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PLL Synthesized Receiver
Cat. No. 20-225
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
DX-395
FM/AM/SW1/SW 2
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FEATURES
Your Radio Shack DX-395 FM/AM/
SW1/SW2 PLL Synthesized Receiver is designed for your active lifestyle. Its portable, lightweight design
lets you listen to music, sports, or
news on AM, FM, and two international shortwave broadcast bands almost anywhere you go. The alarm
clock and sleep timer features add to
this radio’s usefulness, practicality,
and portability.
Its features include:
Four Band Selection
— lets you listen to your choice of FM stations,
AM stations, and SW1 and SW2
(shortwave) stations.
20 Station Memor
— lets you store
five stations in each band into memory for easy access.
LCD Displa
— shows the time and
the currently selected station.
Alarm Clock
— lets you set a time
for the radio to turn on automatically.
Sleep Timer
— plays the radio for
59 minutes and automatically turns it
off.
PLL Tuni n
— digital phase locked
loop synthesizer provides drift-free
frequency tuning with the highest degree of accuracy and stabilit y .
Earpho ne Jack
— lets you connect
earphones or any headphones with
1
a
/8-inch plug to the radio.
Built-In Speaker
— means you can
listen to your radio without an earphone.
Lock Switch
— prevents acciden-
tally changing the tuned frequency.
Displa
— lets you see the
Light
display in dark surroundings.
Sensitivit
Switch
— lets you improve reception by adjusting the signal strength and distance.
Three Power Sources
— lets you
power your radio either from internal
batteries, your vehicle’s cigarette
lighter socket (using an optional DC
adapter), or AC power (using an optional AC adapter).
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Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
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PREPARATION
SUPPLYING POWER
Using Internal Battery
Power
When you use battery power, your
radio requires four AA batteries for
operation and two AAA batteries for
clock and memory station backup.
We recommend alkaline batteries
such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23552 and 23-555.
Follow these steps to install batteries.
1. Slide the battery compartment
cover in the direction of the
arrow and remove the cover.
2. Insert the two AAA batteries into
the battery compartment, as
indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) inside the compartment.
To make it easy to
Note:
remove the batteries later, place
the batteries on top of the ribbon.
Caution:
teries of the required size and
type.
3. Insert the four AA batteries into
the battery compartment, as
indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) above the compartment.
4. Replace the cover.
If the radio operates erratically
Note:
or does not receive strong FM st ations, replace the batteries.
Always use fresh bat-
Using Vehicl e Battery
Power
To power the radio from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket, you
need a DC adapter (not supplied)
such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 14-
844.
Cautions:
• You must use an adapter that
supplies 6 volts with the center
tip set to negative, delivers at
least 300 milliamps, and has a
plug that correctly fits the radio’s
DC 6V
adapter meets these requirements. Using an adapter that
does not meet these specifications could seriously damage
the radio.
jack. The recomm ended
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• Always plug the adapter into the
radio before you plug it into the
cigarette lighter socket. Always
unplug the DC adapter from the
cigarette lighter socket before
you unplug it from the radio.
1. Set the adapter ’s voltage switch
to 6V.
2. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug
into the radio’s
DC 6V
jack.
3. Insert the adapter’s cigarettelighter plug into the vehicle’s
cigarette lighter socket.
Using AC Power
tions could seriously damage
the radio.
• Always plug the adapter into the
radio before you plug it into the
AC outlet. Always unplug the AC
adapter from the AC outlet
before you unplug it from the
radio.
Follow the adapter’s instruc-
Note:
tions to set the voltage switch to 6
volts and select the proper adaptaplug.
1. Insert the adaptaplug into the
radio’s
DC 6V
jack.
To power the radio with AC power,
you need an AC adapter (not supplied). We recommend Radio Shack
Cat. No. 273-1650.
