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Eton AM/FM Radio manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L w w w . e t o n c o r p . c o m A M / F M / S H O R T W A V E R A D I O[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 3 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL .............................. CONTROL LOCA TIONS .............................................................. CONNECTING T O POWER ....................................................... PRELIMINAR Y C[...]

  • Page 3

    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 5 IMPORT ANT NOTE: While using the owner’s manual, refer to the diagram titled CONTROL LOCA TIONS to locate controls, switches , sock ets, and parts that are referred to in the text. 2 MAJOR FEA TURES OF THE MODEL S350DL • AM 530-1710 KHz • FM 88-108 MHz • SHOR TWAVE – continuous coverage from 3 to 28 MHz. T his i[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 7 6 3 CONTROL LOCA TION P ower & Sleep Button Alarm Set Button T ime Set Button Hour Set Button Minute Set Button Alarm On/Off Button Backlight/Snooze Button Battery P ower Indicator Signal/Strength Indicator Digital F requency Readout LCD Display T urning Knob (fast) T urning Knob (slow) Reset Button MW/SW RF Gain Knob[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 9 POWERING FROM A CAR OR BOA T 12 VOL T DC BA TTERY SOURCE T his requires a DC converter that converts the 12 volt DC source to the 6 volts required by the radio . T he output of such an adaptor is 6 volts, DC, negative polarity . The plug-tip must have an outer diameter of 5.5 millimeter and an inner diameter of 2.1 millim[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 11 it off automatically (to minimize excess bat- tery drain). T o change this automatic turn-off time from 90 minutes to a shorter time, see the section titled USING THE SLEEP TIMER. 2. WITHOUT TIMER: A long press of approxi- mately 3 seconds of the ‘POWER & SLEEP’ button turns the radio on without engaging the auto[...]

  • Page 7

    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 13 • T he telescopic antenna does not have to be extended for AM reception. T he radio has an internal, directional, ferrite-bar antenna for AM reception. • T o optimize AM reception, swivel the radio until maximum signal strength is achieved. THE FREQUENCY LOCK FEA TURE T he S350DL uses a unique circuit for AM and SW t[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 15 14 10 TUNING IN SHOR TW A VE ST A TIONS IF YOU ARE ALREADY F AMILIAR WITH SHORTW AVE: Fully extend the telescopic antenna and turn on the radio. Set the AM/SW BAND switch to the SW1, SW2 or SW3 position and the B ANDWIDTH switch to wide or narrow . SHOR TWAVE 1, 2 or 3 appears in the display . Use the outer ‘fast’ tu[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 17 14 USING THE B ACKLIGH T T he S350DL has a backlight to light the display in low light situations. It can be activated with the following two methods . 1. T o temporarily light the display , perform a quick, short press on the BACKLIGHT button. T he backlight automatically turns off after eight seconds . 2. T o permanent[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 19 18 USING SUPPLEMENT AR Y ANTENNAS SHORTW A VE ANTENNAS. This radio can be used with basic, long wire antennas and other high impedance shortwave antennas (optimally 500 ohm). The length of a long-wire antenna should be anywhere from about 30-100 feet (10- 30 meters). Best performance is from copper wire. T he antenna sho[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 21 21 WHA T ARE BANDS? TO FULL Y ENJOY SHORTW AVE LISTENING, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORT ANT CONCEPT TO LEARN RIGHT AW A Y . If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio , then you already know what a band is. T he AM band is a frequency range stretching form 530 to 1600 kilohertz, the FM band is 88-108 megahertz. A band is simp[...]

  • Page 12

    BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) S350DL (as on some radios) (as on the model S350DL) switch setting 120 meters 2,300-2,500 MHz 2300- 2500 KHz SW1 90 meters 3,20-3,40 MHz 3200-3400 KHz SW1 75 meters 3,90-4,00 MHz 3900-4000 KHz SW1 60 meters 4,750-5,060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz SW1 49 meters 5,950-6,20 MHz 5950-6200 KHz SW1 41 meters 7,10-7,60 MHz 7100-[...]

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    T his is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters are deliberately transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too . NIGHT BANDS CHARACTERISTICS 25 meters Similar to 31m. 31 meters Good all night, everywhere. Often extremely good at sunrise and sunset. Good results often start about an hour be[...]

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    S350DL OPERA TION MANUAL 27 apply to the following, including, but not limited to: damage which occurs due to applications and uses for which the product was not intended; failures or problems which are caused by products or equipment not supplied by Etón; accidents , misuse , abuse, neglect, misapplication, fire , water , lightning, or other acts[...]

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