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    FR250 OPERA TION MANU AL www .etoncorp.com SELF-POWERED RADIO AND FLASHLIGHT FR250 AM/FM Shortwave radio, flashlight, and cell phone charger[...]

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    2 3 DO Y OU NEED HELP? We w ant you to thoroughly enjoy the use of this product. T o tak e advantage of its many excellent and unique features , we urge you to carefully read the owner’ s manual. If you need help while learning its operation, please contact us , using the meth- ods below . Monday-F riday , 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p .m., North American P[...]

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    T urning the dynamo crank charges the built-in Ni-MH battery pack. It can be charged while the radio is playing or turned off , however it does not charge as efficiently when charged while playing, thus reducing playtime . With hand-crank dynamo charging, r adio operation time depends on the number of turns and time per turn. With a fresh battery p[...]

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    T he FR250 can be powered via an AC adaptor/charger (not included). Using an AC adaptor/charger automatically charges the internal Ni-MH battery pack. If the adaptor/charger meets the correct specifications it can be left plugged in without damaging the Ni-MH battery pack. When the battery pack is depleted it tak es about 8 hours to charge it using[...]

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    OPERA TION GUIDE continued 8 USING THE FR250 AS A CELL-PHONE CHARGER 8 9 9 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME T urn the VOLUME control knob until the desired volume level is heard. TUNING-IN ST A TIONS Set the band selector switch to the AM, FM or SW position. When using SW , select the desired shortwave band with the 7-position SW band selector knob . T une sta[...]

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    OPERA TION GUIDE continued 11 10 11 10 T he Shortwave Band Chart, shown below , is also helpful. Shortwave is divided into ‘bands’. Each band represents a specific frequency range in which broadcasting tak es place . FREQUENCY RANGE (MHz) BAND CHARACTERISTICS FR250 BAND SWITCH BAND (METER) SW1 49 m 5.90-6.35 Night band up to 8 am. SW2 41 m 7.00[...]

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    13 FR250 OPERA TION MANUAL Etón warr ants to the original purchaser this product shall be free from defects in material or workmanship for one year from the date of original purchase . During the warr anty period Etón or an authorized Etón service facility will provide , free of charge , both parts and labor necessary to correct defects in mater[...]

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    www .etoncorp.com 1-800-872-2228 from the U .S . 1-800-637-1648 from Canada 1-650-903-3866, worldwide F AX: 650-903-3867 customersvc@etoncorp .com www .etoncorp.com etón Corporation 1015 Corporation W ay P alo Alto , California 94303 USA v . 01-14-05[...]