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Страница 1: ...E1 M A N UA L w w w e t o n c o r p c o m A M F M S H O R T W A V E R A D I O ...

Страница 2: ... 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 USA TEL 650 903 3866 TRADE NAME etón Corporation MODEL NUMBER E1 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION See ...

Страница 3: ...cts intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 12 Grounding or Polarization This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug hav ing one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing t...

Страница 4: ...mage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to res tore the product to its normal operation e If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged in any way and f When the product exhibits a distinct change in perfor mance this indicates a need for service 21 Replacement Parts W hen replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacem...

Страница 5: ...frequencies to be stored by country There are 111 country names factory stored in this bank of memory with 10 memory channels available per country and 90 memory channels remaining with no country assigned These country names can be modified or added to by the user These memories do not require battery backup and are thus unaffected by power inter ruptions All parameters associated with a particul...

Страница 6: ... INSTALLATION section on page 9 of this manu al For longest battery life alkaline batteries are recom mended for this product NOTE REMOVE THE BAT TERIES IF THE RECEIVER IS TO BE STORED OR OTH ERWISE NOT OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERI OD OF TIME TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE etón E1 DUE TO POSSIBLE BATTERY LEAKAGE OR CORRO SION EFFECTS The etón E1 receiver does not rely on the batteries for retention of me...

Страница 7: ...est results for reception of the FM broadcast band but will not provide optimum results on LF MW and SW bands Connect the outside antenna feed to the EXT ANTEN NA jack located on the left side panel The best anten na for any of the previously mentioned frequency bands will depend on the frequency range and time of day for the particular signal in question Refer to publications such as the ARRL Han...

Страница 8: ...s each press of the or ends of the key causes the display to decrement or increment respectively one memory page When in MEMORY or COUNTRY modes holding down the or will cause the unit to scroll through the MEMORY or COUNTRY pages When programming in MEMORY mode pressing or moves the curser left or right respectively for entering the names for stored frequen cies 9 STORE This key is used to store ...

Страница 9: ...te pressing the TIME key will toggle the displa between Local and GMT time 15 PBT The PBT PassBand Tuning knob varies the IF passband of the receiver plus or minus 2 kHz relative to the detec tor beat frequency oscillator BFO in SSB mode and rel ative to the displayed frequency when on AM mode This is particularly useful in reducing or eliminating interfer ence to the desired signal from nearby si...

Страница 10: ...re when on the FM band STEREO will appear if stereo is enabled from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu and a stereo signal is being received TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 TELESCOPIC ANTENNA This is a 39 1 4 1 003 meters telescopic antenna for use on all bands 2 LIGHT Pressing this key while the receiver is turned ON cycles the display illumination through four brightness states Off Dim Medium and Bright When the r...

Страница 11: ...ects SLOW release time but automatical ly switches to fast release only while tuning 13 BW Labels the Bandwidth softkey and shows its status 2 3 4 0 or 7 0 kHz 14 PBT Labels the PBT softkey The PBT softkey enables and disables the PBT Passband Tuning knob W hen the softkey is enabled its frequency displacement relative to nominal is shown above PBT The reading will be between 2 0 and 2 0 kHz 15 AM...

Страница 12: ...nal TELESCOPIC antenna and the external antenna connector when receiving LW MW or SW frequency ranges 5 ANTENNA FM This switch selects between the internal TELESCOPIC antenna and the external antenna connector when receiving the FM Broadcast band 76 90 MHz or 87 108 MHz 6 EXT ANTENNA This PAL type male input connector is designed for an unbalanced 50 to 75 ohm input connection that is encountered ...

Страница 13: ...abel and the PBT knob will have no affect To use PBT tune in the desired SSB signal for best audio quality as you normally would with PBT off You will find that PBT is most effective when the 2 3 kHz IF bandwidth is used Then press the PBT softkey and adjust the PBT knob for the best compromise between minimum adjacent signal interference and acceptable audio quality of the desired signal Enhanced...

