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M I N I 3 0 0 P E
O P E R AT I O N M A N U A L
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us. 1 BASIC CONTROLS .........................................................p ...4 Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way 2 BATTERIES ....................................................................p ...6 Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA. 1-800-872-2228 (U.S.); 1-800-637-1648 3 POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME .............................................p ..7 (Canada); 650-903-3866 (worldwide); M-F, 8:30-4:30, Pacific Standard Time; www.e
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 1 BASIC CONTROLS 1 ANTENNA 2 DISPLAY 3 HOUR 4 MINUTES 5 TUNING KNOB 6 VOLUME KNOB 7 POWER 8 SLEEP 9 ALARM 10 TIME 11 BATTERY COVER 12 EAR PHONE JACK 13 BAND SWITCH 4 5
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 2 BATTERIES 3 POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME Remove the battery compartment’s cover by pushing the cover Turn the radio on by pressing the POWER button (7). Use the in the direction of arrow. Install two ‘AA’ batteries according to volume knob (6) to adjust the volume. the polarity. For easy removal, place the batteries on top of lift out ribbon. If the sound becomes low or distorted, replace with new batteries. If the radio will not be used for a long time, remove all the batt
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 4 FM RADIO 6 ANTENNA Select the FM band by using the band selector switch (13). Use A. For AM (MW) the radio uses an internal, directional, the tuning knob (5) to tune the radio to the desired frequency. ferrite bar antenna. Rotate the radio for best reception. B. For FM/SW, fully extend the telescopic antenna (1). For FM, rotate the antenna for best reception. 5 AM/SW1-7 RADIO Select the desired band, AM or SW 1-7, by using the band selec- tor switch (13). Turn the t
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 7 CLOCK The clock displays time in 12 hour, AM/PM format. While keep- ing the TIME button (10) pressed, set the correct hour and min- utes with the HOUR (3) and MINUTE (4) buttons. They can be 3 pressed with quick, short presses to advance slowly or they can be kept pressed down to advance rapidly. When finished, release 4 the TIME button 10 10 11
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 8 ALARM With the radio turned off, keeping the ALARM button (9) pressed, set the correct wake up hour and minutes with the HOUR (3) and MINUTE (4). They can be pressed with quick, 3 short presses to advance slowly or they can be kept pressed rap- idly. When finished, release the ALARM button and this will 4 cause the loudspeaker symbol appears in the display. If you want to deactivate the alarm, press the ALARM button (9) again and the loudspeaker symbol will disappea
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 9 SLEEP FUNCTION The sleep function enables the radio to play for a specified time Note: The sleep function cannot be activated again within 2 before automatically shutting off (from 1 hour 59 minutes to minutes after this function was deactivated before. just one minute). With the radio turned off, press and do not release the SLEEP button (8). This turns the radio on and “0:59” appears in the 3 display. This also activates the sleep timer activation symbol in the di
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 10 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE 11 SHORTWAVE BANDS Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the world. MINI 300 OFFICIAL FREQUENCY FREQUENCY Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt you’ll want to SWITCH SHORT-WAVE RANGE RANGE hear worldwide stations right away. If you’re new to shortwave, SETTING BAND NAME IN MHz IN MHz please take some time to learn the basics outlined below. To SW1 49 meters 5.950-6.20 5.950-6.20 successfully listen to shortwave station
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 12 GUIDELINES HERE ARE SOME GENERAL GUIDE- • Getting close to a window may substantially improve LINES your reception because the construction materials of some buildings do not let signals in very well. Signals penetrate • In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 MHz wood frame buildings easiest, while concrete and brick are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13 buildings usually block signals. If you are in a building with MHz are best durin
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 13 STATIONS 14 SERVICE INFORMATION HOW TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING You may contact the Etón Service Department for additional TO AND HOW TO FIND STATIONS THAT YOU information or assistance by calling toll-free Monday through WANT TO HEAR Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time: For this, you’ll need to use a shortwave directory. We recom- 1-800-872-2228 (United States) mend the use of a comprehensive shortwave directory, especially 1-800-673-1648 (Canada)
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MINI 300PE OPERATION MANUAL 15 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 15 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Etón warrants to the original purchaser this product shall be address to which the unit can be shipped. Ship the unit in its free from defects in material or workmanship for one year from original container or equivalent, fully insured and shipping the date of original purchase. During the warranty period Etón charges prepaid. or an authorized Etón service facility will provide, free of charge, both parts and l
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15 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY how long an implied warranty lasts or do not allow the exclu- sions or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty give you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. For service information contact: Etón Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 U.S.A. 24 25
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w w w . e t o n c o r p . c o m etón Corporation Corporate Headquarters 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, California 94303 USA tel +1 650-903-3866 tel +1 800-872-2228 fax +1 650-903-3867 etón Europe/Lextronix Germany Rosenstrasse 2 D-10178 Berlin, Germany tel +49 [0]30 243102149 etón Canada 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada tel +1 416-214-6885 v. 07-24-06
