Grundig YB500 User Manual

YB500 OWNER’S MANUAL

HOW TO USE

YOUR GRUNDIG

YB500 AM/FM/SW Radio

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Contents

Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MON I T O R (Displa y ) ............................................................................................................. 3

Your Unit at a Glance.......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Aerials................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Power Supply .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

AC (Mains) Operation ........................................................................................................................................................... 7

Battery Operation................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Battery Check .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Data Protection........................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Reset Button............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

User Guide Via the Menu............................................................................................................................................................. 9

General Operation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Key-protect............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

LOCKED.................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Direct Entries ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Hints and Error Messages ................................................................................................................................................. 11

Display Illumination............................................................................................................................................................. 12

The Volume............................................................................................................................................................................. 12

The Tone.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Waveband Selection............................................................................................................................................................ 12

ROM Table of the Yacht Boy 500 ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Selecting Frequencies ......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Calling Up ROM Table Memory Locations ............................................................................................................................. 14

Step by Step into the World of Shortwave Reception ............................................................................................................. 15

Tuning to Stations with the TUNE A/V buttons.................................................................................................................. 16

Tuning to Stations......................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Entering a Meter Band ................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Storing in Memory Gen e r al ......................................................................................................................................................... 19

What can You Store?........................................................................................................................................................... 19

Is the Frequency Tuned to Already Stored in Memory?........................................................................................ 19

Checking the Desired Station Memory Position........................................................................................................ 20

Programming a Station Memory Location................................................................................................................... 20

Entering Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... 21

Calling Up Stored Stations................................................................................................................................................ 21

The MEMORY Button ........................................................................................................................................................... 22

Clearing an Occupied Memory Position........................................................................................................................ 22

Going to Sleep to Radio .............................................................................................................................................................. 23

The Clock........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Clock Time Indication TIME I/II...................................................................................................................................... 24

Automatic Functions Timer ½ ..................................................................................................................................................... 25

Programming Switching Times Switching Times 1/2.............................................................................................. 25

Checking the Switching Times 1 /2............................................................................................................................... 26

Automatic Switching On and Off .................................................................................................................................... 26

Automatic Functions.................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Special Functions on FM ........................................................................................................................................................... 28

Special Functions on AM .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

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Indication(1)-(18)

Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display)

1 8-digit alphanumeric display for

- Station name
Appears automatically when receiving an FM (VHF)
station which is transmitting RDS (Radio Data System)
signals. For other stations, you can enter a name of yo ur
choice.

- LW (Longwave), MW (Mediumwave), SW (Shortwave),
and FM (VHF) : waveband, frequency.

- Programming functions
e.g., △ MENU

- Hints (marked by ＊)
e.g., ＊ LOCKED, ;

- Error messages (marked by ＊＊) e.g.,
e.g.,＊＊ MEMORY, ＊＊ FREQ, etc.

- Automatic switch-on times.

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(FM stereo reception).

3 TUNING (field strength indication)

4

(Key-protect= key locking).

5 BOOST (increased output power).

6 TIME I1/TIME II (related to the indication ).

7 - Clock times (TIME I/TIME II), SLEEP time (go-to-sleep

time), alarm times.

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- one SLEEP time (go-to-sleep time) is programmed. ­SNOOZE (alarm interrupt) is activated.

▽

, ON 1, OFF 1, etc.

＊

NO RDS, Q - - (RDS quality), etc.

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(battery check)

1 0 Symbols for alarm modes (wake-up b y r a d i o

programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 1).

1 1 Symbols for alarm modes ( w a k e -up b y radio

programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 2).

12 1 - 40 MEMORY (numb er of s tati on mem ory lo cation) .

13 1 - 9 ROM (ROM table is selected).

14 SW-Meter-Band

AS (AUTO SEARCH) = Automatic Station search.

0 = Tuning memory.

AF = RDS Alternative Frequency.

15 LSB (Lower Side Band):

Lower side bond on SSB reception.
SSB = Single Side Band.

16 RDS (Radio Data System): You are receiving an F M

station broadcasting RDS signals.

17 USB (Upper Side Band)

Upper side band on SSB reception.

18 MHz - kHz (frequency)

In MHz on FM (VHF), in kHz o n AM (LW, MW, SW).

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Your Unit at a Glance

(1) Illumination Button (LI GHT)

- For switching on the display illumination on battery
operation (permanent illumination on AC (mains)
operation).

(2) SNOOZE Button

- To interrupt (press briefly) and switch off (lo nger
pressure) the sound signal during the alarm function.

(3) Telescopic Aerial/Antenna

- For FM (VHF) and SW reception.

- Can be extended and swivelled.

