Grundig Yacht Boy 400 - Manuals

Your Unit at a Glance k 4 Display Optimum read-off quality will be obtained when the set is brought intoa tilted position. For this, use the swing-out support at the back of theunit. ON-TIME Wake-up time/switch-on time If ON-TIME is indicated, the wake-up time is shownbelow (in the left numeric bloc...

8.8.8:8.8 Large numeric block With the radio switched on: Frequency indication andspecial messages (e.g., E F F 8 F ). With the radio switched off: Time 1 or time 2(e.g., 2 : 0 4 ). 88 Bottom numeric block With the radio switched off: Seconds indication.With the radio switched on: See following desc...

Your Unit at a Glance k 6 Front of Unit Multifunction display (Description see further up) ON/OFF On/off button For switching the unit on and off.You can switch the unit off even if all buttons arelocked (in LOCK position). SLEEP Sleep button For entering a time after which the unit is switchedoff (...

k 7 Your Unit at a Glance Two pressures on the button will overwrite occupiedmemory positions (e.g., 23 STORE STORE): The se-lected memory position is overwritten and occupiedby the station currently tuned to. FM VHF For selecting the desired FM (VHF) band.You will hear the last station tuned to in ...

Your Unit at a Glance k 8 MEMO q For calling up the memory positions (as with ME-MO w ). Press once: Next lower memory position.Press and keep pressed longer than 1 s: Automaticmemory position selection in descending order.The automatic memory position select function stopsfor approx. 5 seconds on e...

k 9 Your Unit at a Glance Right Side of Unit FINE TUNING Fine tuning For fine tuning on SSB reception. SSB SSW on/off switch For switching on and off the SSB mode (Single SideBand reception). SSB is especially used for amateur SW radio recep-tion. TONE Tone control Two positions: HIGH (treble) and L...

Aerials k 10 Telescopic aerial for FM and SW reception. When the aerial base is completely retracted, the telescopic aerial canbe tilted and swivelled into the position giving best reception. For SW reception, fully extend the aerial and position it vertically. Due to the much better propagation con...

k 11 Power Supply Mains Operation Only use a mains unit with the correct output voltage of 9V = and cor-rect polarity Y . Connect the mains unit to the DC 9V socket. This disconnects theinserted batteries. Battery Operation with six 1.5 Volt batteries, type IEC LR 6 / UM-3/AA. We recommend the use o...

Power Supply k 12 Data Protection (Mains and Battery Operation) The data stored in the station memory, the clock time, and the LastStation Memory are retained for approx. 10 minutes. You can calmlyexchange the batteries without being afraid of loosing the stored data. RESET Button If, due to externa...

k 13 General Operation For convenient operation, your Yacht Boy can be brought into a tiltedposition by the swing-out stand provided at its rear. The type plate is to be found below this stand.On the stand, there is an illustration showing the time zones of theworld. Button pressure times Brief: les...

General Operation k 14 Volume and Tone The volume is adjusted with the VOLUME control. The tone is adjusted with the TONE switch. LOW = Bass.HIGH = Treble. Waveband Selection After switching on the unit with the ¢ ON/OFF button, it is ready for reception and you hear the station last tuned to. FM Th...

k 15 Station Tuning Switch the unit on with the ¢ ON/OFF button. The display indicates the frequency tuned to – on FM in MHz, and onAM in kHz. Frequency Tuning in the FM Band Select the FM band. You hear the station last tuned to in the FM band. Manual tuning Tune to the desired station by briefly p...

Station Tuning k 16 Adjusting the tuning steps The tuning steps are adjusted with the ¢ STEP button. With the unit switched on, you can switch between : 1 kHz or 9 kHz on LW1 kHz or 5 kHz on SW1 kHz or 9 resp. 10 kHz on MW.The respective waveband must be selected.Repeatedly press the ¢ STEP button u...

k 17 Station Tuning Automatic tuning (AUTO TUNING) This frequency search is started by pressing the ¢ AUTO TUNING button.Short presssure: Search is started in direction of higher frequencies.Long pressure: Search is started in direction of lower frequencies. The search function operates with the tun...

Entering a Meter Band k 18 Entering a meter band on SW Entered numbers below 100 with subsequent confirmation by the ¢ FREQU./METER button are interpreted as wavelength in meter for SW.If the entry is valid, a frequency next to the band centre will be tunedto in the case of radio bands, and the begi...

k 19 Entering a Meter Band * Not all radio stations are broadcasting 24 hours the day and during all seasons a programme on this frequency. For this reason, consi-der the different broadcasting times. Band (m) Lower cut-off Radio station* frequecy (kHz) or band centre 90-m tropic 3200 3300 80-m amat...

Storing, Calling Up, and Clearing k 20 What Can You Store? You can programme up to 40 station memory positions (memorypositions 1 ... 40) in random order, also mixed from the 4 wavebandsFM-MW-LW-SW.You can store in memory each frequency tuned to. Checking the Reception Frequency You can check whethe...

k 21 Storing, Calling Up, and Clearing Memo buttons A short pressure on the ¢ MEMO w button calls up the next higher memory position. The unit automatically tunes to the correspondingstation in the correct waveband. A short pressure on the ¢ MEMO q button calls up the next lower memory position. The...

Going to Sleep to Music k 22 You can enter a time period (60 minutes max.), after which the radioswitches automatically off. Press the ¢ SLEEP button. When the radio was switched off, it will be switched on. The furtherprocedure is independent of whether the radio was switched off ornot.The switch-o...

k 23 The Clock Here too, each entry step (button pressure) must be completed within a period of 5 seconds.You can enter clock times no matter whether the unit is switched onor off.There are several possible methods for entering clock and switchingtimes. Examples: Clock time Possible entries 1st exam...

k 25 Automatic Switch-On/Wake-Up Function At the programmed time, the radio is automatically switched on.If no button is pressed, the radio will play for about 60 minutes andthen is switched off automatically. If you press the ¶ SNOOZE button, the radio is switched off for 5 minutes and the ¤ symbol...

Special Functions on AM k 26 SSB Mode (Amateur Radio Reception) SSB reception is an additional function to "normal" radio reception. Itallows you to listen to amateur transmissions (mostly speech). Inmost cases, these are transmitted in the SSB mode (Single SideBand). Proceed as follows: Swi...

k 27 Specification Power Supply By six 1.5 V batteries (IEC LR 6).External supply: By a commercial 9 V DC mains unit (see connectingsocket). Output Power 600 mW (via built-in loudspeaker). Built-in Aerials Telescopic aerial for FM and SW.Ferrite rod aerial for MW and LW. Connecting Sockets For exter...

Specification k 28 Wavebands FM: 875 ... 108 MHz SW: 1.711 ... 30 MHz 3.95 ... 26,1 MHz (Yacht Boy 400 IB) MW: 520 ... 1710 kHz 527 ... 1606 kHz (Yacht Boy 400 IB) LW: 144 ... 353 kHz 149 ... 283 kHz (Yacht Boy 400 IB) Tuning Steps FM: 50 kHz SW: 1 kHz / 5 kHz MW: 1 kHz / 9 bzw. 10 kHz LW: 1 kHz / 9...

k 29 Specification Hints – Prescriptions Use only a soft cloth which picks up dust to clean the cabinet. Do notuse aggressive polishes or cleaning agents. Do not expose the set totemperatures above 60°C. In the case of defects, consult your spe-cialized dealer. Protect the unit against any moisture ...