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    American Red Cross Radio Line By: American Red Cr oss SOLARLINK FR500 by Etón Self-Powered and Solar-Powered AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with NOAA Weatherband, Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger Owner’ s Manual[...]

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    3 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL DO YOU NEED HELP ? If you need help, please contact us: Monday-Friday , 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., North American Pacific T ime. 1-800-872-2228 from the U.S ; 1-800-637-1648 fr om Canada 650-903-3866, worldwide ; F AX: 650-903-3867 ; www .etoncorp.com Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation W ay , Palo A[...]

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    4 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL The FR500 plays AM (520-1710 KHz), FM (88-108 MHz), SW (shortwave, 5.8 – 12.2 MHz) and 7 NOAA Weather Channels: Channel 1 162.400 MHz Channel 2 162.425 MHz Channel 3 162.450 MHz Channel 4 162.475 MHz Channel 5 162.500 MHz Channel 6 162.525 MHz Channel 7 162.550 MHz MIN: Minute Adjus ting Pow e[...]

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    5 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL VOLUME CONTROL T ur ning the V olume Adjusting Knob (located on the lower right of the radio) clockwise turns up the volume; counterclockwise turns down the volume. Always tur n down the volume befor e using earphones. POWERING AND TURNING ON THE FR500 The FR500 is powered with 3 AA batteries, t[...]

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    6 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL SOLAR POWER When you’re in sunlight set the power switch to the SOLAR posi - tion. This position also recharges the Ni-MH r echargeable battery . DYNAMO POWER The rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel-metal-hydride) battery is in the battery compartment. T o use it plug the battery into the socket adjace[...]

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    7 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING CHARGING How much operating time does hand cranking provide? Cranking 120 times per minute, for 1 minute, plays the radio for about 4 minutes at low volume. Since volume is relative this may be higher or lower depending on how loud the volume is. How long does[...]

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    8 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL ORDERING A CELL PHONE ADAPTER TIP Send Eton Corporation a post card with your name, addr ess and preferably your email addr ess (telephone number is OK). Include the radio model and the brand and model of your cell phone (the model is often found on the body of the cell phone, under the battery)[...]

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    9 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL CHARGING AND POWER LIGHT Charging Light • If charged by turning the hand crank, the charging light is green. • If charged by solar , the charging light is orange. • If charged by the external adaptor , the charging light is red. Power Light • If the battery power is full, the power light[...]

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    10 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING THE WEA THER ALERT FEA TURE NOAA weather alerts warn you when a severe weather system is approaching. T ur n on the radio and tune in the weather channel that has the stron gest signal. Then turn the Multifunction Knob (on the lower left side of the front of the radio) up to the W eathe[...]

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    11 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL SNOOZE BUTTON When the alarm activates, pressing the SNOOZE button deacti - vates it for 5 minutes, then it starts again. SLEEP FEA TURE The sleep timer can be activated with the radio turned on or off. Activating the sleep timer enables the radio to play for 90, 60, 30 and 10 minutes, then shu[...]

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    12 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL MUL TIFUNCTION KNOB (lower left corner) continued The function switch has ve positions. The top position is the ALERT position, then the OFF , LIGHT , SOS and SIREN position. All positions except OFF are labeled with an icon. The ALERT position sets the Weather Channel alerts with the radio [...]

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    13 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL W ARRRANTY 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 .etoncor[...]

