tuning

• 24 hour Clock and Dual alarm clock function

• Line in socket (can be used as speaker for MP3)

• Line out socket (radio broadcasting can be transferred to other device)

• External antenna jacks for SW, AM and FM

• Power source: 4D alkaline batteries; AC/DC-6V power supply

• Dimensions: 14.65” x 7.24” x 5.75” and 372mm x 184mm x 146mm (W x H x D)

• Weight: 5.25 lbs (2.38 kg)

• Accessories: owner’s manual, warranty card

• Specications subject to change AC adapter; Owner’s manual WHAT’S INCLUDED? FEATURES5

SATELLIT 750 OWNER’S MANUAL

Power the SATELLIT 750 by installing 4 D alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH batteries or by plugging in the included 6 VDC AC adapter. The AC adapter plugs into the 6 Volt DC socket on the left side of the radio. A battery symbol appears in the lower right of the LCD, indicating battery or AC adapter power. If there’s a power failure with the AC adapter attached and batteries installed, the batteries will take over and supply power to the radio. To minimize the possibility of battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride bat- teries. Never intermix old with new, or different brands or types of batteries. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by this product’s warranty. To use the SATELLIT 750 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no changes to the initial factory settings are needed. In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz. In Europe and other areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz. In North America, the FM band begins at 88 MHz. In other parts of the world, it may begin at 76 MHz or 87 MHz. Follow these steps to set this for your area: To change these settings for your area turn the SATELLIT 750 off. Press the ENTER button and notice that -- appears in the upper right corner of the display. While -- appears, enter 09 or 10 with the numeric keypad and press ENTER. Repeat this procedure and press 88, 87 or 76 and press ENTER.

Press the POWER button to turn it on and off. With the SATELLIT 750 on, turn the VOLUME knob, located in the lower left front, clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the volume. The Satellit 750 receives FM on 88-108 MHz, AM on 520-1710 KHz, Longwave on 100-519 KHz, Shortwave on 1711-29999 KHz and Aircraft on 118 -137 MHz. Turn the Satellit 750 on. Select FM by pressing the FM button, MW(AM) and Longwave by pressing the MW/LW button (press it twice if necessary), Shortwave by pressing the SW button sequen- tially until you have selected the desired band (the band number ashes in the upper right corner of the display) and the Aircraft band by pressing the AIR button. NOTE: Be sure to fully extend the telescopic antenna when listening to SW, FM and AIR. The swivel AM antenna is located at the top of the radio; swivel it for best AM reception. VOLUME CONTROL

TURNING THE SATELLIT 750 ON AND OFF

SELECTING FM, MW(AM), LW, SHORTWAVE

SHORTWAVE LISTENING To learn about shortwave we recommend the two publications below, published yearly and available from major booksellers. Additionally, the Internet is a great resource for learning about shortwave. PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO Published by International Broadcasting Services (IBS); IBS North America, Box 300, Penn’s Park PA 18943. Phone: (215) 598-9018. www.passband.com. WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK Published in the USA by Watson- Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003-9595. www.watsonguptill.com. Shortwave enables listening to broadcasts over vast distances including other countries and continents. The following information will help you get the best results.

• During the day, use bands with frequencies above 13000 KHz.

• At night, use bands with frequencies below 13000 KHz.

• Around sunset and sunrise, use bands with the entire shortwave range.

• Getting very close to a window improves shortwave reception. SSB enables listening to shortwave two way communications using the single sideband mode such as amateur radio, Morse code, weather-fax transmissions and other signals often referred to as ‘utility’ signals. The Internet and your local library are great

SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) TUNING continued resources to learn more. Type ‘amateur radio frequencies’ or ‘side- band’ into an Internet search engine. To use the SSB control, turn on the SATELLIT 750 and go into Short- wave. Press the SSB button and notice that USB appears in the dis- play, to the right of SW. Press the SSB button again and notice that LSB appears to the right of SW. USB is the abbreviation for Upper Sideband, LSB is the abbreviation for Lower Sideband. You will need to use one of these methods to tune in signals. Also notice that on the lower right front of the radio is a control knob labeled SSB BFO. BFO stands for Beat Frequency Oscillator. This control knob is used to ne tune a sideband signal. The ANT.ATT button, located on the upper right front of the radio, is used to attenuate a signal. Tune into a station, then press the ANT.ATT button and notice that the signal strength indicator, located on the left side of the display, changes at three levels. The maximum level is the highest gain and the lowest level is minimum gain. Use the lowest level if the signal is extremely strong and local. Use the intermediate level for average signals and use the highest level for weak signals. Experiment with this control to see how it works best with the signals you listen to and use it to your liking. On the right front of the radio is the RF Gain control knob. You can leave it fully counterclockwise in the AUTO position, where it will function automatically, or you can turn it clockwise and use it manually to control the RF (radio frequency) gain. Using it manually

