Grundig YB550PE User Manual
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YB550PE
OPERATION MANUAL
AM/FM SHORTWAVE RADIO
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YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
YB 550PE OPERATION MANUAL
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1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
2 QUICK GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-18
3 DETAILED OWNER’S MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
INSTALLING BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . .20
SIGNAL STRENGTH AND
BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
IMPORTANT INITIAL SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
4 BASIC RADIO OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
TURNING ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SELECTING AM, FM OR SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF
NORTH AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
FOUR WAYS TO TUNE IN STATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
5 USING SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND . . . . . . . . . . .27
AUTOSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE . . . . . . . . .28
SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF
AUTOSCANNING RANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
FAVORITE STATION WAKE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM . . . . . . . .31
7 WORKING WITH MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SELECTING MEMORY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY . . . . . . . .34
DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MEMORY SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MEMORY AUTOSCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
DELETING A STORED FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE . . . . . .37
CUSTOMIZING MEMORY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
8 SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CHANGING THE CLOCK FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
MONITORING CURRENT SET CODE STATUS . . . . . . . . . .40
SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
USING THE LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
USING EARPHONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
USING THE LOCK SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
RESET PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
MAJOR FEATURES OF THE YB 550PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
10SERVICE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the YB 550PE AM/FM/Shortwave
Radio.
This owner’s manual is conveniently divided into two
sections, BASIC OPERATION and INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE (both sections are important). If you are new to shortwave listening, the INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE section
will give you all the information that you need to fully enjoy
broadcasts from around the world. This radio has been
designed and manufactured to high quality standards, and
will provide reliable operation for many years. Please carefully read the Owner’s Manual in order to take advantage of the
many interesting features of the YB 550PE.
WHAT THE YB 550PE INCLUDES
• Earbud style earphones
• Batteries
• Carrying pouch
QUICK GUIDE
More experienced digital product users may want to use the
quick guide, titled YB 550PE QUICK GUIDE, starting
on page 12.
NOTE: however, that the DETAILED OWNER’S MANUAL,
starting on page 19, is the most thorough and comprehensive
guide to the YB 550PE’s operation.
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ON/OFF/ Timer Button (2)
Display (1)
FRONT TOP
LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE
Numeric Keypad (10A)
Snooze Light Button (22)
Stand (20)
BACK
Battery Compartment
Cover (21)
Alarm Button (3)
Memory/Edit; Time Set (5)
+ Tuning Button (7)
– Tuning Button (8)
Enter; Sys.Set (6)
AM/FM/SW Band Button (9)
Shortwave Meter Band Button (10)
Memory Scan/Page Button (4)
DX Local Switch
(11)
Antenna Socket
(12)
Earphone Socket
(13)
Volume
Control
(14)
DC Socket
(15)
Fine Tuning Control
(16)
Tone Control
(17)
Lock Switch
(18)
Telescopic Antenna
(19)
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RADIO OFF DISPLAY
Triangle Pointer (23)
Antenna Symbol (24)
Battery
Symbol
(31)
RADIO ON DISPLAY
Time AM/PM Indicator (29)
Frequency Digits (34)
Triangle Pointer (23)
Antenna Symbol (24)
1-5 Scale (30)
MEMORY DISPLAY
Refers only to the display’s upper right corner.
SHORTWAVE METER BAND DISPLAY
SYSTEM SET CODE DISPLAY
Refers only to the display’s upper right corner.
1-5 Scale (30) Sleep Timer Symbol (32)
Alarm AM/PM Indicator (25)
Clock
Digits
(28)
Battery
Symbol
(31)
FM,
MW,
SW,
Indicators
(35)
Alarm
Activation
Symbol
(27)
Alarm
Clock
Digits
(26)
Memory
Display
(36)
Shortwave
Meter
Band
Display
(37)
(39)
(40)
Delete
Indicator
(38)
Alarm
Activation
Symbol
(27)
Clock
Digits
(33)
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2 QUICK GUIDE
The purpose of this Quick Guide is to enable immediate use
of the radio. Please note that it is not a replacement for the
Detailed Owner’s Manual, a much more thorough document.
