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Operating instructions
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Station search buttons, automatic or manual,
forwards or backwards
Memory search
Weak battery display
Button lock feature to prevent unintentional button
actuation.
1. General description
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Electronic digital radio receiver
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Power supply: 6.0V DC (Direct Current) from batteries
(4 x AA, LR6 1.5V, not supplied) or from an external
adapter 6.0-7.5V AC
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Precision quartz operation
User-friendly operation using interactive LCD display
Current time and day of the week display
24 hour mode display
Integrated calendar with automatic year switching from
1950 to 2049
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World time display for 24 cities (see accompanying list
for codes)
Remaining daylight display for local and world time,
individually programmable.
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Programmable time, date and world time displays.
Two independent alarm settings, e.g. for weekday
and weekend alarm wake-up times
Select between radio or tone alarms.
Sleep Timer for up to 90 minutes.
Radio with 40 preset memories (10 memory presets
per band)
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1.1 Features
Please read before you begin
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Telescopic aerial for FM and SW reception
Button lock
Batteries:
This device requires 4 UM3/AA/LR6 1.5V batteries (not
supplied). Install the batteries in the battery compart-
ment as shown ("+" and "-"). Incorrect polarisation can
damage the equipment. Never use combinations of new
and used batteries.
Alarm /wake-up setting 1 button
Snooze / radio OFF button
Sleep Timer / radio OFF button
Alarm /wake-up setting 2 button
Station preset save button
Setting buttons »Up« / »Down«
»Mem. Scan«
Mode select button »Mode«
Station presets 1-10
Weak battery display
LCD display
Ext. AC connector
Ext. headphone connector
Carrying strap
Band selector FM/SW/MW/LW
Volume control
Stand
If the device is disconnected from the mains, the stored
data can be retained if the connection is restored within
30 seconds. If not, the stored data will be lost, and the
stored information must be input again.
Weak battery display ቮ:
This display lights up if the batteries are discharged.
The old batteries must be replaced with new ones as
soon as possible.
Adapter:
Inserting an adapter into the adapter connector ተ
provides the device with a 6.0V supply. A suitable
universal DC adapter (6.0-7.5V) intended for use on
different equipment can be obtained from most
electrical suppliers.
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Illumination button
Tuning short wave (SW)
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Warning: Even when using an external adapter, you
should always have four UM3 batteries in the battery
compartment as a back-up in case of mains power failure.
time. For details see Section 2.13 'Alternative Displays'.
In frequency display operation, the radio shows the
frequency range and band of the station currently being
received.
Press »AL. 1« to set or check on alarm wake-up time 1.
Press »AL. 2« to set or check on the alarm wake-up time 2.
Press »SLEEP/RADIO ON« to activate the Sleep Timer
manually and set the remaining time or just press ON
once to turn on the radio
Press »SNOOZE/RADIO OFF« to doze for a little while
longer (Snooze alarm function), or press OFF to switch
off the radio (see also Section 2.8).
With the radio switched on, you can press the buttons
with more than one preset the appropriate number of
times to call up the saved setting (see also Section 2.9).
With the radio switched on, press »SNOOZE/ RADIO
OFF« to interrupt the set sleep time or alarm wake-up
function.
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Protect the equipment from moisture. Never put it on a
wet surface.
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2. Operation
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When the device is switched on for the first time,
the date and time are set as 1 January 2001, 0:00 hours.
The two alarm presets are both set to 0:00 hours, daily
wake-up, but are switched off.
The radio is switched off.
Followed by a change to automatic operation.
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2.1 Automatic operation (Brief description)
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By pressing the »MODE« button you can call up the
various operating modes one after the other (with the
radio switched on or off):
To store a station with the radio switched on, press
»MEMORY« and then the desired station preset button ቭ
and finally »MEMORY« again in order to store the
currently set station.
Setting the time – date – city for local / world time -
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With the radio switched off you can also select date and
world time clock displays as alternatives to the local
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With the radio switched on, press »MEM. SCAN« in
order automatically to call up the stored station preset
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one after the other.
2.3 Date entry
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At one minute intervals, the actual time is checked with
the alarm setting if this is activated. (for details see
Section 2.8 "Activated alarm setting").
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Press »MODE« ቫ twice if the device is in time display
mode.
Press »MODE« ቫ three times if the device is in radio
mode.
2.2 Setting the clock
If the device is already in "Setting the clock" mode as
described in Section 2.2, you can enter "Date entry"
mode by pressing the »MODE« ቫ button once.
The existing set date DD.MM.YY (Day.Month.Year)
flashes, then the LCD shows a steady display of 'DATE'
as well as the day of the week.
Press »UP« or »DOWN« in order to change the existing
setting (by a day at a time). Keep the »UP« or »DOWN«
button pressed to activate fast forward or fast backward
adjustment (by 10 days at a time). The day of the week
display is automatically activated as soon as the date
display is steadily illuminated again.
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Press »MODE« ቫ once if the device is in time display
mode.
