E5 OWNER’S MANUAL

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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 thebuttons. 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.

To enter a frequency:

1.Use the numeric buttons (9) to enter the frequency.

2.Within 3 seconds, press the AM ‘enter’ button (10) if it’s an AM or SW frequency, or the FM ‘enter’ button (12) for FM frequencies.

Here’s an example for an AM station at 810 kHz (For FM, ignore the decimal point and use the FM enter button (12)):

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Eton E5 owner manual Tuning in Stations, Tuning Knob, Direct Frequency Entry

E5 specifications

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