C. Crane CC Radio 2 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE USE

AND SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Ver. 1.4

About the CCRadio2

Thank you for purchasing a CCRadio2. The CCRadio 2 has many of the refinements and improvements requested by customers who have bought other CCRadios. The CCRadio 2 is built for the highest performance ever on AM and has been designed to be long lasting.

Youʼll notice that we removed the television (TV) band from the radio. This change was necessary because of the new government mandated digital format set for February of 2009. We have replaced the TV band with the 2-Meter VHF Ham band. For many radio listeners the addition of the 2-Meter VHF Ham band will be their first experience with amateur (ham) radio. I hope you have the time to explore this band. What youʼll hear is a lot of dedicated radio people using a communication device with pride. You will especially want to tune in to 2-Meter VHF during a local, area-wide emergency when communications will be very different. When the power in an area is down, and cell phones and other modes of communication are unavailable, many hams use portable equipment that lets them work as beacons of information. They have direct communication with federal agencies and the Red Cross. We recommend that you find out which local 2-Meter frequencies are used during an emergency in your area and have them installed into the five memory locations.

We hope the CCRadio2 will give you many years of learning, news and entertainment. If you have any questions about your radio, please give us a call or check out ccradio.com. You can find many questions answered at ccradio.com/faqs/ccradio2

Thanks!

From all of us at C. Crane

Table of Contents

Unpacking ................................................................................. 4

Button Identification ............................................................... 5

Getting Started

Powering Your Radio Installing The Batteries Display Panel Setting The Clock Setting The Alarm Snooze Feature Sleep Timer

Radio Operation

Tuning

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Weather Alert System 2-Meter Ham (VHF) Display Light Lock Switch Headphone Jack Reset Button Audio & Recording Jacks Setting The Timer

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Specifications

Accessories

Troubleshooting Guide

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Radio Noise Troubleshooting

Listening Tips

Safety Instructions

Personal Station Log

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2-Meter Ham Frequency Log

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Before Use

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Please read IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on pages 27 - 28 before use. It is important to read and understand all instructions.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

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THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROWHEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF “DANGEROUS VOLTAGE” INSIDE THE RADIO.

For your future reference:

Serial No.

(found inside battery compartment)

Name & address of dealer

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE RADIO BACK. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Date of purchase

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THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS RADIO.

Unpacking

The box should contain the CCRadio2, the power cord and this manual. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. We recommend you keep the box in the unlikely event your radio will need servicing.

Button Identification

Clock Set

•

Alarm Set

•

Timer Set

•

4) Display Clock or Frequency

5) Bass Control

6) Treble Control

7) Tuning/Time Set (Up/Down)

8) Headphone Jack

9) Volume Control

1516

10) Lock Switch

11) Tuning Knob /

12) Power or

13) Display Light

14) Telescopic Antenna

15) Memory (1-5)

16) Weather Alert (3 Modes)

17) Band or

18)

2 3

Weather Alert Light

•

Squelch Set

•

Sleep Timer

•

AUXILIARY

•

Note: When you see a “•” next to a button on the radio, it means you must press and hold the button down for two seconds to activate the function. The appropriate symbol will then appear on the display along with sounding a “beep”. If the radio is turned off, the beep volume is significantly reduced.

To deactivate the Alarm and Timer functions, press and hold the button until it beeps again and the symbol disappears from the display.

(Please see Display Panel symbols on page 8.)

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Getting Started

POWERING YOUR RADIO

Before powering your radio be sure to read the Safety Instructions on pages 27 and 28.

The CCRadio 2 will run on (4) “D” size NiMH or alkaline batteries or on 120V AC house current using the included power cord. Batteries are optional. The batteries are necessary to retain the timer, clock, and memory settings if the power cord is removed from the radio for more than three minutes.

Rechargeable batteries work well in this radio. The Battery Power Level Indicator will be lower because the total voltage is lower for rechargeable batteries.

AC OPERATION

Before you plug the AC cord into the radio be sure the AC voltage is 120Volts/60Hz. If you have batteries in the radio and you use the AC power cord, the batteries will automatically be disconnected.

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NOTE: If you remove the power cord without turning the radio OFF, the radio will automatically revert to the batteries.

Insert the plug on the end of the supplied power cord into the AC power jack on the back of the radio.

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Getting Started

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES

1) Position the radio face down on a soft surface to protect it.

2) Remove the battery compartment cover.

3) Insert the (4) “D” cell batteries into the compartment as indicated in the drawing below. Be sure the negative (-) end is against the spring. Refer to the drawing below to insure correct installation of your batteries.

