Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo User Manual

June 4, 2024
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KA600
FM/AM/SW/LW/WEATHER MUTI-BAND RECEIVER
DYNAMO & SOLAR POWER SUPPLY
WITH FLASHLIGHT & READING LIGHT
TEMPERATURE AND MOISTER INDICATOR

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo

OPERATION MANUAL

KEY FEATURES

Thank You:
Thank you for purchasing the KA 600 muti-band receiver. Please read the manual thoroughly before operating and keep this book in a safe place for future reference. Hope the radio can give you happiness.

  • FM Band: 87.0-108.0MHZ
    AM (10K): 520-1710KHz
    AM (9K): 522-1710KHz
    SW: 2300-23000KHz
    LW: 150-521KHz
    WEATHER CH1-CH7

  • POWER SUPPLY Ni-MH Battery
    AA Battery
    Adapter

  • CHARGING Ni-MH Batteries:
    Dynamo Charging
    External Adapter Charging
    Solar Charging
    Charging via PC

  • The radio can charge cellphones, MP 3, MP 4, and other gadgets.

  • LED flashlight plus 5-LED reading lamp

  • Built-in dynamic wide range speaker for crystal clear sound.

LOCATION OF CONTROLS

TOP

FRONT

REAR

1 Reading Light Switch
2Flash Light Button
3Hand Strap Hole
4 / Button
5 / Button
6 Button
7 Button
9 Button
8 Button
10 Temperature Indicator
11 LCD Display
12 Light
13 Light
14 Light
15M+/M- Button
16Speaker
17 Numeric Button
18 Button;
Power On:select AM
Power Off: select step 9K/10K| 19 Numeric 0 Button: select meter band
20 <FM/WB> Button
21 Switch
Ni-MH Ni-MH Batteries and Solar Panel
ADAPTOR External Adapter
ALKALINE AA Size Batteries
22 Moister Indicator
23 Button
24 Button
25 Front:Solar Panel; Rear: Reading Light
26 Telescopic Antenna
27 Battery Compartment
28 Switch
29 Port
30 <DC IN 5V> Port
31 Earphone Jack
32 <DC IN 6V> Jack
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LEFT

RIGHT

POWER ON/POWER OFF

Power On and Power Off

  1. Rotate the to the valid charging position.
    ALKALINE. AA Battery Charging
    ADAPTOR. External Adapter Charging

  2. In the unit off mode, press the button to turn on the unit, and press the button again to turn off the unit.

Sleep Timer

  1. Rotate the to the valid charging position.
  2. In the unit off mode, press the button < SLEEP> repeatedly to select your desired sleep timer from 05~90 minutes.
  3. If you select the sleep timer, the unit will turn on automatically after a few seconds with the icon ” ” and the minute appearing in the display.
  4. While reaching your setting sleep time, the unit will turn off automatically.

NOTE: If the unit turns on by pressing the button, you can also select the sleep timer by pressing the button shortly to select your desired sleep timer.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig6

Alarm On/Off
The unit has two alarm functions: alarm1 and alarm2.

  1. In the unit off mode, press and hold the button or with the icon ” ” flashing to enter the alarm on/off function.
    The setting order: hour, minute, presetting off time.

  2. Press the button or to enter the next setting.

  3. Rotate the knob <TUN.> to adjust the alarm time and presetting off time.

Example:Set the ALARM1 on at 8:05, and alarm off after 15 minutes.
A. In the unit off mode, press and hold the button with the icon ” ” and the hour flashing.
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig7B. Rotate the knob <TUN.> to adjust the hour.
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig8C. Press the and then rotate the knob <TUN.> to adjust the minute. Press the button to set the off time by rotating the knob

D. Press the button shortly to confirm.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig10

RADIO OPERATION

Activate and Cancel the Alarm Function
In the unit off mode, press the button or shortly with the icon ” ” flashing in the display, the alarm function is activated. Press the button or again, if the icon ” ” disappears from the display, the alarm function is canceled.
Snooze 5 Minutes
When the unit alarm on, press the button shortly, then the unit is powered off for 5 seconds.
Adjust the Volume
In the unit on mode,rotate the knob to adjust the volume.
Band Selecting

  1. In the unit on mode, press the button <FM/WB> to listen to the FM/AM band.
  2. Press the button shortly to to listen to the AM band. Press the button shortly repeatedly to convert between MW, LW, and SW.
  3. Press the numeric button shortly repeatedly to select the meter band.

