Boston RECEPTER User Manual

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1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-
type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly
at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for
long periods of time.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
13. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
14. Maintain a minimum distance of 2" (50mm) around the front, rear,
and sides of the apparatus for sufficient ventilation. The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings or placing on or around the apparatus items such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
15. No open flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be
placed on the apparatus.
16. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip­ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Unauthorized changes or modifications to the receiver could
void the users authority to operate the equipment.
This symbol found on the apparatus indicates hazards arising from dangerous voltages.
This symbol found on the apparatus indicates the user should read all safety statements found in the user manual.
This symbol found on the apparatus indicates double insulation.
Warning!
To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
BOSTON ACOUSTICS RECEPTER RADIO
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ON/OFF BUTTONS
Turns the Radio on or off.
VOLUME KNOB
Turn clockwise to increase volume.
SETTING THE CLOCK
1. Push the button (time display will flash).
2. While the time display is flashing, turn the tuning knob to the
desired time.
Note: PM is indicated on the display; AM has
no indication.
CHOOSING AM/FM BAND
1. Push AM>FM>Presets button until AM Tuning
or FM Tuning is displayed.
MANUALLY TUNING TO A STATION
1. After choosing either AM or FM band, turn the tuning
knob until the desired station is tuned.
To store a preset station:
- Use AM>FM> Presets to choose AM or FM tuning.
- Tune station with knob.
Then use AM>FM>Presets to
- Hold store for 3 seconds.
set knob to tune Presets only
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AM>FM>Presets On/off
Presets FM
20
Alarm 1
Alarm 2
storepreset presetclear
set with tuning knob
Display
Alarm 1
Alarm 2
On/off
Snooze / sleep
dim
clock
Tuning knob Volume knob
alarm 2
alarm 1
Presets Tuning FM
20
Sleep
10:03
PM
Readout showing clock time,
sleep mode, and low battery indicator
Alarm 1
Alarm 2
Alarm activated,
music + buzzer mode
Display
Alarm 1
Alarm 2
On/off
Snooze / sleep
store preset presetclear
set with tuning knob
dim
clock
Alarm 1 Alarm 2
Thank you for purchasing the Boston Acoustics Recepter™Radio. We have designed this product to provide rich, lifelike musical sound and simple operation in a compact, easy-to-place format.
The Boston Acoustics Recepter
Radios surprising performance is made possible by Boston Acousticsmany years of experience in designing and manufacturing high-performance audio equipment. The key to the Radios sound is its Boston-designed wide-range driver. Optimized specifically for the Radio, it is combined with an actively-equalized amplifier that that uses proprietary Boston BassTrac
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circuitry for full, satisfying bass even at low volume. The result is a unit that delivers smooth, natural response and room-filling sound that belies its small size. This outstanding audio performance is coupled with a highly sensitive AM/FM tuner with a 20 preset-station memory for clear, distortion-free reception.
The Radio also has two independent wake-up alarms. Either alarm can be set to music, buzzer, or both. A large, easy-to-read LCD display clearly presents the station, clock, and alarm/sleep status, while a built-in sleep function lets the Radio play for up to 60 minutes before turning off automatically.
The Radio is fast and easy to use and set, since times and stations can be rapidly selected by spinning a knob rather than repeatedly pressing buttons. And once you have stored your favorite stations in memory, the tuning knob can be set to tune in only those stations.
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On/off
On/off
AM>FM>Presets
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ENTERING STATIONS INTO PRESET MEMORY
1. Manually tune to desired station.
2. Press and hold the button for 1 second until you hear
a beep confirmation.
3. The display will show the preset station number in the upper left
corner of the display.
4. Note: Stations will store in the order that they were entered into
memory, regardless of whether they are FM or AM stations.
LISTENING TO PRESET STATIONS
1. Push button until the word Presets is displayed.
2. Turn the tuning knob to the preset you wish to listen to.
CLEARING STATIONS FROM PRESET MEMORY
1. Push the AM>FM>Presets button to engage Presets mode.
2. Turn the tuning knob to the preset you wish to clear.
3. Press and hold the button for 1 second until you hear
a beep confirmation. When a station is cleared from memory, the
Radio will mute until the tuning knob is turned again.
4. Note: Holding the clear preset button for 10 seconds will clear
ALL the preset stations. You will hear three quick beeps to confirm
an all clear operation.
DISPLAY MODE (STATION FREQUENCY/CLOCK TIME) WHEN POWER IS ON
The Radio normally displays the station frequency when the power is on. To recall the clock time:
1. To recall the clock time, tap the button. The time will be
displayed for five seconds
2. To change the default display mode from station frequency to
clock time (or vice versa), press and hold the
Display button
until you hear a beep confirmation (about three seconds).
3. When power is off, the Radio always displays the current clock
time, even if the default display mode when the power is on is the station frequency.
BRIGHT/DIM DISPLAY MODE
The bright display mode is the default setting.
1. Push the button to change the display from bright
to dim; push again to change it back.
SETTING THE WAKE-UP ALARM
1. Press the (or Alarm 2) button repeatedly to choose the
desired alarm modeone press for music, two presses for buzzer,
three presses for music + buzzer.
Note: Pressing the Alarm
button a fourth time will disable the alarm. The display will indicate
if an alarm is set and its mode of operation. In the music +
buzzer mode, the Radio plays for 5 minutes, turns off, and then
the buzzer comes on.
2. Press the button above the Alarm 1 (or Alarm 2) button.
The time display will flash.
3. While the time display is flashing, turn the tuning knob to the
desired wake-up time.
Note: PM is indicated on display; AM
has no indication.
