Troubleshooting Radioshack DX-398
 

I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Note: when i made the change, I set the radio to display New York time,
I have since set it back to displaying Los Angeles time. Also,
"Factory Default" in this case refers having frequencies listed by
country (e.g. Austria, Canada, France, etc.)
wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New
York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

According to the manual, you can not change the preset shortwave stations
stored in your receiver memory. You can however, store programmed memory
into the blank spaces in your memory pages.

If you set your radio to Page 1, position 1, you should see Australia and a
freq of 5.995

To do this, hold down the "page" button until the page number on the display
begins to flash. Then use the up and down buttons to move to the page you
want. Once you have the page you want, hit the enter key and your radio
will be set to this page and freq.

Example: Hit SW, HOLD PAGE until page number flashes, use up arrows to move
to page 7, then hit enter. Now the page numbe ris not flashing, so hit the
#3 on your touchpad and you will be on a freq of 9745 in the 31m band.

http://support.radioshack.com//suppo...ns/swave-0.htm

The above website can give you more information and a toll free number to
call if you have misplaced your DX398 manual.

73



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I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

On 10/03/2005 3:04 PM, wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.


Try he

http://members.verizon.net/~vze20h45/radio/sangean/ats909faq.html

Check out the "Hacker's Guide..." section.

clvrmnky wrote:
On 10/03/2005 3:04 PM, wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about
6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New
York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after
I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get
DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list
back
to its factory defaults.


Try he

http://members.verizon.net/~vze20h45/radio/sangean/ats909faq.html

Check out the "Hacker's Guide..." section.

I will have to try it...will a paper clip work for shorting DATA A DATA
B?

wrote in news:1110485044.128511.202680
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Sorry to hear your problem. According to the following link and quoted
text, it is a common problem, and requires manually re-entering all the
frequencies. (in the absence of a programming device).

"My radio locked up and reloaded completely different memories!
First, some background: Sangean has two versions of the 909. One version
for the US (and Canada?) and another version everywhere else. All 909's
have a mask ROM that is programmed with the radio's firmware, and a set
of station memories for listeners in Europe and Asia.

European and Asian consumers get this model. US-bound radios undergo one
more step before they're shipped: The radio is programmed with a
selection of frequencies for listeners in the US, selected by the famous
DXer Glenn Hauser.

Unfortunately, under certain conditions, the radio locks up in a mode
where it expects to be programmed at the factory, and since no
programming is forthcoming, it resets the memories to the original
defaults stored in ROM.

According to one Sangean representative, this is a very common tech
support issue with the radio, for which a few radios are actually
returned for reprogramming.

Barring development of a third-party 909 reprogrammer, you'll have to
either reenter your favorite frequencies manually or send it back to
Sangean.

More information on the 909's memory system is available."

http://members.verizon.net/~vze20h45...h.html#memloss

(The FAQ author has had his radio lock up on him no less than three
times! But the radio still has all the memory presets it was purchased
with. So it goes.)


The frequencies reset as follows, only a portion of the text is quoted:
"Before After

1.Australa DW
2.Austria SWF3
3.Canada BR
4.China DLF"

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20h45/r...y.html#circuit

The intended frequency list is available he http://tinyurl.com/4s5rb
if the link still works. This link is to an HTML rendition of the DX-398
Owners manual available at Radio Shack. At the top of the HTML page is a
link to the PDF format if you prefer, or use this link:
http://support.radioshack.com/suppor...oc66/66340.pdf

Good luck, and with patience you will soon have those frequencies re-
entered.

Dr. Artaud






I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

anyone have a frequency list for the US stations?
wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New
York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

anyone have a frequency list for the US stations?
wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New
York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

anyone have a frequency list for the US stations?
wrote:
I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New
York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

The manual is wrong. This has been known for years. You can change or delete
any of the presets. There are two frequency lists preset in the radio. One
is for radios sold in NA and the other for Europe. I don't remember the
sequence of events that cause the switch but it happens. There are two ways
of getting the factory default settings (NA) back. Either manually reprogram
it or send it back to the factory.

"Brian - KB9BVN" wrote in message
ink.net...
According to the manual, you can not change the preset shortwave stations
stored in your receiver memory. You can however, store programmed memory
into the blank spaces in your memory pages.

If you set your radio to Page 1, position 1, you should see Australia and
a
freq of 5.995

To do this, hold down the "page" button until the page number on the
display
begins to flash. Then use the up and down buttons to move to the page you
want. Once you have the page you want, hit the enter key and your radio
will be set to this page and freq.

Example: Hit SW, HOLD PAGE until page number flashes, use up arrows to
move
to page 7, then hit enter. Now the page numbe ris not flashing, so hit
the
#3 on your touchpad and you will be on a freq of 9745 in the 31m band.


http://support.radioshack.com//suppo...ns/swave-0.htm

The above website can give you more information and a toll free number to
call if you have misplaced your DX398 manual.

73



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I live on the west coast of the US. I have a DX-398 that is about 6
years old. Recently I changed my "world" time from London to New York,
leaving my home time as Los Angeles. The trouble being that after I
made the change, I got a completely different station list (I get DW,
BBC --D--, RFI, etc.) I would like to know how to set this list back
to its factory defaults.

I have tried:

* setting "world" time back to London
* using the "reset" feature
* Taking out the batteries

I would like to know what else I can do.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.