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4. AM/ FM/ NOAA Weather Alert

Press the AM/ FM button once quickly to switch between AM and FM bands.

For NOAA Weather Alert: Press and hold this button to activate the weather alert for

4, 8, or 16 hours. release button to make selection. To disable alert, press and hold this

button for 2 seconds.

5. Frequency Button

When you are in your selected band, this button lets you directly enter the frequency

number of your desired station using the number buttons. For example, to play 1480 kHz

in the AM band, quickly press the FREQ button and then enter 1, 4, 8, 0 using the number

buttons.

6. Page Button - Changing Pages

Each memory page allows you to save 10 additional stations per band. To change to a

different page, press the PAGE button once quickly then press any memory button 0-9 to

select the Page that you desire.

7. ATS / Bandwidth Button

Automatic Tuning System (ATS). This feature programs all receivable stations in the

current band to memory buttons. To use ATS, select your desired band: AM, FM, SW, or

AIR and press the ATS button for two seconds. The CC Skywave will scan the entire band

and automatically set all available stations in sequence 1-10. If more than 10 stations are

available then the remaining station will be preset to the next memory page, and so on.

Bandwidth Filters (for AM, SW, and Airband only)

On AM, SW, and AIR bands there are five bandwidth settings that can be used to filter out

unwanted noise or adjacent overlapping stations. Quickly press the BAND WIDTH button to

view the current selection. Press it again to choose the setting that sounds best to you.

Narrow bandwidth 1 kHz may work best when receiving a weak or noisy signal. For strong

local signals 6 kHz is usually best, especially for music. If the station is changed then the

radio will return to the default bandwidth setting. By default, the CC Skywave is set to 3 kHz

Bandwidth for good audio, noise filtering, and voice quality.

The default bandwidth can be changed by holding down the bandwidth button for more

CC SKYWAVE

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Radio Operation