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G5 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with SSB
OWNER’S MANUAL
Grundig Radio Line By etón re_inventing radio www.etoncorp.com
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL Grundig Radio Line By DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA. 1-800-872-2228 (U.S.); 1-800-637-1648 (Canada); 650-903- 3866 (worldwide); M-F, 8:30-4:00, Pacific Standard Time; www. etoncorp.com. WARNING • Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. • Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water. • Protect from high humidity and rain. • Only operate within specified temperature range (0 °C to 40 °C). •
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL MORE G5 INFORMATION This operation guide provides instructions for the most commonly used aspects of the G5. Additional instructions and information can be found on our web site. WHAT’S INCLUDED? • AC adapter • Carrying pouch • Carrying strap (attached) • Owner’s manual POWER SOURCES Power the G5 by installing 4 AA alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH batteries or by plugging in the included AC adapter. A symbol appears in the upper right of the LCD, indicating battery or AC adapt
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL F1-7 DUAL FUNCTION BUTTON DIAGRAM The F1-7 buttons have dual functions, noted on the diagram under the G5’s rear tilt flap. CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES IN THE G5 With its included AC adapter/charger connected, the G5 internally recharges 4 Ni-MH (nickel-metal-hydride) rechargeable batteries (not included). Note that the G5 can still play while the batteries are charging and the alarm functions will work. To charge batteries: 1. With the G5 turned off, i
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA To use the G5 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no changes to the initial factory settings are needed. In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz. In Europe and other areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz. In North America, the FM band begins at 87.5 MHz. In other parts of the world, it may begin at 87 MHz or 76 MHz. Follow these steps to set this for your area: 1. With the G5 off, press the F5 button for about 3 second
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL VOLUME CONTROL With the G5 on or off, use the +-/VOL buttons or the numeric keypad to adjust to volume levels 0-31. The level number appears in the display. To adjust the volume with the numeric keypad, enter the desired volume level and press either the + or – VOL button within 3 seconds. SELECTING FM, AM and SHORTWAVE Turn on the G5. To select LW/AM press the AM BAND button; for FM press the FM BAND button. To enter a specific shortwave band, sequ
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION Shortwave enables listening to broadcasts over vast distances including other countries and continents. The following information will help you get the best results. • During the day, frequencies above 13 MHz are usually best. • At night, frequencies below 13 MHz are usually best. • Around sunset and sunrise, the entire shortwave range may be good. • Getting very close to a window and holding the radio improves shortwave reception. TUNING
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH continued strong stations seem distorted, then use LOCAL. This switch does not function in FM mode. TUNING IN STATIONS Turn on the G5. Stations are tuned with the Buttons, Tun- ing-Knob, Direct Frequency Entry and Auto-Search. Quick, s hort, sequential presses of the buttons enables tuning up or down frequency. Alternately, the TUNING knob can be used. Continuous tuning in shortwave can only be done with the tuning knob an
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL AUTO-SEARCH TUNING continued auto searching shortwave stations, place the bandwidth switch into the WIDE position. STOP: Auto-searching stops on the next encountered station. D-5: Auto-searching stops for 5 seconds on each next encountered station, then moves on. ATS: (Auto Tuning Storage): Auto-searching automatically stores the strongest FM local stations into memories starting with page 99 and counting downward until all are stored, e.g. 98, 97, 96, etc. Tune to the
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE continued Time Zone Abbreviation List: ANC-Anchorage BEG-Beijing BKK-Bangkok CAI-Cairo CCS-Caracas CHI-Chicago DAC-Dhaka DEL- Delhi DEN-Denver DXB-Dubai GMT-GMT HKG-Hong Kong HNL-Honolulu JED-Jeddah KHI-Kashi LAX-Los Angeles LON-London NOU-Noumea NYC-New York City PAR-Paris RIO-De Janeiro SYD-Sydney TYO-Tokyo WLG-Wellington To view other time zones: This allows viewing other time zones without changing the home time zone. 1. Wit
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING THE CLOCK AND WEEKDAY The G5’s clock is in 24-hour format. Turn off the G5. 1. With the G5 off, press the PAGE/TIME button for about 2 sec- onds or until the hour digits start flashing. 2. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob to set the correct hour; then press F1-7 to highlight the days you wish the alarm to activate. 3. Immediately press PAGE/TIME again, noting that the minute digits start flashing. 4. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob to set the corr
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY continued 3. Press the PAGE/TIME button to place the G5 into MEMO mode. 4. To select the desired memory page (00-99) use the buttons or hold down the STORE button and use the tuning knob. 5. While holding down the STORE button, press one of buttons F1- 7, storing the station into that memory. Note that a box appears around the selected memory location. 6. Release the STORE button. 7. To store another station, tune to
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL CHECKING MEMORY CAPACITY Turn on the G5. While holding down the CHECK button, turn the tuning knob to select memory pages. Empty memories do not have the box around them. ACCESSING STORED MEMORIES 1. Turn on the G5 and enter MEMO mode by pressing the PAGE/ TIME button, causing MEMO to appear in the display. 2. Select the desired memory page with the buttons. 3. Select the desired memory with buttons F1-7. ERASING A SELECTED MEMORY 1. Turn on the G5 and enter MEMO mo
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL LABELING MEMORY PAGES Memory pages can be uniquely labeled with four, intermixed digits or letters. 1. With the G5 turned on, select memory mode with the PAGE/ TIME button. MEMO appears in the display. 2. Use the buttons to select the desired memory page. 3. Press the EDIT button until ‘_’ appears in the display (about 3 seconds). 4. Use the tuning knob to select the desired number or letter. 5. Press the PAGE/TIME button to select the next ‘_’. 6.
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION continued 3. While holding down the CHECK button press and release the PAGE/TIME button. This copies the page. 4. Press or hold down the STORE button and turn the tuning knob, selecting the paste-to page. 5. While holding down STORE press and release PAGE. This pastes the content of the page. USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION The light illuminates the display and buttons. There are three light modes. Normal Mode: Pressing any but
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL MUSIC/WIDE and NEWS/NARROW SWITCH Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display. AM/FM – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates a ‘brighter’ music sound. The NEWS/NARROW position creates a less ‘bright’ sound. Shortwave – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates the best audio fidelity. The NEWS/NARROW position helps to minimize interference from other stations. LINE-OUT SOCKET This socket provides an industry standard, fixed level audio output source for safely routi
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL REAR FOLDING STAND Pull the folding stand from the rear of the G5, allowing viewing at a comfortable angle. RESET BUTTON The reset button is located inside the small hole labeled RESET. If the G5 operates erratically, poke a paper clip into the reset hole to reset its microprocessor. This does not erase memory, but does reset the clock to 0:00. USING THE LOCK FEATURE With the G5 turned off, one press of the lock button prevents un- wanted turn-on. When it is turned
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL G5 OWNER’S MANUAL FM STEREO To hear FM in stereo via earphones or the LINE-OUT socket, press the ‘ST/MONO’ button while tuned to a FM station. Note that ‘STEREO’ appears in the display. WARRANTY REGISTRATION To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration of your product should be completed as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. You may use one of the following options to register your product: 1. By visiting our website at http://www.etoncorp
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G5 OWNER’S MANUAL SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT To obtain service for your product, we recommend first contacting an Etón service representative at 1-800-872-2228 US, 1-800-637- 1648 Canada, (650) 903-3866 US, customersvc@etoncorp.com or your respective country distributor in Europe (see enclosed list) for problem determination and trouble-shooting. If further service is required, the technical staff will instruct how to proceed based on whether the radio is still under warranty or needs non-w
