Eton G5 owner manual Getting Started, Installing Batteries, Battery Strength Indicator

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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL

4 GETTING STARTED

INSTALLING BATTERIES

The hinged battery compartment (17) is located on the back of the G5. To open it, apply thumb pressure to the ribbed, down pointing triangle and slide it about 1/8 inch (about 3 mm) towards the bottom of the radio, then pull up. Install 4 AA batteries, observing the battery polarity diagrams inside the compartment. When not using recharge- able AA batteries, use alkaline or lithium batteries. Lithium AA batter- ies yield the longest play-time.

BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR

The battery strength indicator appears in the upper right side of the LCD display (24). When batteries are fresh or fully charged, it appears solid black. As batteries wear down, the segments become clear from right to left.

CAUTION! - PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE

To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Never use old batteries and never intermix old with new or different brands or types of batteries, as this may cause damage to the radio and may result

in an explosion causing injury. When the G5 is not being used for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid leakage. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by this product’s war- ranty. If the batteries leak, don’t throw them away and immediately contact the manufacturer of the batteries to inquire about their

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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 DiagramsInstalling Batteries Battery Strength IndicatorGetting Started More Important Battery USE Information Powering the G5 with the Included AC ADAPTER/CHARGERGetting Started 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 ChartClock and Alarm Features Signal Strength IndicatorSetting the Clock Clock and Alarm Features Setting the Clock and WeekdayTime Zone Abbreviation List Setting the Alarms 1 Through 4 Clock and Alarm FeaturesACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING the Alarms Working with Memory Storing Stations Into MemoryLabeling Memory Pages 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 is SHORTWAVE? Introduction to ShortwaveWhat are Shortwave BANDS? Introduction to Shortwave Simplified Shortwave Band ChartSome Basic Rules of Thumb Introduction to ShortwaveShortwave Time Stations Getting Close to a WindowShortwave Antennas Amateur Radio Shortwave Bands m=meters Introduction to Single Sideband SSBAeronautical SW Frequency Ranges usually USB Maritime SW Frequency Ranges usually USBFinding Shortwave Antennas Reset Procedure TroubleshootingShortwave Magazines Shortwave DirectoriesTroubleshooting Warranty and Service Information ONE Year Limited Warranty Warranty and Service InformationWarranty and Service Information continue Etón Corporation Etón Europe/Lextronix GermanyEtón Canada

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