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

G5 OPERATION MANUAL

4GETTING 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 tri- angle 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

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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’swarranty. 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, disconnect the AC adapter/charger.

•Do not attempt recharging non-rechargeable batteries. Only recharge rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.

•Replace or recharge batteries when the sound becomes weak and distorted or the power indicator indicates depleted.

•Stations stored in memory are permanently stored. However, when power is removed or batteries deplete, the clock reverts to the default 0:00 setting.

•The clock time will not be lost if batteries are replaced quickly – within 3 minutes of removal.

POWERINGTHE G5 WITH THE INCLUDEDAC ADAPTER/CHARGER

To power the G5 with the included AC Adapter/Charger, first plug it into an AC wall outlet (also called ‘mains’), then plug the tip into the 6V socket (48) on the lower left side of the G5. Remove any non- rechargeable batteries from the G5 while using the included AC Adapter/Charger.

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