Please refer to it for detailed operating instructions, starting
on Page 19.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Remove the stand and battery compartment cover and install
3 AA alkaline batteries.
PERFORMING INITIAL SET-UP
Assure that the radio is unlocked.The LOCK switch is on right
side of the radio and should be OFF.Assure that the
DX/LOCAL switch, on the left side of the radio is in the DX
position.
TURNING THE YB 550PE ON AND OFF
A short press of the (ON/OFF-TIMER) button turns the
radio on with a 90 minute, automatic turn-off timer engaged,
with in the display.To defeat this timer, allowing indefinite turn-on and play, use a long press on the button. When
defeating the timer ‘yb550’ will appear in the display for 5
seconds before turning on.
QUICK GUIDE continued
SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORTWAVE
Use the FM/AM/SW Band button to select FM, AM or SW
(shortwave). AM is shown with the MW symbol in the display.
TUNING STATIONS
Use the +/- buttons. Quick, short presses for non-scan tuning;
long presses for autoscan tuning. If you know the frequency,
press the ‘Enter’ button, then key in the frequency with the
numeric keypad. Use the FINE TUNING control for fine tuning
or as you would a tuning knob.
SHORTWAVE BASICS
• Night shortwave reception is almost always better than
daytime shortwave reception
• During daytime, the most active shortwave bands are 13,
15, 16, 19, and 22 meters, 16 and 19 usually best.At
night, the most active bands are 25, 31, 41 and 49
meters, with 31 and 49 usually best
• Around sunset and sunrise, both the day and night bands
may be good. It pays to experiment with this
• Getting very close to a window often helps signal
strengths
• Holding the radio often helps signal strengths (this may
also be true for AM and FM reception)
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SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND
The following bands can be selected: 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31,
25, 22, 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 meters. Pressing the SHORTWAVE METER BAND BUTTON successively jumps it to the
beginning of bands.Alternately, press the same button followed by the +/- buttons to go up and down bands. Start
tuning after the clock reappears.When using autoscan tuning, it will jump to the next band automatically after tuning
through the band that was initially selected.
QUICK GUIDE continued
SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF
AUTOSCANING RANGES
BAND (meters} FREQUENCY RANGE (kilohertz)
120 2250 - 2550
90 3150 - 3450
75 3850 - 4050
60 4700 - 5100
49 5800 - 6300
41 7100 - 7500
31 9400 - 1000
25 11500 - 12150
22 13500 - 13900
19 15000 - 15900
16 17450 - 18000
15 18850 - 19100
13 21450 - 21950
11 25600 – 26100
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STORING A FREQUENCY INTO MEMORY
200 frequencies can be stored into 8 pages of memory, each
page holding 25 frequencies.Turn on the radio. First, select a
memory page by pressing the M.Scan/Page button for about
3 seconds.The memory page then flashes in the upper right
corner of the display.Within 5 seconds select the desired
page with the +/ – buttons. Once selected, either
press/release the M.Scan/Page button or wait about 3 seconds, causing the memory page to be entered. Next, tune to
the desired radio station, then press/release the Mem./Edit
button and note that the ‘PRESET’ digits flash in the upper
right corner of the display.Within 5 seconds use the numeric
keypad to enter the memory preset number that you wish to
store the station into (in the factory default setting, there are
25 presets per page). Punch in a number from 1 to 25.Within
5 seconds press the Mem./Edit button.
QUICK GUIDE continued
ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO
MEMORY
Once a page number has been selected or changed, even if it
is not seen on the screen, you can access any memory preset
on that page by keying in the memory number with the
numeric keypad.To change pages, use the procedure
described previously. Memory Search enables searching
through the memory presets within a memory page.
Press/release the M.Scan/Page button, then use quick, short
presses on the +/– buttons to search through the memory
presets. Using a longer, 3 second press of +/- engages
Memory Autoscan, allowing about 5 seconds on each memory before automatically moving on to the next one.To stop
memory preset autoscan, press/release one of
the +/– buttons.
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