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    							201.PressPOWERbuttontoturnonradio.
2.Selectabandinwhichastationisstored
thatyouwanttorecall.
3.PressanyoftheNUMBEREDbuttonsfor
adesiredstationandtheradiowill
instantlytunetoitanddisplaythat
frequencyandtheMEMORYposition
number.Ifyouwanttochangeto
anotherstoredstation,justpressany
othernumberedbuttonforaccess. RECALLINGAFREQUENCY
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    							Withthisreceiveryoucanfallasleeptoyour
favoritestationbypressingtheSLEEP
button,orwakeyoutothemorning,news,
oranalarmbuzzer.Makethefollowing
settingswiththePOWERoff!!
SettingtheAlarmCLOCKRADIOOPERATION
1.PressSTANDBYbuttonsodisplayshows
0:00.STANDBYwillflashfor15seconds.
2.Pressthenumberedbuttonstoactivate
turn-ontimeusing24hourtime,inhours
andminutes.Forexample,tosetthe
radiototurnonat1:30PMeachday,
pressthebuttonsuntilthedisplayshows
13:30.
3.Whenyoureachyourdesiredturn-on
time,pressENTER,STANDBYstops
flashing,yourturn-ontimeislockedin.
For2to3seconds,theclockreturnsto
thecurrenttimeautomatically.Ifthewrongnumberwaskeyed-
in,deleteitbypressingtheCANCEL
buttonmarkedC.Onetimeforeach
number.Thenpressthecorrect
numberforthetimeyouwant.211234567
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    							221.Thesleeptimerallowstheuserto
settheauto-shutoffin30or15
minutesdecrementsfrom90minutes
to15minutes. 4.Toverify,pressSTANDBYbuttonagain.
PressSTANDBYoncemoreandthe
clockreturnstothecurrenttime.
5.Youmayselectradioorbuzzeralarmto
wakeyoubysettingSTANDBY:BUZZER/
RADIOselectorswitch.
6.TocanceltheALARMtime,press
STANDBYandC[CANCEL]button.SettingtheSleepTimer
Tosetauto-shutoff,pressSLEEP
button3,LCDwillshow
frequencyread-out,60(autoshutoff
Time)andtheicon.
PressSLEEPbuttontochangethe
requiredauto-shutofftime,releasethe
buttonwhenshutofftimedesiredis
reached.
2.Toturnofftheradiobeforeitautomati-
callyturnsitselfoff,pressthePOWER
button.DIRECTACCESSDIRECTACCESS
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    							23Inadditiontothestandardtuningoper-
Aationsdescribedpreviously,usethe
followingcontrolsforspecialoperations.
Thiscontroladjuststhereceivers
Sensitivity.ForLW,MWSWreception
rotatethecontroltotheMAXposition,
thisprovidesthemaximumsensitivity.
whenyoulistentotheMW,standard
aMband,orLWbandthroughexternal
antenna,rotatethecontrolonlyasfaras
neededtoobtainagoodsignal.Ifyou
turntheknobfurtheryoumightheara
distortedsignal.Forweakstations,
rotatethecontroltotheMAXposition.
Ifyouencounterinterference,adjustthe
controlinbothdirectionsuntilyouobtain
thebestcompromisebetweenyourstation
andtheinterference. RFGAINCONTROLSPECIALTUNINGTECHNIQUESANDCONTROLS
AMNARROW/WIDE
SELECTIVITYSWITCH
Somestationstransmittheirsignalsothat
verylittlespaceexistsbetweentheir
airspaceandthestationnexttothemonthe
band.If,whiletuning,youencounter
interference,causedbythesignalfroman
adjacentstation,pressthebuttonforthe
bandyouarelisteningtoandselectthe
NARROWposition.Theinterferenceis
reducedormuted.
Forfullreception,leavetheswitchinthe
WIDEposition.IfyouplantolistentoMorsecode,referred
toasCW(continuouswave),settheBFO
switchtoONposition.Ifyouencounter
toomuchnoiseasyoutune,settheAM
NARROW/WIDEswitchtoNARROW
position.
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    							24HEADPHONEUSE
Whilenotacontrol,youmayconsiderusing
HEADPHONEStoobtainthebestaudio
claritywhenlisteningtoSW.Sincemany
SWstationsbroadcastonlymarginal
signals,usingHEADPHONESwillenable
youtodistinguishbetweenthesignaland
thenoiseusuallyencounteredatnight.Be
surethattheHEADPHONESterminateina
1/8inchplug,whichisinsertedintothe
HEADPHONEjacklocatedontheleftside
oftheradio,markedwithsymbol
WhentheHEADPHONESarepluggedin,
thespeakerismuted.
Becausetheradioiscapableofreceiving
FMmultiplexstereo,StereoHEADPHONES
Shouldbeused.Whenlisteningtostereo
FM,besurethattheFM:STEREO/MONO
switchissettotheSTEREOposition.LOCKSWITCHUSEUsingtheLOCKSwitchprevents
unauthorizedoperationoftheradioandwill
alsopreventthestationyouarelisteningto
frombeingchanged.WhentheLOCK
switchismovedtoitsupposition,the
POWERbuttonandTUNINGcontrolsare
completelydisabled.Iftheradioisonwhen
theLOCKswitchismovedtoitsup
position,youwillnotbeabletoturnitoff.
Iftheradioisoff,withtheLOCKSwitchin
itsupposition,youwillnotbeableto
turniton.Thiswillalsopreventitfrombeing
turnedonbyaccident,whenpackedina
attachecase.ToreleasetheLOCKSwitch,
simplymovetheswitchdown.
