Kaito KA700, Operation Manual

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Page 3: ...nd radio receiver Please read the manual thoroughly before operating and keep this book in a safe place for future reference With proper care you will receive many years of trouble free service from your new radio ACCESSORIES Lithium Battery USB Cable Operating Manual ...

Page 4: ... play Lyrics display Random Repeat music play EQ function Recorder Recording function MIC recording radio recording E book Calendar Power interrupt memory and continuous function Key lock function Sleep timer function 05 90 minutes Radio Station recording timer function Alarm clock function Aux in function Electronic reading light Flashlight SOS light function DC adapter charging 5V 500mA USB 2 0 ...

Page 5: ... Lamps 5 LED Reading lamp 1 LED Flashlight and SOS light ...

Page 6: ...POWER ON OFF 9 MAIN MENU 9 HOW TO PLAY THE RADIO 10 CHOOSE BANDS 11 SELECT FM FREQUENCY RANGE 11 FM STEREO MONO SELECTION 11 9K 10K AM TUNING STEPS 12 VOLUME MUTE 13 TUNING IN STATIONS 13 Using telescopic antenna 14 Using built in antenna 14 Manual tuning 14 Auto tuning 14 Jog tuning 15 Auto search ATS 15 Direct frequency entry 15 Memory recall 16 STORING STATIONS MANUALLY 16 DELETE SINGAL ALL MEM...

Page 7: ...SIC FILES 27 TEXT BROWSER 27 SYSTEM SETTINGS 28 DATE AND TIME SET 28 SLEEP TIMER 29 BACKLIGHT TIMER 29 LANGUAGE SELECTION 30 CONTRAST SET 30 TURN ON OFF KEY TONE 30 FIRMWARE VERSION 30 ALARM SET 31 Alarm Off 31 Alarm Time 31 Alarm Cycle 31 Alarm Mode 31 ESC 32 RESET 32 USE AS AN ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER LINE IN 33 CARE AND MAINTENCE 30 BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION 35 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 SPECIFICATIONS 36 ...

Page 8: ...1 LOCATION OF CONTROLS LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT TOP ...

Page 9: ... Speaker 2 Crank power 3 Tuning knob Rotate to tune or select 4 Volume knob Rotate to tune V V 5 Flashlight SOS light 6 5 LED reading lights 7 Flash SOS LED light switch push button 8 MICRO SD TF card slot 9 Display 10 Power button ...

Page 10: ...ic mode A B repeat 14 In radio mode M In music mode Press to select and play EQ 15 In radio mode M long press to record radio In other mode Long press to enter MIC recording 16 In radio mode Frequency In music mode Next song Fast forward 17 In radio mode Frequency In music mode Preview song Fast backward 18 Menu button Press to enter menu sub menu or confirm In time set mode Press to move cursor 1...

Page 11: ... the memory 21 Bluetooth 22 Radio MP3 mode selection 23 Mute button Long press to lock unlock keys 24 NOAA Weather Alert 25 Built in MIC 26 Charge lamp 27 2 0 USB port DC 5V Out Micro USB Port link with computer charge Earphone jack AUX in jack 28 Battery compartment 29 Telescopic antenna 30 Hand Strap 31 Solar panel DEFINITION OF KEY OPERATIONS ...

Page 12: ...ontinuous Hold Press the key and hold continuously until function is completed The function works several times in a certain frequency such as fast forward backward LOCK UNLOCK KEYS KA700 is equipped with a key lock and unlock function which you can manually turn on and off When the radio is on this will prevent you from accidentally pressing the buttons and changing the station Lock Long press an...

Page 13: ...lied with the radio to power this product Use of any other battery may cause problems such as fire or explosion INSTALL THE BATTERY 1 Turn off the radio and open the battery cover 2 Install the provided lithium battery according to the battery polarity 3 Close the battery cover BATTERY CONSUMPTION INDICATOR ...

Page 14: ...mbol shown on the display moves from right to left and stops when the battery is fully charged Then disconnect the radio and the power adapter NOTE When charging press to turn on off the radio Alternating current can interfere with the radio signal so it is not recommended to use the radio when charging Do not use AC adapter or computer to power the radio to play music or listen to the radio when ...

Page 15: ...ll charged NOTE When charged by PC a USB symbol shown on the radio s display When Micro SD TF card or USB drive in inserted press twice and select Music Mode to play the music CRANK POWER When the CHA battery level indicator is RED the rechargeable battery is low Crank the handle for 1 2 minutes until the CHA LED turns Green NOTE Set the power selector to OFF when crank charging the battery This m...

Page 16: ...ght and set the power at OFF the sunlight will charge the battery but you may not note it because it is a very slow charge The Indoor light may not charge or run the radio at all POWER ON OFF Press the button to turn on off the radio Auto turn off The radio will turn off automatically in 3 minutes without any operation in Main Menu mode MAIN MENU In any mode press ESC can go back to Main Menu In M...

