DIGITECH AUDIO AR-1733 (01) PDF MANUAL

DIGITECH AUDIO AR-1733 (01) PDF SUMMARY:

How do I install the batteries?

Install 2 AA batteries in the battery compartment and pay attention to the polarity of batteries’ + and – ends.

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How do I turn on the radio?

Turn on the radio by pressing the ”POWER” button.

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How do I adjust the volume?

Adjust the volume using the volume knob.

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How do I select a band?

Select a band by pressing the BAND button.

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How do I locate a desired station?

Use the ‘TUNING’ knob to locate a desired station or by directly entering a frequency.

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How do I directly enter a frequency?

1. Select the ”BAND” you want
2. Press the “FREQ” button
3. Enter the frequency on the keyboard

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How do I turn the radio on and off?

When you press the “POWER” button the first time, you will see “on” displayed for about two seconds. Press the “Power” button again to turn the radio off.

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How do I set a sleep timer?

To set a “SLEEP”, press and hold down “POWER” button for about two seconds. You will see “on” displayed. It will first display “120” minutes and then quickly press this button to show “90-60-45-30-15-on-120” in cycle. Stop on the setting you desire and it will be remembered for your convenience each time you turn the radio “on” again.

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What does the sleep symbol mean?

If you select any one of the sleep settings, except “on”, the SLEEP symbol will be displayed while the radio is “on”.

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What happens when “on” is selected in sleep settings?

When “on” is selected, the radio will simply turn on and off each time while the Power button is pushed.

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What happens if I press the power button while the radio is operating on any of the sleep settings?

With the radio is operating on any of SLEEP settings, pressing this button will turn the radio off.

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How do I use the tuning knob?

Rotate Tuning knob to turn in a different frequency while the radio is on. Slowly turn forward or backward, the frequency step is:

• FM at 10kHz step
• MW/SW/LW/AIR at 1kHz step

Quickly turn forward or backward, the frequency step is:

• FM at 100kHz step
• AM at 9kHz step (in 9k mode)/ 10kHz (in 10k mode)
• LW at 3kHz step
• SW/ AIR at 5kHz step

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How do I change the tuning step?

While the radio is operating, press down the tuning knob to change tuning step at STOP/SLOW/FAST at a time to turn to a different station or frequency. So you can search stations or frequency in your favorite tuning step.

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How do I lock all the buttons?

Quickly press the lock button to lock all buttons, the lock icon will be displayed in the LCD; press and hold down this button for three seconds to unlock all buttons, the lock icon will disappear.

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How do I use the up and down buttons to tune the radio?

These buttons can be used to tune the radio one step at a time or “press and hold” to scan for the next strong station.

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What are the frequency steps for the up and down buttons?

While the radio is on, quickly press the button to increase or decrease frequency at the following steps:

• FM at 100kHz step
• LW at 3kHz step
• AM at 9kHz step (in 9kHz mode)/10kHz step (in10kHz mode)
• SW/AIR at 5kHz step

Press and hold “UP” or “DOWN” button to auto-scan strong stations, once found one and stop scanning.

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How do I change between 12 hour and 24 hour format?

While the radio is off, press and hold the AM BW button for three seconds to change between 12 hour and 24 hour format.

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How do I change between mono and stereo in FM band?

While the radio is on, in FM band, press the AM BW button to change between mono and stereo.

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What does the stereo icon indicate?

While the Stereo is on, the stereo icon will be displayed for 3 seconds. While the Stereo is off, the stereo icon flashes for 3 seconds.

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How do I change between wide bandwidth and narrow bandwidth in MW/SW/LW/AIR band?

In MW/SW/LW/AIR band, press the AM BW button to change between wide bandwidth and narrow bandwidth.

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How do I display the alarm and clock time?

Quickly pressing the PAGE button with the radio “off” changes to display Alarm and Clock time.

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How do I set the alarm?

