Philco 116 - Before Operating; OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS; Starting Operation; Selecting the Wave Band

PHILCO
M 0 DEL 16 INSTRUCTIONS
Before Operating
Locate the radio at a suitable place in the room , w ith due con sideration to co n-
venience of o peration , appearance, tone, and handy connection to the aeria l t ermi nals
and an electric supply outlet. For b est tone, th e set sho uld be a sho rt di st ance
from the wall.
Re
mo ve all cardb o ard p ac king mat erial, pa c king ta gs, etc., fr om the c has sis. Plac e
the knobs
(furni shed in the envelope with th es e ins truction s) on th e co ntro l s hafts.
Note that the "Stati on Sel ec tor" and "Slow-speed Tuning" knobs (see c ut) are different
from the o ther s. The fo rmer goes on the thick (rear) po rtion of the tuning shaft
and the latter on th e thin porti on. Push knobs (except the Slow-speed Tuning Knob)
on to within about ilr inch of the face of the panel.
Insert the electric plug into the nearest electric supply outlet. Be sure the c ur r ent is
of the co rr ect vo lta ge and fr e qu en cy (cy cles), as called for on the namep l ate on chassis.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
'Starting Operation
Stud y th e illu str ation ca ref ully befo re operating. Tu rn the "Vo lume control a nd
on-o ff sw it ch" to the rig ht (clockwise) abo ut hal f it s ra nge . In a few seconds t he
tubes will be warmed up and th e set ready to o perate .
SHORT ~ WAVE BAND ( DAYT IM E ) + -- -- 1
SHORT-WAVE BAND ( NI G HT-TIME } ...J.. -- -- 2- -
POLI CE Be AMATEUR BAND
S T ANDAR D ( AMERICAN ) BAND -f--- - ·4- -
WEATHER REPORT BAND
S LO W - SPEED TUNING ...J- - --- -- -1/, ~
S TATION SELE C TOR
O N- O FF S W I TCH
WAVE BAND INDI C ATOR
AND
A UT O MATI C AER IAL SELECTOR
L oc ati on s of Con tr ois, M ode l 11 6
Selecting the Wave Band
PRO G RAM C ON TR OL.
A. MU SI C ( MELLOW )
AMERI C AN ST ATIO NS .
B. MUS IC ( BRILLIANT )
AMERI C AN S TA TIO NS.
0 . NORMA L
F
OREI G N S TA TI O NS.
E. N O I SE-R E DUCI N G
F' ORE I G N STAT I O NS .
You will not e from th e illustr ati on th at ther e ar e five positions of th e wave ba nd
indic at or, vi z.: 1, 2, 3, 4, a nd S. Th e p os ition of th e "go lden po int er" on the wa ve
band indicat or knob and also th e "g l ow i ng ar row" on the dial (which m oves fr om band
to b an d as t he w ave band indic at or is turn ed ), indica tes cl ear ly which b and is in use,
and assists in tun ing th e wanted s tat ion.
Tuning Standard Broadcasts
We su gg est yo u first become fam iliar w ith tunin g st andar d (American) broad c as t
stations.
Turn the Wave Band In dicator to pos ition " 4" (sta nd a rd American band) .
You can now sel
ect th e sta tion or program yo u want by turn ing th e Stati on Selector.
Th e figures on the stan d ard broadca st scal e, by adding a zero, are "kilo cycles" (K C)
as given in most station lists. For examp le : WJZ (760 KC) com es in at 76; WCA U
(1170
KC) comes in at 117 . After gett ing th e sta tion, tune it in accu rately by me ans
of "Shadow Tuning" (explain ed below) th en adj u st the volu me to s uit yo ur tas te .
DO NOT r("duce volume by turn ing the "St ation Selecto r" away from the station, as
this will spoil the tone.