Fairhaven RD500 User Manual - 4.10
Set time menu
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c. Setting the timers.
Key 3 on the main menu gives access to the five timers. Timers 1 to 4 can be set to
switch the receiver on and off at any time up to one year ahead.
Select the first timer by pressing 1 and then set up the time and date in the same way
that the clock is set.
Press enter, then use the up and down keys to set the duration of the on period. Finally
press enter again and then CLOCK(key9) and 4 to activate the timers.
Timer No. 1 2 3 4
5. Sleep Timer
When the timers are active, the cassette output will be switched on for the duration of
the timers so that a recording can be made. The first four memory positions of group
Z9 are reserved to store the frequency that the receiver will be tuned to during these
periods.
Timer 5 is the sleep timer, this allows the receiver to switch off after a preset period,
UP and DOWN keys are used to set the period before shut down. Press Key 9 (clock)
and key 4 to activate the timer.
d. Time zones
Time zone information, relative to GMT, is shown in the lower part of the display.
The standard country abbreviation is displayed to the left, followed by winter time and
the summer time of the country to the right of the display. The country code can be
changed by rotating the tuning wheel or by pressing the up and down buttons. A list of
countries and their ITU codes is given in and appendix at the back of the manual.
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4.10
Connection to a computer
of databases, and control and signal decoding with a PC computer, a Pentium running
Windows 98 or later is recommended. Connect the receiver to the PC using the lead
provided. The radio is supplied with a CD ROM containing a large amount of software
including the database program which is in a folder called ‘Database and Virtual
Radio’. Open this folder, click on the file called ‘setup.exe’ and follow the instructions