Page 17: ... time is displayed press MENU to go to Main Menu HOW TO PLAY THE RADIO In Main Menu select Radio and press MENU to listen to FM the frequency shows on the display Repeatedly pressing RADIO MP3 to enter either Radio or Music Mode NOTE Due to current interference it is not recommended to use AM radio when the radio is connected to an external power adapter or a computer ...

Page 18: ... m bands SELECT FM FREQUENCY RANGE When listening to FM press MENU to enter the below sub menu Save Store the station into memory manually Delete Delete single memory Delete all Delete all stored memories Auto search Auto tuning storage Standard FM band 87 108 MHz Campus radio 64 108 MHz Japanese FM 76 90 MHz ESC FM STEREO MONO SELECTION When listening to FM press to select stereo mono ...

Page 19: ...r weak signal broadcasts or voice programs please choose mono Because stereo decoding may produce noises 9K 10K AM TUNING STEPS When listening to AM press MENU to enter the below sub menu Save Store the station into memory manually Delete Delete signal memory Delete all Delete all stored memories Auto search Auto tuning storage Step switch When 522 appears in the display it indicates 9K steps is s...

Page 20: ...of the antenna improves the signal reception Suggestion When tuning indoors stay near the window for a better reception AC current can interfere with the radio reception please use the internal lithium battery to power the radio while tuning It is not recommended to use the radio when charging the battery Using telescopic antenna It only works when listening to FM and WB When listening to FM or WB...

Page 21: ...earch ATS and memory recall Manual tuning 1 Turn on the radio and select Radio in Main Menu 2 Adjust the volume to an appropriate level and choose your desired band 3 Press or to tune into a station frequency will change a step with each pressing stop pressing when you get a satisfactory station Auto tuning 1 Turn on the radio and select Radio in Main Menu 2 Adjust the volume to an appropriate lev...

Page 22: ...notice the frequency changing in the display stop rotating when the radio receives a satisfactory station Auto search ATS 1 Turn on the radio and select Radio in Main Menu 2 Adjust the volume to an appropriate level and choose Your desired band 3 Press MENU to open the sub menu and select Auto search press MENU again to start auto tuning and store all the available stations into memory Memory loca...

Page 23: ... select Radio in Main Menu 2 Press M EQ or to select a station that stored within the memory STORING STATIONS MANUALLY Select your desired station press MENU to open the sub menu and select Save press MENU again to confirm The stored station s memory location will be stored into the memory by the order of the frequency from low to high NOTE After storing stations into memory you can use Memory Rec...

Page 24: ...usic menu BLUETOOTH 1 Press Bluetooth to open the Bluetooth function 2 Open the mobile devices Bluetooth to search radio Bluetooth Kaito and click it to connect 3 After the connection is successful you can play the music of mobile devices press ESC to exit How to record on the Radio You may do 3 types of recording 1 Radio station immediate recording When you are listening to a radio station AM FM ...

Page 25: ...ay these files 2 Radio Scheduled time recording You can record a radio station at a scheduled time when the micro SD card is inserted with space on it To set up the recording time it is the same as the setup of the alarm clock when the alarm clock is set to recording the pre selected station will be turned on and recorded on the micro SD card Here are the steps to setup the time schedule recording...

Page 26: ...lect Radio Recording then select exit and press Menu button to exit the Radio Schedule Time Recording Setup Refer to page XX to understand how to browse and play these files 这里这这这这最最的最最最最 3 Voice Recording In the MP3 player mode any time when you are listing to music press the M button on the radio it will start to record the sound outside the radio your voice or anything the Mic can pick up Refer...

Page 27: ... you can locate them by browsing it from the LCD Go to MP3 mode press FM to pause the music Press Menu button you will see 3 selections Browse Delete File Delete All select Browse File by turning the main knob press Menu Button to select it you will see folders and single music on the page if you can not see JLREC folder name here it means it is in the upper level of the menu so select F to go to ...

Page 28: ...it You may delete one single file or all files on SD card selecting Delete ALL How to find the recording file stored in the Micro SD card 1 In music mode press to pause music press MENU Into next sub menu 2 Press to select File Browse press MENU to confirm and enter into song list 3 Press or or turn the tuning knob at the end of the list folder JLREC click it and press into recording list ...

Page 29: ...DIO RECORDING While listening to radio broadcast you can record the programs by the following steps A micro SD card must be inserted correctly when using this function the recorded file will be saved in the inserted Micro SD card 1 Tune into the station that you want to record long press to start recording the file will be in MP3 format 2 Press to pause 3 Press ESC to end recording the file will b...

Page 30: ...ressing While recording please get the audio source close to the built in MIC Before recording please make sure a micro SD card is inserted correctly the recording file will be saved in the card in MP3 format Do not pull out or insert card when recording is in the progress to avoid damage PLAY BACK THE RECORDED FILES Select Music in Main Menu all the recorded files can be found at the bottom of th...

