Eton G5 manual

AM/FM STEREO/ M W . S W . L W D U A L C O N V E R S I O N G 5 O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L www .etoncorp.com[...]

4 5 6 8 8 10 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 22 23 23 25 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 33 34 34 42 44 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 G5 OPERA TION MANUAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WHA T THE G5 INCLUDES ......................................................................................... G5 FE A TURES .....[...]

4 5 • AC adapter • Stereo earphones • External wire antenna • Carrying pouch • Carrying strap (attached) • Owner’ s manual NOTE: In the instructions below , numbers in parenthesis (), corre- spond to the numbered diagrams . • M-Stereo , AM and Full-Shortwave Coverage (1711-29999 KHz). • PLL Dual Conversion AM/SW Circuitry With SSB[...]

6 7 3 DIA GRAMS G5 OPERA TION MANUAL POWER / SLEEP HOLD RESET P AGE/TIME VOL+/V OL- A UT O SCAN EDIT/BACKLIGHT SWITCH MONO/STEREO/SSB INDICA T OR 0-9 NUMBER BUTT ON METER BAND AM BAND FM BAND TIME-ZONE BUTT ON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. CHECK BUTT ON ERASE BUTT ON ST ORE BUTT ON BA TTE[...]

8 9 INST ALLING BA TTERIES T he hinged battery compartment (17) is located on the back of the G5. T o open it, apply thumb pressure to the ribbed, down pointing tri- angle and slide it about 1/8 inch (about 3 mm) towards the bottom of the radio , then pull up. Install 4 AA batteries , observing the battery polarity diagrams inside the compartment. [...]

10 11 IMPORT ANT AC AD APTER/CHARGER INFORMA TION AND PRECAUTIONS It is normal for the AC adapter/charger to feel w arm during use . When the AC adapter/charger is connected, the G5 automatically switches to the AC adapter/charger’ s power and installed batteries are not used. Disconnect the AC adapter/charger from the power outlet if it is not b[...]

12 13 BA TTER Y CHARGING NOTES AND CAUTIONS • Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! • T he G5 can be played while charging. • Alarm settings and action are function while charging. • T he AC adapter/charger will not charge the batteries unless the G5 is set to charge mode . • F or improved life of rechargeable batteries , [...]

14 15 2. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob (40) to select the sleep time (in minutes) of your choice . 3. Within 3 seconds , press the P AGE/TIME button (4) when finished. USING THE LOCK FEA TURE (2) With the G5 turned off , the lock feature prevents unw anted turn-on. When it is turned on, the lock feature prevents unwanted frequency changes .[...]

When l iste ning to F M or sho rtw ave , ful ly ext end the t eles copic a nten na (44). It need not be extended when listening to AM stations (the AM antenna is located inside the G5). LISTENING IN FM STEREO FM stereo can be heard when using earphones/headphones (47) or when routing the audio to a stereo amplification device from the ‘LINE OUT?[...]

18 19 DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTR Y (9) Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is known. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilohertz (KHz), e.g. 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered in megahertz (MHz), e .g. 102.9 MHz, ignoring the decimal point. T o enter a frequency: 1. Use the numeric buttons (9) to enter the freq[...]

G5 AUT O-TUNING CHART 21 20 G5 SHORTWA VE COVERA GE AND TUNING SUGGESTIONS T he G5 h as cont inuo us freq uency c over age f rom 150 t o 2999 9 kilo- hert z (kHz). T his includes Longwave (150-519 kHz), Medium W ave (the AM broadcast band (520-1710 kHz) and Shortwave (1711- 29999 kHz). T o go to a specific shortwave frequency , use the direct- freq[...]

22 23 USING THE G5’S SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) FEA TURE (8) SSB enables listening to shortwave signals using the single-sideband mode . This mode is used for a variety of signals including amateur radio and other two-way communications , Morse code, weather -fax transmissions and other encoded signals often referred to as ‘utility’ signals . To [...]

24 25 TIME ZONE ABBREVIA TION LIST ANC-Anchorage HNL-Honolulu BEG-Beijing JED-Jeddah BKK-Bangkok KHI-Kashi CAI-Cairo LAX-Los Angeles CCS-Caracas LON-London CHI-Chicago NOU-Noumea DAC-Dhaka NYC-New Y ork City DEL- Delhi P AR-P aris DEN-Denver RIO-De Janeiro DXB-Dubai SYD-Sydney GMT -GMT TY O-T okyo HKG-Hong K ong WLG-Wellington SETTING THE CLOCK AND[...]