Press »MODE« ቫ twice if the device is in radio mode.
The display shows 'CLOCK'.
The time display starts to flash and the day of the
week disappears from the LCD.
The seconds display continues to update every second.
Press »UP« to increase the time setting by 1 minute.
Keep the »UP« button pressed to change the time quickly
in 10 minute increments.
Press »DOWN« to decrease the time setting by 1 minute.
Keep the »DOWN« button pressed to change the time
quickly in 10 minute decrements.
If within 15 seconds there has been no further setting
made, then the current settings are activated/stored
and the device goes once more into automatic operation.
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If within 15 seconds there has been no further setting
made, then the current settings are activated and the
device goes back into automatic operation.
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DAC
BKK
HKG
TYO
SYD
NOU
WLG
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HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
+ 6:00
+ 7:00
+ 8:00
+ 9:00
+10:00
+11:00
+12:00
–11:00
–10:00
– 9:00
– 8:00
– 7:00
– 6:00
– 5:00
– 4:00
– 3:00
– 2:00
– 1:00
Dhaka
2.4 Setting the local time
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Tokyo
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Press »MODE« ቫ three times if the device is in time
display mode.
Press »MODE« ቫ four times if the device is in radio
mode.
If the device is already in "Date entry" mode as
described in Section 2.3, you can enter "Setting the local
time" mode by pressing the »MODE« ቫ button once.
The preset local time starts to flash. 'LOCAL CITY'
is displayed steadily.
The hours, minutes and the day of the week displays
are not displayed here and the display is empty.
By pressing »UP« or »DOWN« you can select the time
zone you require from the different codes. :
Sydney
Nouméa
Wellington
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Honolulu
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
New York City
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
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NYC
CCS
RIO
-1H
-2H
Code Time difference to CET
City
LON
MUN
CAI
MOW
DXB
KHI
0:00
+ 1:00
+ 2:00
+ 3:00
+ 4:00
+ 5:00
London
München
Kairo
Moskau
Dubai
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The 'SUN' (sun symbol) display shows the remaining
daylight. Press the SNOOZE/RADIO OFF button
to activate the display.
Karachi
If within 15 seconds there has been no further setting
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made, then the current settings are activated and the
device goes back into automatic operation.
is made within 15 seconds, the device shows the
frequency if the radio is on, or if not, the time again.
2.5 Checking the world time
2.6 Sleep Timer
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Press »MODE« ቫ four times if the device is in time
display mode.
Press »MODE« ቫ five times if the device is in radio
mode.
If the device is already in "Setting the local time" mode
as described in Section 2.4, you can enter "Checking the
world time" mode by pressing the »MODE« ቫ button
once.
The last time zone is displayed steadily in the hours and
minutes part of the display, while on the right the code
for the appropriate city starts to flash. The display
shows "CITY" above steadily.
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Press »SLEEP/RADIO ON« ቦ once to check the sleep
timer current setting. If the Sleep Timer is not activated,
then the display briefly shows "ON" (radio switched on).
Press »SLEEP/RADIO ON« ቦ once again to change the
current setting. (in decrements of 10 minutes, from 90-
10 minutes). The radio remains switched on and the
selected band appears in the lower area of the LCD.
Press »SLEEP/RADIO ON« ቦ when the display reaches
desired number of minutes/duration for the Sleep Timer
(e.g. "10" for 10 minutes). "OFF" switches off the radio.
If within 15 seconds there has been no further setting
made, then the current settings for the Sleep Timer are
activated and the device goes back into automatic
operation.
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You can select the required time zone by pressing the
»UP« or »DOWN« buttons in accordance with the table
in Section 2.4.
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Press »SNOOZE« to change the display. The display
'SUN' shows the remaining daylight.
If »MODE« ቫ is pressed once, or if no further setting
2.7 Setting ALARM 1 and ALARM 2
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Press the »AL. 1« ቤ or »AL. 2« ቧ button once. 'AL 1'
or 'AL 2' is displayed steadily in the alphanumeric
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LCD display.
device goes back into automatic operation.
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The current setting HH.MM (hours:minutes) and the
day of the week display start to flash.
Use »UP« to adjust the setting in increments of 1 minute.
Use »DOWN« to adjust the setting in decrements of
1 minute.
Keep the »UP« or »DOWN« button pressed to change
the time quickly in 10 minute increments or decrements.
Press »SNOOZE« to change the alarm operation cycle
between daily (all seven days of the week) and
weekdays (Monday to Friday).
Press the »AL. 1« ቤ or »AL. 2« ቧ button again to select
either a music or tone wake-up alarm.
2.8 Alarm wake-up function
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When the actual time (clock) and the set alarm wake-up
time are identical, the alarm wake-up function is
switched on.
When the alarm switches on, then the Sleep Timer,
if in operation, is immediately ended.
Alarm with wake-up tone,
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a) 4.5 kHz wake-up tone sounds
b) Radio is silenced, even if it is switched on.
c) The wake-up tone sounds for 10 minutes.
