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American Red Cross
SOLARLINKFR600
Self-powered Digital AM/FM/SW/NOAA/S.A.M.E. Weather Radio
with Flashlight, Siren, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger
American Red Cross Radio Line By Etón Corporation
Owner’s manual

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL DO YOU NEED HELP? If you need help, please contact us, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228 from the U.S; 1-800-637-1648 from Canada; 650-903-3866, worldwide; FAX: 650-903-3867; web site, www.etoncorp. com; Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA WARNING • Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. • Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water. • Protect from high humidity

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL LOCATION OF CONTROLS 1. 2. 3. 9. 10. 11. 12. 4. 13. 14. 5. 5. 5. 5. 6. 15. 7. 16. 8. 17. 1) Snooze: 5 Min Snooze 2) Alarm ON/OFF: activate/deactivate alarm function 3) ALERT ON/OFF:open/close alert bell 4) Select Button 5) Direction Buttons 6) Flashlight 7) Hand Crank 8) Multifunctional Knob 9) Alert Indicator Light 10) Statement Indicator Light 11) Emergency Indicator Light 12) Watch Indicator Light 13) Warning Indicator Light 4

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL 14) Power Supply Knob 15) Band Selecting Knob 16) Volume Adjusting Knob 17) Speaker 18. 20. 19. 21. 22. 23. 18) PHONE CHARGER:USB Jack for Charging the Cellphone 19) DC in:USB Jack for charging the Radio(small) 20) DC in Jack (Adaptor) 21) Earphone Jack 22) Audio Jack 23) Battery Compartment POWERING AND TURNING ON THE RADIO The unit is powered with 3 AA batteries, the solar cell, the Dynamo (rechargeable Ni-MH battery), the AC adaptor (not included) or the DC co

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL position to turn it on. Turn it off by placing the Band Selecting Knob in the OFF position. Note: The radio can be played while it’s charging. BATTERY POWER Open the battery compartment cover, you can find two groups of sockets for installing the batteries. One group of sockets is for the rechargeable Ni-MH batteries and the other group of sockets is for the AA batteries. Install 3 AA batteries and set the power selector switch to the BATTERY position. SOL

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL DC-IN 5V ADAPTOR (not included) This socket is located on the back of the radio, under the rubber plugs. Plug in the AC adapter to the DC IN 5 volt socket. This also charges the Ni-MH battery. DC-IN USB COMPUTER SOCKET (USB cord not included) This socket is located on the back of the radio, under the rubber plugs. Plug in the USB cord to the DC IN socket. This also charges the Ni-MH battery. VOLUME CONTROL Turning the Volume Adjusting Knob (located on the lowe

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL is receiving enough power from the radio. Continue to crank at this rate until you are satisfied that an appropriate level of charge has been received by your cell phone. If you decide to stop cranking for whatever reason, please wait at least 5 seconds before beginning to crank again. Not following these instructions may cause damage to your cell phone for which Eton disclaims any liability and will not be held liable for any actual or consequential damages

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL 6. Press <> or <> shortly to set “MONTH--DAY--YEAR” option. 7. After setting, press shortly to save. SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Revolve the to the “OFF” position. 2. Press button shortly to enter the setting menu. 3. Press <> or <> shortly to select “SET UP---TIME” option. 4. Press shortly once to enter the time setting mode. 5. Press <> or <> shortly to select “HOUR : MINUTE” option. 6. Press <> or <> shortly to

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING THE BEEPER ALARM This radio’s alarm beeps when it activates. 1. SETTING THE ALARM TIME 1) Revolve the to the “OFF” position. 2) Press

button shortly to enter the setting menu. 3) Press <> or <> shortly to select “SET UP ALARM--ALM” option. 4) Press shortly once to enter the date setting mode. 5) Press <> or <> shortly to select “HOUR : MINUTE” option. 6) Press <> or <> shortly to set “HOUR : MINUTE” option.