Press and hold the PAGE button for 3 seconds with the radio “off”:

1. If Alarm function is off, enter alarm setting and activate alarm function; Using (0-9) number keys only to enter alarm time you desired.
2. If Alarm function is on, turn off alarm, the Alarm cannot be set.

(Note: The radio will alarm on the last station listened to.)

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How do I change the page?

While the radio is on, quickly pressing the PAGE button changes Page (0~9).

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How do I select a page?

You press the button in the first time, the “PAGE” icon will flash for about 5 seconds. You can select 0~9 pages with 0~9 keys during this period. Then press 0~9 keys to enter the channel number of a station you memorized. If there is not any operation, the “PAGE” will turn off automatically after flashing for 5 seconds.

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How do I reset the radio?

The Reset hole locates on bottom of unit, you can use toothpick to press the button to reset the radio.

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How do I increase frequency using the meter button?

While the radio is on, quickly press the METER button to increase frequency as the following steps:

• FM/AIR at 1MHz step
• MW at 100kHz step
• LW at 10kHz step

In SW mode, pressing the “METER” button changes meter band.

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How do I activate air squelch function?

Press and hold the METER button for three seconds in AIR band to activate air squelch function.

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How do I activate rechargeable battery charging?

While the radio is off, press the METER button to activate rechargeable battery Charging.

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How do I turn on the display light?

Pressing any button will give you about 5 seconds of light on the display.

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How do I change bands?

Quickly pressing the BAND button with the radio “on” changes bands in order: FM, LW, MW, SW and AIR.

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How do I automatically search for stations?

The “BAND” button can be pressed and held for 3 seconds to search station from low end to high end frequency and memorize station automatically. You will see channel number changes automatically as soon as one strong station is searched.

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How do I change MW step at 9kHz and 10kHz?

The “0” KEY Button can be pressed and held for two seconds to change MW step at 9kHz and 10kHz.

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How do I directly enter a frequency with the FREQ button?

This button is used to enter a frequency directly. You have to be in the radio band of your choice before you enter a frequency.

Quickly pressing the FREQ button enters 0~9 number keys directly with the radio “on”.

• For FM, you have to enter a last digit. To enter 107.5 FM, you must press “FREQ” and then press 1-0-7-5, and then press “FREQ” once again.
• For LW and AIR band, you can enter a frequency using 0~9 numbered keys.
• AM and SW is straightforward. Press “FREQ” and enter the AM or SW frequency using the numbered keys.

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How do I set the time?

While the radio is off, press and hold the FREQ button for 3 seconds to enter time setting. Whatever in 12 or 24 hour format, you must enter the numbered keys to set time in 24 hour format. Example: press “8”, display “08:_ _”. If default in 12 hour format, it will change to 12 hour format automatically.

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How do I directly enter a frequency or memory channel using the 0-9 keys?

Directly enter the numbered key (0~9), recall the frequency on “CH0~9” with the radio “on”.

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How do I save a frequency to a memory channel?

Press and hold any one number key for three seconds to save the entire frequency on corresponding number channel. Example: show “96.10MHz” in the LCD now, press number “5” for three seconds, then the radio will memorize “96.10MHz” to “CH 5” on current page.

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What do the LCD display icons mean?

Learning the features and the corresponding display icons can make your radio easier to use.

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What kind of batteries should I use for recharging?

When the user uses rechargeable batteries, we recommend to use Ni-MH or Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries. The average current is 200mA. For example, it will take 10 hours to charge 2000mA/H batteries fully. For more capacity battery, the user has to charge them by multi-startup methods until charging is full.

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What is the maximum charging time?

Max charging time: ≤10 hours, the aim is to protect rechargeable batteries or unit from being damaged.

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What is the charging voltage protection?

Charging voltage protection: when the batteries reach full-charging voltage, the unit will stop charging automatically to prevent batteries from being damaged.

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What is the battery detection function?

Battery detection function: the unit can detect the status of short circuit or open circuit with one or two batteries. If Not sure batteries are in good or bad condition, the unit will stop charging automatically in 10 hours.