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    							25EXTERNARSWITCH
Toobtainoptimumperformancefromthis
unit,especiallywhenlisteningtoSW/SSB/
CWanexternalantennashouldbeused,if
atallpossible.Theantennaisconnectedto
theEXTERNALANTENNAADAPTERand
thenpluggedintotheEXTERNALANTENNA
jacklocatedontheleftsideoftheradio.
Locatedinbatterycompartmentoftheunit,
isaswitchmarked,9K/10K.Thisswitch
selectstheincrementalfrequencySTEPS
fortheMWband,dependinguponyour
geographiclocation.IntheUSA,10KSTEPS
areused,sotheswitchshouldbesettoits
10KPosition.Inotherpartsoftheworld
wheretheyuse9KSTEPS,movetheswitct
tothe9KPosition.
AMEXTANT
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    							26TheSangeanCassetteRecorderbuiltintoyourSangeanModelATS-818ACSisatopquality,
precisioncassetterecorderprovidinganumberoffeaturestofurtherenhanceyouruseand
enjoymentofyourSangeanradio.YourRecordercan:
A:Allowyoutoplayyourfavoritecassettes.
B:Allowyoutorecordusingthebuilt-inmicrophone.
C:AllowyoutorecordanyprogramformAM(MW,LWorSW)FM.
D:AllowyoutorecordanyprogramfromAM(MW,LWorSW)/FMatanypreprogrammedtimeUsingYourCassetteRecorder
1.PressSTOP/EJECT[30]toopenthe
cassettedoor.
2.Insertacassettewiththefullreelonthe
right,thesidetobeplayedfacingyouand
theexposedtapepointingupward.
3.Closethecassettecompartmentdoor.
4.PressPLAY[27].
5.AdjusttheVolumeControl[37]toyour
desiredlisteninglevel.ToPlayaCassetteTape
1.ToFast-Forwardthetape,pressFAST-
FORWARD[29].
2.PressSTOP/EJECT[30]tostop
Fast-Forward.
3.ToRewindrapidlypressREWIND[28].
4.PressSTOP/EJECTtostoptherewind
motion.
IneitherFast-ForwardorRewind,
alwayspresstheSTOP/EJECT[30]before
changingtapemotion.Donotswitchfrom
Fast-ForwardtoRewindwithoutpressingthe
STOP/EJECTbuttonbetweenthetwo
operations.Ifyouletthetapecometothe
endineitherFast-ForwardorRewindthe
tapewillautomaticallystop. Caution:UsingFast-Forward(FF)andRewind.3130292827263231302928272632
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    							27Yourcassetterecorderhasabuilt-incondensermicrophone[21]onthefrontofthecabinet.
Torecordwiththebuilt-inmicrophonefollowthefollowingsteps:ToRecordwiththeBuilt-inMicrophone
1.SelectCrO2/NORMALTapeSelection
Switch[38]
2.PressRECORD[26]andPLAY[27]but-
tonssimultaneously.RECORDwillre-
maininthelockedpositionandthe
RECORDLED[23]willilluminatein-
dicatingrecordingisinprogress.
Thetapewillstopautomaticallywhen
itcomestotheendofaside.Atthispoint
theRECORDbuttonandthePLAYbutton
willdisengageandtherecordingwillbe
terminated.
3.Tolistentoyourrecordingitwillbe
necessarytoRewindthetape,Stopthe
tape,andthenpressthePLAYbutton
[27]. Note:
Torecordthecurrenttunedprogramfollowthesesteps:ToRecordfromtheRadio
1.InstallblanktapeandselectCrO2/
NORMALTapeSelectionSwitch[38].
2.Toreduceinterferencewhenrecording
AM(MW,LWorSW)switchBEATCUT
Switch[40]toonposition.
3.Tolistentorecording,rewindtapeand
pressPLAY[27].
Thevolumeandbalancecontrols
havenoeffectduringrecording.Theyonly
Effecttheplayoperation.Therecordinglevel
issetautomaticallybythealc(Automatic
LevelControl)circuit. Note:3130292827263231302928272632
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    							281.Turnonradioandtunetothedesired
station.
2.Turnofftheradio,pushSTANDBYbut-
ton[9]andsettimeforrequiredstartof
recording.
3.SwitchStandbyBuzzer/RadioSwitch[12]
totheRadioposition.
4.SwitchTimerRecordingOn/OffSwitch
[39]toOnposition.
5.SelectCrO/NORMALTapeSelection
Switch[38].
6.PushRECORD[26]Play[27]Buttons
simultaneously.
Therecordingwillcontinueuntilthe
cassettetapereachestheendofasideand
Itwillthenceaseautomaticallyand
disengagethetape.2
Note:ToRecordfromtheRadiousingtheProgramFeature31302928272632
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    							291.Turnontheradio
2.Extendtheantennafullystraightup
3.SettheBFOswitchtoON. TORECEIVECW SPECIALSSB/CWRECEPTIONTECHNIQUES
Manystationstransmitunmodulated
telegraphtransmissionsintheshortwave
band.ToreceivethesespecialMorsecode
characters,theradiousesaspecialcircuit
aoscillator,tomodifythe
transmittedsignalsothatyoucanhearit.
thisparticulartypeoftelegraphtrans-
missioniscalledwave(CW)
transmission.beat-frequency
continuousManystationstransmitvoicesignalswitha
suppressedcarrierinthe.
(SSB),partoftheradiotransmission
spectrumthatliestothesideoftheprimary
frequencysignal.Manyamateurswho
operatetransmitbelow10Mhzgenerally
usethe(LSB).Above10
MHz,theyusuallyusethe
(USB).Commercialutilitystationsgenerally
usetheUSB.Acarrierhastobeaddedto
makethesesignalsaudible.singlesideband
lowersideband
uppersideband-
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