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Contents
Yacht Boy 500 - L C D A T A M O N I T O R ( D i s p l a 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 G e n e r a l......................................................................................................................................................... 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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Yacht Boy 500 - LC DATA MONITOR (Display)
Indication(1)-(18)
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 your
choice.
- LW (Longwave), MW (Mediumwave), SW (Shortwave),
and FM (VHF) : waveband, frequency.
- Programming functions
e.g., -–³ MENU
-–½ , ON 1, OFF 1, etc.
- Hints (marked by ＊)
e.g., ＊ LOCKED, ;
＊ NO RDS, Q - - (RDS quality), etc.
- Error messages (marked by ＊＊) e.g.,
e.g.,＊＊ MEMORY, ＊＊ FREQ, etc.
- Automatic switch-on times.
2
(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
t i m e) , alarm times.
8
- one SLEEP time (go-to-sleep time) is programmed. -
SNOOZE (alarm interrupt) is activated.
9
(battery check)
1 0 Symbols for alarm modes ( w a k e - u p 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 - u p b y r a d i o
programme or alarm sound signal alarm time 2).
12 1 - 40 MEMORY ( n u m b e r o f s t a t i o n m e m o r y l o c a t i o n ) .
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 M H z - kHz (frequency)
In MHz on FM (VHF), in kHz o n AM (LW, MW, SW).
