Sangean Ats 808a Lw Am Fm Shortwave Radio Owners Manual

							BAND SELECTION
   There are four band selector buttons
   located just beneath the LCD display.
BAND                            FREQUENCY RANGE                     PROGRAM TYPE
  FM                                           87.5~108 Mhz                                 Standard FM
  LW                                            150~519 Khz                                    Longwave
  MW                                        520~1710 KHz                                 Standard AM
  SW                                   1.711~29.999 Mhz                            SW/13 Sub-Bands1. Turn radio on by pressing POWER
    button. Display will show last band and
    frequency selected.
2. By pressing any one of the four band
    selector buttons the display shows the
    band selected and a random frequency
    within that band.
When you select SW you only have to press
the button marked METER, and then any
one of the numbered buttons depending
upon what band you wand to listen to. The
display will show the band you selected and
a random frequency within that band. NOTE11FMLWMWSWMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGNMANUL/AUTOFMLWMWSWFMLWMWSWPOWER 
						

							TUNING MODE
ADJUSTING THE ANTENNA
Locate the band you want to listen to in the
following chart and adjust the antenna as
indicated. BAND                                               ANTENNA TYPES             ILLUSTRATIONBAND                                                ANTENNA TYPES         ILLUSTRATION
                                                               INTERNAL
                                                               Rotate radio  MW           520-1710 Khz                 for best reception
                                                               INTERNAL
                                                              Rotate radio
  LW            150-519 Khz                   for best reception
                                                              TELESCOPIC
                                                               Extend antenna all
                                                              the way & rotate it
  FM             87.5-108 Mhz                 for best reception
     
                                                              TELESCOPIC 
                                                              Extend antenna all
                                                              the way for best
  SW            1.711e~29.999 Mhz       reception & do not
                                                              rotateFREQUENCY
    RANGE12
FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGN
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                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
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POWER
FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGN
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                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
FMLWMWSW
POWER
FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGN
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                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
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POWER 
						

							You may select any frequency using four different turning methods:
                              Direct turning
                              Manual Tuning
                              Scan Turning
                              Memory Tuning
DIRECT TUNINGYou may KEY IN a specific band (120m,
49m,16m) by pressing the appropriatebutton. The exact station is then selected
by pressing the buttons corresponding to 
the station frequency. Example: To tune 100.70 Mhz on the FM band, follow this procedure:1.  Press the POWER button to turn on the
     radio.
2.  Press the button marked, FREQ
     (Frequency)  
3.  Press the corresponding buttons,
     marked [1], [0], [0], [], [7], [0]. That
     exact frequency will now show up in the
     display.  13POWER 
						

							4.  Press  the  button  markedENTER
     within twelve seconds. The frequency
     and band will now show up in the display.
     The SIGNAL STRENGTH will also show.
NOTE: Be sure to press the decimal
point [] in100.70MHz, otherwise the
display will showSW, [10.070 MHz]
automatically.
5.  Extend the antenna all  the  way and
     rotate for best FM reception.
6. Adjust the VOLUME and TONE controls
     for the desired sound.
7. When selecting  a  stereo  FM  station
     make sure the FM mode switch is in the
     STEREO position.14FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGN
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                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
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POWERUPDOWNROTARY
TUNING9K10KMW    STEPHIGH
LOW
LUNEVOL10
50
EXT
ANTAM  SENSDX
LOCALAMNARR
WIDEFM
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MONO 
						

							MANUAL TUNING
    To select a station you do not know the
    frequency of, use the MANUAL TUNING
    [] [V] buttons or the ROTARY TUNING
    control on the side of the radio.
   
    1. Press the POWER button to turn on 
        radio.
    2. Select a band.
    3. Press repeatedly the [] or [V] buttons
        to reach a desired frequency. Press and
        hold the [] or [V] buttons for at least a 
        half second  or  more to change frequencies
       rapidly.
    
   OR Rotate the TUNING knob until the
          desired frequency or station is tuned
          in using the SIGNAL STRENGTH
          INDICATOR in the display for the best
          reception.15TUNIGNMANUL/AUTOPOWERFMLWMWSWTUNIGNMANUL/AUTO 
						

							When you repeatedly press the [] or [V]
buttons, the frequencies change in increments
of:
FM  : 50 KHz (or 100 KHz)
LW  :   9 KHz
MW :   9 KHz or 10 KHz
SW  :   5 Khz
4.  Adjust the VOLUME and TONE controls
     as you like.NOTETurning the ROTARY TUNING knob with
the TUNING SPEED CONTROL set on
FAST will change each band as follows:
          FM  :  100 KHz
          LW  :      9 KHz
          MW :      9 KHz/10 KHz
          SW  :      5 KHz
When  set  on  slow,  the  frequencies
change as follows:
          FM  :    50 KHz
          LW  :     1  KHz
          MW :     1  KHz
          SW  :     1  KHz
With the TUNING SPEED CONTROL set on
LOCK, ROTARY TUNING will not function.16UPDOWNROTARY
TUNING9K10KMW    STEPHIGH
LOW
LUNEVOL10
50 
						

							SCAN TUNING
Use scan tuning to quickly locate a station
or  to  monitor several stations within aspecific band.
   1. Turn  on  radio  by  pressing POWER
       button.
   2. Select a band.
   3. Adjust antenna or radio position de-
       pending on selected band.FMLWMWSWPOWER
FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGN
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                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
FMLWMWSW
POWER
FM/LW/MW PLL SYNTHESIED RECEIVERMETERDIRECT ACCESSFREQSTANDBYTUNIGNMANUL/AUTO
                                         BUZZER           RADIOSTANDBY
FMLWMWSW
POWER17 
						

							4. Press and hold the () or (V) buttons for at least
    a half second or more and the radio will scan
    all the frequencies in that band, and will stop 
    automatically each time it lands on an active
    station. Signal strength is recorded on the
    SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR.
5. Press and hold the () or (V) buttons again to
    resume scanning. When you reach the upper
    or lower limits of the band, the scanning starts
    all  over  again  as  long  as the button is
    depresseden once more.
6. Adjust the VOLUME and TONE controls
    as you like.18TUNIGNMANUL/AUTOTUNIGNMANUL/AUTOUPDOWNROTARY
TUNING9K10KMW    STEPHIGH
LOW
LUNEVOL10
501 2 3 4 5 6 7 
						

							MEMORY   TUNING
You may store up to eighteen different
frequencies on the SW/FM bands and up
to nine different frequencies on each of
the other bands for instant selection of
your favorite stations.
 
    1. Press POWER button to turn on radio
.
    2. Turn to any frequency using any of the
        previously mentioned tuning methods.
    3. Press  the  button marked Mfor
        MEMORY it will start flashing in the
        display for 15 seconds during which time
        press any of the buttons marked 1 - 9
        on the keyboard and your station will be
        stored in that memory position. For the
        SW/FM bands frequencies press 1-9 and
        then 01- 09 for  a  total  of  18
        memory positions. The display will show
        the memory position the station is now
        stored in. You may store your stations
        in any sequence you want. You do not
        have to start with #1.Storing   a  Frequency19POWER 
						

							    1. Press POWER button to turn on radio.
    2. Select a band in which a station is stored
       that you want to recall.
    3. Press any of the NUMBERED buttons for
       a  desired station and the radio will
       instantly tune to it and display that
       frequency and the MEMORY position
       number. If you want to change to 
       another stored station, just press any
       other numbered button for access.RECALLING A FREQUENCY20FMLWMWSWPOWER