Operating instruction PR-D9W 3A81U70S10000 GB AM / FM Digital Weather Alert Compact Portable Radio
Table of contents Important safety instructions ............................................... 2-3 Introduction .............................................................................. 4 Controls ................................................................................. 5-8 Using your weather alert radio for the first time .................... 9 Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM ................... 10 Manual tuning – AM/FM / Setting up the tuning step increment .......................
Important safety instructions 1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated. 2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow all operations and use instructions. 5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water.
14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel. 15. Never push objects of any kind into this radio through opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind of product. 16. The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A.
Introduction The Sangean PR-D9W AM/FM digital weather alert compact portable radio provides the following range in a compact portable unit: Radio for AM and FM broadcasts. GB The PR-D9W features weather alert / siren function that works whenever hazardous weather condition occurs. My favorite station allows you to save 19 stations in the preset memory. Two alarm timers to wake you either with radio alarm or buzzer alarm with HWS (Humane Wake System).
Controls 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 5 Speaker Band / step button LCD display Weather alert Display / Stereo - mono Volume down Volume up Standby / Sleep timer Charging / Weather alert indicator 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Controls GB 19. FM antenna 20. Headphone jack 21. DC in socket 22.
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Display icon A. Weather broadcast mode / siren mode icon B. Stereo indicator C. Buzzer alarm indicator D. Radio alarm indicator E. Sleep timer icon F. Lock switch icon G. Volume icon H. Battery capacity indicator I. My favorite icon J. Memory preset K. FM 50kHz display L. Time indicator / Frequency display M. AM/FM/WX band icon N.
Using the weather alert radio for the first time Battery operation 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by pressing the catch. Note: Before you insert the batteries, if you use non-rechargeable batteries, make sure the NiMH/Alkaline switch which located inside the battery compartment is switched to Alkaline position. If you use rechargeable batteries, make sure to switch NiMH/Alkaline switch to NiMH position. 2. Insert four UM-3 (AA size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. 3.
Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM 1. Fully extend the antenna above the radio. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the required band. GB 3. Press and hold the Tuning up button, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 4. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the frequency of the signal found.
Manual tuning – AM/FM 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the required band. Fully extend the antenna for best reception. 3. Press and release the Tuning up/down button to tune to a station. The FM frequency will change in steps of 100/200kHz and AM frequency will change in steps of 9/10kHz. 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 2 5.
Setting up the tuning step increment 1. Make sure your radio is in power off mode. 2. Press and hold the Band/step button until the FM tuning step setting begins to flash. 3. Press the Tuning Up / Down buttons to select either 100kHz or 200kHz for FM radio, and press and release the Band/step button to confirm the setting. And the AM tuning step setting will begin to flash. 4.
FM stereo (Auto) / mono If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo. 1. Press the Step/Band button to select the FM band and tune to the required FM stations as previously described. 2. The display will show the current setting of the station being listened to. The stereo indicator will show on the LCD display when the FM station tuned to has stereo signal. 3.
Presetting stations (My Favorite) You may store your preferred AM/FM radio stations to My Favorite Stations (1 to 19). The procedure for setting My Favorite Stations is described below. Note that the radios for AM and FM are saved together in the My Favorite so there are nineteen of them. My Favorite Stations are preserved in the event of a power failure. GB 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required station as previously described. 3.
Recalling a my favorite station 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Momentarily press the My Fav. Button to cause your radio switch to My Favorite mode and tune to the station stored as My Favorite Station. The My favorite icon will show on the display. 3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down button to select your desired My Favorite Station number and the radio will automatically tune to the specified My Favorite station.
Weather Band and weather alert operation 1. When the radio is on, press the WX button to switch to the Weather Band. 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to select the desired weather channel. The LCD display will show the channel number. GB 1,3-4 3. When the radio is in the weather band, press and hold the WX button for more than 3 seconds to enter the Weather Broadcast mode. When a Weather alert occurs, your radio will automatically switch to Weather broadcast mode. 4.
Clock and Alarms Setting the clock manually The clock of PR-D9W needs to be set up manually before the alarm function can be used. 1. Press and hold the clock time button until the radio beeps once and the hour digits of time setting begins to flash. 2. Press the Tuning Up / Down button to adjust the hour setting as required. 1,3-4 3. Press and release the clock time button to enter the setting, and the minute digits of time setting will begin to flash.
Setting the time format The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. GB 1. With your radio switched off, press and hold the Band/step button until the radio beeps once and the display shows FM tuning step setting flashing. 2. Press and release the Band/step button, and the display will show AM tuning step setting flashing.
Setting the alarm clock Your PR-D9W radio has two alarms which can each be set to wake you to buzzer or AM/FM radio alarm. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. 1. Before setting an alarm ensure that the clock time is set. Press and hold one of the Alarm buttons as required, buzzer or radio, until the radio beeps once to enter the setting and the alarm hour digits will flash. 1,4-6 2.
6. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to adjust the volume from 1-30 as required, and press and release the according alarm button to confirm the setting. The alarm has now been set and the unit will revert to the previous display. GB To view an alarm setting, press and release the required alarm button and the alarm time will show on the display. When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. The alarm will sound for 60 minutes unless cancelled.
Cancelling alarms 1. When an alarm is sounding it can be cancelled by pressing the Standby button. 2. To cancel an alarm at any other time, press and hold the alarm button until the alarm indicator disappear from the display. 2 Snooze 1. When the alarm sounds, pressing any button other than the Standby button will silence the alarm for five minutes. The snooze symbol will appear in the display. To cancel the Snooze, simply press the Standby button to turn off the radio.
Sleep timer function Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes. 1. To use the sleep timer, press and hold the Standby button to enter the sleep timer setup. 2. Keep pressing the Standby button and the sleep timer options will cycle on the display. Stop until your desired sleep time is reached. The options are 60, 45, 30, 15, 120 or 90 minutes. GB 1-2,4 3.
Display and Audio Brightness control The brightness of the display may be adjusted. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a higher brightness level. 1. Repeatedly press the backlight button to change the current brightness level. The backlight level will change at the same time so that you can see the effect of the change. 2. The brightness values range from level 1-3 and off. Stop when your desired backlight level is reached. Headphone socket A 3.
Information Specifications Power Requirements Mains DC in 9V / 0.5A Frequency Range FM 87.5 – 108 MHz AM 520 – 1710 kHz (USA version) Circuit Features Loudspeaker Output Power 2.25” 8 ohm full range 0.5 Watt / 0.25 Watt (batteries) GB Headphone socket 3.5mm dia. Aerial System FM telescopic rod antenna CHANNEL BLOCK WX: 1CH-7CH Battery 4 X 1.