Frequency Diagram
FM 87-108MHz
AMMWLWSW
MW(10K) 520-1710KHz MW(9K) 522-1710KHz

LW 150-521KHz  SW 2300KHz-23000KHz
Meter Band(KHz) Meter Band(MHz)
120m 2300-2550KHz 120m 2.300-2.550MHz
90m 3150-3450KHz 90m 3.150-3.450MHz
75m 3850-4050KHz 75m 3.850-4.050MHz
60m 4700-5100KHz 60m 4.700-5.100MHz
49m 5700-6500KHz 49m 5.700-6.500MHz
41m 7100-7700KHz 41m 7.100-7.700MHz
31m 9200-10000KHz 31m 9.200-10.000MHz
25m 11400-12200KHz 25m 11.400-12.200MHz
22m 13500-13900KHz 22m 13.500-13.900MHz
19m 15000-15800KHz 19m 15.000-15.800MHz
16m 17450-17950KHz 16m 17.450-17.950MHz
15m 18850-19100KHz 15m 18.850-19.100MHz
13m 21450-21950KHz 13m 21.450-21.950MHz

Select AM Step 9K/10K
In the unit off mode, press and hold the button for about 5 seconds with step 9K or 10K appearing in the display. Press and hold the button again to convert between 9K and 10K.
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig14 Using the Antenna
While listening to the FM or AM programs, please extend the telescopic antenna fully and get close to the window to get the best reception. The unit uses an internal, ferrit bar antenna for AM or LW. While listening to the AM or LW programs, please rotate the unit to get the best reception.

Manual Tuning in Stations

  • Turn on the unit and select the band.
  • Adjust the volume.
  • Rotate the knob <TUN.> to listen to your desired program.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig15

TUNING INTO STATIONS

Auto Scan Tuning

  1. Turn on the unit and select the band.
  2. Press and hold the button <M+> or with the frequency changing in the display, then release the button, and the unit is auto scan tuning the stations. When auto-tuning the strong signal, the unit will broadcast the station.

Direct Frequency Entry
Input FM Band Frequency
After inputting the FM band number, press the <FM/AM> button shortly to listen to the FM program.
Input AM Band Frequency
First select the frequency range(MW, AM or LW), then input the frequency number. After inputting the number, press the button to confirm.
NOTE: While inputting the frequency number, the number “0” at the end of the frequency can be deleted. The time between two steps is limited, please perform quickly otherwise the inputting is invalid.

Example1: Input FM 95.80MHz
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig17 Input the numeric button 9 5 8 0, and then press the <FM/WB> button shortly to confirm.
Example 2: Input AM (9K) 1287KHZ
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig18Firstly press the button shortly, and then press the numeric button 1,2,8,7, finally press the button shortly to confirm.

Example 3 Input SW 4900KHZ
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig19 Firstly press the button, and then press the numeric button 4, 9, 0, 0, and finally press the button shortly to confirm.

Auto Tuning Storage (ATS)

  1. Select the band.
  2. Adjust the volume.
  3. Press and hold the < MEMORY > button until frequency starts auto-tuning, then release the button, the unit will store the station while scanning the strong signal.

FM (ATS ): 50 memories, (from 50)
AM (ATS ): 10 memories, (from 15)
LW (ATS ): 5 memories, (from 05)
SW( ATS ): 50 memories, (from 50)

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig20

Listening to Preset Stations
(1) Manual

  1. Select the band.
  2. Press the <M+> or button shortly to select the preset frequency address. In this way, you can find the preset station quickly.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig21

(2) Direct Frequency Entry Listening

  1. Select the band.
  2. In the preset mode, input the frequency address directly, and then press the button shortly to listen to the program.

NOTE In the preset mode, there are icons “M” and the frequency address is shown in the display. You can press the <M+> or button to enter into the mode.

