RADIWOW R-108 SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER FM STEREO/MW/LW/SW/DSP/AIR BAND OPERATION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS ●CONTROL LOCATION ......................................2 ●LCD DISPLAY ...................................................3 ●Quick Operation Guide ..................................5 ►HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO ..............8 ►TUNE INTO STATIONS ....................................8 ►WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES ...........9 ►LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS ................11 ►DELETE MEMORY .........................................11 ►SLEEP FUNCTION .......................................
►HOW TO IMPROVE FM / SW RECEPTION .....18 ►TROUBLE SHOOTING ....................................19 ►IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT USING BATTERY .........................................................................21 ►RESET ...........................................................21 ►RADIO MAINTENANCE .................................21 ►SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................
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●CONTROL LOCATION 1 Power on/off 2 Display & Lock button 3 Time Set 4 Alarm Set 5 Previous 6 Next 7 VM/VF Button 8 Memory button 9 Delete button 10 FM ST.
●LCD DISPLAY 1. Battery consumption indicator 2. FM stereo status indicator 3. Sleep indicator 4. Alarm indicator “ ” alarm by radio “ ” alarm by buzzer 5. SQUELCH indicator 6. Temperature (Temp.) 7. Digital number display (4 Digits) ●With radio off: local time, alarm time, temperature ●With radio on: local time, signal strength / SNR, alarm time, temperature, memory address, meter band. 8.
9. Alarm indicator 10. Meter band indicator 11. Preset memory address indicator 12. Sound Mode indicator 13. Tuning speed: FAST /SLOW / STOP 14. KHz: frequency unit for MW, LW & SW MHz: frequency unit for FM 15. Master Digits ●With radio off: local time ●With radio on: frequency display, band display 16. Band indicator 17. Key-lock indicator * Signal strength (unit: dBμ): Refers to the received station signal strength. The higher of the value, the better.
●Quick Operation Guide CLOCK SETTING (Refer to 12) 1. Press & hold the [TIME] button until hours flashing, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour. 2. Press the [TIME] button, and then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust minute while the minute is flashing. 3. Press the [TIME] button to confirm the setting. ※If the [TIME] button has not been pressed again within 3 seconds, the unit will automatically confirm the setting.
achieve optimum reception. You can adjust the appropriate volume by rotating the [VOLUME] button. Auto Tuning Storage (ATS) (Refer to 9 ） FM ATS: 1. Fully extend the telescopic antenna and press the[BAND], button to select FM band; 2. Press & hold the [BAND] button, The radio will automatically search FM radio stations and store all available stations into the memories; 3. When the frequency count stops, it means the ATS operation is done completely.
DELETE MEMORY (Refer to 11) 1. Select your desired band by pressing [BAND] button; 2. Press the [VM/VF] button to switch into frequency mode, switch to address status; 3. Press & hold the [DELETE] button until “DEL” and “memory address” flashing; 4. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select the memory that you want to delete; 5. Press the [DELETE] button to remove the unwanted memory address. AUTO BROWSE MEMORY (Refer to 11) 1. Select your desired band by pressing [BAND] button; 2.
►HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO 1. Open the battery compartment located on the back of the radio; Install 1 x BL-5C battery. Close the battery door. The LCD display shows the battery level, time and other symbols 2. Press the [POWER] button to turn on/off the radio. Note: If the radio does not turn on, please check if the battery were installed correctly, or the battery capacity is sufficient and the lock function has not been turned on. (Press & hold the [ ] button to unlock.
Notes: 1. Ignore the decimal point for FM band when inputting the frequency numbers. For example, FM 89.3 MHz, just enter 8 9 3. 2. If the entered frequency is not within the covering area, the display would display “Err” (error) symbol. ►WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES There are in total 500 memory presets within the unit. 100 memory presets for each FM、MW、LW、SW 、AIR band. METHOD 1: Auto Tuning Storage (ATS) ●FM ATS 1. Fully extend the telescopic antenna and press the [BAND] button to select FM band; 2.
2. Press & hold the [BAND] button until “PRESET” flashing and the frequency counting; now the unit starts scanning and storing all available SW band stations into the memories； 3. When the frequency stops advancing, it means the ATS operation is done completely. In the address state, you can rotate the [TUNING] knob to browse for those stored stations. ●AIR ATS 1. Fully extend the telescopic antenna and press the [BAND] button to select AIR band; 2.
►LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS METHOD 1: MANUAL MEMORY TUNING 1. Press the [VM/VF] button to enter memory mode. “PRESET ” will appear on screen； 2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to tune into the stored station one by one. METHOD 2: AUTO BROWSE MEMORY 1. Press the [VM/VF] button to enter memory mode; “PRESET ” will appear on screen; 2. Press & hold the / button until the “PRESET” flashing to auto scan from one memory to another, staying on each station for about 5 seconds; 3.
