Eton G5 owner manual Tuning in Stations, Buttons, Tuning Knob, Direct Frequency Entry

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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL

5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued

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 the PAGE/TIME button (4) a quick, short press.

4.Sequentially press the F5 button until the beginning FM frequency of your area appears.

5.Give the PAGE/TIME button (4) a quick, short press.

TUNING IN STATIONS

Described below are four methods of tuning-in stations: Buttons (6), Tuning-Knob (40), Direct Frequency Entry (9) and Auto-Scan (6).

BUTTONS (6)

Quick, short, sequential presses of the buttons enables tuning up or down frequency (33)(34)(35). All normal tuning for AM, FM and

shortwave stations can be performed with the buttons. The tuning steps used are 9 or 10 kHz in the AM band, 5 kHz in the shortwave bands and 100 kHz in the FM band.

TUNING KNOB (40)

The tuning steps are 1 kHz in AM/SW and 25 kHz FM.

DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY (9)

Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is known. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilohertz (KHz), e.g. 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered in megahertz (MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz, ignoring the decimal point.

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Contents G5 AM/FM STEREO/ MW.SW.LW Dual Conversion Page Do YOU Need HELP? Table of Contents Table of Contents What the G5 Includes FeaturesDiagrams FeaturesRight Side Left Side DiagramsGetting Started Installing BatteriesBattery Strength Indicator Getting Started More Important Battery USE InformationPowering the G5 with the Included AC ADAPTER/CHARGER Charging Ni-MH Batteries in the G5 Important AC ADAPTER/CHARGER Information and PrecautionsBattery Charging Notes and Cautions Battery Charging Time ChartUsing the Sleep Timer Feature Before Using the G5Basic Radio Operation Turning the G5 on and OFFVolume Control Using the Lock FeatureBasic Radio Operation MethodSelecting FM, AM and Shortwave SW Using the DX/LOCAL SwitchListening in FM Stereo Tuning Knob Tuning in StationsButtons Direct Frequency EntryAUTO-SCAN Tuning Shortwave with the E5 Basic Radio OperationUsing the G5’s SSB Single Side Band Feature G5 Auto-Tuning ChartSetting the Clock Clock and Alarm FeaturesSignal Strength Indicator Time Zone Abbreviation List Clock and Alarm FeaturesSetting the Clock and Weekday Setting the Alarms 1 Through 4 Clock and Alarm FeaturesACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING the Alarms Labeling Memory Pages Working with MemoryStoring Stations Into Memory Working with Memory Accessing What is Stored Into MemoryChecking Memory Capacity Checking Pages and MemoriesErasing Memory Using the page COPY/PASTE FunctionUsing the ATS Memory Feature Deleting ALL Memory ContentsSTEREO/MONO Button Using the LightLINE-OUT Socket Rear Folding Stand Reset ButtonWhat are Shortwave BANDS? What is SHORTWAVE?Introduction to Shortwave Introduction to Shortwave Simplified Shortwave Band ChartSome Basic Rules of Thumb Introduction to ShortwaveShortwave Antennas Shortwave Time StationsGetting Close to a Window Amateur Radio Shortwave Bands m=meters Introduction to Single Sideband SSBFinding Shortwave Antennas Aeronautical SW Frequency Ranges usually USBMaritime SW Frequency Ranges usually USB Reset Procedure TroubleshootingShortwave Magazines Shortwave DirectoriesTroubleshooting Warranty and Service Information ONE Year Limited Warranty Warranty and Service InformationWarranty and Service Information continue Etón Canada Etón CorporationEtón Europe/Lextronix Germany

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