Страница 14: ...sult in an ERROR beep All FM stations in the U S end in an odd 100 kHz i e 97 7 MHz and are spaced 200 kHz apart The etón E1 receiver has the ability to tune in 20 kHz steps to allow tuning in between stations to help eliminate interference to weaker stations that could be covered up by stronger adjacent stations Additionally when headphones are used or if the LINE OUT jack is fed into an external...

Страница 15: ...to your preference B Then press the STORE key followed by the MEMORY softkey This will take you to the MEMORY screen similar to that shown above C Use the TUNING knob or the SELECT key to select the desired blank MEMORY number D Press the STORE key again The selected fre quency will appear at the selected MEMORY channel in reverse video and a flashing white curser will appear in front of the selec...

Страница 16: ...n all of the desired alphanumerics have been added press the STORE key You will hear a con firming beep and COUNTRY STORED will appear briefly on the display COUNTRY FUNCTIONS continued COUNTRY channels can be scanned using the SEEK function which can stop on any stored channel that has a predetermined signal level With COUNTRY channels programmed with a T tag you can use the T SCAN function to se...

Страница 17: ...me snooze time and whether or not timers override the lock function 5 TIMERS Pressing 5 takes you to the TIMERS menu From this menu the start times stop times and memory channels for both event timers can be set 6 Unused 7 Unused 8 Unused 9 EXIT Pressing 9 takes you back to the display you were viewing when MENU was pressed This would be either the VFO MEMORY or COUNTRY RADIO SETTINGS The radio se...

Страница 18: ...hrough available menus as described previously 9 EXIT Exits the menu loop and returns to the VFO MEMORY or COUNTRY 1 ENHANCED SSB OFF ON Pressing 1 toggles ENHANCED SSB ON and OFF Enhanced SSB provides 30 Db of additional rejection of the undesired sideband through audio phasing circuitry as shown in the following diagram Using this in combination with passband tuning can narrow the IF to less tha...

Страница 19: ... is activated by pressing the SNOOZE bar on top of the receiver while the receiver is in the ON state 6 TIMER OVERRIDES LOCK NO YES Pressing 6 toggles between whether or not the timer when enabled overrides the locked condition if the radio is locked using the CLEAR LOCK key 7 MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the main menu as described previously 8 MORE Scrolls forward through avai...

Страница 20: ...r 1 When 1 is pressed the menu numbers will disappear ENTER NUMBER PRESS STORE TO ENTER will appear at the bottom of the display and the timer 1 start time window will change to reverse video To set the time enter the numbers on the Direct Key Input keypad When the numbers have been entered press the STORE key This will cause a beep to be heard the menu numbers will reappear and the timer 1 start ...

Страница 21: ...n page 28 Once MEMORY and or COUNTRY channels are pro grammed as desired proceed as follows 1 Press the MEMORY or COUNTRY softkey to enter the desired mode 2 Set the SQUELCH knob to the desired level HINT Set the SQUELCH control high enough clockwise E1 MENUS continued TIMER 2 ENABLE DISABLE This menu is used to enable and disable event timer number 2 It is reached by pressing the TIME key a secon...

Страница 22: ...ill not set automatically when operating from batter ies While in the OFF state it will search for the WWV or WWVH signal that is the strongest and will then use it to set the clocks Allow at least 15 minutes for the clocks to set This could take considerably longer under weak signal conditions SETTING THE 24 HOUR CLOCKS MANUALLY If you are not in a location where adequate signal quality can be ob...

Страница 23: ... MENU softkey This will bring up the MAIN MENU From the MAIN MENU press the 3 key on the Direct Key Input keypad This will activate the SET CLOCKS menu Setting Local Time 1 To set the Local time press the 1 key This will cause the numbers along the left side of the SET CLOCKS menu to disappear and the time shown to the left of the LOCAL TIME SET line on the menu to appear in reverse video Example ...

Страница 24: ...hold for 3 seconds An acknowl edging beep will be heard and both LOCK and TUN LOCK will appear on the front panel display after 3 sec onds to indicate that the front panel keys and TUNING control are locked Press the CLR LOCK again for 3 seconds to unlock the front panel keys and TUNING control The beep will again be heard when the key is pressed and the LOCK and TUN LOCK indications on the front ...