may improve the radio’s rejection of interference from adjacent frequencies that may interfere, especially on Shortwave. This switch does not work in FM. Using the squelch control eliminates background noise. This control is used mainly in the aircraft band. It does not work in the FM band. This control is on the lower right front of the radio. To engage it, turn it on by turning the knob clockwise. Turn it off by clicking the knob fully counterclockwise. Stations are tuned using Direct Frequency Entry, the Buttons and the Tuning Knob, as described below. Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is known. Turn on the SATELLIT 750 and select the band of your choice. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilohertz (KHz), e.g. 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered in megahertz (MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz, ignoring the decimal point. Use the numeric keypad to enter the frequency. RF GAIN CONTROL continued SQUELCH CONTROL

BUTTON TUNING Turn on the Satellit 750 and select the band of your choice. Quick, short, sequential presses of the buttons enables tuning up or down frequency. A longer press engages Auto Tuning. In Auto Tun- ing the radio scans from one station to the next, stays on the new station for 5 seconds and then moves on. To stop Auto Tuning, press either of the buttons. The tuning knob can also be used to tune stations. Select FAST or SLOW tuning with the STEP button, under the tuning knob. FAST/ SLOW tuning is shown in the chart below for each band. If you want to LOCK the tuning knob press the STEP button for about 3 seconds. Do a quick, short press to unlock it. Use the BANDWIDTH button to choose wide or narrow selectivity, which is shown in the lower right corner of the display as WIDE or NARROW. This may help reduce interference on some frequen- cies. Using WIDE usually results in better audio delity, while using narrow limits the audio delity somewhat. TUNING KNOB FAST .1 MHz 10 KHz 5 KHz .025 MHz 5 KHz SLOW .01 MHz 1 KHz 1 KHz .001 MHz 1 KHz/BFO

FM ST. (FM STEREO) BUTTON

Press the FM ST. button when in the FM band to take the radio in or out of stereo reception mode. When it’s in stereo mode, STEREO appears under the left side of the frequency in the display, next to FM. As long as you are not using headphones or earphones, it can be left in mono mode. Use these knobs to control the Bass and Treble to your liking. Turn- ing clockwise increases bass or treble. Turning counterclockwise decreases bass or treble. There are two separate sets of 500 memories, allowing for great exibility of memory storage. Note the chart, below. Memory PAGE 0, noted as ‘P0’, consists of 500 memories, 100 as- signed for MW, SW, SSB and Air Band; 50 memories each assigned for FM and LW. Memory PAGE 1 – 10, noted as ‘P1’, ‘P2’, etc., consists of 50 memories per page, 500 memories total. To manually store a frequency into a memory, rst choose the page, then the memory location and then store the frequency. In the instructions below note that MEMORY=PRESET. See the instructions below.

• Turn on the radio and tune to a station that you want to store into memory.

• Shortly press the MEMORY button (the address page will ash in the right corner of the LCD.

• Shortly press the PAGE button and use the “ / ” buttons to select the page that you want to store into; press PAGE again to confirm.

• Use “ / ” to select the memory location while it is ashing.

• Press the MEMORY button to conrm it (or it will automatically conrm after 3 seconds). To automatically store a frequency into the next available memory on the page that you’ve selected, press and release ‘M’. Note that PRESET ashes with the next available memory number. Press ‘M’ to automatically store it into the next available memory or when it stops ashing it’s stored into the memory number that was ashing.

• Turn on the radio and go to the correct page by pressing PAGE and entering it with the numeric keypad.

• Press and release the VM/VF button and notice that the PAGE and PRESET show in the display’s upper right corner.

LISTENING TO WHAT’S STORED

(FM) 100 (SW) 100 (SSB) 100 (AIR) 100 (MW) 50 (LW) 50 Other storage space 500 MEMORIES 10 pages each with 50 memories20 pages each with 25 memories25 pages each with 20 memories50 pages each with 10 memories(See the system setting chart to change above pages)Storage space in P0 pageP0 (page) ATS Band Store

LISTENING TO WHAT’S STORED continued

• To go from one memory to another give a quick, short press to either the up or down tuning button , or use the tuning knob.