Manual Tuning Storage

  1. Press the button shortly to enter into the memory mode with “M” and the preset memory address flashes, then press the <M+> or button shortly to select the preset memory address.
  2. Press the button shortly once again to confirm. The station address is stored in the memory.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig22

FM can store 100 memories and address 00 is advised to be stored while manual tuning.
AM can store 25 memories and address 00 is advised to be stored while manual tuning.
LW can store 10 memories and address 00 is advised to be stored while manual tuning.
SW can store 100 memories and address 00 is advised to be stored while manual tuning.

DELETE PRESET STATIONS

Delete A Preset Station

  1. Select the band.
  2. Press the <M+> or shortly to select the address where the frequency is saved in.
  3. Press the button shortly with the icon ” ” flashing, then press the button shortly again to delete the address.

Delete ALL Preset Stations

  1. Select the band.
  2. Press and hold the button (about 3 seconds) with ” ” flashing, then press the button shortly once again to delete all the preset frequencies.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig23

FM RDS

  1. Select a strong signal station FM.
  2. Press the button shortly with the icon ”  ” in the display.
  3. Press the button repeatedly to see what is being transmitted.

Rt Station Text Message
PTY Program Type
PS Station Name

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig24

WEATHER RECEPTION

Listening to the Weather Report

  1. Press the <FM/WB> button shortly to enter into weather reception mode.
  2. Rotate the <TUN.> knob to select the local frequency position. Then you can listen to the weather report.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig25

Weather Band Channel Frequencies

CHANNEL FREQUENCY(MHz)
CH1 162.4
CH2 162.425
CH3 162.45
CH4 162.475
CH5 162.5
CH6 162.525
CH7 162.55

Weather Emergencies Reception

  1. Press the <FM/WB> button shortly to enter into the local weather frequency position.
  2. Press the button to enter into the water emergencies reception, the icon “ALERT” will show on the display, and the light “ALERT” flashes. You can power off the unit, if there is a weather emergency, the unit will power on and report the weather emergency automatically.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig26

SET THE DATE

Adjust the date

  1. In the unit off mode, press and hold the button(about 2 seconds) with the year flashes. Then tune the knob to adjust the year, and finally press the button to confirm.
  2. After setting the year, press the button shortly with the month flashes. Then tune the knob to adjust the month, and finally press the button to confirm.
  3. After setting the month,you can use the same way to set the date.

Example: set 2010.8.30

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig27

Adjust the clock

  1. In the unit off mode, press and hold the button (about 2 seconds) with the hour flashes. Then tune the <TUN.> knob to adjust the hour.
  2. After tuning the hour, press the button shortly once again, then tune the <TUN.> knob to adjust the minute, and finally press the button shortly to confirm.

Example: set clock 8:35

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig28

NOTE: The clock mode is 12 H,” PM” will show on the display if the time is after 12:00.

RADIO OPERATION

Moister and Temperature Display
There is the moister and temperature indicator in the left side of the unit, the upper indicator displays temperature and the downside displays moister. You can press the <C/F>jack in the battery compartment with the pointy object to convert between the Fahrenheit and celsius.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig29

Using Flashlight
Press the button on the top of the unit, the flashlight will be on. Press the button once again shortly to turn off the light.

Using Reading Light
Firstly, open the solar panel, then push the switch to the “ON” side, the reading light is on. Push the switch to the “OFF” side, the reading light is off.

Key Lock Function
Press and hold the button(about 2 seconds)with the icon ” ” shows in the display, key lock function is activated. Press the button again with the icon disappearing, and the key lock function is deactivated.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig30

Reset the Unit
If the unit operates erratically, please turn off the unit and take out the AA batteries for several minutes then install batteries again, and the unit will work normally.

POWER SUPPLY

Ni-MH Battery

  1. Remove the battery compartment’s cover by pushing the cover in the direction of the arrow.
  2. Install the Ni-MH batteries in its compartment, and then connect the battery port with the unit.
  3. Rotate the to the Ni-MH position, the unit can work normally.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig31

Note: The charging function of the unit is only used for the Ni-MH batteries.
Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig32 AA Batteries

  1. Open the battery compartment’s cover.
  2. Install 3 AA size batteries according to the polarity diagram.
  3. Rotate the switch to the “ALKALINE” position, the unit can work normally.