(4)LC DATA MONITOR (Display)

(5) Numeric Buttons 0 ... 9

- For all numeric entries.

- Press 0 / R O M button a longer time :
Passage from the ROM table to the normal memory
level and back again, with tansfer into the tuning
memory.

(6)MEMORY Button

-For calling up the station memory locations 1 ... 40
(enter with the numeric buttons 0 ... 9).

- For calling up the tuning memory 0.

- For calling up the ROM table 01 ... 09. Memory-Scan
Press briefly: To step to higher memory location num­bers;
Press a longer time: To step back to lower memory lo­cation numbers.

(7)Volume Control (VOLUME)

(8)CLEAR Button Press b r i e f l y :

- To clear wrong entries.

- To quit the menu functions.

- To abort entry of abbreviations. Press a very long time:

- To clear an occupied station memory location.

(9)Swing-out Support

in the rear of the unit.

- To bring the unit into a tilted position convenient for
operation.

(10) Battery Compartment

in the rear of the unit.

(11)On/Off Button ( O N / O F F )

combined with the locking switch (LOCK/UNLOCK).

(12)Fine Tuning Control (FINE T UNING)

for AM (MW, LW, SW) and SSB reception.

(13)
on.)

(14) SLEEP Button (go-to-sleep button)

( 1 5 ) FM/RDS-AF Button

(Key-protect = locks keys when unit is switched

- This prevents an indadvertent use of the function
keys.

- Switching off is possible: set switch j to "LOCK".

- For entering a period of time of up to 60 minutes in
steps of 10 minutes, after which the radio switches
off.

- For selecting the FM (VHF) band.
You will hear the F M station last tuned to (Last Station
Memory).

- For concluding a manual frequency entry.

- For calling up the AF = Alternative Frequencies which
can be received via RDS (Radio Data System) when this
band is already selected.
Press briefly = AF forward,

press a longer time = AF backward.

(16) TIME I/II

- To switch between time zone I and time zone II.

- To transfer a manually entered time into the
actual time zone.

- To conclude a switching time I or II entry.

(17) AM Button

Press br i e f l y :

- To select an AM band (LW, MW, SW).
Further pressures on this button will step through the
AM band s in the o rder L W -* MW - SW -> LW -*
MW, etc.
You will hear the station last tuned to in the respective
AM band.

- For concluding a manual frequency entry.

- For concluding a manual band entry.
Press a long e r time

- On SW, stepping to the lower band limit of the follow­ing meter band as long as this button is kept pressed.

(18) AUTO Button

- For enabling and disabling the automatic functions
after having set the alarm mode, the switching times and
the station memory.

(19) TUNE △/TUNE ▽

On FM:
Press briefly:

- Frequency tuning in the 25 kHz mode.
Press a longer time:

- Station search in the 100 kHz mode.
TUNE△= to higher frequencies.
TUNE▽=to lower frequencies.

On MW and LW:
Press briefly:

- Frequency tuning in the 1 kHz mode.
Press a longer time:

- Frequency tuning in the 9 kHz mode.
On MW, the Menu allows you to switch to the 10 kHz
raster (USA mode).

Press a very long time:
Automatic frequency scan.

On SW:
Press briefly:

- Frequency tuning in the 1 kHz mode.

Press a longer time:

- Frequency tuning within a meter band in the 5 kHz

mode.
Press a very long time:
Automatic frequency scan.

(20) MODE Button

Press briefly:

- To temporarily switch from name indication to

frequency indication.
On SW, additional indication of the meter band.
Press a longer time:

- To call up the menu.

(21) MONO/ROM-AF Button -

-Mono/stereo switching.

-To call up alternative frequencies with the "ROM

table" selected.

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(22)LSB/USB Button

- To select the lower or upper side band on SSB (Single
iSide Band) reception.
Stepping button, steps forward in the order:
With reception frequency < 10 MHz = LSB Æ USB Æ
Normal Æ LSB, etc.
With reception frequency ≥10 MHz = USB Æ LSB Æ
Normal Æ USB, etc.
LSB = Lower Side Band;
USB = Upper Side Band.
On FM:
Keep pressed button = indication of the RDS quality

(23) STORE Button

- For storing the displayed frequency or the station
name and the selected reception mode (e.g., Mc Stereo,
LSB/USB) into one of the station memory locations 1 ...

40.

Press briefly: Store compare.

- Indication whether the frequency tuned to has ready
been stored (e.g., ＊MEMO 3 ... MEMO5 …

MEMO8 ... ).

- Further pressures on the button or keeping it press

indicates whether the respective frequency is stored
several times and, if so, on which location numbers.

- If the frequency is not yet stored, the display (4)
indicate ＊ NEW.

