Eton SolarLink FR600, Owner'S Manual

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL
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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL
SETTING TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS
Weather alerts are received in three ways:
1. Alert indicator light is on.
2. Alert forecast appears in the display.
3. Alert bell rings.
To set the channel for receiving alerts, use the method below
and set it to your strongest channel.
1) Revolve the
<Band Selecting Knob> to “ OFF ” position.
2) Press
<MENU>
button shortly to enter the setting menu.
3) Press <

> or <

> shortly to select “WEATHER” option.
4) Press
<SELECT>
shortly once to enter the weather setting
mode.
5) Press <  > or <  > shortly to select the strongest weather
channel (CH1~7).
6) After setting, press <SELECT> shortly to save.
SETTING ALERT MODE
1) Revolve the <Band Selecting Knob> to “ OFF ” position.
2) Press <MENU> button shortly to enter the setting menu.
3) Press <  > or <  > shortly to select “ALERT MODE” option.
Use the frequency ranges (Bands) below for shortwave broad-
cast reception:
BANDE MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz)
120 m 2.300-2.495 MHz 2300- 2495 KHz
90 m 3.20-3.40 MHz 3200- 3400 KHz
75 m 3.90-4.05 MHz 3900- 4050 KHz
60 m 4.750-5.1 MHz 4750- 5100 KHz
49 m 5.8-6.2 MHz 5730- 6300 KHz
41 m 7.1-7.60 MHz 6890-7600 KHz
31 m 9.4-10 MHz 9250-9995 KHz
25 m 11.5-12.2 MHz 11500-12200 KHz
22 m 13.57-13.87 MHz 13570-13870 KHz
19 m 15.000-15.800 MHz 15005-15825 KHz
16 m 17.55-18 MHz 17480-17900 KHz
15 m 18.9-19.02 MHz 18900-19020 KHz
13 m 21.45-21.85 MHz 21450-21850 KHz
RECEPTION OF WEATHER FREQUENCIES
To hear your local weather station, pull up the antenna, turn
on the radio and select WB with the band selector. Turn up the
volume and press the

buttons to hear all 7 weather chan-
nels. You’ll probably only hear one channel, but if you hear a
weather broadcast on more than one, select the strongest. The
strongest one will usually be your local weather station. Below
are the frequencies that correspond to the radio’s 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