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Page 1: ...A M F M S T E R E O M W S W LW D U A L C O N V E R S I O N G 5 OPERATION MANUAL w w w e t o n c o r p c o m All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 2: ...SING THE ATS MEMORY FEATURE USING THE LIGHT USING THE EXTERNAL SHORTWAVE ANTENNA SOCKET STEREO MONO BUTTON MUSIC WIDE and NEWS NARROW SWITCH LINE OUT SOCKET USING EARPHONES REAR FOLDING STAND RESET BUTTON INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE TROUBLESHOOTING WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION DO YOU NEED HELP Contact Us Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 USA 1 800 872 2228 U S 1 800 637 16...

Page 3: ... 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 War...

Page 4: ...M 3 ALARM 4 LCD DISPLAY CHARGE SLEEP LOCK ALARM INDICATOR INFORMATION AREA AM FM USB WEEKDAY STATION AREA 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 FREQUENCY MHz KHz WIDE NARROW SIGNAL STRENGTH STEREO MONO CHARGE INDICATOR 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 LCD DISPLAY JOG DIAL WHEEL Turn the jog dial wheel combine with other button can adjust time frequency volume and memory operations LO DX ANT 6V AC ADAPTER HEADPHONES DX LOCAL E...

Page 5: ...o 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 ...

Page 6: ...rechargeable batteries To charge batteries 1 Install 4 NI MH batteries observing the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment 2 Connect the AC adapter charger first to the wall outlet then to the G5 3 Assure that the G5 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 t...

Page 7: ...SING THE G5 Assure that it is powered with the AC adapter or batteries Assure that it is unlocked See lock button instructions below Place the DX LOCAL switch 46 on the left side of the G5 to the DX position TURNING THE G5 ON AND OFF The G5 is turned on and off with a quick short press of the POWER SLEEP button 1 USING THE SLEEP TIMER FEATURE The sleep timer feature enables the G5 to play for a sp...

Page 8: ...To adjust the volume with the numeric keypad 1 Use the numeric keypad 9 to enter the desired volume level 0 31 2 Within 3 seconds press either the or VOL button USING THE DX LOCAL SWITCH 46 The DX LOCAL switch is located on the left side of the G5 and is labeled DX LO Use DX as the default setting This gives the G5 maximum sensitivity to signals If strong stations seem distorted then use the local...

Page 9: ... give it a quick short press to toggle to the other setting 4 When finished press the PAGE TIME button 4 twice 16 17 In North America the FM band extends from 87 5 108 mHz In other parts of the world it may extend from 87 108 1 or from 76 108 1 To select the correct range for your region follow these steps 1 Turn off the G5 2 Press the F5 button for about 3 seconds or until 9 or 10 flashes in the ...

Page 10: ...g stops on the next encountered station D 5 Auto scanning stops for 5 seconds on each next encountered station then moves on ATS Auto Tuning Storage Auto scanning automatically stores the strongest FM local stations This feature is describe more thoroughly in a later section of the manual titled USING THE ATS MEMORY FEATURE To select an auto scan mode 1 Hold down the F6 button for about 2 seconds ...

Page 11: ...ry manual tuning and use of the tuning knob enable tuning anywhere in the shortwave spectrum Auto tuning scans only within the designated frequency limits of shortwave international bands With auto tuning after one band has been scanned tuning resumes in the next band see auto tuning band chart below BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued G5 OPERATION MANUAL SW BAND G5 FRE...

Page 12: ...gth of AM and SW signals When signal strengths are somewhat weak it is normal for the indicator s level to fluctuate The indicator is not functional with FM signals NOTE Turn off the G5 to set clock and alarm functions Setting clock and alarm features require that you work fast between steps If you don t the set mode will automatically exit If this occurs start over Carefully read through the proc...

Page 13: ...ng the home time zone 1 Quick short press of TIME ZONE button Tzone appears in the display 2 Use tuning knob to select desired time zone Once selected that time zone s time appears in the display for about 30 seconds 3 To exit T zone mode earlier use a quick short press of the TIME ZONE button SETTING THE ALARMS 1 THROUGH 4 20 23 Alarms can be set with the G5 turned on or off The G5 has 4 independ...