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    14 AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 OWNER’S MANUAL W ARRRANTY If your product is still in warranty and the Etón service r epresenta - tive determines warranty service is needed, a return authorization will be issued and instructions will be given. DO NOT ship your radio back without obtaining the return authorization. NON-W ARANTY If your prod[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 17 ¿NECESIT A A YUDA? Si necesita ayuda, contáctenos de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 4:00 p.m., hora estándar del Pací - fico de E E. UU . 1- 800-8 72-22 28 d esde los EE UU ; 1- 800-6 37-1 648 desde Canadá; 650-903-3866 desde el resto del mundo; F AX: 650-903-3867; sitio Web, www .[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 18 El FR500 repr oduce AM (520-1710 KHz), FM (88-108 MHz), SW (onda corta, 5.8 – 12.2 MHz) y 7 canales de tiempo NOAA: Canal 1 162.400 MHz Canal 2 162.425 MHz Canal 3 162.450 MHz Canal 4 162.475 MHz Canal 5 162.500 MHz Canal 6 162.525 MHz Canal 7 162.550 MHz MIN: Ajuste de minut os Botón [...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 19 CONTROL DE VOLUMEN Con el giro del botón de ajuste de volumen (ubicado en la parte derecha inferior de la radio) en sentido de las agujas del r eloj se au - menta el volumen, mientras se reduce con un gir o contra el sentido de las agujas del reloj. El volumen debe bajarse siempr e antes[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 20 POTENCIA SOLAR Instale 3 baterías del tipo AA y coloque el selector de potencia en la posición BA TERÍA. POTENCIA POR DINÁMO La batería recargable Ni-MH (níquel-metal-hidrur o) se encuentra en el compartimento de batería. Para usarla, debe enchufarse la batería en el enchufe adyac[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 21 RESPUEST AS P ARA SUS PRE- GUNT AS SOBRE LA CARGA ¿Cuánto tiempo de servicio permite la generación de poten- ciapor manivela? Con 120 giros por minuto durante 1 minuto, la radio repr oduce durante aprox. 4 minutos con volumen bajo. Y a que el volumen es relativo, puede r esultar más a[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 22 PEDIDO DE UNA PUNT A DE ADAPT ADOR P ARA EL CARGADOR DE TELÉFONO MÓVIL Envíe una tarjeta postal a Eton Corporation indicando su nombre y apellido, dirección y pr eferentemente su dirección de e-mail (tam - bién se puede indicar el número de teléfono). T ambién se deben indicar el[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 23 CARGA Y LUZ DE POTENCIA Luz de carga • En caso de cargar mediante giro de la manivela, la luz de carga se indica en color verde. • En caso de carga solar , la luz de carga se indica en color naranja. • En caso de carga con un adaptador externo, la luz de carga se indica en color roj[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 24 SELECIÓN DE BANDAS Y SIN- TONIZACIÓN DE EST ACIONES Al sintonizar la FM, onda corta o los canales de tiempo, debe extenderse completamente la antena telescópica. No se requier e la antena telescópica al sintonizar las estaciones AM, por lo cual se puede guardar . Las estaciones se sin[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 25 AJUSTE DE LA HORA Y ALARMA El reloj se indica en el formato de 12 horas y muestra PM en la pantalla después del mediodía. Apague la radio. Durante la pulsación y manteniendo pulsado el botón TIEMPO o AJUSTE DE ALARMA, conmute con el botón HR (ubicado en la parte superior de la pantal[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 26 FUNCIÓN DE SLEEP El temporizador de sleep puede activarse cuando la radio está acti - vada o desactivada. Con la activación del temporizador de sleep, la radio seguirá repr oduciendo durante 90, 60, 30 y 10 minutos para apagarse a continuación automáticamente. Para activar la funci?[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 27 BOTÓN MUL TIFUNCIONAL continuado (en la esquina izquierda inferior) La posición SIRENA activa la sirena. Se puede usar con la radio en estado activado o desactivado ENTRADA DE AURICULARES Este enchufe se encuentra en la parte posterior de la radio, cubi - erto con una tapa de caucho. En[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 28 REGISTRO DE GARANTÍA continuado 3. Envíe por correo su tarjeta de garantía suministrada o infor - mación a la dirección siguiente; escriba su nombr e, dirección postal completa, número de teléfono, dir ección de e-mail, modelo comprado, fecha de compra, nombre del distribuidor de[...]

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    GUÍA DE OPERACIÓN DE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOLARLINK FR500 29 GARANTÍA Si su producto aún posee garantía y el r epresentante de servicio de Etón determina que el servicio de garantía sea necesario, se le enviará una autorización de retorno e instrucciones de envío a una unidad de servicio de reparación autorizada de la garantía. NO ENVÍE [...]

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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 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 2008 Etón Corporation. All righ[...]