Eton G4000A G 4 0 0 0 A O P E R AT I O N M A N U A L, How To Turn The Radio On And Off

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HOW TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND OFF

Press the ON/OFF button.

HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL AM STATIONS

1.On the G4000A, the AM broadcast band is

called medium wave. When you are listening to AM, the letters “MW” appear in the display.

2.Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio on.

3.Press the AM button several times, until MW appears near the center of the display.

4.If “STEP” appears in the display, press the STEP button to choose 10 KHz tuning rate.

5.Automatically tune using the AUTO TUNING button. The radio will automatically stop on stations. A quick press-and-release tunes up-frequency; a long press-and-release tunes down-frequency.

6.Manually tune using the TUNING button.

HOW TO USE THE WIDE/NARROW SWITCH (left side of radio)

Experiment with this switch and let your ears be your guide. WIDE gives the best audio fidelity; NARROW best minimizes interference from other nearby stations. This switch is used for AM, shortwave, and longwave listening.

HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL FM STATIONS

1.Press the FM button.

2.Automatically tune using the AUTO TUNING button. The radio will automatically stop on stations. A quick press-and-release tunes up-frequency;

a long press-and-release tunes down-frequency.

3.Manually tune using the TUNING buttons.

HOW TO USE THE STEREO/MONO SWITCH (left side of the radio)

For true stereo reproduction in FM, select STEREO when you use earphones or headphones. When STEREO is selected, and the broadcast is in stereo, two circles appear above and to the right of the frequency in the display. Use the MONO position whenver reception is poor or marginal.

HOW TO USE THE TONE SWITCH

Experiment and let your ears judge which position, HIGH or LOW, you like best.

DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY

If you know the exact frequency of the station you want to hear, directly enter it using the keypad and immediately press the FREQU./METER button. Pressing the FREQU./METER button finalizes the entry. Be sure to include the decimal point in FM frequencies. Any kind of frequency may be entered regardless of what kind of frequency you are presently tuned to, e.g. you can enter an FM frequency even if you are presently in shortwave.

AM STATION EXAMPLE: to tune the frequency 810 kilohertz in the AM band, press 8 1 0 , then press the FREQU./METER button.

FM STATION EXAMPLE: to tune the frequency

105.7megahertz in the FM band, press 1 0 5 . 7, then press the FREQU./METER button. Be sure to include the decimal point in FM frequencies.

SHORTWAVE STATION EXAMPLE: to tune the frequency 5975 kilohertz in the shortwave 49 meter band, press 5975 then the FREQU./METER button.

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