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Page 2: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT THE G5 INCLUDES..................DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us. G5 FEATURES......................DIAGRAMS....................... GETTING STARTED....................Etón Corporation - INSTALLING BATTERIES AND BATTERY INFORMATION..........1015 Corporation Way - AC ADAPTER INFORMATION................. - CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES IN THE G5............. -
Page 3: What The G5 Includes
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL WHAT THE G5 INCLUDES FEATURES • AC adapter • M-Stereo, AM and Full-Shortwave Coverage (1711-29999 KHz). • PLL Dual Conversion AM/SW Circuitry With SSB. • Stereo earphones • 700 Programmable Memory Presets. •... -
Page 4: Diagrams
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL DIAGRAMS POWER / SLEEP CHECK BUTTON LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE HOLD ERASE BUTTON TUNE RESET STORE BUTTON TUNING KNOB EXT. ANTENNA PAGE/TIME BATTERY – VOL+/VOL- COMPARTMENT (REAR) DX/LOCAL NEWS/ NARROW/ MUSIC AUTO SCAN SPEAKER WIDE... -
Page 5: Getting Started
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED continued INSTALLING BATTERIES 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 warranty. -
Page 6: Charging Ni-Mh Batteries In The G5
Battery charging terminates once the set charge time has been reached. Use only the included AC adapter/charger or one specifically suggested by Eton Corporation. BATTERY CHARGING TIME CHART The backlight will remain illuminated when using the AC adapter/charger. -
Page 7: Basic Radio Operation
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BATTERY CHARGING NOTES AND CAUTIONS BEFORE USING THE G5 • Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! Assure that it is powered with the AC adapter or batteries. Assure that it is unlocked. -
Page 8: Using The Lock Feature
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued continued 2. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob (40) to select the sleep time To adjust the volume with the numeric keypad: (in minutes) of your choice. 1. -
Page 9: Listening In Fm Stereo
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued continued When listening to FM or shortwave, fully extend the telescopic antenna In North America, the FM band extends from 87.5-108 mHz. In other (44). -
Page 10: Direct Frequency Entry
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued continued DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY (9) STOP: Auto-scanning stops on the next encountered station. D-5: Auto-scanning stops for 5 seconds on each next encountered Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is station, then moves on. - Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued continued G5 SHORTWAVE COVERAGE AND TUNING SUGGESTIONS G5 AUTO-TUNING CHART The G5 has continuous frequency coverage from 150 to 29999 kilo- SW BAND G5 FREQ. RANGE hertz (kHz).
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Page 12: Signal Strength Indicator
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued USING THE G5’S SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) FEATURE (8) Turn off the G5 to set clock and alarm functions. Setting clock NOTE: and alarm features require that you work fast between steps. If you SSB enables listening to shortwave signals using the single-sideband don’t, the set mode will automatically exit. - Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued continued TIME ZONE ABBREVIATION LIST To view other time zones: This allows viewing other time zones without changing the home ANC-Anchorage HNL-Honolulu time zone.
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Page 14: Working With Memory
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 3. Press the PAGE/TIME button (4). The G5 has 700 memories (also called presets), arranged in 100 pages, with each page holding 7 memories. Buttons F1-7 represent 4. -
Page 15: Accessing What Is Stored In Memory
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMORY WORKING WITH MEMORY continued continued 2. Use the buttons to select the desired memory page. 2. Press or hold down the CHECK button (14) and turn the tuning knob (40) to select the desired page. -
Page 16: Using The Ats Memory Feature
‘shortwave antennas’ on your favorite Internet search site will provide 4. While the mode flashes, perform quick, short presses of the F6 button further information. Contact Eton Corporation if you have questions to select ATS, then press the PAGE/TIME (4) button. -
Page 17: Music/Wide And News/Narrow Switch
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL MUSIC/WIDE AND NEWS/NARROW SWITCH (41) REAR FOLDING STAND (19) Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display (36). Pull the folding stand from the rear of the G5, allowing viewing at a comfortable angle. AM/FM –... -
Page 18: Introduction To Shortwave
WHAT ARE SHORTWAVE BANDS? NEED HELP? CONTACT US. The key to enjoying shortwave is understanding ‘bands’. If you have Eton Corporation ever listened to AM or FM radio, then you already know what a band 1015 Corporation Way is. In North America, the AM band is a frequency range stretching Palo Alto, CA 94030 from 530 to 1710 kilohertz;... - Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued continued SIMPLIFIED SHORTWAVE BAND CHART SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB The table below shows the bands used for shortwave broadcasting. • In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 mHz (13000 kHz) For more detailed band information enter ‘shortwave broadcast band are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13 mHz allocations’...
- Page 20 15m: 21000-21450 can greatly enhance shortwave reception. Some radios are equipped 30m: 10100-10150 12m: 24890-24990 with special antenna sockets. Eton Corporation does not manufacture or sell shortwave antennas, however, there are many excellent models 20m: 14000-14350 10m: 28000-29700 available. A web search such as ‘shortwave antennas’ will result in many sources for such products.
- Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued continued MARITIME SW FREQUENCY RANGES (USUALLY USB) Popular Communications: A publication of CQ Communications, Inc. 25 Newbridge Road, Hicksville, NY 11801-2953, USA. Telephone: 516-681-2922. www.popular-communications.com. 4063-4438 18780-18900 6200-6525...
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Page 22: Troubleshooting
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATION MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING continued RESET PROCEDURE STATIONS ARE RECEIVED TOO WEAK Perform a reset if the solutions outlined below don’t resolve the issue. • Assure that the ANTENNA GAIN switch is set to the DX position. The RESET button (3) is the small hole on the front right of the G5. -
Page 23: Service Information
Manual. This warranty does not apply to any defect that Etón The receiver will be serviced under the terms of the Eton Corporation determines is due to: Limited Warranty and returned to you. - Page 24 This warranty give you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state. For service information contact: Eton Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 U.S.A.
- Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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...