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- Page 2 E1 AM/FM/Shortwave/XM Ready Radio E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION (See page 16) FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION (See page 11) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION (See page 15) etón RESPONSIBLE PARTY : Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA etón TEL:...
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Page 3: Important Safeguards
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS WARNING WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THE THREE WIRE CORD W ITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE E1 RECEIVER. THIS RECEIVER HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED TO HIGH QUAL- ITY STANDARDS, AND WILL PROVIDE RELIABLE OPERATION FOR MANY YEARS. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY INTERESTING FEATURES THAT WILL PROVIDE ENJOYABLE LISTENING TO RADIO BROAD- CASTS AROUND THE WORLD. -
Page 5: General Description
Replace the inner door and close the outer door. AC ADAPTER The etón E1 receiver does not rely on the batteries for BATTERY OPERATION Keep curtains and other flammable materials out of retention of memory channels. However, to insure that... -
Page 6: Battery Condition
Telescopic provide a convenient viewing angle when operating the etón E1 receiver on a table or similar surface in front of antenna you, as shown below. Viewing angle... -
Page 7: E1 Front Panel Description
INSTALLATION continued FIGURE 1: E1 INSTALLATION DIAGRAM Low Impedance Antenna To Tape Recorder or Stereo System TV/FM Splitter Adapter External Speaker Stereo Headphones XM Radio Home Digital Antenna (Optional) XM Digital Antenna Jack (on right side) REAR VIEW E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION... - Page 8 The 'TUNING' knob is the primary tuning control of the TIMER 2 screen to appear, allowing it also to be enabled E1 receiver. In VFO mode, clockwise rotation of the dial or disabled. Pressing the TIME key the third time brings increases frequency and counterclockwise rotation up the “CLOCKS”...
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Page 9: Top Panel Description
More details concerning display illumination can be found on page 57 under “DISPLAY LIGHTING”. E1XM 22. Speaker This is the opening for the internal speaker for the E1 receiver. 23. Telescopic Antenna This is a 39 1/4“ (1.003 meters) telescopic antenna for use on all bands except XM. -
Page 10: E1 Display Description
LINE IN jack on the side panel to be This labels the ‘COUNTRY’ softkey. When this softkey is fed through to the E1 receiver’s audio system. pressed, Country mode is selected and the label appears as “COUNTRY”. -
Page 11: Side Panel Description
GETTING STARTED GENERAL OPERATING INFORMATION DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY The etón E1 receiver has been designed for ease of Direct entry of a desired frequency is possible using the use. Please take a few moments to read through this ‘Direct-Key-Input’ keys. While entering a frequency, if... -
Page 12: Shortwave 'Meter' Band Designator Entry
All front panel keys (with the exception of the ‘CLEAR / High Freq LOCK’ key), as well as the ‘TUNING’ knob can be 2500 kHz locked if desired. First, be sure the E1 receiver is not in 3400 kHz T.SCAN or SEEK mode. Press and hold the 4000 kHz ‘CLEAR/LOCK’... -
Page 13: Ssb Operation
100 kHz, i.e. 97.7 MHz, and are spaced 200 kHz apart. The etón E1 receiver has the ability to tune in nal clock. Note: Any programmed memory channels and timer settings will NOT be lost under a power-up reset due to the memory design of the etón E1 receiv-... -
Page 14: Memory Functions
MEMORY DESCRIPTION the ‘TUNING’ knob or a page at a time (10 channels) The E1 receiver contains 1700 memory channels that using the ‘< SELECT >’ key. If the ‘FAST / TUNING can be used to store and recall commonly monitored LOCK’... -
Page 15: Deleting A Memory Channel
COUNTRY FUNCTIONS COUNTRY DESCRIPTION They are displayed in groups of ten, and can be used The etón E1 receiver contains 1200 memory channels to store and recall commonly monitored frequencies. grouped in a category named “COUNTRY”. These are Unlike the MEMORY channels described previously,... -
Page 16: Recalling A Country Channel
The following section describes the basic XM Radio 7. XM-ALL - This line will indicate whether the unit is display which will be seen on etón E1 receivers when operating in FAVORITE, CATEGORY, or XM-ALL mode. the XM digital antenna option has been plugged in. - Page 17 XM OPTION DISPLAY DESCRIPTION continued ‘FAVORITES A’ selections one at time, and will then pressed for approximately 3 seconds. When this indica- scroll through the ten ‘FAVORITES B’ selections. tor is visible, the ‘TUNING’ knob will have no affect. To Continued rotation of the ‘TUNING’...