Cautions:
• You must use an adapter that
supplies 6 volts with the center
tip set to negative, delivers at
least 300 milliamps, and has a
plug that correctly fits the radio’s
DC 6V
jack. The recommended
adapter meets these requirements. Using an adapter that
does not meet these specifica-
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2. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
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SETTING THE C LOCK
After you connect power, flashes
on the display and the clock begins
to run.
Follow these steps to set the time.
1. Press and hold
appears.
2. While holding down
HR
press
to set the hour.
3. While holding down
MIN
press
to set the minute.
Notes:
• To advance the settings rap-
idly, press and hold
MIN
.
PM
appears when the clock
•
displays a PM hour.
appears when the clock displays an AM hour.
4. Release
TIME ADJ
pears.
SEC
TIME ADJ
TIME ADJ
TIME ADJ
ADJ
. disap-
HR
.
ADJ
or
AM
USING EARPHONES
You can use the built-in speaker to
listen to the radio. Or, you c an use
stereo earphones (not supplied) with
1
a
/8-inch plug to listen in private.
Insert the earphones’
into the radio’s earphone jack.
Note:
,
The built-in speaker discon-
nects when you plug in earphones.
,
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use earphones.
• Set the volume to the lowest
setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening,
adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high
volume levels. Extended highvolume listening can lead to
permanent hearing loss.
1
/8-inch plug
• Once you set the volume, do
not increase it. Over time, your
ears adapt to the volume level,
so a volume level that does not
cause discomfort might still
damage your hearing.
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Traffic Safety
Do not wear earphones whi le operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard
and is illegal in some areas.
Even though some earphones are
designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volum e levels , they st ill pres ent
a traffic hazard.
USING THE STAND
You can use the stand on the back of
the radio to prop it up so you can
easily see the clock display. Simpl y
lift the stand away from the radio and
set the radio on a flat surface.
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RADIO OPERATION
TUNING THE RADIO
1. Set the volume to its lowest setting, and lift up and extend the
antenna.
2. Set
3. Slide
ON/OFF
to ON to turn on the
radio. The last frequency tuned
is automatically selected and
displayed.
FM/AM/SW1/SW2
to the
desired band.
4. Set
•
•
SENS
to DX or
DX
— to receive weak signals
LOC
— to receive strong
LOC
.
(local) signals
SENS
Note:
only functions for
FM and shortwave reception.
5. Press
TUNING
or to tune
to the desired station.
To automatica lly tune the
Note:
radio to the next strong signal,
press and hold
TUNING
or
for about 2 seconds.
6. Adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
HI
7. Set the tone switch to
or LO.
FM
•
— to receive signals in
the 87.5 to 107.9 MHz range
AM
— to receive signals in
•
the 530 to 1710 KHz range
SW1
•
— to receive signals in
the 3.20 to 7.30 MHz range
SW2
•
— to receive signals in
the 9.50 to 21.75 MHz range
•
•
8. Set
the radio.
HI
— to enhance music
LO
— to enhance speech
ON/OFF
to
OFF
to turn off
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STORING STATIONS
INTO MEMORY
You can store up to 20 stations (5
each in FM, AM, SW1 and SW2) and
recall them with the touch of a button. Follow these steps to store a
station into memory.
1. Press
2. Press
3. Within 5 seconds, press a num-
To tune to a stored station, press the
desired memory location button.
TUNING
to the station you want to store.
STORE
ber button (1-5) to store a station in that memory location.
The button number appears on
the display.
Note:
If you do not store a sta tion within 5 seconds,
pears. Repeat Steps 2-3.
or to tune
. ch flashes.
ch
disap-
SETTING THE SLEEP
FUNCTION
This feature allows you to go to
sleep with the radio playing. The radio plays for 59 minutes, then turns
off automatically.
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Set
3. Press
To turn off the sleep func tion before
it automatically turns off, press
SLEEP
the radio turns off.
ON/OFF
SLEEP
selected frequency appear and
the radio turns on.
again. disappears and
OFF
to
SLEEP
.