Alarm with radio,
a) The radio switches itself on (the last selected station)
b) The radio plays for a maximum of 60 minutes
By pressing the »SNOOZE/RADIO OFF« ብ button you can
put off the alarm wake-up by 9 minutes (Snooze alarm
function). The wake-up function is interrupted and
resumed after 9 minutes.
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Wake-up type
Wake-up tone
Radio
LCD display (on right in display)
Symbol 'BELL 1'
Symbol 'MUSIC 1'
Off
Nothing displayed
Note: The alarm wake-up function is only activated if
one of the two wake-up types (music or tone) is set.
If within 15 seconds, there has been no further setting
made then the current settings are activated and the
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To stop the alarm wake-up, press the appropriate »AL.1«
or »AL. 2« button.
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The number of the selected preset is shown on the
'MEM display.
Press »MEMORY« again to initiate the preset process.
The 'MEM' display shows steadily.
When the 'MEMORY' display is flashing you can use
»UP«, »DOWN« or »MEM. SCAN« to search up and
down through the presets. The 'MEMORY' display is no
longer shown.
2.9 Selecting radio presets
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There are 10 presets for each radio band.
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Each button can have two presets. In order to call up
the other preset, just press the button a second time.
If the radio is switched on, press the station presets 1/6.
The display shows 'MEM' steadily, the frequency of
preset 1 appears steadily on the LCD and '1' appears
steadily on the 'MEM display.
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To select the required preset station, press the
appropriate button 1/6, 2/7, 3/8, 4/9 or 5/10.
The radio is silenced (MUTE) during the preset setting
process. If the input of new preset data is interrupted
for 1 second, then the preset selection is accepted, the
radio changes to the corresponding frequency and
the muted mode ends.
2.11 Station search manual /search process
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If the radio is on, press »UP« to increase the reception
frequency manually (for step sizes, see frequency steps
column in the table).
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Press »DOWN« in order to change the reception
frequency downwards (by a step at a time).
Keep pressing on to »UP« or »DOWN« button for an
automatic search (search process) for the nearest
receivable radio station.
2.10 Storing radio stations
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Press »MEMORY« once to save the frequency of the
radio station currently being received. The 'MEM'
display starts to flash.
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The particular preset is determined by pressing once
or twice on the appropriate preset station button.
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Table of frequency bands and steps for each band. :
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Press »SNOOZE /RADIO OFF« to terminate the preset
search.
Band Frequency range
Frequency steps
50 kHz
5 kHz
FM
87.5 - 108.5 MHz
5.85 -15.6 MHz
2.14 Display mode
SW
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In time display mode (with the radio switched off),
press »ALT. DISP.« once. The Time and day of the week
displays are not shown, the current displays are made
using 'CLOCK', 'DATE' and 'CITY'.
MW 530 -1656 kHz
LW 144 - 281 kHz
9 kHz
1 kHz
By the appropriate number of presses you can select
which display appears in addition to the time display.
If the radio is switched off, the selected displays appear
one after the other.
2.12 Tuning short wave (SW)
Set the slide switch to LX if the reception of the station
is strong enough. Set the slide switch to RX to improve
the reception of weak short wave stations.
Display
LCD display (right top in display)
Time display only Steady 'CLOCK' display only
2.13 Preset search (MEMORY SCAN)
Time + date
Steady 'CLOCK' + 'DATE'
display only
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If the radio is on, press »MEM. SCAN« ቪ once to go
through the 10 preset stations.
The search process starts at the next preset or MEM-1
if no particular preset has been selected.
The search process is stopped after 5 seconds for each
station.
Local time
and world time
Local time
Steady 'CLOCK' + 'CITY'
display only
Steady 'CLOCK' + 'DATE' + 'CITY'
+date +world time display only
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Press »ALT. DISP.« to show all the selection options.
If no further button is pressed for 3 seconds, the normal
display is automatically activated.
If the radio is switched on and in frequency display
mode, only the frequency of the station being received
is displayed irrespective of the display type selected
in the display mode.
2.17 Stand
The stand ት on the back of the device can be
folded out to provide the radio with a reliable stand.
2.15 Button lock
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Move the switch for the button cut lock ባ into
the desired position:
UNLOCK = button lock OFF
LOCK
= button lock activated
With the button lock on, the buttons have no effect.
2.16 Aerial
For improved reception in FM and SW bands,
pull out and extend the telescopic aerial fully,
turning it to get the best reception.
ML and LW use an internal ferrite antenna, so
you only need to rotate the device to get the best
reception.
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3. Statement of conformity
We, Kompernaß Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Burgstr. 21,
D-44867 Bochum, Germany, hereby declare that this
product conforms with the following EC regulations:
EC low voltage regulations, Electromagnetic
compatibility, Applicable harmonised standards.
Type/Description: Digital world radio receiver KH 2024
Bochum, 31.01.2003
Hans Kompernaß
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