Page 31: ...y to see the corresponding day of the week When adjusting the date press MENU to move the cursor PLAYING MUSIC With the radio off insert a micro SD card with MP3 WMA WAV format music files to the slot on the radio Then turn on the radio and select Music in Main Menu the LCD shows the information of the song In Radio mode press Radio MP3 to directly switch to Music mode ...

Page 32: ...ying press to pause the pause symbol will show on the display Press again to resume playing and the play symbol appears SELECT MUSIC FILES 1 Press or to select music files press and hold them to fast rewind or fast forward 2 When paused press MENU to open the sub menu and select File browser press MENU to enter the folder and find the particular file by pressing or 3 Directly input the Number of t...

Page 33: ... the ending point B Now the radio will repeat playing from A to B While repeating press to cancel the repeating and go on playing the file as normal REPEAT MODE SELECTION When the music is playing press to select repeat Mode from the below Repeat all Repeat folder Repeat one Random EQUALIZER SELECTION When the music is playing press M EQ to select equalizer from the below Normal Pop Classic Rock J...

Page 34: ...paused press MENU to enter the following settings File browser Select music file Delete file Delete a single music file Delete all Delete all music files To operate the above settings press MENU to enter or confirm press or for selection TEXT BROWSER Insert the music SD card that with txt format text file then you can read the file with the radio Select Text browser in Main Menu press MENU to ente...

Page 35: ... Menu ESC SYSTEM SETTINGS Select System settings in Main Menu press MENU to enter below settings System time Backlight Language Tools Contrast Firmware version Restore factory settings ESC DATE AND TIME SET Select System time in System settings press MENU to enter date and time Press MENU to move the cursor and press or to adjust Press ESC to save and exit when settings finishes ...

Page 36: ...t the auto turn off timer from 00 90 select 00 to turn off the sleep timer Press MENU to confirm and exit The radio will turn off automatically when reaches the present time After setting the sleep timer will show on the display when the time is displayed BACKLIGHT TIMER Select Backlight in System Settings press MENU to enter Press or to adjust the backlight timer from 03 240 seconds press MENU to...

Page 37: ...NU to enter Press or to adjust from 00 16 press MENU to confirm and exit TURN ON OFF KEY TONE In System Settings select Tools Touch tune off Press MENU to turn on the key tone and Keypad tones on shows on the display While Keypad tones on displays select it and press MENU to turn off the key tone FIRMWARE VERSION Select Firmware version in System Settings press MENU to display the firmware version...

Page 38: ...the Minute press MENU to move the cursor and press ESC to save and exit Alarm Cycle You can select from Ring Once Ring Daily or Ring multi day Ring Once Press or to adjust the Year Month and day press MENU to move the cursor and press ESC to save and exit Ring Daily The alarm is effective every day Ring Multi day Select from Monday to Sunday press MENU to select and a tick will show Press ESC to s...

Page 39: ...display the radio will alarm with the selected mode when reaching the present time If the selected mode is Ring Embedded you can press any button to turn off the ringtone when the alarm goes off RESET Select Restore factory settings in System Settings press MENU and notice Restore factory sett NO shows on the display Press or to make NO or YES shows alternately Select YES and press MENU to confirm...

Page 40: ... cable Plug one end of the line in cable to the earphone jack of the media device and the other end into AUX jack on the side of the radio will show on the display then play the audio in the media device The radio can also be used as a speaker for your computer Use a USB cable to connect the radio and a computer Then all the audio from the computer will be played via the speaker To turn off this f...

Page 41: ... dirty areas This may damage the moving parts and electronic components 3 Do not store the radio in over heated areas High temperatures can shorten the life span of certain components 4 Do not place the radio in cold environment Otherwise when the surrounding temperature rises to room temperature internal moisture may develop and damage the circuit board 5 Do not drop hit or smash the radio 6 Do n...

Page 42: ...not short circuit the battery do not open or amend do not expose to damp environments 4 If not using for an extended period of time remove the battery and store in a safe manner Please use a nonconductive material to wrap the battery in order to avoid direct contact with metal You can avoid damages by keeping the battery in a cool dry place 5 Dispose of the battery properly do not put into fire or...

Page 43: ...ume level is too low turn it up 4 Can not play audio from the Micro SD TF card Check if the micro SD card has poor compatibility try another card or USB drive The file is damaged or with incorrect format delete the file and try again 5 Can not charge the radio Check if the external adapter or the USB cable was connected correctly Check if the adapter or USB cable is damaged 6 How to reset the radi...

Page 44: ...MHz AM 522 1710KHz WB 162 40 162 55MHz Earphone output 10mW 2 Communication standard USB 2 0 high speed Max output Speaker About 500mW Max Current consumption About 200mA Power source Lithium battery 3 7V External adapter 5V 500mA Lithium battery consumption MP3 About 10 Hours Volume is 22 level Radio About 10 Hours Charging time 5 8H Speaker D40mm Earphone D3 5mm ...

Page 45: ...KA700 Multi Band Radio with AM FM Weather NOAA Bluetooth Connected Speaker Audio Recorder and Time Scheduled Recorder MP3 Music Player with Micro SD card Slot V 100815 ...

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