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

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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