CCRadio Plus Instruction Manual

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Please read this entire section carefully before you start.Set the time
with the radio off. You will need to go through the steps listed below with-
out stopping for more than 15 seconds at any given time or you will have
to start over. (Refer to page 7 for Button Identification.)
1) Press the Clock Set Button. The hour digit will flash.
2) Using the Up/Down Tuning Button, select the appropriate
hour digit and AM or PM.
3) Press the Clock Set Button again to select the minutes digits, the 
minutes digits will flash. Use the Up/Down Buttons to adjust the
minutes to the appropriate time.
4) You mustpress the Clock Set Button again to complete the time
setting. This also sets the seconds to “00”.
SETTINGTHECLOCK
SETTINGTHEALARM
There are two different alarm modes on the CCRadioplus. You can
choose to wake up to the radio or to a tone. You can set the alarm with
the radio on or off.
To set the type of alarm:
Press and hold the Alarm Button until you hear a
beep and see one of these symbols flashing on the display.
To wake with the radio: While 
Alarm is flashing on 
the display, press the Clock Set Button until you see
the symbol shown right. When the alarm goes off the
radio will play the last station selected at the same vol-
ume level last set.
To wake with a multi level tone: While 
Alarmis flashing,
press the Clock Set Button until you see the symbol
shown right.
To shut off the alarm function: Press and hold the Alarm Button until
you hear a short beep and both symbols disappear.
To set the time for the alarm to go off:
1) Press and hold the Alarm Button, the hour digit and 
Alarm
symbol will flash.
2) Using the Up/Down Tuning Button, select the appropriate
hour.
3) Press the Alarm Button again. Use the Up/Down Tuning Buttons 
to adjust the minute to the appropriate time.
4) Press the Alarm Button again to complete the alarm setting. 
						

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NOTESONTHEALARM
You can also set the alarm time immediately after selecting the radio or
buzzer alarm as described on page 11.
To stop the alarm from going off every day, press and hold the Alarm
Button until 
ALARMdisappears from the display.
Once the alarm is set, it will automatically go off the next day at the same
time. Use the Power Button to shut off the alarm until the next day.
If the radio alarm is selected, tune the radio to your favorite station and set
the volume before turning your radio off for the day. When the alarm acti-
vates the radio will play the last station listened to.
The tone alarm is called HWS or Humane Wake (if that is possible) System.
The alarm tone beep will increase in volume every 15 seconds for one
minute followed by one minute of silence before repeating the cycle.
The alarm system will sound for one hour unless turned off by pressing the
Power Button.
When the buzzer alarm is sounding, if you press any button except the
Power Button the alarm will temporarily stop for five minutes. The little Zs
and 
Alarmsymbol will flash on the display while the radio is in snooze
mode. To shut off the alarm and snooze feature press the Power Button.
SNOOZEFEATURE
SLEEPTIMERFEATURE
Your CCRadioplus is equipped with a Sleep Timer that enables the radio
to continue playing for up to 120 minutes after activation, then shuts the
radio off. Selectable times are 120 90, 60, 30 and 15 minutes.
Press and hold the Power
/ Sleep Button until the pictogram of a
person in bed and the numbers 120 are displayed.
Holding the Power
/ Sleep Button down will reduce the time in steps,
showing times of 120, 90, 60, 30, and 15 minutes. If you miss the time you
want, simply continue holding the button until the desired time shows on
the display. Release the button. Now the pictogram of the person in bed
will appear on the display. The radio will then shut off after the set amount
of time. To deactivate the Sleep Timer, simply shut the radio off using the
Power Button. 
						

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RADIOOPERATION
The CCRadioplusfeatures four bands: AM / FM / TV Audio 2-13 and
Weather.
M
ANUALTUNING
1) Press the Power Button to turn on the radio.
2) Select the band by pressing the Band Button.
3) A single press of the Up or Down Tuning Buttons will
change the frequency up or down for AM and FM bands,
and channel up or down for Weather and TV bands.
Each press of tuning Up and Down buttons will change the frequency by
10 KHz in AM mode and 100 KHz in FM mode.
S
CANTUNING
Same as above except press and hold the Tuning Up or Down
Button for more than .5 second. The radio will scan and stop
automatically when it finds an active station. The Scan Tuning will not
work on the weather band. It may also stop scanning on strong interfer-
ence or noise. Press and hold again to resume.
R
OTARYTUNING
Rotating the tuning knob will change AM/FM by frequency and the
weather/TV bands by channel.
M
EMORYTUNING
Five stations may be stored into memory in each
of the four bands.
1) Tune to the station or channel you want to memorize.
2) Press and Hold the desired Memory Button for two seconds or
until you hear a beep. The station or channel is then memorized.
The display will show the memory number.
To recall the memorized station, select the correct band and press and
release the Memory Button. The radio will instantly tune to the station
stored in memory. If the button is held down, the station you are tuned
to will now be stored in that memory position. 
						

