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Summary of Contents for FIELD BT

Page 1: ...FIELD BT RADIO II II ...

Page 2: ...tall only fresh new alkaline 0 cells all of the same brand and type Never install or replace with batteries of different brands and types Never mix old batteries with new ones When not using the radio for more than 30 days remove the batteries BATTERY TYPE AND OPERATION Use 4 Dsize alkaline batteries Install them with correct polarity using the diagram inside the battery compartment Replace them i...

Page 3: ... plug with 5 5 millimeter outer diameter 2 1 millimeter inner diameter POWER FAILURE BACKUP FEATURE If batteries are in the unit and it is powered via its AC adapter it will automatically switch to battery use if there is an AC power failure TURNING THE FIELD BT ON AND Off Turn on the radio by pressing the red POWER SLEEP button on the front top right corner of the radio When the unit is on press ...

Page 4: ...n the radio Place the top BANDWIDTH control onto the MONO or STEREO position Stereo is needed only when you re using headphones and STEREO appears to the bottom left of the frequency in the display FM mono has better signal and noise ratio as well as anti multiplex interference FM MONO STEREO OPERATION Rotate band selector to FM position in FM mode short press MONO STEREO button If the current sta...

Page 5: ...t is Station call Weekly Month Day Year Hour Minute Weekly format MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN For example the LCD will roll to display as WGSS TUE 03 25 2014 02 15 TUNING INTO MW AM STATIONS Place the top BANDWIDTH switch into theW or Nposition wide or narrow Place bottom BANDWIDTH switch into the MW position Place SW RF GAIN switch into the 5 position higher if necessary Tune in the station with ...

Page 6: ...e radio off long press th e PRESET button to select Long press to switch 9K or 1OK the LCD displays 9K or 10K USING THE SW RF GAIN KNOB When listening to SW broadcast stations this control knob should be dialed to or near position 5 If you are listening to a weak station increase the gain when listening to extremely strong stations decrease the gain For listening to Shortwave stations place this c...

Page 7: ...X which stands for maximum distance TUNING IN SW shortwave STATIONS Turn on radio Place the upper BANDWIDTH switch in theW or N position Place the lower switch into SW1 SW2 or SW3 Initially set the SW RF Gain dial to the max position for the highest sensitivity This will aid in picking up even the weakest of signals However if the signal of desired station is strong the maximum gain setting will c...

Page 8: ...equency Best Time of Day 90m 3 200 3 400 kHz 75m 3 900 4 000 kHz 60m 4 750 5 050 kHz night 49m 5 800 6 200 kHz night 41 m 7 1 00 7 500 kHz night 31m 9 500 1 0 000 kHz night 25m 11 650 1 2 200 kHz 19m 15 1 00 1 5 800 kHz day 16m 17 550 1 7 900 kHz day 15m 18 900 1 9 020 kHz 13m 21 450 21 850 kHz day 11m 25 600 26 100 kHz day OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION Shortwave enables listening to broadcasts o...

Page 9: ...ally the Internet is a great resource for learning about shortwave Type shortwave reception into your favorite search engine WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK Published in the USA by Watson Guptill Publications 770 Broadway 7th Floor New York NY 10003 9595 www watsonguptill com STORING STATIONS TO PRESET LOCATIONS J I r I Preset f n r eo f Press ALARM MEMORY button to store station into memory I When listen...

Page 10: ...n the display changes and the Preset number shows on the right side of the display A station cannot be erased from memory Simply store another station over it BLUETOOTH FUNCTION 1 Power on the radio and switch band selector to 1 0 2 Short press PAIR to begin pairing now activate the bluetooth of your device and select 1 Fieldl to connect your device Once connected open music player on your device ...

Page 11: ...nd To set the clock 1 Turn radio off 2 Press and hold the T SET button until the hour starts flashing 3 Turn the tuning knob in either direction or press the UP button to set the hour 4 Quick press the DOWN button and the minutes will begin to flash turn the tuning knob to set the minutes 5 Quick press the T SET button to finalize the entry Note If the above steps are not completed quickly enough ...

Page 12: ...r then rotate tuning knob to adjust hour Finally press TIMER A or TIMER Bto confirm timer adjustment Select Alarm by Radio or Buzzer While in TIMER Aor TIMER B adjust mode press the to select between buzzer and radio alarm indicates buzzer alarm J indicates radio alarm If neither the or J icons are displayed the ALARM is off Buzzer or Radio Alarm via TIMER function When buzzer timer alarm is activ...

Page 13: ...word ON on the display Press the POWER SLEEP button agiain to activate the sleep timer the I icon will appear in the upper left of the display and a number will appear in the center of the display this is the sleep time The radio will play for this amount of minutes and then shut off It can be deactivated by repeatedly pressing the power button until on appears in the bottom of the display with ea...

Page 14: ...RIGHTNESS With the radio off press the QTUNE button the display backlight will toggle between LOW MEDIUM and HIGH backlight brightness The last setting selected will be activated when the radio is playing Note The backlight will go to sleep after l 0 seconds while the radio is playing To keep the backlight always on slide the BACKLIGHT switch on the side of the radio to the ON setting USING THE LO...

Page 15: ...IO VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS Volume Control Turn up the volume by turning the volume knob lower left corner knob of radio clockwise right down by turning the knob counterclockwise left Adjust Audio Tone Rotate Bass Treble knob to get desired Bass or Treble audio quality Muting the Beep Sound of the Power Button Hold down the Alarm button when the radio is Powered Off until the screen shows Buzz off...

Page 16: ...o the Line In socket When a device is connected to the Line in socket the word AUX will be displayed on the screen The Line Out socket can be used to feed audio from the FIELD BT to amplified external speakers The internal speaker will still be functional when a device is connected to the Line Out socket EXTERNAL ANTENNAS ANT SELECTOR SWITCH EXT or INT Use this switch to enable the use of FM or SW...

Page 17: ... next to the radio and tune it to the same frequency that the radio is tuned to Swivel the radio and the antenna to achieve maximum performance This antenna can be purchased by contacting Eton or one of our distributors Call us for details TO RESET THE FIELD BT If the radio malfunctions or doesn t work properly insert a paper clip into the hole on the front lower right side Make sure the paper cli...

Page 18: ...ed or any object has fallen into the apparatus Clean only with a dry cloth Do not use detergents or chemical solvents as this might damage the finish Unplug and disconnect external antennas during lightning storms Do not remove cover or back Refer servicing to qualified service personnel ENVIRONMENT Fe CE 1i Disposal According to the European Directive 2002 96 EC all electrical and electronic prod...

Page 19: ... receipt Please go to http www etoncorp com productregistration to register your product LIMITED WARRANTY Retain your proof of purchase or the receipt Limited Warranty information can be viewed at www etoncorp com in the Support section SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT To obtain service for your product we recommend first contacting an Et6n service representative at 800 872 2228 US 800 637 1648 Canada or ...

Page 20: ... authorized warranty repair facility Do not ship your radio back without obtaining the return authorization number NON WARRANTY If your product is no longer under warranty and requires service our technical staff will refer you to the nearest repair facility that will be able to best handle the repair For service outside of North America please refer to the distributor information included at time...

Page 21: ... Headquarters l 0l 5 Corporation Way Palo Alto California 94303 USA tel l 650 903 3866 tel l 800 872 2228 fax 1 650 903 3867 www etoncorp com Oes1gned by Et6n Corporation and assembled 1n Ch1na Copy11ght 2016 Eton Corporat1on A l nghts reserved 03072016 ...

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