NOTES:

  1. If you set the to the “Ni-MH” position, the unit consumes the Ni-MH batteries, if you set the to the “ALKALINE” position, the unit consumes the AA batteries.
  2. Please don’t mix the rechargeable batteries with the alkaline ones.
  3. Please don’t mix the used batteries with the new ones.
  4. Please don’t mix AA batteries with the metal.
  5. If you don’t use the unit for a long period, please remove the AA batteries lest battery corrosion.

Low Battery Power Warning
When the battery power is low, the light will flash. In this condition, you can’t turn on the unit. If the warning displays, please select the other charging mode or charge the unit immediately.

Adapter

  1. Plug one port of the adapter into the AC socket and plug the other port into the <DC IN 6V> jack.
  2. Select the switch to the “ADAPTOR” position. If you connect correctly, the icon ” ” will show in the display.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig33

CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES

There are four ways to charge the Ni-MH batteries: dynamo charging, solar charging, external adapter charging, and PC charging. The “CHARGE” light will be on while dynamo and solar charging. Before charging, please push the “CHARGE” switch to the “IN” position.

Dynamo Charging
You can charge the unit either in radio on mode or off mode.

  1. Push the switch to the “IN” position.
  2. Turning the hand crank, the built-in dynamo will start to generate electricity and charge the Ni-MH batteries automatically.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig34

External Adapter Charging
You can charge the Ni-MH batteries either in radio on or off mode.

  1. Connect the unit with the external adapter correctly then the icon ” ” shows in the display.
  2. The Ni-MH batteries will be charged automatically with the battery power icon ” ” flows. When the battery power is full, ” ” stops flowing.

Solar Charging
Put the unit under the sun, if the sunlight is strong, the Ni-MH batteries will be charged automatically either in the radio on or off mode.

Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro Digital Solar Dynamo - fig35

Note:
Please don’t put the unit in extremely strong sunlight for long period.
Charging via PC

  1. Plug one port of the supplied USB cable into the USB jack of the PC and the other port into the “DC IN 5V” jack of the radio. When the connection is correct, the icon ” ” will show in the display.
  2. The Ni-MH batteries will be charged automatically with the battery power icon ” ” flows. When the battery power is full, ” ” stops flowing.

CHARGING GADGETS

Charging MP 3 or Cellphone

  1. Push the switch to the “OUT” position.
  2. Plug one port of the supplied USB cable into the jack and the other port into the MP 3 or cellphone jack.
  3. Turn the handle crank or connect the unit with an external adapter to charge Mp3 or cellphone.
  4. While charging, the power light “CHANGE” will be on.

NOTES:

  1. Some cellphones require special demands about the charging current and voltage, maybe they can’t be charged by the unit.
  2. While using the external adapter to charge a cellphone or MP 3 you should disconnect the Ni-MH cable with the unit.

PRECAUTIONS

  • Do not expose the radio to rain or a humid environment.
  • Do not expose the radio to extremely strong sunlight, close to heat sources, or leave it in a place with excessive dust.
  • When charging the unit by solar, please do not put the unit in extreme sunlight for long period.
  • If the radio is not used for a long time, remove all the batteries to prevent battery leakage or corrosion.

1. Frequency

FM  87 – 108 MHz
MW(10K) 520 – 1710 KHz
MW(9K) 522 – 1710KHz
LW  150 – 521KHz
SW 2300- 23000KHz

WEATHER(MHz)

CH1 162.400 CH5 162.500
CH2 162.425 CH6 162.525
CH3 162.450 CH7 162.550
CH4 162.475

2. Noise Limit Sensitivity

FM ≤10
MW/LW ≤1mv/m
SW ≤30
3. Ni-MH Batteries  3.6V
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AA alkaline Batteries  4.5V
 External Adapter  6.0V
4. Internal Speaker D66mm
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5. Earphone  D3.5mm
6. Dimension Approx 240 138 70
7. Weight Approx   560g(incl.Ni-MH batteries)

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