4) Replace the battery cover. You are now ready to operate your radio.

Remove battery cover by pressing

both clips at the same time towards

the bottom of the radio.

First Battery

Third Battery

AC power cord

plugs in here.

Second

Battery

Fourth

Battery

BATTERY REPLACEMENT

The battery indicator will display the battery level for approximately seven seconds when the radio is switched off. After removing dead batteries for replacement, you have approximately three minutes to replace the batteries before your clock and memory information will be lost (if the radio is not plugged in).

This symbol means the batteries are full.

This symbol means batteries are low.

This flashing symbol means the batteries need replacing.

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Getting Started

DISPLAY PANEL

1) Weather Alert Modes

2) Memory Location (1 - 5)

3) Key Lock On / Off

4) Sleep Timer/Snooze Status

5) Battery Symbol

6) Battery Power Level Indicator and Signal Strength Meter

3 4 5

8) Timer Active Indicator

9) Clock Seconds

10) Frequency/ Clock Display

11) Alarm Status and Type

12) AM/PM Indicator

13) Indicates Band In Use

14) AUX IN Indicator

7) Squelch Indicator

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15) Stereo Reception

Getting Started

SETTING THE CLOCK

Please read this entire section carefully before you start. Set the

time with the radio off. You must go through the steps listed below without stopping for more than 15 seconds at any given time or you will have to start over. (Refer to page 5 for Button Identification.)

1) Press the Clock Set Button. The hour digit will flash.

2) Using the Up/Down Tuning Button, select the appropriate hour digit and AM or PM.

3) Press the Clock Set Button again to select the minutes digits, the minutes digits will flash. Use the Up/Down Buttons to adjust the minutes to the appropriate time.

4) You must press the Clock Set Button again to complete the time setting. This also sets the seconds to “00”.

SETTING THE ALARM

There are two different alarm modes on the CCRadio 2. You can choose to wake up to the radio or to a tone. You can set the alarm with the radio on or off. If the radio is off, the beep volume is significantly reduced.

To set the type of alarm:

Press and hold the Alarm Button until you hear a beep and see one of these symbols flashing on the display.

To wake with the radio: While Alarm is flashing on the display, press the Clock Set Button until you see the symbol shown to the right. When the alarm goes off the radio will play the last station selected at the same volume level last set.

To wake with a multi level tone: While Alarm is flashing, press the Clock Set Button until you see the symbol shown to the right.

To shut off the alarm function: Press and hold the Alarm Button until you hear a short beep and the alarm symbol disappears.

To set the alarm time:

1) Press and hold the Alarm Button, the hour digit and Alarm symbol will flash.

2) Using the Up/Down Tuning Button, select the appropriate hour.

3) Press the Alarm Button again. Use the Up/Down Tuning Buttons to adjust the minute to the appropriate time.

4) Press the Alarm Button again to complete the alarm setting.

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Getting Started

Notes on the Alarm

You can also set the alarm time immediately after selecting the radio or buzzer alarm as described on page 9.

To stop the alarm from going off every day, press and hold the Alarm Button until ALARM disappears from the display.

Once the alarm is set, it will automatically go off the next day at the same time. Use the Power Button to shut off the alarm until the next day.

If the radio alarm is selected, tune the radio to your favorite station and set the volume before turning your radio off for the day. When the alarm activates, the radio will play the last station listened to.

The tone alarm is called HWS or Humane Wake (if that is possible) System. The alarm tone beep will increase in volume every 15 seconds for one minute followed by one minute of silence before repeating the cycle.

The alarm system will sound for one hour unless turned off by pressing the Power Button.

SNOOZE FEATURE

When the buzzer alarm is sounding, if you press any button except the Power Button, the alarm will temporarily stop for five minutes. The little Zs and Alarm symbol will flash on the display (above the little bed) while the radio is in snooze mode. To shut off the alarm and snooze feature press the Power Button.

SLEEP TIMER FEATURE

Your

CCRadio2 continue playing for up to 120 minutes after activation, then shuts the radio off. Selectable times are 60, 45, 30, 15, 120, and 90 minutes.

Press and hold the Power/Sleep Button until the pictograph of a person in bed and the numbers 120 are displayed.

Holding the Power/Sleep Button down will reduce the time in steps, showing times of 60, 45, 30, 15, 120, and 90 minutes. If you miss the time you want, simply continue holding the button until the desired time shows on the display. Release the button. Now the pictograph of the person in bed will appear on the display. The radio will then shut off after the set amount of time. To deactivate the Sleep Timer, simply shut the radio off using the Power Button.

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is equipped with a Sleep Timer that enables the radio to

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