Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DUAL CONVERSION G5 del fabbricante Eton
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4 5 6 8 8 10 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 22 23 23 25 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 33 34 34 42 44 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 G5 OPERA TION MANU AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WHA T THE G5 INCLUDES .........
4 5 • AC adapter • Stereo earphones • External wire antenna • Carrying pouch • Carrying strap (attached) • Owner’ s manual NOTE: In the instructions below , numbers in parenthesis (), corre- spond to the numbered diagrams . • M-Stereo , AM and Full-Shortwave Cover age (1711-29999 KHz).
6 7 3 DIA GRAMS G5 OPERA TION MANU AL POWER / SLEEP HOLD RESET P A GE/TIME VOL+/V OL- A UT O SCAN EDIT/BACKLIGHT SWITCH MONO/STEREO/SSB INDICA T OR 0-9 NUMBER BUTT ON METER BAND AM BAND FM BAND TIME-ZONE BUTT ON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
8 9 INST ALLING BA TTERIES T he hinged battery compartment (17) is located on the back of the G5. T o 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 .
10 11 IMPORT ANT A C ADAPTER/CHARGER INFORMA TION AND PRECAUTIONS It is normal for the AC adapter/charger to feel warm during use. When the AC adapter/charger is connected, the G5 automatically switches to the AC adapter/charger’ s power and installed batteries are not used.
12 13 BA TTER Y CHARGING NO TES AND CAUTIONS • Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! • T he G5 can be played while charging. • Alarm settings and action are function while charging. • T he AC adapter/charger will not charge the batteries unless the G5 is set to charge mode .
14 15 2. Within 3 seconds , use the tuning knob (40) to select the sleep time (in minutes) of your choice . 3. Within 3 seconds , press the P AGE/TIME button (4) when finished. USING THE LOCK FEA TURE (2) With the G5 turned off , the lock feature prevents unw anted turn-on.
Whe n liste ning t o FM or sho rtw ave , fu lly ext end th e teles copi c anten na (44). It need not be extended when listening to AM stations (the AM antenna is located inside the G5).
18 19 DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTR Y (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.
G5 AUT O-TUNING CHART 21 20 G5 SHORTW A VE CO VERAGE AND TUNING SUGGESTIONS T he G5 h as con tinuo us freq uenc y cover ag e from 15 0 to 2999 9 kilo - her tz (kHz). This includes Longwave (150-519 kHz), Medium Wave (the AM broadcast band (520-1710 kHz) and Shortwave (1711- 29999 kHz).
22 23 USING THE G5’S SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) FEA TURE (8) SSB enables listening to shortwave signals using the single-sideband mode . T his mode is used for a variety of signals including amateur radio and other two-way communications , Morse code , weather -fax transmissions and other encoded signals often referred to as ‘utility’ signals .
24 25 TIME ZONE ABBREVIA TION LIST ANC-Anchorage HNL-Honolulu BEG-Beijing JED-Jeddah BKK-Bangkok KHI-Kashi CAI-Cairo LAX-Los Angeles CCS-Caracas LON-London CHI-Chicago NOU-Noumea DAC-Dhaka NYC-New Y o.
26 27 3. Press the P A GE/TIME button (4). 4. Use the tuning knob to set the minutes. 5. Press the P A GE/TIME button. 6. Use the tuning knob to set the wak e-up volume . 7. Press the P A GE/TIME button. 8. Use the tuning knob to set the wak e-up alarm’ s play minutes .
2. Use the buttons to select the desired memory page . 3. Press the EDIT button (7) until ‘_’ appears in the display (about 3 seconds). 4. Use the tuning knob to select the desired number or letter . 5. Press the P AGE/TIME button to select the next ‘_’.
30 31 3. While holding down the ERASE button (15), press the F1-7 button that you wish to erase . Note that the box surrounding the memory location disappears . 4. Release the ERASE button. DELETING ALL MEMOR Y CONTENTS Hold down the EDIT and SSB buttons simultaneously, then press RESET (2).
33 14 REAR FOLDING ST AND (19) G5 OPERA TION MANU AL 32 Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display (36). AM/FM – T he MUSIC/WIDE position creates a ‘brighter’ music sound. T he NEWS/NARROW position creates a less ‘bright’ sound. Shortw ave – T he MUSIC/ WIDE position creates the best audio fidelit y .
34 SW BANDS , SSB AND OTHER SHORTW A VE HELP NEED HELP? CONT ACT US . Eton Corporation 1015 Corporation W ay P alo Alto , CA 94030 USA U .S . States: 1-800-872-2228 Canada: 1-800-637-1648 Worldwide: 650-903-3866 www .etoncorp .com Hours of Operation: M-F , 8:30-4, P acific Time .
36 SIMPLIFIED SHORTW A VE B AND CHART T he table below shows the bands used for shortwave broadcasting. F or more detailed band information enter ‘shortwave broadcast band allocations’ at an Internet search site .
38 GETTING CLOSE TO A WINDO W Getting close to a window may substantially improve reception. Shortw ave sig nals penetr ate sing le-level wo od fram e buildings e asiest, while concrete and brick buildings , multi-story and metal roofed struc- tures often block signals .
40 MARITIME SW FREQUENCY RANGES (USUALL Y USB) 4063-4438 18780-18900 6200-6525 19680-19800 8195-8815 22000-22720 12230-13200 25070-25110 16360-17410 SHORTW A VE SSB WEA THER FREQUENCIES AND WEA THER F.
42 RESET PROCEDURE P erf orm a re set if th e solu tions o utlin ed bel ow don’ t reso lve the i ssue . T he RE SET bu tton (3 ) is the sm all ho le on the f ront r ight of t he G5. T o per form a re set, assure t hat fr esh bat teri es are in t he G5 or p ower it wit h its A C adap ter .
44 Y ou may contact Eton Corporation Service Department for additional information or assistance by calling toll-free Monday through F riday , 8:30am -4:00pm P acific Standard T ime: 1(800) 872-2228 (US) 1(800) 673-1648 (CN) 1(650) 903-3866 (World-wide) Call for a Return Authorization prior to shipping your unit.
46 not allow the exclusions or limitation of incidental or consequential damages , so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. T his warr anty give you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights , which vary from state to state.
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