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The WEATHER ALERT modes on the CCRadiopluscan alert you to
special weather related emergencies. During an emergency or weather
related hazard, NOAA issues an emergency tone that will set off an
audible and/or visual alarm on the radio.
NOTE: Hazard warnings are not available in all areas.
There are seven standard NOAA weather channels used in the US and
Canada. This radio receives broadcasts up to 50 miles from transmitting
stations.
1) To listen to the standard NOAA weather channels, turn the radio on,
press the Band button until 
WX shows on the display. The tele-
scopic whip antenna may need to be fully extended and in the “up”
position to receive a station clearly.
2) The channel number of the weather station is shown on the display.
Pressing the Tuning Up or Down Buttons will toggle you through the
seven programmed channels. There should be one or more weather
service stations broadcasting in your local area. You will hear a
report that is updated usually once or more per day for your area. If
there is a severe weather or weather related emergency, NOAA will
update the weather broadcast more frequently. If there is a weather
emergency, the NOAA will issue an alert tone.
After locating and tuning in your weather station the radio can now be
placed into WEATHER ALERT mode. The WEATHER ALERT mode
enables you to listen to your favorite AM or FM station or turn the radio
off, and still receive an alert signal warning you of a special emergency.
There are three active WEATHER ALERT modes on the CCRadio
plus.
NOTE:
1) When activated, the WEATHER ALERT consumes power even
when the radio is turned off.
2)Be aware that if you are not using AC power the WEATHER
ALERT will completely drain your batteries. If your batteries are
dead and AC power is off, the WX Alert Alarm will not work
SETTINGTHEWEATHERALERT
1) To place the radio in WEATHER ALERT mode, press and hold the
Weather Alert Button for two seconds: You will hear a short beep
and see this symbol, shown on page 15 (top right), on the display.
WEATHERALERTSYSTEM 
						

							This is WEATHER ALERT mode with flashing light
only (no Alarm). If NOAA issues a weather related
emergency, the radio will automatically alert you with
a small flashing light near the top of the radio. The Alert light
continues to flash until any button is pushed.
2)
To access the second mode, (WEATHER ALERT with NOAA Audio).
Press and hold the WEATHER ALERT Button again for two seconds
until you hear a long beep. The symbol, shown at     
right, will be displayed in this mode. In this mode, 
if the NOAA alert tone is issued, the red light
flashes and the radio switches to Weather Audio automatically. To 
cancel the WEATHER ALERT, press the Band Button on the radio.
3)
To access the third mode, (WEATHER ALERT with flashing light and 
siren)
. Press and hold the WEATHER ALERT 
Button again for two seconds until you hear a 
double beep. The symbol, shown at right, will
appear and the light near the top radio comes on continuously. In 
this mode, if the NOAA alert tone is issued, the red light on the top
of the radio flashes and a siren turns on for up to 1 minute. In this
mode, when the siren is active, pressing any button on the radio
instantly turns the radio to the Weather Audio and cancels the siren.
SPECIAL NOTE: If you have the headphones plugged in and a weather
alert is issued, the audio to the headphones will be cut-off and the siren
will sound through the radio’s speaker.
T
URNINGOFFTHEWEATHER ALERT
Press the WEATHER ALERT Button again for two seconds:
The alarm goes off and is inactive. The 
ALERTsymbol will
disappear from the display.
In any of the active WEATHER ALERT modes, the weather receiver
stays on and listens for an emergency tone issued from NOAA in case
of emergency.
You may get a periodic test tone from the NOAA that will cause an
unexpected alarm on your CCRadio
plus. This tone is only a test and will
happen periodically, usually every Wednesday at noon, or whenever the
agency decides to test their emergency alert system. Simply pressing
any button on the receiver will shut the alert tone off. After an alert has
been issued, the WEATHER ALERT light and/or siren will stay on for
one minute or until you turn it off by pressing any button.
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							LOCKSWITCH
The Lock switch can be used when transporting
the radio to prevent accidentally turning it on.
When the switch is pushed up you will see the
Lock symbol          appear on the display. It
can also be used to disable all functions of the
radio when it is turned on. Push the switch
down to release the lock.
HEADPHONEJACK
You can use a stereo or mono headphone with a 3.5 mm plug. When
you insert the headphone plug, the speaker is disconnected. This radio
receives FM in stereo through the headphones.
RESETBUTTON
Once in awhile glitches may occur on any portable digital radio. This can
be caused by static electricity, unusual key strokes or a power disrup-
tion. If this happens, use the end of a paper clip or ball point pen and
push it into the hole briefly to reset the radio.You will lose the clock
time, and all the stations stored in memory when the radio is reset.
Lock
Switch
Headphone
Jack
Reset Button
Bottom View of CCRadioplus
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DISPLAYLIGHT ONAC POWER
When the radio is plugged into AC power, the display light will always be
on unless you turn it off. The special green LED bulbs last about
100,000 hours and use very little  electrical energy. If you
want to turn off the display light, press the Light button. Refer to
page 7 for button identification.
D
ISPLAYLIGHT ONBATTERIES
When batteries are used the display light can be turned on by
pressing the light button. The display light automatically goes off
two minutes after the last time you press any button.
DISPLAYLIGHT
Right Side View 
						

