That's sure a nice description.

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From: Mike <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:59 am
Subject: Fwd: Description/Keypad/Instructions For Sony ICF-SW7600GR

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>
> First of the things I have on the sony radio.
> Mike
> KD2CDU
> 
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> Subject: 	Description/Keypad/Instructions For Sony ICF-SW7600GR
> Date: 	Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:27:24 -0500
> From: 	Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: 	For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: 	[log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> 
>          (Readers' Note, This document is a cobbling together of notes from
> several people;
> 
> One, a very kind, sighted, Volunteer, who gave a "key by key description;
> and at least two blind ham users, who added observations as they used this
> receiver.
> 
> While a more complete accessible manual would be helpful,
> 
> this should get a blind user up and running:
> 
> (Note, as of 2-28-2015, this receiver was still available, new, from
> Amazon.com, and, in my experience, is one of the best performing, simplest
> to use, and most blind friendly and accessible portable communications
> receiver available;
> 
> And I have nothing to gain financially by saying so:
> 
> Danny Dyer, Wb4idu, Toccoa, GA, USA.)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Description/Keypad/Instructions For Sony ICF-SW7600GR
> 
> 
> Part One,
> Section A, Front Of Radio.
> I will describe the whole layout of the 7600GR
> 
> Starting front top right, The first button is the Power ON/OFF button, it is
> slightly bigger than the others and is square.
> Going left, the one next to it is the sleep button it is slightly smaller
> and if you press once it will sleep after 60 minutes, if you press it the
> second time 45 minutes, then 30 minutes, 15 minutes, if you press it again
> you hear a beep, which means its back to 60 minutes.
> If you dont want it to sleep after that just press the ON/OFF button.
> Going left, next is the hold or Lock =utton,/LeftRightSlideSwitch,
> it has a rough surface,
> When Switch is to the left, Unit Is Unlocked,
> When Switch Is To The Right, Unit Is Locked.
> 
> Below This Row Of Three Controls,
> Is The "Direct Frequency Entry Keypad,"
> A Group Of12 Round Buttons,
> Laid Out Like A Telephone Keypad,
>   of four rows of 3keys each,
> With A Dot On TheLower Mid Right Edge Of The 5.
> Plus An Additional ThreeSimilar Buttons
> Which Are Staggered A Little.
> 
> The Keys Are, From Left To Right,
> And Top To Botttom,
> 1, 2, 3,
> 4, 5, 6,
> 7, 8, 9,
> D i r/Star, 0, E x e.
> So basically from the power
> button right down to the direct button everything is arranged as a 5
> by 3 grid. 5 rows and 3 columns.
> 
> Now right below the EXE button is the scan button, going left is the
> page button. going left more than usual and down a little is the
> FM/AM button. Below the scan button is the tuning button for going
> up the frequncy in increments of +5 khz for AM and +0.05 Mhz for FM.
> Next going left in a curve downwards is a big tuning button, (printed below
> it is Time Diff and there are lines bracketing that button only.)
> If you press on the right edge it goes up the frequency in +1khz and +0.05
> Mhz increments, if you press on the left edge it goes down the
> frequency in -1khz and -0.05 Mhz decrements;
> And if you hold down this button, it will not auto tune for any modulation
> FM or AM unlike the button before and the button after this:
> 
> To the left and curving downwards, is the final tuning button, which goes
> down the frequency in -5khz or -0.05Mhz decrements.
> 
> Then, slightly to the left, there are 3 round small buttons, each of which
> has two functions printed above them. The first button once you go
> left is the world time and AM Band button. Go left next is the DST/Daylight
> Saving Time,
> and erase button. Go left and the third round small button is the
> Local Time Set and Enter button,/Used To Enter Or Store Memories.)
> {This button has a small round dent or crater at its' center.} Above the 3
> small round buttons are 2 rectangular buttons, which are used both to set
> standby memories, and for time set and timer set functions.
> The left most is labeled A, the right most is labeled B.
> 
> There is one more button left on the front panel. You can feel the speaker
> which
> has lots of holes on it, from the top left edge if you feel around it you'll
> find the SONY emblem.
> when you go left you encounter a drain, which
> is the frame of the lcd display and as you come out of the drain
> you'll feel the light button. Dont worry is you accidently press it,
> the light goes off after a few seconds.
> Section B, Right Side Of Radio,
> 
> Now for the side buttons and switches. The right side starting from
> the top you'll find a wheel, thats the SSB Fine Tune wheel.  If you
> spin it up theres a plus arrow printed pointing upwards and
> minus arrow printed pointing downwards, also printed is SSB Fine
> Tune. Below it is a switch switching up and down two positions. Top
> is USB bottom is LSB. There printed also is a line from USB and LSB
> going to the next switch below connecting to the SSB and SYNC words.