Press a longer time:

- Indication of all free memory locations
(e.g., ＊ FREE 6 ... FREE 8 ... FREE 25 ... ).

(24) A - Z Button

- To enter the abbreviation for the currently selected
station memory location.

(25) SOUND (NORMAL -BOOST)

not on headphone operation.
NORMAL = normal output power
(low-current drain on battery operation);
BOOST= the output power is more than
doubled(recommended on mains unit operation).

(26)TONE (MUSIC - SPEECH)

MU S IC = normal reproduction;
SPEECH = speech reproduction.

(27) Headphone Jack (Ω)

- For stereo headphones with 3.5 mm jack plug and an
impedance of 32-2000Ω.
FM stereo reception is only possible with a headphone.
When connecting a headphone, the built-in loud­speaker is automatically disconnected.

(28) 3.5 mm Output Socket (LINE OUT)

- High-level output for making recordings.

( 2 9) 3.5 mm Output Switch Jack (

- For controlling external units (e.g., a tape deck).

(30) 3.5 mm Coaxial Socket (DC I N 9V

- For connecting the mains unit accompanying the unit (AC
adapter NR 90-1).

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for all wavebands

Telescopic aerial(3)
for FM and SW receptio n.

• When the aerial base is completely pulled out, the

telescopic aerial can be tilted and rotated into different posi­tions.

• For SW reception, fully extend the aerial and place it ver-

tically.
Due to the much more better propagation conditions du­ring the evening and night hours, there may be interfer­ences during these hours.

• These interferences can be reduced by partially pushing in

the telescopic aerial.

Please note
Touching the telescopic antenna reduces FM and SW reception
quality.

Ferrite aerial
for MW and LW reception (built-in).

• Turn the unit about its vertical axis to find the best

reception position.

Aerials

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AC (Mains) Operation

• Only use the supplied AC (mains) unit NR 90-1 for the

set.

• Adjust the local mains voltage on the AC (mains) unit.

220... 240V 110 ... 127V

Power Supply

• Connect the mains unit to the DC IN 9 V socket(30)
(3 0). This automatically disconnects the inserted
batteries.

- No responsibility can be accepted for damage due to
operation with the voltage selector set to the wrong
position.

• Remove the batteries if the unit is to be operated perma-

nently on the mains!

Battery Operation

With four 1.5 V batteries, type IEC LR 6 or AA.
We recommend the use of alkaline-manganese batteries
with low mercury constituent or no mercury at all.

• Disconnect the plug of the AC (mains) unit from the DC IN

9 V socket (30).

• Open the cover of the battery compartment (10)

(on back of unit).

• Insert the batteries with correct polarity

(see scheme on bottom of battery compartment).

• For this, observe the order of the batteries and the posi-

tion of the take-out ribbon (see Fig. to the right)

Battery Check

When the batteries get weak, a battery symbol ( )
will appear in the display (4).

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Attention

• Remove exhausted batteries immediately from the unit!

• If the unit is not to be used for longer periods, remove

batteries even if they are new!

- No responsibility can be accepted for damage due to
leaking batteries.

Note on environmental protection
Do not throw exhausted batteries in the houshold waste !
Hand over the old batteries to your radio dealer or a public

collecting point when buying new ones.

Data Protection

(Mains and Battery Operation)

• When the power supply is disconnected, the time and the

last station memory are retained for approx. 5 minutes.

Reset Button

If, due to external interferences (caused by static charges
of carpets, thunderstorms, etc.), the control electronics of
your Yacht Boy 500 should receive wrong information sig­nals, or if no entries at all are possible, then press the Reset
button.
This is to be found behind the top right opening in the de-

corative speaker grill.
For pushing the switch, it is best to use a bent-up paper clip.
By releasing the Reset impulse, the unit is reset to its initial
programming state.

The contents of the individual station memory locations are not

affected.
However the time setting and the contents of the last station
memory will be cleared.
The stored stations and menu options will not be lost neither by a
power supply failure nor by a Reset.

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User Guide Via the Menu

With the unit switched on, call up the menu by pressing the
MODE button (press a longer time).

Use the buttons TUNE △ and TUNE ▽ to select one after

the other the different menu options:

Switch-on time ON 1- switch-off time OFF 1 -
Switch-on time ON 2 - switch-off time OFF 2 -
iDisplay brightness - LAMP 0 ... 4 ­Sound signal intensity BEEP 0 ...4 -

MW raster frequency 9 kHz or 10 kHz.
You can quit the menu ...

- by pressing the CLEAR button,

- automatically 60 seconds after completion of the 1

entry,

- by pressing the MODE button when the display sho

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MENU▽ .

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