www.etoncorp.com E5 O P E R AT I O N M A N UA L AM/FM STEREO/ M W. S W. LW D U A L C O N V E R S I O N E5 OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS DO YOU NEED HELP? Thank you for purchasing the E-5 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. We want you to thoroughly enjoy the use of this product. To take 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 methods below. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228 from the U.S. 1-800-637-1648 from Canada 1-650-903-3866, worldwide FAX: 650-903-3867 Web Site: www.etoncorp.com Mailing Address: Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WHAT THE E-5 INCLUDES......................................................................................... 4 E5 FEATURES............................................................................................................5 DIAGRAMS...............................................................................................................6 GETTING STARTED....................................................................................................8 - INSTALLING BATTERIES AND BATTERY INFORMATION............................................ 8 - AC ADAPTER INFORMATION.................................................................................10 - CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES IN THE E-5.............................................................10 BASIC RADIO OPERATION.......................................................................................13 - BEFORE USING THE E5; TURNING THE E5 ON/OFF; USING THE SLEEP TIMER FEATURE........................................................................13 - USING THE LOCK FEATURE...................................................................................14 - VOLUME CONTROL...............................................................................................14 - USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH.............................................................................15 - SELECTING FM, AM and SHORTWAVE (SW)...........................................................15 - LISTENING IN FM STEREO.....................................................................................16 - SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA......................................16 - TUNING IN STATIONS............................................................................................ 17 BUTTONS.....................................................................................................17 - TUNING KNOB......................................................................................................17 - DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY..................................................................................18 - AUTO-SCAN TUNING............................................................................................. 18 - SHORTWAVE WITH THE E5....................................................................................19 - SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR.............................................................................22 CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES................................................................................ 23 - SETTING THE CLOCK............................................................................................ 23 - SETTING/ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE ALARMS..............................................25 WORKING WITH MEMORY......................................................................................27 - STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY......................................................................27 - LABELLING MEMORY PAGES................................................................................ 27 - ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED IN MEMORY...........................................................28 - CHECKING MEMORY CAPACITY........................................................................... 28 - CHECKING PAGES AND MEMORIES......................................................................29 - USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION............................................................29 - ERASING MEMORY.............................................................................................. 30 - USING THE ATS MEMORY FEATURE...................................................................... 31 USING THE LIGHT................................................................................................... 31 USING THE EXTERNAL SHORTWAVE ANTENNA SOCKET......................................... 31 STEREO/MONO BUTTON.........................................................................................32 MUSIC/WIDE and NEWS/NARROW SWITCH............................................................32 LINE OUT SOCKET.................................................................................................. 32 USING EARPHONES................................................................................................32 REAR FOLDING STAND........................................................................................... 33 RESET BUTTON.......................................................................................................34 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE............................................................................ 34 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................... 42 WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION.............................................................. 44 2 3 E5 OPERATION MANUAL 1 WHAT THE E-5 INCLUDES · AC adapter · Stereo earphones · External wire antenna · Carrying pouch · Carrying strap (attached) · Owner's manual NOTE: In the instructions below, numbers in parenthesis (), corre- 2 FEATURES · M-Stereo, AM and Full-Shortwave Coverage (1711-29999 KHz). · PLL Dual Conversion AM/SW Circuitry With SSB. · 700 Programmable Memory Presets. · FM Station Auto Tuning Storage (ATS). · Alpha-Numeric Four Character Memory Bank Labeling. · Tunes Via Auto-Scan, Manual-Scan, Direct Key-in Entry and Tuning Knob. · Selectable 9/10 kHz AM Tuning Steps. · Clock, Sleep Timer and Four Programmable Timers (for alarm or wake-up). · Weekday Setting. · World Time Zone Selection. · Shortwave Narrow/Wide Bandwidth Selection. · AM/FM News/Music Tone Selection. · Stereo Earphone Socket. · Stereo Line-Out Socket. · Socket For External Shortwave Antenna. · Display Light. · Button Lock Feature. · Included: Owner's Manual, One-Year Warranty, AC Adapter/Charger and Protective Case. · Internally Recharges Ni-MH Batteries. · Dimensions: 6-5/8"W x 4-1/8"H x 1-1/8"D (167 x 105 x 27 mm). · Weight: 12.2 oz. (346 g). spond to the numbered diagrams. 