Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 FAVORITE STATION WAKE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 USING THE SNOOZE F...
Page 4 - W H AT T H E Y B 5 5 0 P E I N C L U D E S; continued; INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the YB 550PE AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. This owner’s manual is conveniently divided into two sections, BASIC OPERATION and INTRODUCTION TO SHORT-WAVE (both sections are important). If you are new to short-wave listening, the INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE sectionwill give you all the...
Page 7 - QUICK GUIDE
QUICK GUIDE continued 12 13 YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL 2 QUICK GUIDE S E L E C T I N G F M , A M O R S H O R T W A V E Use the FM/AM/SW Band button to select FM, AM or SW(shortwave). AM is shown with the MW symbol in the display. T U N I N G S TAT I O N S Use the +/- buttons. Quick, short presses for...
Page 10 - DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL; L E A R N I N G M O R E A B O U T T H E Y B 5 5 0 P E; INSTALLING BATTERIES; USING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES:
QUICK GUIDE continued 3 DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL D E L E T I N G M E M O R I E S A N D M E M O R YPA G E S To delete a frequency stored in a memory, press/release theM.Scan/Page button, then use the +/- buttons to select thememory preset location of the frequency that you wish todelete. Then press/hol...
Page 11 - SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR
DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL continued DETAILED OWNERS MANUAL continued SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR Use an adaptor with the following specifications: output of4.5 volts DC, negative polarity; rated at 100 milliamperes orgreater; coaxial plug tip inner diameter of 3.4 millimeter,inner diameter of 1.3...
Page 12 - VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS; TURNING ON AND OFF
4 BASIC RADIO OPERATION BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS The volume control (14), labeled VOLUME, is located on theleft side of the radio. The tone control (17), on the right sideof the radio is labeled NEWS/MUSIC. Use the position thatyou like best. SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORT...
Page 13 - BASIC RADIO OPERATION; FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS; . R E G U L A R T U N I N G ( M A N U A L T U N I N G ); SETTING UP AM AND FM
BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS There are four ways to tune in stations, described in detailbelow: 1 . R E G U L A R T U N I N G ( M A N U A L T U N I N G ) Quick, short presses of the +/- buttons enables tuning up ordown frequency. 2 . A...
Page 14 - SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND
5 USING SHORTWAVE USING SHORTWAVE continued SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND All 14 of the international broadcast bands can beaccessed.The bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25,22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters. See the section below titledSHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF AUTOSCANNING RANGESwhich sh...
Page 15 - USING SHORTWAVE; CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES; SETTING THE CLOCK
USING SHORTWAVE continued 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES 29 AUTOSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE In shortwave, autoscan tuning only autoscans in the short-wave frequency ranges noted below in the SHORTWAVEBAND CHART OF AUTOSCANNING RANGES. To tune short-wave frequencies that are in-between these ranges, o...
Page 16 - USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE; SETTING THE ALARM
CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE When the alarm activates and turns the radio on, the symbol appears flashing in the display. While it is flashing,press/release the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (22). The radio willturn off and then turn on again i...
Page 17 - STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY; SELECTING MEMORY PAGES
7 WORKING WITH MEMORY WORKING WITH MEMORY continued STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY In the instructions below, the term ‘preset’ and ‘memory pre-set’ refer to memory locations. 1. Turn on the radio. 2. Select the memory page that you wish to use, using theprocedure titled SELECTING MEMORY PAGES, above....
Page 18 - WORKING WITH MEMORY; M E M O R Y A U T O S C A N; ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY; DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS:
WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued M E M O R Y S E A R C H Memory Search enables searching through the memory pre-sets within a memory page, as shown below: 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button. 2. Use quick, short presses on the + or – buttons to search through the memor...
Page 19 - DELETING ALL MEMORY
WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button. 2. Press/hold the Mem./Edit button for 4 seconds and thenrelease it. ‘Del’ (38) appears flashing in the display. 3. Within 2 seconds, press/release the Mem./Edi...
Page 20 - CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT
8 SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT The instructions below serve as an excellent example of howto change a system set code, in this case changing the clocksystem to a 12 hour format: 1. Turn off the radio. 2. Press/release the ‘Sys. Set’ button. Note tha...
Page 21 - SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE; SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE; DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES USED
SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE SHOWN IN CODE NO. DESCRIPTION DISPLAY 01 * Alarm uses radio station on AL. 1 Page 1, Mem 1 02 * Alarm uses last radio station tuned AL. 2 04 Divide the memories into 4 pages P4: 50 with 50 locations 05 Divide the m...
Page 22 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; USING THE LIGHT
SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 43 42 YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL USING THE LIGHT A quick, short press/release of the SNOOZE/LIGHT button(22), located at the top of the radio, will turn on the displaylight, shining from the right side of the display, for about 10seconds.A long...
Page 23 - TROUBLESHOOTING; R A D I O W I L L N O T T U R N O N; USING THE LOCK SWITCH; Battery acid leakage
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued TROUBLESHOOTING R A D I O W I L L N O T T U R N O N • Assure that the LOCK switch is in the OFF position • Assure that the radio is powered by either batteries or an AC adaptor • Assure that the AC adaptor is plugged into the househol...
Page 24 - RESET PROCEDURE; O P E R AT E S E R R AT I C A L LY; T H E R E I S N O S O U N D F R O M T H E S P E A K E R
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued T H E B AT T E R Y C O M PA R T M E N T A S T I C K YL I Q U I D O R D R I E D W H I T E P O W D E R I N I T This is the result of battery acid leakage. Battery acid leakageis not covered by warranty. Do not throw away the leakedbatte...
Page 25 - MAJOR FEATURES OF THE YB 550PE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued ADDITIONAL INFORMATION continued • Earphone socket (earbud style earphones included) • AC adaptor socket (adaptor not included) • External antenna socket (external antenna not included) • Includes carrying pouch 49 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE YB 550PE • SHORTWAVE – 1711-29...
Page 26 - ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
10 SERVICE INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION continued 51 50 YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL (2) Call Etón or the nearest authorized service facility, as soonas possible after discovery of a possible defect. Have ready: (a) the model and serial number. (b) the identity of the seller and the approximate date...
Page 27 - SERVICE INFORMATION; FOR SERVICE INFORMATION CONTACT:
SERVICE INFORMATION continued 53 All implied warranties, if any, including warranties of mer-chantability and fitness for a particular purpose, terminateone (1) year from the date of the original purchase. The fore-going constitutes Etón entire obligation with respect to thisproduct, and the origina...
Page 28 - DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FRONT
33 DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FRONT 254 w w w . e t o n c o r p . c o m From the United States: (800) 872-2228 From Canada: (800) 637-1648 From Everywhere Else: (650) 903-3866 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.etoncorp.com Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94...