Page 14: ...alled presets arranged in 100 pages with each page holding 7 memories Buttons F1 7 represent memory locations STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY Note that when storing into an already occupied memory position its contents will be replaced with your new entry 1 Turn on the G5 2 Tune to the desired station 3 Press the PAGE TIME button 4 to place the G5 into MEMO mode 4 To select the desired memory page 00...

Page 15: ...29 2 Press or hold down the CHECK button 14 and turn the tuning knob 40 to select the desired page 3 While holding down the CHECK button press one of the F1 F7 buttons noting that the stored frequency shows in the display USING THE PAGE COPY PASTE FUNCTION This feature enables copying memory contents from one page to another 1 Press and release the PAGE TIME button 4 causing PAGE to appear in the ...

Page 16: ...minates the display and buttons There are three light modes Normal Mode Pressing any button activates the light The light automatically turns off after 15 seconds Always On Mode When powered by its AC adapter the light remains always on when the G5 is turned on Manual Light On Off Mode If the light is off pressing the LIGHT button 7 activates the light for 15 seconds Pressing it again within 15 se...

Page 17: ...rphones headphones with a 1 8 inch stereo plug can be used Plug them into the earphone socket insert symbol on the left side of the radio Turn the volume down before wearing the earphones then turn up the volume to your liking 11 MUSIC WIDE AND NEWS NARROW SWITCH 41 12 LINE OUT SOCKET 43 13 EARPHONE SOCKET 47 AND USING EARPHONES 15 RESET BUTTON 3 T U N E NAR W ID E SW NEW S M USIC FIN E L IN E O U...

Page 18: ...FM band is 88 108 megahertz A band is a frequency range in which stations are located To find AM or FM stations you tune around with the tuning buttons or the tuning knob on an analog radio until you find a station you like Shortwave is similar and the shortwave bands have names like 25 meters 31 meters 49 meters etc These are abbreviated 25m 31m and 49m Just like in AM and FM radio one simply get...

Page 19: ...to a window or use an external antenna mount ed next to the window or outside SHORTWAVE TIME STATIONS These stations broadcast Universal Time GMT usually 24 hours per day CHU time Canada 3330 Best at night CHU time Canada 7335 Day Night CHU time Canada 14670 Best during daylight WWV time weather US 2500 Best at night WWV time weather US 5000 Best at night WWV time weather US 10000 Day Night WWV ti...

Page 20: ...maritime and aeronautical communication Either upper side band USB or lower side band LSB can be used Non voice methods of communication can also be heard including CW Morse code and RTTY radio teletype Receiving SSB signals is not always easy Since this is two way communications transmissions are often very short and sporadic Also most two way communication uses relatively low power 50 to INTRODU...

Page 21: ...ZINES Monitoring Times 7540 Highway 64 West Brasstown NC 28902 Telephone 828 837 9200 800 438 8155 Website http www monitoringtimes com INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued 41 Popular Communications A publication of CQ Communications Inc 25 Newbridge Road Hicksville NY 11801 2953 USA Telephone 516 681 2922 www popular communications com SHORTWAVE DIRECTORIES Shortwave directories showing broadcaste...

Page 22: ... a RESET as described in the section titled RESET PROCEDURE 17 TROUBLESHOOTING 43 STATIONS ARE RECEIVED TOO WEAK Assure that the ANTENNA GAIN switch is set to the DX 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 The AM internal ferrite bar antenna is highly directional THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE SP...

Page 23: ...soon as possible after discovery of a possible defect Have ready a the model and serial number b the identity of the seller and the approximate date of purchase c a detailed description of the problem including details on the electrical connection to associated equipment and the list of such equipment 3 Etón will issue a Return Authorization number and the address to which the unit can be shipped ...

Page 24: ...hich vary from state to state For service information contact Eton Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 U S A THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERPERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INFORMATION continued 47 G5 OPERATION MANUAL All manuals and user g...

Page 25: ...rnia 94303 USA tel 1 650 903 3866 tel 1 800 872 2228 fax 1 650 903 3867 etón Europe Lextronix Germany Rosenstrasse 2 D 10178 Berlin Germany tel 49 0 30 243102149 etón Canada 1 Yonge Street Suite 1801 Toronto Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel 1 416 214 6885 v 07 25 06 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

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