SLEEP
. and the last
USING LOCK
To prevent accidentally changing the
station, you can set the lock switch
to . This prevents manual tuning
or selecting any of the preset memory buttons.
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ON TIME
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LIGHT I NG THE
DISPLAY
To view the screen in dark surroundings, press and hold
LIGHT
.
USING THE ALARM
The alarm feature lets you s elect a
time for the radio to turn on. Follow
these steps to set the alarm time.
1. Press
ON TIME
time.
ALARM
appear with the current
STANDBY
. and
4. While holding down
press
MIN
to set the alarm
TIME ADJ
minute.
Note:
To advance the settings
HR
rapidly, press and hold
MIN
.
5. Release
TIME ADJ
disappear, but
. and
or
ADJ
STANDBY
remains.
Note:
The alarm time is now set, and
the alarm is on.
Follow these steps to turn the alarm
on or off.
1. Turn on the radio, and tune to
the station you want to he ar at
the set alarm time.
Adjust the volume to the desired
level.
2. Turn off the radio.
3. Press
ALARM
STANDBY
until ap-
pears on the screen.
,
2. Press and hold
TIME ADJ
appears.
3. While holding down
HR
press
to set the alarm hour.
ADJ
.
TIME ADJ
At the set alarm time, the radio
turns on and plays until you turn
it off.
4. To turn off the alarm, press
ALARM
STANDBY
until disappears.
5. To turn the alarm back on to
sound again the next day, pres s
ALARM
Note:
Press
see the alarm time and the station
,
STANDBY
until appears.
DISPLAY
at a ny ti me to
you set.
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MAINTENANCE
Your Radio Shack DX-395 F M/AM/SW1/SW2 PLL Synthes ized Receiver is
an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions
will help you c ar e for the receiver s o you can enjoy it for years.
Keep the receiver dry. If it g ets wet, wipe it dry immediately.
Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic
circuits.
Handle the receiver gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the receiver to
work improperly.
Use and store the receiver only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic
devices and distort or melt plastic parts.
Keep the receiver away from dust and dirt, which can cause
premature wear of parts.
Wipe the receiver with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it
CLEANER
looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or
strong detergents to clean the receiver.
Modifying or tampering with the DX-395’s internal com ponents can cause a
malfunction and might invalidate the receiver’s warranty and void your FCC
authorization to operate it. If your receiver is not performing as it should, take
it to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.
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THE FCC WANTS YOU
TO KNOW
Your radio might cause TV or radio
interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether
your radio is causing the interference, turn off your radio. If the interference goes away, your radio is
causing the interference. Try to eliminate the interference by:
• Moving your radio away from
the receiver
• Connecting your radio to an outlet that is on a different electrical
circuit from the receiver
• Contacting your local Radio
Shack store for help
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop
using your radio.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Frequencies
AM ........................................................................................ 530–1710 KHz
FM ...................................................................................... 87. 5–107.9 MHz
SW1.......................................................................................... 3.2–7.3 MHz
SW2..................................... .............. ................... ................ 9.5–21.75 MHz
Power Sources.................... 2 AAA batteries (for backup) (Cat. No. 23-555) and
4 AA batteries (Cat. No. 23-552),
DC Adapter (Cat. No. 14-844),
AC Adapter (Cat. No. 273-1650)
Dimensions (HWD).........................................................4
Weight ..................................................................................1 lb. 7 oz. (771 gm)
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are su bject
to change and improvement without notice.
3
/8 × 75/8 × 111/16 Inch e s
(111 × 193 × 42 mm)
RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio
Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it without c har
slip
not cover transportation costs. Nor does it cover a product subjected to
misuse or accidental dama
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO
EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATI ON TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED
WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. Some states do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore, the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the purchaser.
This war ra nty gives you specifi c legal rights and you ma y also ha ve other rights which vary
from state to state.
e for parts and labor. Simply
as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store. Warranty does
e.
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