4 5 E5 OPERATION MANUAL 3 DIAGRAMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. POWER / SLEEP HOLD RESET PAGE/TIME VOL+/VOLAUTO SCAN EDIT/BACKLIGHT SWITCH MONO/STEREO/SSB INDICATOR 0-9 NUMBER BUTTON METER BAND AM BAND FM BAND TIME-ZONE BUTTON 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. CHECK BUTTON ERASE BUTTON STORE BUTTON BATTERY COMPARTMENT (REAR) SPEAKER SUPPORT STAND (REAR) ALARM 1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 ALARM 4 LCD DISPLAY CHARGE RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE telescopic antenna Jog Dial wheel News/Music Narrow/Wide switch SSB fine knob line out external power jack external antenna jack LOCAL/DX switch earphone jack JOG DIAL WHEEL: Turn the jog dial wheel, combine with other button can adjust time, frequency, volume and memory operations. LCD DISPLAY 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 6 SLEEP LOCK ALARM INDICATOR INFORMATION AREA AM/FM USB WEEKDAY/STATION AREA 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. FREQUENCY MHz KHz WIDE/NARROW SIGNAL STRENGTH STEREO/MONO CHARGE INDICATOR 7 E5 OPERATION MANUAL 4 GETTING STARTED INSTALLING BATTERIES The hinged battery compartment (17) is located on the back of the E5. To open it, apply thumb pressure to the ribbed, down pointing triangle and slide it about 1/8 inch (about 3 mm) towards the bottom of the radio, then pull up. Install 4 AA batteries, observing the battery polarity diagrams inside the compartment. When not using rechargeable AA batteries, use alkaline or lithium batteries. Lithium AA batteries yield the longest play-time. BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR The battery strength indicator appears in the upper right side of the LCD display (24). When batteries are fresh or fully charged, it appears solid black. As batteries wear down, the segments become clear from right to left. GETTING STARTED continued in an explosion causing injury. When the E5 is not being used for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid leakage. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by this product's warranty. If the batteries leak, don't throw them away and immediately contact the manufacturer of the batteries to inquire about their battery leakage warranty program. CAUTION! Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! MORE IMPORTANT BATTERY USE INFORMATION · When using batteries for long periods of time, disconnect the AC adapter/charger. · Do not attempt recharging non-rechargeable batteries. Only recharge rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. · Replace or recharge batteries when the sound becomes weak and distorted or the power indicator indicates depleted. · Stations stored in memory are permanently stored. However, when power is removed or batteries deplete, the clock reverts to the default 0:00 setting. · The clock time will not be lost if batteries are replaced quickly ­ within 3 minutes of removal. POWERING THE E-5 WITH THE INCLUDED AC ADAPTER/CHARGER CAUTION! - PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Never use old batteries and never intermix old with new or different brands or types of batteries, as this may cause damage to the radio and may result To power the E-5 with the included AC Adapter/Charger, first plug it into an AC wall outlet (also called `mains'), then plug the tip into the 6V socket (48) on the lower left side of the E-5. Remove any nonrechargeable batteries from the E-5 while using the included AC Adapter/Charger. 8 9 E5 OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED continued IMPORTANT AC ADAPTER/CHARGER INFORMATION AND PRECAUTIONS It is normal for the AC adapter/charger to feel warm during use. When the AC adapter/charger is connected, the E5 automatically switches to the AC adapter/charger's power and installed batteries are not used. Disconnect the AC adapter/charger from the power outlet if it is not being used. Remove the batteries when using the AC adapter/charger for long periods of time. Use only the included AC adapter/charger or one specifically suggested by Eton Corporation. The backlight will remain illuminated when using the AC adapter/charger. CHARGING NI-MH BATTERIES IN THE E-5 With its included AC adapter/charger connected, the E-5 internally recharges 4 Ni-MH (nickel-metal-hydride) rechargeable batteries. Note that the E-5 can still play while the batteries are charging and the alarm functions will work. CAUTION! Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! To charge batteries: 1. Install 4 NI-MH batteries, observing the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. GETTING STARTED continued 2. Connect the AC adapter/charger, first to the wall outlet, then to the E5. 3. Assure that the E5 is turned off. 4. Press the F7 button (25) for about 3 seconds, or until CHG (39) appears in the upper right of the display and the charging hours appear in the display. 5. Use the tuning knob (40) to select the charging time in hours (00-23). See chart below. Press the PAGE/TIME button (4) when finished. Note in the display that the battery symbol's segments continuously activate from left to right during charging. Battery charging terminates once the set charge time has been reached. BATTERY CHARGING TIME CHART The charging times in the chart are based on the following formula: Charging hours = battery capacity (in milliamp hours) / 100mA (the charging current). Ni-MH BATTERY CAPACITY (in mAh) 1100 1500 1800 2300 CHARGING TIME (hours) 11 15 18 23 10 11 E5 OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED continued BATTERY CHARGING NOTES AND CAUTIONS · Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! · The E5 can be played while charging. · Alarm settings and action are function while charging. · The AC adapter/charger will not charge the batteries unless the E5 is set to charge mode. · For improved life of rechargeable batteries, do not repeatedly charge fully charged batteries. · When using new rechargeable batteries or ones that have not been in use for a lengthy period of time, charge them fully, then use them until they are fully exhausted. Repeat this cycle several more times to condition the ba ...