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The jacks on the back, left side of the radio are for audio input (AUX IN),
audio output (LINE OUT) and a timer activation switch      .
AUDIO& RECORDING JACKS
AUX IN JACK
The green jack, labeled AUX IN is used to connect an external audio
source such as a CD Player or recorder, so you can listen through your
CCRadio
plus’ speaker. To do this, you will need the appropriate patch-
cord. (Refer to page 23 for patchcord specifications).
Warning: If a “LINE OUT” is not available on your external audio
source, you can use the headphone jack. However, the volume
must be kept low or damage to the CCRadio
plusmay result.
1) Plug your patchcord into the LINE OUT or Headphone Jack of your
external audio source.
2) Plug the other end into the AUX IN jack on the CCRadio
plus.
3) With the power on, press and hold the Band/AUX Button until you
hear a short beep and AUX appears on the display.
4) Turn on your external audio source to hear the audio played
through the CCRadio
plus.
5) To turn the AUX off, press the Band/AUX Button again and the AUX
will disappear from the display.
NOTE:Volume can be controlled from the CCRadio
plus.
LINE OUT JACK
The red jack, labeled LINE OUT, is used to output the audio from the
CCRadio
plusto another device such as a recorder, your home stereo,
or some other unit. To do this, you will need an 1/8” stereo patchcord.
Note:The LINE OUT jack differs from a headphone jack because the
volume level of a headphone jack varies depending on the volume of
the radio. The LINE OUT jack has a set line level so the volume is con-
sistent no matter what the position of the volume knob.
1) Plug your patchcord into the LINE OUT jack on the CCRadio
plus.
2) Plug the other end of the patchcord into the LINE IN or AUDIO IN of
the device you want to send the audio to and you will hear the radio
AUX IN Jack
Timer Activation Switch
LINE OUT Jack
RECORDINGACCESSORY
VersaCorder
Designed to work
with the CCRadio
plus. Record up to 4 hours
on one side of a cassette.
(See page 23 for details.) 
						

