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A m e r i c a n R e d C r o s s F R 4 0 5 b y E tó n AM/FM Water -Resistant Radio with NOAA, Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger O wn er ’ s M an ua l American Red Cross Radio Line By:[...]
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3 American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL American Red Cross Radio Line By: DO YOU 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 , 8:30-4:00, Pacific Standard Time; www .etoncorp.com. W ARNING • Do not expose this applianc[...]
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4 DIAGRAMS Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n OP EN Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n BAT TER Y OFF DYN AMO ADA PTOR W EAT HER 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIR EN ALER T OFF AM FM WEAT HER Cel l Ph one Cha rger REC YCLE POWE R Wea ther Radio AM/FM/Weather Alert Radio FR-405 Lig ht Off Flash POW ER V O L U M E T U N I N G FM 88 92 96 100 103 106 108 MHz AM 53[...]
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5 DIAGRAMS continued Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n OP EN Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n BAT TER Y OFF DYN AMO ADA PTOR W EAT HER 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIR EN ALER T OFF AM FM WEAT HER Cel l Ph one Cha rger REC YCLE POWE R Wea ther Radio AM/FM/Weather Alert Radio FR-405 Lig ht Off Flash POW ER V O L U M E T U N I N G FM 88 92 96 100 103 106 108[...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL INITIAL SETUP 1. Open the compartment; it slides downward with firm pr essure at center of hinge. 2. Connect the battery pack. POWER SOURCES 1. Rechargeable battery pack (included). 2. 3 AA batteries (not included). 3. AC adapter/charger (included). 4. Continually turning the crank, even with no batteries [...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL 7 USING AN AC ADAPTER Once plugged in, the AC adapter acts as a charger , charging the internal Ni-MH battery pack. Charge it for 8 hours to achieve a full charge. 1. Plug the adapter into the DC 4.5 V socket. 2. For power , set the BA TTERY/DYNAMO-ADAPTER/OFF switch to the DYNAMO-ADAPTER position. Only use[...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF T urn it on with the POWER switch. 1. Select the BA TTERY position when using AA batteries. 2. Select the DYNAMO/ADAPTER position when powering via the AC adapter or internal, rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack. 3. T o tur n off, set POWER switch to OFF . 8 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Set[...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL TO RECEIVE WEA THER ALER TS T une into your strongest weather station. Select a comfortable volume level. Leave the radio on and select the ALERT position with the SIREN/OFF/ALERT switch. When there are weather alerts, the radio will come on at the volume that you have set. 9 LIGHTS Set the LIGHT/OFF/FLASH [...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORT ANT BA TTER Y INFORMA TION T o minimize the possibility of battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride bat- teries. Never intermix old with new , or different brands or types of batteries. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by t[...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL LIMITED W ARRANTY Retain the warranty information from your warranty car d with your proof of pur chase or the Limited Warranty information can also be viewed at www .etoncorp.com. SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT T o obtain service for your product, we recommend first contact- ing an Etón service repr esentative[...]
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American Red Cross FR405 OWNER’S MANUAL SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT NON-W ARRANTY – If your product is no longer under warranty and requir es service our technical staff will refer you to the nearest r epair facility that will be able to best handle the repair . For service outside North America, please refer to the distributor information include[...]
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15 American Red Cross Radio Line By: ¿NECESIT A A YUDA? ¡CONTÁCTENOS! Eton Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way , Palo Alto, CA 94303, EE.UU. 1-800-872-2228 (EE.UU.); 1-800-637-1648 (Canadá); 650-903-3866 (todo el mundo); Lunes a viernes, 8.30-16.00 hrs., Hora Estándar del Pacífico; www .etoncorp.com. ADVERTENCIA • No exponga este dispositivo[...]