• To auto-scan memory press one of the up or down tuning buttons for about 2 seconds and notice that PRESET ashes. The radio scans from one memory to another, staying on each memory for about 5 seconds. To stop the scan give the up or down tuning button a quick, short press.

• Turn on the radio and press the VM/VF button, causing PAGE and PRESET to appear in the display’s upper right corner.

• Use the numeric keypad, the tuning knob or the up/down tuning buttons ( ) to select the memory that you want to delete. To delete the memory press the DELETE button for about

• Turn on the radio and select the page that you want to delete by pressing PAGE, note that page ashes in the display’s upper right. While it’s ashing use the numeric keypad, the tuning knob or the up or down tuning buttons ( ) to select the page that you wish to delete.

• Press and release the VM/VF button so that PAGE and PRESET appear in the display’s upper right corner. If - - appears above PRESET in the display’s upper right corner, the page is already deleted and you don’t have to continue.

• Press DELETE for about 3 seconds or until PAGE starts blinking and press DELETE again.

ATS (AUTO TUNING STORAGE) MEMORY STORAGE One can automatically store the strongest LW, AM or FM stations into Page 0. Turn on the radio and select the band that you want ATS to take place in, either MW/LW or FM. Press the MW/LW or FM for 2 seconds. Notice that page 0 (P0) appears in the display’s upper right corner with the presets to the right increasing as the band is scanned and frequencies are stored into the memory. The SATELLIT 750’s clock is in 24-hour format and can be set with the radio on or off. When the radio is turned off the clock shows in mid-display. When the radio is turned on the clock shows in the upper right corner of the display. To set the clock:

1. Press the TIME button for about a second or until you see the

2. While it’s ashing turn the TUNING knob to set it to the correct

hour, then press TIME and note that the minutes are ashing.

3. While it’s ashing turn the TUNING knob to set it to the correct

minutes, then press TIME. Note that after setting the hour or minutes you can simply let the ashing number time-out, without pressing the TIME button.

The SATELLIT 750 has two, independently programmable alarm tim- ers to turn it on and off at a specied time. To set an alarm:

1. Press the AL.1 or AL.2 button for a second or until you see the

alarm hour ashing in the upper right corner of the display. While it’s ashing adjust the hour with the TUNING knob and press the AL.1 or AL.2 button. Notice that the alarm minutes are ashing.

2. While it’s ashing adjust the alarm minutes with the TUNING

knob and press the AL.1 or AL.2 button. Notice the sleep timer ashing in the box at the top of the display.

3. While it’s ashing adjust the time that the radio is to play with

the TUNING knob and press the AL.1 or AL.2 button. Note that after setting the hour or minutes you can simply let the ashing number time-out, without pressing the AL.1 or AL.2 but- ton. Once the alarm is on (by radio or buzzer), only the POWER, SLEEP, LIGHT/SNOOZE and RESET can be operated. Press the POWER or SLEEP buttons to turn off the alarm. Press on [AL.1 on/off] key to select “ ” in “Timer A” section. Now, the alarm will be on by the buzzer. Note: In “Timer A” section:

” Means timer is set by radio.

” Means timer is set by buzzer. “ ” Means Timer is off. ALARM SETTING

When the alarm is activated, press the LIGHT/SNOOZE button to temporarily deactivate the timer for 10 minutes. You can press the LIGHT/SNOOZE button 3 times within the alarm period, after that you can turn off the alarm by press it again. For the alarm to turn on the radio, it must be activated. To activate the alarm the SATELLIT 750 can be turned on or off. To activate the alarm, look at the top of the display, to the right of where it reads TIMER A and TIMER B. Use quick, short presses of the AL.1 ON/OFF or AL.2 ON/OFF buttons. When the speaker is there, it wakes you to the radio playing; when the bell is there, it wakes you to an electronic beeper; when nothing is there, the alarm is deactivated. The sleep timer enables the SATELLIT 750 to play any length of time from 1 – 120 minutes and then turn off. To turn on the sleep timer, press the SLEEP button on the upper, right front of the radio. Notice that the number of minutes to play appears in the display. While they appear there, press the SLEEP button over and over and it sequences through 1 to 120 minutes. Leave it on the minutes that you want it to play.