2. Press & hold / button to auto browse those stored stations until you hear a sound of “Be--”; 3. Press the [DELETE] button at anytime in auto browse to direct delete the unwanted station; the radio will keep on auto browsing to the next available station until you press any other button to stop this function. Note: This function is especially suitable for organizing store memory. METHOD 3: MANUAL DELETES ALL MEMORY WITHIN THE BAND 1. Press the [VM/VF] button until “PRESET ” flashing 2.
3. Press the [TIME] button to confirm the setting. Note：If you do not press the [TIME] button for 3 seconds to confirm, the radio will automatically exit the adjustment Set the alarm time 1. Press & hold the [ALARM] button until hours flashing, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour; 2. Press the [ALARM] button, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the minutes while minutes is flashing ; 3.
3. When the alarm by radio preset on time is reached, the radio will automatically turn on and play the pre-stored stations. It will automatically shut down when the preset off time is reached. Note: The radio will turn on automatically playing the preset station when it reaches the alarm time. If the preset alarm is activated when you are listening to the radio, it will auto switch to the preset radio station.
With radio ON: Press the[DISPLAY] button to view home time, world time, alarm time, temperature or signal Press strength showing on the upper right corner of the display ►KEY-LOCK FUNCTION 1. Press & hold the [ ] button until “ ” symbol appears on the display to activate the key lock function. 2. Press & hold it again until “ deactivate the locking function.
Narrow band: It is suitable to receive weak & long distance stations as narrow band is able to limit the interference from adjacent strong signal and reduce background noise. ►SYSTEM-SETTING (Operating in the OFF state) SETTING FM FREQUENCY RANGE Press & hold the [FM SET] button until 64.0-108MHz, 76.0-108MHz, or 87-108MHz, 87.5-108MHz appears in the display. SETTING MW (AM) TUNING Press & hold [9/10 kHz] button until "9kHz" or "10kHz" appears on the display to select your desired AM tuning step.
► SQUELCH FUNCTION 1. Press the [POWER] button to turn on the radio and select your desired band by pressing [BAND] button； 2. Press & hold the [SQUELCH] button until "B" sound heard to switch to the signal strength selection page with a symbol“ ”in display； 3. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select signal strength“OFF-1-2-3-45-6-7-8-9”； 4. Press the [SQUELCH] button again to confirm.
FM 0.1 MHz 0.01 MHz STOP LW 3KHz 1KHz STOP MW 9/10KHz 1KHz STOP SW 5KHz 1KHz STOP AIR 25KHz 1KHz STOP ►INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION 1. With radio off, install BL-5C rechargeable battery. 2. Use the 5V external adaptor with USB plug to connect to the radio. The symbol “ ” will advance from the bottom to the top during power charging. It will stop advancing when the battery is fully charged.
►TROUBLE SHOOTING QUESTIONS ANSWERS - low battery --Can not turn on the radio. -improperly installed battery -Power button is locked. -Radio auto turns button to unlock. - Replace new Battery -Sleep timer is /Charge the battery. -Turn on the radio activated. not being stored using ATS. -Some station is being stored with noise using ATS. -Poor FM reception -Press the -Low battery off while listening. -Some station is SOLUTIONS -Replace new Battery / Charge the battery.
activated (alarm proper radio station by radio), there is for the alarm station properly (see the above setting) -Make sure it has radio only noise with the broadcast in your broadcast -Or there are no location. broadcasting at that -Or set the alarm by radio station buzzer.
►IMPORTANT BATTERY NOTICE ABOUT USING 1. If no battery has been installed for a long time, the clock of the radio will stop to work. However, pre-stored frequencies are still kept. The clock will work again after new batteries are reinstalled. 2. When the battery power is low, the“ ” symbol flashes on the display meaning that you have to charge battery. 3. In case of the radio will not be used for a long period, take out the battery to prevent liquid leakage which can damage the radio.
►SPECIFICATIONS 1. Frequency range 64~108 MHz Russia 64~108MHz Japan 76~108 MHz EU, USA 87.5~108 MHz MW 522~1620 kHz USA 520~1710 kHz LW 150~450 kHz SW 1711-29999 kHz AIR 118-137MHz 2.Sensitivity FM (S/N=30dB) Less than 3μV MW (S/N=26dB) Less than 0.5mV/m LW (S/N=26dB) Less than 10mV/m SW (S/N=26dB) Less than 10Μv AIR (S/N=26dB) Less than 0.5μV 3.
7.Alarm clock mode: Alarm by radio & Alarm by buzzer 8. Power: BL-5C Battery or USB 5V DC 9.Speaker: 5W/4Ohm 10.Earphone Jack: φ3.5mm, Stereo type 11. Dimensions Approx.: 118(W) X 73(H) X 27(D) mm 12. Weight: 190g (Battery not included) 13.
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