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    GS350DL AM/FM/Shortwave Radio OWNER’S MANUAL Grundig Radio Line By   www .etoncorp.com[...]

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    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 , 8:30-4:30, Pacific Standard TIme; www .etoncorp.com. W ARNING • Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water . • Only operate within specified temperature ran[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................................................................................... MAJOR FEA TURES OF THE MODEL S30DL.................................................... CONTROL LOCA TIONS................................................................................. CONNECTING TO POWER.....................[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION This owner’ s manual is conveniently divided into two sections, BASIC OPERA TION and INTRODUCTION TO SHORTW A VE. Both sections are important. If you are new to shortwave listening, the INTRODUCTION TO SHORTW AVE section will give you all the information that you need to be successful enjoying broadcasts fr om around the world. 2 M[...]

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    3 CONTROL LOCA TIONS Power & Sleep Button Alarm Set Button Time Set Button Hour Set Button Minute Set Button Alarm On/Off Button Backlight/Snooze Button Battery Power Indicator Signal/Strength Indicator Digital Frequency Readout LCD Display T urning Knob (fast) T urning Knob (slow) Reset Button MW/SW RF Gain Knob T reble Knob V olume Knob Bass [...]

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    3 CONTROL LOCA TIONS continued 5 GS350DL OWNER’S MANUAL GS350DL OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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    4 CONNECTING TO POWER USING BA TTERIES Open the battery compartment and insert 4 size D batteries (also called UM-1) according to the polarity diagram imprinted on the battery compartment floor . Please note the following regar ding battery operation: • The S350DL has a battery power indicator in the LCD. Fresh batteries will show a full power l[...]

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    6 TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF 7 SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICA TOR When you are listening to stations, the signal str ength meter , in the upper right area of the display , will show the strength level of r eception. There ar e two ways to turn the radio on, with the 90-minute timer feature or without the 90- minute timer . T o turn it off at any time, pr[...]

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    9 TUNING IN AM ST A TIONS TUNING IN AM ST A TIONS (MW) T urn on the radio and set the AM/SW BAND switch to the AM position and the bandwidth switch to wide or narrow . MW appears in the display . Use the outer ‘fast’ tuning knob to find stations, fine tuning with the inner ‘slow’ knob when needed. • If there is interfer ence from adjace[...]

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    10 TUNING IN SHORTW A VE ST A TIONS continued stations, place the BAND WIDTH control in the NARROW position. If there is no interfer ence, leave it in the WIDE position. If there is excess background noise, turn on the SW LPF switch, which may minimize the noise. If a station is so strong that audio distortion occurs, r educe the gain level with th[...]

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    12 USING THE SLEEP TIMER The S350DL includes a sleep timer , which lets you set the radio to turn off after an amount of time of your choice. On the S350DL, the sleep timer is automatically activated for 90 minutes whenever the radio is turned on. After pressing the POWER&SLEEP button to turn on the radio, notice that ‘90’ appears in the di[...]

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    14 USING THE BACKLIGHT The S350DL has a backlight to light the display in low light situations. It can be activated with the following two methods. 1. T o temporarily light the display , perform a quick, short press on the BACKLIGHT button. The backlight automatically turns off after eight seconds. 2. T o permanently light the display , press and h[...]

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    16 USING THE LINE OUT SOCKETS The line out sockets (RCA sockets), labeled L, R, provide industry standar d left and right stereo line level outputs that can be used to feed audio to a tape recor der , stereo system, or any device with audio line level inputs. The output is stereo when the radio is tuned to an FM station broadcast- ing in stereo. 17[...]

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    19 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTW A VE Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the world. Now that you have a short- wave radio, no doubt you’ll want to hear worldwide stations right away . If you’re new to shortwave, please take some time to learn the basics outlined below . T o successfully listen to shortwave stations you must know how to[...]

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    22 SHORTW A VE BANDS BAND MEGAHER TZ (MHz) (as on some models) S350DL switch setting 120 meters 2,300-2,500 MHz 2300- 2500 KHz SW1 90 meters 3,20-3,40 MHz 3200-3400 KHz SW1 75 meters 3,90-4,00 MHz 3900-4000 KHz SW1 60 meters 4,750-5,060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz SW1 49 meters 5,950-6,20 MHz 5950-6200 KHz SW1 41 meters 7,10-7,60 MHz 7100-7600 KHz SW1 31 met[...]

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    23 DA Y BANDS / NIGHT BANDS DA Y BANDS / NIGHT BANDS – THE DIFFERENCE IS VER Y IMPORT ANT Because shortwave signals depend on such fac- tors as the sun, the ionosphere and interaction with the earth itself, signals cannot be heard on all bands throughout the day . Some bands are best during the daylight hours, and some are best at night. Her e ar[...]

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    25 EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING This is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters ar e deliberately transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good ar ound sunset and sunrise too. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Getting close to a window may substantially improve your r eception. The con- struction materials of some buildings simply do not let[...]

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    This Etón product, as supplied and distributed by Etón is warranted by Etón against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship for the following limited warranty period: One (1) year parts and labor This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, and is valid only on pr oducts purchased thr ough an authorized Etón retail[...]

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    GS350DL OWNER’S MANUAL 18[...]

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    GS350DL OWNER’S MANUAL 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 oronto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada t[...]