Eton G2 manual

© Copyright 2012 Etón Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Grundig Radio Line By Etón Corporation G 2 RE PORTE R AM/FM/Shortwave Radio/Recorder OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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3 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL NEED HELP? Contact Us. Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation W ay , Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA. 1-800-872-2228 (U.S.); 1-800-637-1648 (Canada); 650-903-3866 (worldwide); M-F , 8:00-4:30, Pacific Standard Time; www .etoncorp.com. W ARNING Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. • Do not submerge or expose f[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 4 FUNCTION KEYS G2 RE P OR TE R AM • FM • SW • Radio/Recorder RADIO/MP3 ESC MENU ENTER 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 23 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Power On/Off 2 Frequency T uning: M – 3 Frequency T uning: M + 4 Built–in MIC 5 Display 6 Radio/MP3 Mode Selection 7 V olume – 8 V olume + 9 Escape/Main Menu 10[...]

5 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL FUNCTION KEYS AM-FM- SW-Radio /Record er FM: 64.0/ 87 .0-108.0MHz AM: 5 22-1 710KHz SW: 2 .30-23. 00MHz 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 26 24 Antenna 25 Back Stand 26 Battery Compartment (behind the stand) 27 Strap Hole 28 External MIC Port 29 Mini-USB (Power In) Port 30 Lock/Unlock Radio 31 Earphone Port 32 Line-In Port[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 6 BA TTERY POWER SUPPL Y Before initial use, open the battery compartment (behind the back stand), make sure the lithium battery is installed. CHARGING THE LITHIUM BA TTERY T o charge the battery , connect the unit to the mini-USB port and opposite end to a power source (5V DC/500mA). While charging, the battery symbol [...]

7 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL TURN ON/OFF THE UNIT 1. T urn ON/OFF manually: Press the < > button. 2. T urn Off Using Automatic Sleep Timer: Select “Sleep T imer” in Sys Set mode, press the T uning Knob to enter and then rotate the T uning Knob to adjust the auto turn off timer from 0-90 minutes. 3. Auto T urn Off: The unit will turn off[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 8 FM RADIO In Main Menu, select FM Radio and press the T uning Knob to listen to FM. FM Radio Press the < > button to enter either Radio or Music Mode. Choose Bands In Radio Mode, press the < > , < > or < > button to select your desired band. The the top left corner of the display will show the b[...]

9 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL FM Stereo/Mono Selection T o activate stereo listening, press the < > button and the display will show < > symbol; press again to deactivate, and the mono symbol < > will show . V olume Adjustment Press the < > or < > button to adjust your desired volume level, the display will show the v[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 10 TUNE IN ST A TIONS T urn on the radio and select FM Radio from < Main Menu > by rotating the T uning Knob. Press the < T uning Knob > to enter , then choose your desired band by pr essing on either the FM, AM or SW button. Use either of the methods below to tune into your desired station: 1. Rotate the T [...]

11 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL Storing Stations Manually Select your desired station, pr ess the tuning knob or the < > button and rotate the T uning Knob to select < Save >, then rotate the T uning Knob or the < >, < > button to select memory location from 1~50 in FM/SW mode or 1~25 in AM mode. Pr ess the T uning Knob agai[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 12 RECORD RADIO While listen to the FM/AM/SW stations, you can directly r ecord the programs by following the steps below: 1. Adjust the volume level up to 10 2. Press the T uning Knob and rotate it to select either of below recor ding formats: · 129k BPS (W A V format, max 68 hours, 4GB) · 96k BPS (MP3 format, max 21[...]

13 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL LISTEN TO RECORDING FILES 1. Select < V oice > in the < Main Menu > and pr ess the T uning Knob to enter . 2. Press the < > or < > button to select file. 3. Press the < > to play/pause the recorded file; press the < > button to stop. NOTE: While not playing, you can press the T u[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 14 LISTEN TO MP3 FILES 1. T urn on the unit and select < Music > from the < Main Menu >, then press the T uning Knob to enter . 2. Rotate the T uning Knob or press the < > or < > button to select a music file. Y ou can also directly enter the No. of the music file and press the < > button[...]

15 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 5. While not playing any music, press the T uning Knob to enter the following settings: · Local folder: Select music file · Delete file: Delete a single music file · Delete all: Delete all music files · Exit T o operate above settings, press the T uning Knob to enter or confirm, rotate the T uning Knob for s[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 16 USE AS AN ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER (LINE-IN) Connecting the unit to other medias (MP3, voice recor der , etc.) with the Line-in Cable, can increase the sound of the media connected. 1. Plug one end of the Line-in cable to the earphone jack of the audio equipment, and the other end into the Line-in Port of the unit. 2. T ur[...]

