Eton G5 owner manual Listening in FM Stereo

G5 OWNER’S MANUAL

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When listening to FM or shortwave, fully extend the telescopic an- tenna (44). It need not be extended when listening to AM stations (the AM antenna is located inside the G5).

LISTENING IN FM STEREO

FM stereo can be heard when using earphones/headphones (47) or when routing the audio to a stereo amplification device from the ‘LINE OUT’ socket (43). To hear FM in stereo, press the ‘ST/MONO’ button

(8)while tuned to a FM station. Note that ‘STEREO’ appears in the display (38) when the stereo mode is selected.

SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA NOTE: The G5 is factory set-up for use in North America. To use the G5 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no changes are needed.

In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz and the AM band extends from 520 kHz to 1710 kHz. In most other world areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz and the band extends from 522-1710 kHz. Follow these steps to select the 9 kHz AM spacing for outside of North America:

1.Turn off the G5.

2.Press the F5 button for about 3 seconds, or until ‘9’ or ‘10’ flashes in the display.

3.Release the button and give it a quick, short press to toggle to the other setting.

4.When finished, press the ‘PAGE/TIME’ button (4) twice.

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:

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