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DIAGRAMAS Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n OP EN Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n BAT TER Y OFF DYN AMO ADA PTOR W EAT HER 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIR EN ALER T OFF AM FM WEAT HER Cel l Ph one Cha rger REC YCLE POWE R Wea ther Radio AM/FM/Weather Alert Radio FR-405 Lig ht Off Flash POW ER V O L U M E T U N I N G FM 88 92 96 100 103 106 108 MHz AM 530[...]
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DIAGRAMAS continuado Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n OP EN Pho ne Cha rger DC 5V Ear Fli p ope n BAT TER Y OFF DYN AMO ADA PTOR W EAT HER 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIR EN ALER T OFF AM FM WEAT HER Cel l Ph one Cha rger REC YCLE POWE R Wea ther Radio AM/FM/Weather Alert Radio FR-405 Lig ht Off Flash POW ER V O L U M E T U N I N G FM 88 92 96 100 103 106 108[...]
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AJUSTE INICIAL 1. Abra el compartimento de la batería cuya tapa se desliza hacia abajo tras una pulsación firme en el centro de la bisagra. 2. Conecte el paquete de baterías. FUENTES DE ALIMENT ACIÓN 1. Paquete de batería recargable (incluido). 2. 3 baterías del tipo AA (no incluidas). 3. Adaptador/cargador AC (incluido). 4. Giro continuo de[...]
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UTILIZACIÓN DE UN ADAPT ADOR AC Después de su enchufe, el adaptador AC trabaja como cargador y carga el paquete de batería Ni-MH interna. La carga demora aprox. 8 horas hasta alcanzar su nivel de carga completa. 1. Inserte eladaptador en el enchufe DC 4,5 V . 2. Para la alimentación de corriente, coloque el conmutador BA TTERY/DYNAMO-ADAPTER/OF[...]
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ACTIV ACIÓN Y DESACTIV ACIÓN DE LA RADIO La radio se activa con el conmutador POWER. 1. Seleccione la posición BA TTERY cuando usa baterías del tipo AA. 2. Seleccione la posición DYNAMO/ADAPTER en caso de una alimentación de corriente mediante el adaptador AC o el paquete interno de batería Ni-MH recargable. 3. Para desactivar la radio, colo[...]
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P ARA RECIBIR ALERT AS DE CLIMA Sintonice la estación meteorológica con la señal más fuerte. Se- leccione un nivel de volumen confortable. Deje la radio activada y seleccione la posición ALERT con el conmutador SIREN/OFF/ ALERT . En caso de emisión de alertas meteor ológicas, la radio se activa con el volumen ajustado previamente. SINTONIZAC[...]
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ESPECIFICACIONES DEL ADAPT ADOR AC Salida 4,5 V DC; polaridad negativa; 100 miliamperios; diámetro exterior de la punta de enchufe 3,4mm, diámetro interior 1,3 mm. El adaptador AC realiza una carga automática del paquete de batería recargable. El paquete de batería se debe cargar sólo con un adaptador AC de 100 miliamperios. En caso que usar [...]
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REGISTRO DE GARANTÍA Para asegurar la cobertura completa de la garantía o adquirir actualizaciones del producto, debe r egistrar su producto tan pronto posible después de la compra o r ecibo del producto. Usted puede utilizar una de las siguientes opciones para registrar su producto: 1. Y a sea visitando nuestro sitio W eb en http://www .etoncor[...]
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SERVICIO P ARA SU PRODUCTO Para solicitar algún servicio para su producto, le r ecomendamos contactar primero al r epresentante de servicio de Etón llamando al número de teléfono 800-872-2228 para los EE.UU., o al número de teléfono 800-637-1648 para Canadá o bien al (650) 903-3866 ó mande un mail a customersvc@etoncorp.com para la localiza[...]
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25 GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE American Red Cross FR405[...]
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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 Europe/Lextr onix Germany Rosenstrasse 2 D-10178 Berlin, Germany tel +49 [0]30 243102142 Etón Canada 1 Y onge Street, Suite 1801 T or onto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel +1 416-214-6885 Desig[...]