17 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL USE AS LOUDSPEAKER (MIC) 1. Insert the external MIC into the exter nal MIC Jack on the left side of the unit. 2. T urn on the unit, select <Loudspeaker> in < Main Menu > by pressing the T uning Knob. 3. Press the < > button and select < MIC Signal >. 4. Press the < > button to start. 5. [...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 18 LINE-IN RECORDING 1. Press POWER button to turn on radio. 2. Plug a line in source into the LINE-IN socket < >. 3. Press the MENU button < > and turn the tuning knob to select LOUD SPEAKER. 4. Press the tuning knob. 5. Press and r elease the SET button < SE T > until LINE-IN sign appears. 6. Press t[...]

19 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL Time Set 1. Select < Time Set > in Sys Set Mode by rotating the T uning Knob. 2. Press the T uning Knob and notice the hour -indicator flashes, then rotate the T uning Knob to adjust the hour; Press the T uning Knob and notice the minute-indicator flashes, then rotate the T uning Knob to adjust the minute; Pr[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 20 Alarm Set 1. Select [Alarm Set] in Sys Set mode and press the T uning Knob, [New] appears on the display . 2. Press the T uning Knob again to enter the alarm setting, [Normal Alarm/Power On/Power Off/Exit] appears. 3. Rotate the T uning Knob to select Normal Alarm and press the T uning Knob. 4. Rotate the T uning Kno[...]

21 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL Alarm On/Off Alarm Off: Select [Alarm Set] in Sys Set mode and pr ess the T uning Knob to enter . [New] appears on the display . Press the T uning Knob again , [Normal Alarm, Power off, Power on, Exit] appears. Rotate the T uning Knob to select [Power off], then follow the same steps in [Alarm Set]. NOTE: If the sett[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 22 SLEEP TIMER Select [Power Off] in Sys Set mode, pr ess the T uning Knob to enter , then rotate the T uning Knob or press the < >, < > button to adjust the auto turn off timer from 0-90, select “0” to turn off the sleep timer . After setting the sleep timer , < > will shown on the display and a c[...]

23 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL CONTRAST SETTING Select [Contrast] in Sys Set mode and press the T uning Knob. The brightness level 0-16 appears on the display , rotate the T uning Knob to adjust, and then press the T uning Knob to confirm and exit. MEMOR Y INFO Select [Memory Info] in Sys Set mode and press the T uning Knob to display the memory [...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 24 BACK ST AND Open the stand on the rear of the unit to allow for an upright position. WORKING WITH EBOOK 1. Select <Ebook> in < Main Menu >, press the T uning Knob to enter . 2. Select your desired file by r otating the T uning Knob, and press the T uning Knob to enter below settings: Local file: Select [...]

25 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL FM RDS 1. Select an FM station, press the T uning Knob and rotate to select <Open RDS>, the symbol < > will show on the display . 2. Press the < > button to shift the transmitted details (display on the button of the screen). PTY : Program T ype PS: Station Name RT : Station T ext Message (Only disp[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 26 SPECIFICA TIONS Frequency Range FM 87.0 - 108.0MHz or 64 AM 522 - 1710 KHz SW 2.30 - 23.00 MHz 2. Preset Memories: FM 99 AM 50 SW 99 3. 4. Noise Limit Sensitivity FM ≤ 5 V AM ≤ 2.5mv/m SW ≤ 50 V Signal Selection ≥ 40dB 1. 5. Memory 4GB 6. Record Format WAV/MP3 7. Max. Record Time about 215H (40kbps, MP3 forma[...]

27 G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION T o ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, r egistration of your product should be completed as soon as possible after purchase or r eceipt. Y ou may use one of the following options to register your pr oduct: 1. By visiting our website at http://www .etoncorp.com. 2. Mail in enclos[...]

G2 REPORTER OWNER’S MANUAL 28 SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT T o obtain service for your product, we recommend first contacting an Etón service repr esentative at 800-872-2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or (650) 903-3866 for problem determination and troubleshooting. If further service is r equired, the technical staf f will instruct how to proceed base[...]

Etón Corporation Corporate Headquarters 1015 Corporation W ay Palo Alto, California 94303 USA tel +1 650-903-3866 tel +1 800-872-2228 fax +1 650-903-3867 Etón Canada 1 Y onge Street, Suite 1801 T oronto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel +1 416-214-6885 Designed by Etón Corporation and assembled in China. I © Copyright 2012 Etón Corporation. All righ[...]