Grundig YB500 - Manuals

7 P o w e r S u p p l y AC (Mains) Operation • Only use the supplied AC (mains) unit NR 90-1 for the set. • Adjust the local mains voltage on the AC (mains) unit. 220... 240V 110 ... 127V • Connect the mains unit to the DC IN 9 V socket (30) (30). This automatically disconnects the inserted batterie...

8 Attention • Remove exhausted batteries immediately from the unit! • If the unit is not to be used for lo nger period s, remove batteries even if they are new! - No responsibility can be accepted for damage due to leaking batteries. Note on environmental protection Do not throw exhausted batteries ...

9 User Guide Via the Menu With the unit switched on, call up the menu by pressing the MODE button (press a longer time). Use the buttons TUNE △ and TUNE ▽ to select one after the other the different menu options: Switch-on time ON 1 - switch-off time OFF 1 - Switch-on time ON 2 - switch-off time OFF...

10 General Operation For convenient operation, your Yacht Boy can be brought into a tilted position by the swing-out stand provided at its rear. • The type plate is to be found below-this stand. • To switch the unit on o r off, press the ON/OFF button ( lo ck i n g sw i t c h (1 1 ) i n " U N L ...

11 Hints and Error Messages in the Display (4) Hints (marked by ＊ ) Error Messages (marked by ＊＊ ) ＊ RDS Entry of abbreviations disabled. ＊＊ TIMER No automatic function possible without entry of alarm mode. ＊ NO RDS The station is not broadcasting RDS signals, or the received signal strength does no...

13 ROM Table of the Yacht Boy 500 When receiving FM stations which are normally supposed to service relatively small areas, you can expect an equally good reception quality all over the day. With some restrictions, this applies also for local LW and MW stations. When receiving SW stations, the signa...

14 Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations For calling up stations stored in the ROM table, you must enter the code number (station code) given in the list below. This means that you must always enter a zero followed by the number and confirm the entry by pressing the MEMORY b u t t o n ( 6 ) . I f y ...

15 Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception 1. Insert batteries or connect the AC (mains) unit. 2. Extend the telescopic aerial (3). 3. Switch the unit on with the O N / O F F button (11) . 4. Adjust the volume with the VOLUME slider control (7). For your first experience with SW reception...

16 Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons • Switch the unit on with the O N / O F F button (11) . - The frequency tuned to appears in the display, on FM in MHz, on AM in kHz. - A separate tuning memory is provided for each waveband. 1. Frequency Tuning in the FM Band • Select the FM waveband. ...

17 Tuning to Stations 2. Frequency Tuning in the AM bands • Select one of the AM bands. - You will hear the station last tuned to in the respective A M band. M W and LW • Tune to the desired station by brief pressures on one of the buttons TUNE △ o r TUNE ▽ (19). Each pressure on one of the buttons ...

18 Entering a Meter Band Entering a Meter Band on SW Entered numbers below 100 with subsequent confirmation by the AM button (f~ will be recognized as wavelength in meters for SW When the entry is valid, the set will tune to a frequency next to the band centre in the case of radio bands, and to the ...

19 Storing in Memory General What can You Store? Y o u c a n p r o g r a m m e u p t o 4 0 s t a t i o n m e m o r y l o c a t i o n s i n random order, also mixed from the 4 wavebands FM - M W -LW-SW. You can store in memory each frequency you have tuned to. The associated operating states (mono/st...

21 Entering Abbreviations (e.g., station name) On each station memory location (1 ... 40), a station name (up to 8 positions) which then is indicated in the display can be programmed along with the frequency. This is possible either when storing the frequency or at a later date. Examples for station...

23 Going to Sleep to Radio The SLEEP button allows you to enter a "go-to-sleep time" (time the radio will still play) of up to 60 minutes. • Press the SLEEP button. - The unit is switched on. • Repeated pressures on the SLEEP button increase the playing time in 10-minutes steps (up to 60 min...

24 The Clock • The timeout (period during which you must complete each entry) of approx. 60 seconds applies also for the clock. • You can enter times whether the radio is switched on or o ff . • You can enter clock times and switching times in several different ways. Examples: Entry sequence Clock t...

25 Automatic Functions Timer ½ • Repeatedly press the MODE button to select the desired wake-up (alarm) mode: = wake-up by radio programme. You hear the selected station. = wake-up (alarm) by alarm signal. The radio station is muted and an alarm signal sounds instead. and = w a k e - u p b y a l a r...

28 Special Functions on FM The RDS-Q special function remains effective for approx. 1 minute and then automatically switches to the indication of the programme chain name. It is also possible to switch the RDS-Q indication to the programme chain name indication by pressing the LSB/USB button once ag...

29 Special Functions on AM SSB (Single Side Band) Reception on SW ... is an additional function to "normal" radio reception. • Switch the radio on and select a SW amateur band (SSB stations are mainly broadcasted on these bands). • Set the TONE s w i t c h ( 2 6 ) t o SPEECH. • Use the TUNE ...