DISPLAYING THE WAKE-UP ALARM TIME
1. When an alarm is set, tap the button above the appropriate Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button to check the respective alarm time set-
ting. The alarm time will flash in the display for 5 seconds, then the display will revert to its normal readout (either current clock time or radio frequency if the Radio power is on, or current clock time if the Radio power is off).
TURNING OFF THE ALARM WHEN IT IS SOUNDING
1. To turn off the alarm, press the On/off button on either
the top or front of the Radio. The alarm will remain set to go off at the same time the next day.
2. To disable the alarm completely, press the Alarm 1 (or Alarm 2)
button repeatedly until the Alarm indicator is no longer visible in the display.
USING THE SNOOZE FUNCTION
1. When the alarm sounds, push the button once
to silence the alarm for 10 minutes.
2. If the Snooze/sleep button is pushed again within 3 seconds of
the first push, 5 minutes will be added to snooze time, up to a maximum of 60 minutes. Example: If the button is pushed rapidly three times, the Radio will go into snooze mode for 20 minutes (10 + 5 + 5 minutes).
3. Once the Radio is in snooze mode, tapping the Snooze/sleep
button will display the remaining snooze time, counting down. The display will then revert to normal after 5 seconds.
USING THE SLEEP FUNCTION
When listening to the Radio, this function turns the Radio off automat-
ically after a predetermined time.
1. When the Radio is playing normally (no alarm is sounding), hold
the button down for 1 second.
2. The word Sleep is shown in the display, and the time 60:00 is
shown temporarily.
3. Each additional press of the Snooze/sleep button will reduce the
remaining sleep time in 10-minute increments, to the nearest 10
minutes. Example: If there are 59:48 minutes remaining in sleep,
pressing the button once will reduce the sleep time to 50 minutes,
twice will reduce it to 40 minutes, etc.
DISPLAYING THE REMAINING SLEEP TIME
1. While the Radio is in sleep mode, press the button
once. The remaining sleep time will be temporarily shown in the
display, then the display will revert to its normal readout (either
current clock time or radio frequency, depending on which has
been selected).
store preset
AM>FM>Presets
presetclear
Display
dim
Alarm 1
On/off
On/off
Snooze / sleep
Snooze / sleep
Snooze / sleep
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ANTENNA GROUNDING
Example of antenna grounding, per the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70
NOTICE FOR CABLE TV SYSTEM INSTALLER
Please make note of Article 820-40 of the NEC (of USA) that provides guidelines for proper grounding. In particular, this standard specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as is practical.
LIMITED WARRANTY
For one year from the date of purchase, Boston Acoustics will repair for the original owner any defect in materials or workmanship that occurs in normal use of the Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio, without charge for parts and labor.
Your responsibilities are to use the unit according to the instructions supplied, to provide safe and secure transportation to an authorized Boston Acoustics service representative, and to present proof of purchase in the form of your sales slip when requesting service.
Excluded from this warranty is damage that results from abuse, misuse, accidents, shipping, or repairs or modifications by anyone other than an authorized Boston Acoustics service representative.
This warranty is void if the serial number has been removed or defaced.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state.
If service seems necessary:
First, contact the retailer from whom you purchased the system. If that is not possible, write to:
Boston Acoustics, Inc., 300 Jubilee Drive, Peabody, MA 01960 USA
We will promptly advise you of what action to take. If it is necessary to return the product to the factory, please ship it prepaid. After it has been repaired, we will return it freight prepaid in the U.S. and Canada.
BOSTON ACOUSTICS RECEPTER RADIO BACK PANEL
LOADING THE BACKUP BATTERIES
1. Load the 3 AAA batteries as shown. Insert the “-” end of the
batteries first.
The batteries will keep the clock time and preset/alarm settings when AC power is interrupted, but the Radio will not operate. Clock display, radio operation, and alarm functionality resume when AC power is restored. Change the batteries when the low battery symbol appears in the display.
To preserve memory settings, leave the Radio plugged in when changing the batteries.
CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA WIRE
The FM antenna comes pre-attached. If the antenna is disconnected, follow these steps to reconnect it:
1. Push the “F” connector plug on the end of the antenna wire into
the receptacle on the Radio.
2. Straighten out the antenna to its full length.
3. Orient the wire for best reception. (The position for best reception
is guaranteed by Murphy’s Law to be wherever it looks the worst, like draped down over the front of the kitchen counter.)
CONNECTING THE BOSTON RADIO TO A CABLE RADIO SIGNAL
The Radio’s FM antenna connector is a standard “F” connector and will accept the cable FM feed from most cable systems that provide FM programming. To connect your radio to the FM signal available from some cable TV providers, contact your cable TV company for assistance.
Be sure that the installation includes a splitter that filters the signal to prevent any re-emission of the TV spectrum through the Radio, so only the FM band, not the cable TV signal, is transmitted to the Radio.
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AM ANTENNA
(Not included—available at most stores that sell audio/video parts and accessories)
1. Disconnect the built-in internal AM antenna wires from the
spring terminals.
2. Connect the wires of the external AM antenna to these terminals.
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www.bostonacoustics.com
Boston Acoustics, Inc. 300 Jubilee Drive, Peabody, MA 01960 USA 978.538.5000
BATT
Internal AM antenna: Disconnect if using external AM antenna
120V~ 60Hz
0.5A
FM external (75Ω )
AM (300Ω)
AAA (3)
Electric Service Equipment
Ground Clamp
Power Service Grounding Electrode System (NEC ART 250 Part H)
Antenna Lead In Wire
Antenna Discharge Unit (NEC Section 810-20)
Grounding Conductors (NEC Section 810-21)
Ground Clamps
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