26 27 3. Press the P AGE/TIME button (4). 4. Use the tuning knob to set the minutes. 5. Press the P AGE/TIME button. 6. Use the tuning knob to set the wak e-up volume. 7. Press the P AGE/TIME button. 8. Use the tuning knob to set the wak e-up alarm’ s play minutes . 9. Press the P AGE/TIME button. 10. Use the tuning knob to set the page number . [...]

2. Use the   buttons to select the desired memory page . 3. Press the EDIT button (7) until ‘_’ appears in the display (about 3 seconds). 4. Use the tuning knob to select the desired number or letter . 5. Press the P AGE/TIME button to select the next ‘_’. 6. Repeat until 4 letters/numbers are selected. 7. Press P AGE/TIME when finish[...]

30 31 3. While holding down the ERASE button (15), press the F1-7 button that you wish to erase . Note that the box surrounding the memory location disappears . 4. Release the ERASE button. DELETING ALL MEMOR Y CONTENTS Hold down the EDIT and SSB buttons simultaneously , then press RESET (2). T his deletes the contents of all memory pages . USING T[...]

33 14 REAR FOLDING ST AND (19) G5 OPERA TION MANUAL 32 Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display (36). AM/FM – T he MUSIC/WIDE position creates a ‘brighter’ music sound. T he NEWS/NARROW position creates a less ‘bright’ sound. Shortw ave – T he MUSIC/WIDE po sition cr eates the best audio fidelity . T he NEWS/NARROW position helps to [...]

34 SW BANDS , SSB AND OTHER SHORTW A VE HELP NEED HELP? CONT ACT US . Eton Corporation 1015 Corporation W ay P alo Alto, CA 94030 USA U .S. States: 1-800-872-2228 Canada: 1-800-637-1648 Worldwide: 650-903-3866 www .etoncorp .com Hours of Operation: M-F , 8:30-4, P acific T ime . WHA T IS SHOR TWA VE? Shor tw ave is a br oadc ast fre quenc y ran ge [...]

36 SIMPLIFIED SHORTW A VE B AND CHART T he table below shows the bands used for shortwave broadcasting. F or more detailed band information enter ‘shortwave broadcast band allocations’ at an Internet search site . INTRODUCTION T O SHORTW A VE continued 37 SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB • In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 mHz (13000 k[...]

38 GETTING CLOSE TO A WINDO W Getting close to a window may substantially improve reception. Shortw ave sign als penetr ate singl e-level woo d frame b uildings ea siest, while concrete and brick buildings , multi-story and metal roofed struc- tures often block signals . In such situations , position the radio as cl ose to a wi ndo w as po ssi ble [...]

40 MARITIME SW FREQUENCY RANGES (USUALL Y USB) 4063-4438 18780-18900 6200-6525 19680-19800 8195-8815 22000-22720 12230-13200 25070-25110 16360-17410 SHORTW A VE SSB WEA THER FREQUENCIES AND WEA THER F AX FREQUENCIES T hese are best found online by performing a search using your favorite Internet search site, searching for ‘shortwave weather fre q[...]

42 RESET PROCEDURE P erf orm a res et if th e solut ions ou tlin ed belo w don’ t resol ve the i ssue . T he RE SET but ton (3) i s the sm all hol e on the f ront ri ght of t he G5. To perf orm a re set, assure t hat fre sh bat terie s are in t he G5 or po wer it with its AC adapter . T urn the G5 off and pok e a pa per clip into th e ho le . WIL[...]

44 Y ou may contact Eton Corporation Service Department for additional information or assistance by calling toll-free Monday through F riday , 8:30am -4:00pm P acific Standard Time: 1(800) 872-2228 (US) 1(800) 673-1648 (CN) 1(650) 903-3866 (World-wide) Call for a Return Authorization prior to shipping your unit. Should you want to return your unit [...]

46 not allow the exclusions or limitation of incidental or consequential damages , so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. T his warranty give you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights , which vary from state to state. F or service information contact: Eton Corporation 1015 Corporation W ay P alo Alto, CA 9430[...]

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