[. . . ] YB500 OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO USE YOUR GRUNDIG YB500 AM/FM/SW Radio NEED HELP?HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT US: From the United States: 1-800-872-2228 From Canada: 1-800-637-1648 From everywhere else: 650-903-3866 e-mail: grundig@ix. netcom. com World Wide Web: www. grundigradio. com Eton Corporation/Grundig 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94303 United States 1 Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Y o u r U n i t a t a G l a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Aerials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This means that you must always enter a zero followed by the number and confirm the entry by pressing the MEMORY bu tto n (6 ). If you have already called up the ROM table, you can select further stations with the MEMORY button (6): Brief pressure = you get to the next higher station code. For all radio stations, several alternative frequencies have been programmed. You get to these alternative frequencies with the M O N O / R O M - A F button (21). A direct frequency entry via the numeric keypad (also when changing the waveband) or a frequency change does not yet cause the exit from the ROM table. If you have meanwhile changed the frequency, pressing the MEMORY button (6) brings you back to the starting point of the ROM table. You can quit the ROM table by selecting a station memory location (e. g. , 1 MEMORY) or by slowly pressing the 0/R O M numeric button which causes in addition the transfer into the tuning memory. Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Station abbrev. E Station Deutsche Welle BBC London External Services Radio Austria International Swiss Radio International Radio Nederland Radio France Internationale Radiotelevisione Italians Radio Moscow Radio Exterior de Espana Frequencies (kHz) 3995, 6075, 9545, 9735, 11795, 13780, 15270, 15275, 15350, 15410, 17845, 17860, 21540, 21560, 21640, 21680 3955, 3975, 5975, 6045, 6180, 6195, 7325, 9410, 9750, 9760, 9915, 12095, 15070, 17640, 17705, 25750 5945, 6155, 9870, 13730, 15410, 15430, 15450, 21490 3985, 6165, 9535, 9885, 11955, 12030, 15570 5955, 6020, 9860, 9895, 13700, 15560, 17575, 17605 3965, 6175, 7135, 7280, 9790, 11705, 15300, 17620 5990, 6060, 7175, 7275, 7290, 9515, 9575, 9710 5905, 5915, 7360, 9880, 12010, 13710, 15140, 15225, 15540, 17645, 17850, 21725 7105, 9685, 9875, 12035, 15365, 17715, 17890 14 1. For your first experience with SW reception, proceed step by step as shown below Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception On which frequency(ies) you then can receive, for example, BBC London, depends on the time of day. Select "your" frequency(ies) out of the 16 preprogrammed frequencies. Please note: Beside the indications given in the example, no further indications should be visible in the display. The time indication (TIME I/II) is meaningless in this case 15 Switch the unit on with the O N /O FF button (11) . - The frequency tuned to appears in the display, on FM in MHz, on AM in kHz. · You tune to the desired station by briefly pressing one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19). · A longer pressure on one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19) starts the automatic station search. - The display (4) indicates AS (Auto-Search) = automatic station search. The automatic station search will stop as soon as it has found a station appropriate for good reception. It then can be restarted by a longer pressure on one of the TUNE / buttons. If the found station is an RDS station, the RDS symbol and the station name (see "Special Functions on FM") will be displayed after a few moments. In addition, the display (4) indicates O for the tuning memory, and you will hear the station. · Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons 16 2. M W and LW · Tune to the desired station by brief pressures on one of the buttons TUNE or TUNE (19). Each pressure on one of the buttons changes the tuning frequency by 1 kHz. [. . . ] The figure shows the maximum possible number of 16 sensitivity grades (vertical bars). This indication corresponds to 100 % RDS reception quality (respectively 0 % error rate). Especially when operating the radio inside a building, the location of the radio can be of great importance for the RDS reception quality. If necessary, try to install the radio at a location giving better results. [. . . ]