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL 2. ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM Press shortly to activate or deactivate the alarm. If the alarm function is activated, the alarm symbol “ AL”  and alarm time will appear in the display. When the alarm time is reached, the unit will beep. If the alarm function is deactivated, the alarm symbol “ AL  “ and alarm time will disappear from the display. 3. SNOOZE BUTTON When the alarm activates, pressing the button shortly deactiv

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL BROADCAST RECEPTION 1. Select the power supply mode. 2. Select the band: FM Band: Revolve the to “FM” position. AM Band: Revolve the to “AM” position. SW Band: Revolve the to “SW” position. 3. Adjust the volume: Revolve to adjust the volume level. 4. Tuning in stations: Manual Tuning: Press <> or <> shortly to tune. Auto Tuning: Press and hold <> or <> to tune.

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL SHORTWAVE LISTENING To learn about shortwave we recommend the two publications below, published yearly and available from major booksellers. Additionally, the Internet is a great resource for learning about shortwave. Type ‘shortwave reception’ into your favorite search engine. PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO Published by International Broadcasting Services (IBS); IBS North America, Box 300, Penn’s Park PA 18943. Phone: (215) 598-9018. www.passband.com. WORLD

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL Use the frequency ranges (Bands) below for shortwave broadcast reception: BANDE MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) 120 m 2.300-2.495 MHz 2300- 2495 KHz 90 m 3.20-3.40 MHz 3200- 3400 KHz 75 m 3.90-4.05 MHz 3900- 4050 KHz 60 m 4.750-5.1 MHz 4750- 5100 KHz 49 m 5.8-6.2 MHz 5730- 6300 KHz 41 m 7.1-7.60 MHz 6890-7600 KHz 31 m 9.4-10 MHz 9250-9995 KHz 25 m 11.5-12.2 MHz 11500-12200 KHz 22 m 13.57-13.87 MHz 13570-13870 KHz 19 m 15.000-15.800 MHz 15005-15825 KHz 16 m 17.55-

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS Weather alerts are received in three ways: 1. Alert indicator light is on. 2. Alert forecast appears in the display. 3. Alert bell rings. To set the channel for receiving alerts, use the method below and set it to your strongest channel. 1) Revolve the to “OFF” position. 2) Press

button shortly to enter the setting menu. 3) Press <> or <> shortly to select “WEATHER” option. 4) Press s

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL 4) Press shortly once to enter the alert mode setting mode. 5) Press <> or <> shortly to select the alert mode (SIREN & VOICE). Note: The selected alert mode will appear in the display. 6) After setting, press shortly to save. SETTING COUNTY CODES (CLC CODES IN CANADA) County code setting is described below. A county code instructs the radio only to receive an ALERT when the code is programmed in. Look up a United States county code at th

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL 3) Press  or shortly to select the “COUNTY CODE” option. 4) Press shortly once to enter the county code setting mode (MULTI, SINGL or ALL), which blinks in the display. 5) If you don’t know your county code, select ALL with or and press and then

TO EXIT. If you know your code, don’t press SELECT and go to the next section. 6) Press  or  shortly to select MULTI or SINGL and press . 7) Press shortly again to en

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL RECEPTION OF EVENT CODES Your radio can receive ‘event code’ information during weather alerts. These codes are identified at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ os/eas_codes.shtml. Canadian Weather Alerts are addressed at: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/warning_e.cfm#top. SELECTING DISABLE/ENABLE Alert modes can be selected to not appear by selecting DISABLE or to appear by selecting ENABLE. 1) Revolve the to “OFF” position. 2) Press

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL OPEN / CLOSE THE ALERT BELL While the alert bell is ringing, you can press the button (in the space above the display – right side) shortly to shut off the ringing, then press it shortly again to resume ringing. MULTIFUNCTION KNOB The function switch has four positions. The top position is the OFF position, then the FLASHLIGHT, SOS and SIREN position. All positions except OFF are labeled with an icon. The OFF position turns the function switch

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SOLARLINK FR600 OWNER’S MANUAL LIMITED WARRANTY Retain the warranty information from your warranty card with your proof of purchase or the Limited Warranty information can also be viewed at www.etoncorp.com. 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 pr