> So below the USB and LSB switch is the AM Mode switch which has
> three positions top, middle and bottom. Top means towards the power button
> or the SSB find tune wheel. Top is SSB, middle is SYNC and
> bottom is NORM. Below this switch is the Tone switch which moves in
> two positions top and bottom. Top is Music and bottom is News. Below
> it is the Volume wheel spin upwards to increase and downwards to
> decrease volume.
> 
> Section C, Left Side Of Radio,
> On the left panel starting from the top is a 35mm socket i think
> printed above it is AM EXT ANT for an external antenna. Next below
> theres a wheel if you spin upwards is MIN and downwards is MAX and
> printed from MIN and MAX is a line connecting to the next switch
> below which is the ATT or Attenuator switch which moves in two
> positions top and bottom top is ON, bottom is OFF. You can't work the
> wheel without ON-ing the Attenuator switch. Below the anttenuator
> switch is the line out socket 35mm and below that is the headphone
> jack 35mm and below that is the power jack printed above right the
> jack is DC IN 6V, polarities left to right, negative female, male
> positive. Above the DC jack going upwards towards the front panel
> written from left to right is ICF-SW7600GR, above it in smaller
> words are FM Stereo/SW/MW/LW PLL Synthesized Receiver, just for your
> info. One more thing just above your external antenna jack is the
> strap to carry your 7600GR and if you follow the strap backwords
> perpendicularly you'll feel the base of the telescopic antenna.
> ***********When it is extended
> fully, you'll feel 8,  sections, ending in a very short cylinder at the top.
> Also the antenna opens up till
> 90 degrees and does not bend towards the back of the receiver.
> 
> Section D, Back Of Radio.
> At the back there is the stand which opens up 85 degrees and printed on
> it is a map of the worlds with vertical timezone lines and on the
> right on the stand theres a table with popular city UTC +/-
> differences. Below the left part of the stand is the battery cover,
> you can feel three horizontal lines and and arrow pointing downwards.
> The battery cover is opened by pushing it down slowly and it opens
> upwards with a hinge at the top, opens 95 degrees. It takes 4 2AA batteries.
> The top compartment positive on the left and negative on
> the right for both batteries. Bottom compartment negative on the left and
> positive on the right for both batteries.
> 
> Part II, Direct Frequency And Memory Entry.
> 
> ***Section A, Frequency Entry!
> (To Directly Input A Frequency Into This Receiver,
> 1, Press the "Direct/* Key,
> 2, Enter The Desired Frequency, IE, 3.485,
> 3, Press Enter/Pound,
> And The Radio Tunes To That Frequency.
> 
> At That Point You Can Then Enter
> Mode, Page, Memory, And Any Other Information.)
> 
> 
> Section B, Memory Entry,
> There are 100 memories, 10 pages (0-9) with 10 memories per page.
> The 7600___GRs' memories ARE___ ___non-volatile,  so you don't have to worry
> about
> loosing memory when changing batteries or disconnecting power.  You can
> store any frequency (AM/FM/shortwave) in any memory location and mix them up
> any way you like.
> 
> You store memories by first selecting the page you want to program. The page
> button is under the 0 key.  To program memories in page 1 press page then
> press 1.  Each page has 10 memories (0-9).  To store memory 0 press and hold
> the cratered enter or memory key and press 0.  You'll hear two quick beeps
> to confirm the
> memory has been stored.  If you've previously stored any other memory on
> page one, and assuming you are still on page one, you can select its' digit,
> then select zero to return to the memory you'd just stored.
> 
> To select memory 3 of page 6 first press page then 6 then 3.  To scan all 10
> memories on page 3 press the scan button, which is to the right of the page
> key.
> To program a frequency into one of the two standby memories,
> Perform steps in section A, then press and hold the Memory key followed by
> either standby memory A or B, you'll hear the 2 quick beeps indicating
> storage of that standby memory.
> 
> Part 3, Additional Notes
> Note A,
> F Y I, the FM range starts at 76 MHz, and covers the old analog channels 5
> (81.75 Mhz) and
> channel 6 (87.75 MHz).  Sometimes the FM reception can be improved by
> turning down the rf attenuator (thumb control on left side of radio near
> antenna input).  If reception seems really bad when you think it should be a
> clear signal, remember to check the rf attenuator.  Oh, and remember the
> attenuator
> is switched on/off with the little  switch near the thumb control.
> Note B,
> 
> 
> If the radio ever starts to beep it means you have turned on one of the
> alarms.  There's no way to set the time but you can turn off the alarms by
> pressing any key (or press the power button).  Then I think you need to turn
> the radio off, then press and hold the alarm key for about 5 seconds, then
> release it and tap it once.  Do this for both alarms.  The alarm buttons are
> the flat buttons between the display and the 3 little buttons to the left of
> the tuning controls.
> (This in no way should effect standby memories you have previously
> programmed.
> Note C.
> There is a "total or "hard reset just a very small hole into which you'd
> insert a paper clip or something similar, thereby wiping out all previous
> settings; Either somewhere on the front, back, or bottom of the radio,
> (but  not having had one of these receivers in hand for a couple of years,
> the "where" of that reset hole escapes me.