A quick press of the LIGHT button gives about 5 seconds of il- lumination to the SIGNAL strength indicator and the display. A long press lights these for as long as the radio is turned on, so be careful if you’re operating on batteries, because it will make them drain faster. If you’re AC adapter is connected, it’s ne to keep the light on while the radio plays. The earphone socket is on the lower left front of the radio and is la- beled EAR. Plug in earphones and headphones using a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) stereo plug. Turn the volume down before plugging them in. The LINE-IN socket is on the lower left front of the radio and allows you to route the sound from another device to the Satellit 750. Use a cord with a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) stereo plug. This socket uses an industry standard line level input. On the back of the radio are the left and right line-out sockets, labeled LINE OUT. These sockets use an industry standard line level output and can be routed to any industry standard line level input. The external antenna sockets are used to connect the SATELLIT 750 to advanced performance antennas.

On the right side of the radio are the 50 Ohm BNC sockets for FM and Shortwave. 50 or 75 Ohm coaxial cable can be used to feed the properly designed antenna. To nd antennas we recommend that you perform a web search by typing ‘FM antennas’ or ‘shortwave antennas’ into an Internet search engine. There is also a black and red socket, labeled 500 Ohms, designed to work with a high impedance Shortwave antenna, 300-600 Ohms, such as a long wire antenna. Plug a long piece of wire, 10 to 35 meters or 30 to 100 feet, into the red socket and position it above ground, running in as much a straight line as possible, not touching any other metal objects. If you do this indoors, position the wire as close to windows as possible. Plug a 10 to 20 meter or 30 to 60 foot wire into the black socket and let it run on the oor or ground. Or attach the black socket to a cold water pipe with as short a piece of wire as possible. On the rotateable AM antenna, at the top of the radio, is a socket for 50 or 75 Ohm plug-in AM antennas. When using external sockets select EXTERNAL with the selector switch on the right side of the radio. When using the internal antennas of the radio, switch it to ANTENNA. NOTE: always unplug all antennas that are mounted outside when a lightning storm is predicted.

The reset button is located to the left under the TUNING knob. Press it only when the radio seems to stop functioning properly. After it’s pressed the AM station spacing will have to be set again for North America. Use the small, empty compartment next to the battery compart- ment as you wish. To enter different system codes turn off the radio and perform a quick, short press of the ENTER button. “_ _” appears on the up- per right corner of the display. Enter the system code as below, then push ENTER to conrm the system code.

SYSTEM CODE SETTING continued For memory page setting (500 memories) CODE 00 10 pages; each page 50 memories 20 20 pages; each page 25 memories 25 25 pages; each page 20 memories 50 50 pages; each page 10 memories Step (AM) 09 9kHz 10 10kHz (North America) Type of batteries 29 Normal D size batteries (1.5V each battery) 28 Rechargeable batteries (1.2V each battery) FM frequency range 76 76-108 MHz (Japan) 87 87-108 MHz21

2.66 kg, not including batteries

To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration of your product should be completed as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. You may use one of the following options to register your product:

1. By visiting our website at http://www.etoncorp.com

2. Mail in enclosed warranty card.

3. Mail your warranty card or information to following address;

include your name, full mailing address, phone number, email address, model purchased, date purchased, retail vendor name: Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Retain the warranty information from your warranty card with your proof of purchase or the Limited Warranty information can also be viewed at www.etoncorp.com. To obtain service for your product, we recommend rst con- tacting an Etón service representative at 1-800-872-2228 US, 1-800-637-1648 Canada, (650) 903-3866, customersvc@etoncorp. com or your respective country distributor in Europe (see enclosed LIMITED WARRANTY

SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

list) for problem determination and trouble-shooting. If further service is required, the technical staff will instruct how to proceed based on whether the radio is still under warranty or needs non- warranty service. WARRANTY – If your product is still in warranty and the Etón ser- vice representative determines warranty service is needed, a return authorization will be issued and instructions will be given. DO NOT ship your radio back without obtaining the return authorization. NON-WARRANTY – If your product is no longer under warranty and requires service, the Etón service representative will refer you to the nearest repair facility that will best handle the repair. For service outside North America, please refer to the distributor information included at time of purchase/receipt. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modications to this equipment. Such modications could void the user’s authority to operate the equip- ment. SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT continued FCC NOTE25

NOTA FCCEtón Corporation Corporate Headquarters 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94303 USA tel +1 650-903-3866 tel +1 800-872-2228 fax +1 650-903-3867 Etón Canada 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel +1 416-214-6885 Designed by Etón Corporation and assembled in China. I © Copyright 2008 Etón Corporation. All rights reserved.