Eton E100 manual

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DO Y OU NEED HELP? We w ant you to thoroughly enjoy the use of your E100 radio . If you need help while learning its operation, please contact us , using the methods below . Monday-F riday , 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p .m., North American P acific T ime. 1-800-872-2228 from the U .S . 1-800-637-1648 from Canada 1-650-903-3866, worldwide F AX: 650-903-3867 c[...]

5 MAJOR FEA TURES OF THE E100 • SHOR TWA VE: 1711 - 29.995 KHz • FM 87.0 - 108.0MHz; MW 520 - 1710 • Manual and Auto-Scan T uning • Direct K eypad F requency Entry • Manual/Auto Scan to scan the preset stations • Fine-T uning Control Knob • 200 Random Programmable Memories • Memory P age Customizing • 9/10KHz step size selector fo[...]

7 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 6 7 DIA GRAMS continued RADIO OFF DISPLA Y RADIO ON DISPLA Y Battery Symbol Antenna Symbol 1-5 Scale Alarm AM/PM Indicator Alarm Clock Digits Alarm Activation Symbol Clock Digits Time AM/PM Indicator T riangle Pointer Clock Digits Alarm Activation Symbol Battery Symbol Antenna Symbol 1-5 Scale T riangle Pointer FM, MW , SHO[...]

4 GETTING ST AR TED 9 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 8 9 5 BASIC RA DIO OPERA TION IMPORT ANT INITIAL SET -UP 1. Assure that the radio is unlock ed, using the LOCK switch (24) on right side of the radio by pushing it down, to the OFF position. This switch can be used to lock the radio when it is not in use or when traveling. (Note that this does not deacti[...]

11 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 10 B ASIC RADIO OPERA TION continued SE TT IN G UP A M AN D FM OUT SI DE OF NO R TH A MERI CA Y ou can ski p thi s sec tio n if you a re in N ort h America a nd just pur cha sed the E100. It is already set-up in the factory for use in North America. If yo u tr av el to oth er wo rld re gi ons , mak e the ch an ges be l ow [...]

6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES B ASIC RADIO OPERA TION continued 13 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 12 SETTING THE CLOCK T he factory has set the clock to function as a 24-hour format clock. If you prefer a 12 hour , AM/PM clock format, see the section titled CHANGIN G THE CL OCK FRO M 24 T O 12 HOUR FORMA T , on page 22. T o set the clock: 1. T urn the radio [...]

7 WORKING WITH MEMOR Y CLOCK AND ALARM FEA TURES continued T o set the alarm: 1. T urn the radio off . The alarm clock digits (30) appear in the upper right corner of the display . 2. Press/release the button labeled ‘Time Set’ twice . The alarm clock’ s digits flash in the display . 3. Within 5 seconds , set the hour using the Up/Hour button[...]

WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued 17 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 16 ACCESSING WHA T IS STORED INTO MEMORY T here are three ways to access what has been stored into memory: Direct Memory Access , Memory Search and Memory Auto-scan. T hese three methods are described below . When the memory page and memo ry preset n umb ers a p[...]

WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued 19 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 18 MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY If desired, a frequency that has been stored into a memory can be moved to a different memory on the same page, or a different page . 1. T urn on the radio . 2. Press/hold the M.Scan/P age button (7) for about 3 seconds and release i[...]

8 SY STEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE T ABLE WORKING WITH MEMOR Y continued 21 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 20 CODE DESCRIPTION SHOWN IN NO . DISPLA Y 01* Alarm uses radio station on page 1, Mem 1 AL. 1 02* Alarm uses last radio station tuned AL. 2 04 Divide the memories into 4 pages with P4: 50 50 locations 05 Divide the memories into 5 pages with[...]

SY STEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE T ABLE continued SY STEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE T ABLE continued 23 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 22 DEFAUL T FACTOR Y SYSTEM SET CODES When shipped from the factory , the radio’ s System Set Code T able is set up as follows . Changes can be made via the procedure shown in the section titled CHANGING [...]

PREVENTING BA TTERY ACID LEAKAGE T o avoid battery acid leakage , only use high quality alkaline or rechargeable nick el-metal-hydride batteries. Never intermix old with new , or different brands or types of batteries. If the batteries leak, don’t throw them away and immediately contact the manufacturer of the batteries . Battery acid leakage is [...]

OPERA TES ERRA TICALL Y P erform a RESET , as d escrib ed in the se ction tit led RESE T PROCEDU RE. ST A TIONS ARE RECEIVED TOO WEAK • Assure that the ANTENNA GAIN switch is set to the H position. • Assure that the telescopic antenna is pulled up all the way for FM and Shortwave reception. • When listening to AM stations , swivel the radio .[...]

Shortwave enables listening to stations from around the world. T o get you started, some basics are noted below. Also see the SHOR TWA VE LISTENING GUIDE in this manual. • Night shortwave reception is almost alw ays better than daytime shortwave . • During daytime the most active shortwave bands are 13, 15, 16, 19, and 22 meters. 16 and 19 usua[...]

LISTENING T O SHORTW A VE ST A TIONS continued 30 BAND FREQUENCY METER RANGE (kilohertz) 120 2250 - 2550 90 3150 - 3450 75 3850 - 4050 60 4700 - 5100 49 5800 - 6300 41 7100 - 7500 31 9400 - 1000 25 11500 - 12150 22 13500 - 13900 19 15000 - 15900 16 17450 - 18000 15 18850 - 19100 13 21450 - 21950 11 25600 - 26100 SH OR TW A VE BAN D CHAR T OF AU TO-[...]

12 SHOR TWA VE LISTENING GUIDE 32 UNDERST ANDING SHORTWA VE BANDS: THE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR SHORTW A VE RADIO Introduction Now that you have a shortw ave radi o , no doubt you’ll wa nt to hear worldwi de stati ons right a wa y . If you ’re n ew to shor twa ve , plea se tak e some time t o learn th e basics ou tlined b elow . T o success fully l[...]

SHORT WA VE LISTENING GUIDE continued 34 BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) 120 m 2.300-2.500 MHz 2300-2500 KHz 90 m 3.20-3.40 MHz 3200-3400 KHz 75 m 3.90-4.00 MHz 3900-4000 KHz 60 m 4.750-5.060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz 49 m 5.950-6.20 MHz 5950-6200 KHz 41 m 7.10-7.60 MHz 7100-7600 KHz 31 m 9.20-9.90 MHz 9500-9900 KHz 25 m 11.600-12.200 MHz 11600-12100 [...]

SHORT WA VE LISTENING GUIDE continued 36 DA YTIME LISTENING Shortwave listening is gener ally at its poorest during the daylight hours of about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. T he major reason for this is that the broadcasters are not transmitting to North America at this time , assuming that we are all either at work or at school and are not able to listen dur[...]

38 39 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL T o ensure full warr anty cover age or product updates, registration of your etón or Grundig product should be complete as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. T o register your radio , please select one of the following methods: 13 W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION 1) Register by visiting our website at http://www .etonc[...]

41 E100 OPERA TION MANUAL 40 T his limited warr anty covers manufacturing defects in material and workmanship encountered in normal, noncommercial use of this product a nd shall n ot apply to t he follo wing, inclu ding, but no t limite d to: damage which occurs due to applications and uses for which the product was not intended; failures or proble[...]

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