Страница 25: ... was 10 kHz prior to performing the above procedure then the 9 kHz step size for the broadcast band is now programmed To change back to 10 kHz repeat the same procedure To exit the RADIO SETTINGS menu press 9 EXIT on the Direct Key Input keypad DELETE ALL MEMORY OR COUNTRY CHANNELS The following procedure will delete either all MEMORY or all COUNTRY channels Place the receiver in either MEMORY or ...

Страница 26: ...te a MEMORY Channel page 28 Delete a COUNTRY Channel page 30 Select a MEMORY or COUNTRY channel to delete as described above Press and hold DELETE for 3 seconds A high pitched beep will be heard and listed channel will be deleted Quick Reference Guide continued 48 49 E1 MANUAL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE continued QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The symbol indicates that the key is to be pre...

Страница 27: ...r sideband contains all of the modulation information of amplitude modu lation in one half the bandwidth RF Radio frequency RTTY Radio Teletype communications Softkeys Keys surrounding the display that have dif ferent functions under different conditions The current function of each individual softkey is shown on the dis play Squelch A user controlled adjustment which mutes the audio output below ...

Страница 28: ...rts or accessories that do not con form to the quality and specification of the original parts 2 Misuse abuse neglect or improper installation 3 Accidental or intentional damage 4 Battery leakage All implied warranties if any including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose terminate one 1 year from the date of the original purchase The foregoing constitutes etón Corpor...

Страница 29: ...Hz 3900 4000 KHz 4750 5060 KHz 5900 6200 KHz 7100 7600 KHz 9200 9900 KHz 11600 12 100 KHz 13570 13 870 KHz 15100 15 800 KHz 17480 17 900 KHz 21450 21 850 KHz 25600 26 100 KHz 54 55 E1 MANUAL APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFULLY USING YOUR SHORTWAVE RADIO Do You Need Help Monday Friday 8 30 a m 4 00 p m North American Pacifi...

Страница 30: ...an engineered system thus optimizing performance ACTIVE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS usually small Active antennas are much smaller than others and employ the use of amplifiers to compensate for their small size There are many models to choose from They usually do not perform as well as passive or non amplified professionally engineered models but are useful when a short small size is needed SHORTWAVE ANTEN...

Страница 31: ...bsolutely no technical knowledge is necessary to fully enjoy listening to shortwave stations from around the world It s crucial to understand bands The owners manual s APPENDIX has all the information needed for this Below is some condensed information A complete shortwave band chart is in the owner s manual Only the most used bands are mentioned below The band name and frequency range is shown No...

Страница 32: ...tions set Timer 1 to turn on as a wake up alarm and play the last station tuned to Once on the E1 will play indefinitely or until turned off Sequentially press the MENU key to display the TIMERS MENU Press the 1 key to highlight the turn on time Use the numeric keypad to enter the turn on time in 24 hour time format Press the STORE key Press the 2 key to highlight the turn off time Use the CLEAR L...

Страница 33: ...800 kHz SW 1800 to 30 000 kHz FM 76 to 90 Mhz or 87 to 108 MHz selectable Sensitivity SSB 10 dB S N N Less than 25 V 0 1 to 30 MHz DX on Less than 0 5 V 0 1 to 30 MHz Normal Sensitivity AM 10 dB S N N 1000 Hz 30 Mod Less than 2 0 V 0 1 30 MHz DX on Less than 4 0 V 0 1 30 MHz Normal Sensitivity FM 20 dB S N monaural Less than 1 5 V 87 108 MHz DX on Less than 4 V 87 108 MHz Normal Frequency Resoluti...

Страница 34: ...BLOCK DIAGRAM etón E1 SIGNAL FLOW BLOCK DIAGRAM 64 65 E1 MANUAL ...

Страница 35: ... Way Palo Alto California 94303 USA tel 1 650 903 3866 tel 1 800 872 2228 fax 1 650 903 3867 etón Corporation Berlin Office Rosenstrasse 2 D 10178 Berlin Germany tel 49 0 30 243102149 etón Corporation Toronto Office 1 Yonge Street Suite 1801 Toronto Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel 1 416 214 6885 v 05 04 06 ...

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