DX-399 Shortwave Receiver
(200-0229)                 Special Features           Faxback Doc. # 57597

Using The Alarm

The DX-399's TIMER alarm lets you set two alarm times, so you can wake to 
either the radio or a buzzer.

Setting the Radio Alarm Time

1.  Tune to the radio station you wish to wake up to.

2.  Display the time by pressing POWER to turn off the receiver, or by 
    pressing DISPLAY/ENTER.

3.  Press (HORN) STANDBY/LW.  (horn symbol) and STANDBY flash for about 12
    seconds, and the last set alarm time (or 0:00) appears.

4.  Use the number keys to enter the desired alarm time (in 24-hour time 
    format).  For example, to enter 1:30 PM, press 1330.

    Notes:  Do not precede single-digit hours with a 0.  For example, 
            enter 930 for 9:30 AM.

            If you enter the wrong number, repeatedly Press C to correct 
            it.

            If the time you enter does not exist (such as 25:30), E 
            appears for about 2 seconds, and the original time reappears.

5.  Press ENTER.  The set time appears, and (horn symbol) STANDBY stops
    flashing, indicating the radio alarm has been set.  About 2 seconds
    later, the receiver turns to the current time.

6.  To check the alarm time, press STANDBY.  The alarm time displays for 
    about 12 seconds, then disappears.  If you press STANDBY again or 
    ENTER, the display returns to the time mode.

To cancel the alarm time, press POWER or DISPLAY so the current time 
appears. Then press STANDBY. While STANDBY flashes, press C. (horn symbol)
and STANDBY disappear.

Setting the HWS Alarm Time

The DX-399 features a Humane waking System (HWS), so you are not startled 
awake.  At the set alarm time when the alarm buzzer sounds, the volume 
increases every 15 seconds for 1 minute, then goes silent for 1 minute, 
repeating the cycle for 30 minutes.

Note:  If the radio is on when the DX-399 reaches the alarm time, the 
       radio turns off, and the DX-399 begins to buzz.

To set the DX-399's HWS alarm time, follow these steps. 

1.  Display the time by pressing POWER to turn off the receiver, or by 
    pressing DISPLAY/ENTER. 

2.  Press (clock symbol) MW.  STANDBY and (clock symbol) flash for about 
    12 seconds, and the last alarm time appears (0:00 appears, if this is 
    the first time you set an alarm).

3.  Use the number keys to enter the desired alarm time.  For example, to  
    enter 1:30 PM, press 1330.

    Notes:  Do not precede single-digit hours with a 0.  For example, 
            enter 930 for 9:30 AM.

            If you enter the wrong number, repeatedly press C to correct 
            it.

            If the time you enter does not exist (such as 25:30), E 
            appears for about 2 seconds, and the original time reappears.

4.  Press ENTER.  The set time (13:30, for example) appears, and STANDBY 
    (clock symbol) stops flashing, indicating the radio alarm has been 
    set.  About 2 seconds later, the receiver returns to the current time.

5.  To check the alarm time, press STANDBY.  The alarm time displays for 
    about 12 seconds, then disappears.  If you press STANDBY again or 
    ENTER the display returns to time mode.

To cancel the alarm time, press POWER or DISPLAY so the current time 
appears, then press STANDBY. While STANDBY flashes, press C.  (horn 
symbol) and STANDBY disappear.

Silencing the Alarm

At the set alarm time, the radio turns on or the buzzer sounds and (horn 
symbol) or (clock symbol) flash on the display.  The buzzer than stops 
after 30 minutes, or the receiver automatically turns off after 60 minutes

To silence the alarm sooner, press POWER.  The flashing (horn symbol) or 
(clock symbol) disappears and the alarm sounds again the next day at the 
set time.

Turning the Alarm ON or OFF

To turn off the alarm so it does not sound, press (horn symbol) STANDBY or 
STANDBY HWS (clock symbol)(according to which alarm you set - the radio or 
the buzzer).  While (horn symbol) STANDBY or STANDBY HWS flashes, press C.

To set the alarm to sound again, press (horn symbol) STANDBY or STANDBY 
HWS (clock symbol) and then ENTER.

Using The Sleep Timer

You can set the sleep timer to have the receiver turn off in one hour, 45, 
30, or 15 minutes, so you can fall asleep to music.

1.  Tune to the desired station. 

2.  Hold down POWER/.SLEEP until (bed symbol) flashes. 

3.  While you hold down .SLEEP, the sleep timer flashes 60, 45, 30, then 
    15 (minutes), and repeats.  Release .SLEEP when the desired time 
    appears.

4.  The receiver turns on and (bed symbol) remains on the display.

At the preset auto power-off time, the receiver turns off.  To turn off 
the receiver sooner, press POWER.

Using The Countdown Timer

1.  Press POWER to turn off the receiver, then press TIMER/SW.  TIMER
    flashes for 12 seconds.

    Note:  The display shows -:- the first time you set the count down 
           timer.  If you press ENTER by mistake while the display shows
           -:-, E appears.  Turn on the receiver and repeat Step 1.

2.  Use the number keys to enter the desired countdown time (up to 23 
    hours and 59 minutes) and press ENTER.  TIMER stops flashing, then the 
    receiver returns to the current time within about 2 seconds.

To check the time remaining in the countdown at any time, press TIMER.  To 
continue the countdown, press TIMER again. 

To reset the countdown, press ENTER.  The timer begins the countdown again 
from the set time.

When the countdown reaches the end, the receiver's alarm sounds for about 
one minute.  If the radio is on at the time the countdown ends, the radio 
turns off, and the alarm sounds.  To turn the alarm off sooner, press 
POWER.

Canceling the Countdown Timer

To cancel the countdown timer, press POWER or DISPLAY so the current time 
appears, then press TIMER.  The display shows the remaining countdown time 
and TIMER flashes. Press C. TIMER disappears, and the current time appears

Using The Display Backlight

To turn on the backlight for about 12 seconds, press (lit light bulb 
symbol) again.

Locking The Controls

You can lock the controls to prevent accidentally turning the receiver on 
or off, changing the band or frequency, or selecting other front-panel 
buttons.  Slide (. key symbol) up to (. key symbol) to lock all the front 
panel buttons.  (key symbol) appears.  Slide (. key symbol) down to unlock 
the buttons.

(BR-EB 11/22/99)