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through the other source. You can still listen to the CCRadioplus
while using the LINE OUT jack.
TIMER ACTIVATION SWITCH
The black jack labeled with this symbol      is for use with a recorder that
has a timer activated switch. You would use this switch if you wanted to
do a timed recording. It is used in conjunction with the LINE OUT jack.
See your recorder for specific instructions.
SETTING THE TIMER
Please read this entire page carefully before you start. You will need
to go through the 3 steps listed below without stopping. If you stop
for more than 15 seconds, you will need to press and hold the
Timer Button until you hear a single beep. Then start at step one
again.
Before you begin, program the stations that you will want to record into
memory. Refer to page 13 for instructions on programming memory pre-
sets.The timer has an ON TIME and an OFF TIME. You must set both
in order for the timer to work correctly.
S
TEP1: TOSET THEON TIME
1) Press and hold the Timer/Set Button until you hear a double beep
and the word 
ON, the hour digit and TIMERflash on the display.
2) Use the Tuning Up/Down Buttons to set the hour, verifying that the
time is set correctly for AM or PM as shown on the display.
3) Press the Timer/Set Button again so the minutes and the word 
ON
and TIMERflash on the display.
4) Use the Tuning Up/Down Buttons to set the minutes.
S
TEP2: TOSET THEOFF TIME
1) Press the Timer/Set Button again until the word 
OFF, the hour digit
and 
TIMERflash on the display.
2) Use the Tuning Up/Down Buttons to set the hour. Again, verify that
the time is set correctly for AM or PM.
3) Press the Timer/Set Button again so the word 
OFFand TIMERand
the minutes, flash on the display.
4) Use the Tuning Up/Down Buttons to set the minutes.
S
TEP3: TOSET THEFREQUENCY
1) Press the Timer/Set Button again to select your desired frequency.
The word 
TIMERand the memory preset will flash on the display.
Using the Band Button, select the appropriate band (AM, FM, TV or
WX). Press the memory button 1-5 that corresponds with your 
desired station.
2)
You must Press the Timer/Set Button again to complete the setup. 
						

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The timer will go ON and OFF at the same time and same station
every day until you turn the timer off or reprogram it.
T
OTURN OFF THE TIMER
If TIMERis showing on the display then the Timer is set. Press and hold
the Timer/Set Button until you hear a short beep and the word 
TIMER
disappears from the display.
NOTESONTHETIMER
To stop the timer from going off every day press and hold the
Timer/Set Button until you hear a short beep the word 
TIMER
disappears.
Once the timer is programmed, you may use your radio as normal. If you
are using the radio during a “timed” operation, the radio will automatically
switch to the programmed station, and turn off with the programmed OFF
TIME.
The word 
TIMERflashes while the radio is playing in Timer Mode.
The timer can be used to play your favorite program every day.
INSTRUCTIONSFORTHELIGHT&SOLAR OPTIONS
The optional Solar & Light Kit (shown left) can be
ordered separately. Kit includes:
·4 Watt Solar Panel
·4 Heavy Duty ‘D’ NiCad Batteries
·6V DC Charging Adapter (not shown)
·White LED lamp                 
Item #CPP ......... $119.95
You may use alkaline batteries for operation of the 
CCRadio
plusand the Light, but never charge alkaline 
batteries with the 6V DC charging adapter or solar panel.
To use the CCRadio
pluswith the Light
only: Plug the light into the jack labeled
“LED Lamp”. The light will come on when
plugged in, as long as the radio has power.
The white LED bulb is very energy
efficient, lasts for thousands of hours and
is virtually unbreakable.The cord on the
LED Lamp 
Jack 
						

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light will extend up to 12’. Just pull on the connector and unreel it to the
desired length. The black base of the light opens up to reveal a handle
that is used to reel the cord back in. The base is also a magnet, so you
can mount it to any metal surface like a refrigerator or a car.
Please note: All NiCad batteries come slightly charged. First, charge the
(4) ‘D’ NiCad batteries. You can do this in the CCRadio
plusvia the 6V
Adapter or with the 4 Watt Solar Panel.To install the batteries please
refer to page 9.
Please read the NiCad Information on page 21 to ensure you get the
best service from your NiCad batteries.
To charge the batteries via the adapter, plug the 6V Adapter into the jack
labeled “6V DC Charging Circuit” on the back of the CCRadio
plus. Once
the batteries are charged you may use the radio. To use the light, plug it
into the jack labeled “LED Lamp”.
To charge the batteries via the Solar Panel, 
plug the panel into the jack
labeled “6V DC Charging Circuit”. The NiCads will charge via the Solar
Panel every time it is in full or partial sunlight. The Solar Panel can be
mounted outside. There is a voltage blocking device in the radio that
prevents loss of a charge when the Panel is not in the sun. Generally,
the Solar Panel puts out equal power required to run the radio. If you
charge the batteries for eight hours in the full sun you may get nearly
eight hours of play time.The CCRadio
pluscan be operated while the
batteries are being charged.The Solar Panel will run the radio in full
sunlight without the NiCad batteries installed.
6V DC
Charging Circuit
OPTIONALNICADBATTERYCHARGINGSYSTEM 
WARNING:
NEVER
CHARGE
ALKALINE
BATTERIES WITH
6V DC CHARGING ADAPTER
OR
SOLAR PANEL