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Page 18: Introduction To Xm Satellite Radio
Christian, and Dance, to name a few. source consists of numerous ground based repeaters located strategically throughout North America. These Unlike other modes of reception of which the E1 terrestrial repeaters receive the XM Satellite Radio sig- receiver is capable, XM Radio signals are transmitted in nals and retransmit them to enhance reception in digital format. -
Page 19: Xm Display Options
INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO continued Subscribing and the ‘TUNING’ knob scrolls through XM-ALL chan- To receive more than channels “0" and “1", it will be nels six at a time. If the ‘FAST/TUNING LOCK’ key is necessary to subscribe to the service. To do this, con- pressed when in the CATEGORY or FAVORITES modes, tact the provider by phone at 1-800-852-9696 or the receiver will revert to XM-ALL mode. -
Page 20: E1 Menus
FAVORITES list. “XM” menu, simply wait the programmed number of seconds and the recalled channel will be entered Note: Regardless of whether the E1 is set to ‘XM- automatically. ALL’, ‘CATEGORY’, or ‘FAVORITE’ channel selection modes, one can always go directly to any specific •... -
Page 21: Audio Settings
E1 MENUS continued 1. ENHANCED SSB OFF / ON - Pressing ‘1' toggles ENHANCED SSB ON and OFF. Enhanced SSB provides 30 Db of additional rejection of the undesired sideband through audio phasing circuitry, as shown in the following diagram. -
Page 22: Set Clocks
E1 MENUS continued SET CLOCKS This menu is reached from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu described above by pressing the ‘8' (MORE) key once, or from the MAIN MENU by pressing ‘3'. It is used to manually set the GMT and Local clocks. It appears as shown in the fol- lowing illustration. -
Page 23: Timers
6. TIMER 2 MEM CH - Press ‘6' to set the number of the MEMORY, COUNTRY, or XM channel that you want the etón E1 to receive when timer 2 activates. For example, to set the E1 timer 2 to receive XM channel 76, proceed as follows: •... - Page 24 E1 MENUS continued 1. ANTENNA AIMING - Pressing the ‘1' key will cause the display to appear as follows: ANTENNA AIMING You should then position the XM Radio Digital Antenna for maximum signal strength as indicated by the maximum number of vertical bars appearing to the right of SAT 1, SAT 2, and/or TERR. Once optimum antenna positioning has been accomplished, press the ‘CLEAR/LOCK’...
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Page 25: Timer 1 Enable / Disable
E1 MENUS continued 6. DIAGNOSTIC MODE - Diagnostic mode is provided so that service center personnel can obtain additional infor- mation in case you experience difficulty and contact them for assistance. Pressing the ‘6' key will bring up a screen that will provide the needed data. -
Page 26: Seek Function
XM channels in that grouping, one channel at a time. T.SCAN FUNCTION The T.SCAN function of the etón E1 allows the user to DESCRIPTION (2) Using the ‘TUNING’ knob or the ‘< SELECT >’ key, scroll through the programmed MEMORY, COUN-... -
Page 27: Initiating And Stopping The T.scan
(5) Item 4 on the menu reads: “LOCAL TIME OFFSET SETTING 24 HOUR CLOCKS AUTOMATICALLY The etón E1 has the capability of setting both the 00:00 HOURS”. This refers to how much your Local time is offset from GMT. For example, in the GMT and Local clocks automatically. -
Page 28: Setting Timer On/Off Times
SETTING TIMER MEMORY CHANNELS To set the memory channel on the E1 receiver which will be activated by TIMER 1, press ‘3' on the ‘Direct-Key-Input’ keypad, and then key in the number of the MEMORY or COUNTRY channel. -
Page 29: Enabling/Disabling Timer Operation
‘TIME’ key will cycle through the TIMER 1, TIMER 2, CLOCKS, and normal screens. SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS The etón E1 receiver has several special features that acknowledging beep will be heard, and both “LOCK” are referred to in the main body of this USE AND CARE and “TUN LOCK”... -
Page 30: Quick Reference Guide
SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS continued With Batteries Only Dim display lighting will be turned on with the first When the receiver is turned OFF when operating from press of the ‘TIME’ key along with the LCD display. batteries the display lighting will do one of the follow- Both illumination and the LCD display will turn OFF ten ing. - Page 31 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE continued • Press MENU to activate MAIN MENU Program ON/OFF timers (starting 51) • Press ‘5' to activate TIMERS menu. • Press ‘1' and set TIMER 1 ON time using Keypad. • Press ‘STORE’ to save. • Press ‘2' and set TIMER 1 OFF time using keypad. •...
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Page 32: Glossary Of Terms
VHF - Very High Frequency band extends from approxi- mately 30 MHz to 300 MHz. GMT - Greenwich Mean Time. HF - High Frequency band. This consists of the LW, MW, and SW bands on the E1 receiver. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Probable Cause No front panel display or light. -
Page 33: Warranty Registration
WARRANTY REGISTRATION To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, 3) Mail your registration information to the following registration of your etón or Grundig product should be address: complete as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. etón Corporation To register your radio, please select one of the following methods: 1015 Corporation Way 1) Register by visiting our... -
Page 34: Day Bands V S. Night Bands
APPENDIX - UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued summer months, often starting around 3 pm on 25 BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) and 31 meters and 5 pm on 41, 49 and 60 meters. In 120 Meter 2.300 - 2.500 MHz 2300 - 2500 KHz the summer these bands start later, around 5 pm for 90 Meter 3.20 - 3.40 MHz... -
Page 35: Getting Started With Single Sideband (Ssb)
APPENDIX - UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued GETTING STARTED WITH SINGLE SIDEBAND tions uses relatively low power, 50 to 1000 watts. The (SSB) amateur radio operators are easiest to find; the others Many high-end shortwave radios have a feature called can be very difficult. Best results are experienced when SSB, a highly efficient way of electronically processing using an outdoor shortwave antenna such as a dipole. -
Page 36: Eton E1 Quick Guide
SW/MW/LW in the display. Press the ‘SW BAND’ key about 3 seconds or until its frequency disappears from twice to highlight SW BAND in the display (if the E1 is the selected memory channel location. To exit memory already in SW, then only one press is needed). Note mode, press the VFO button. -
Page 37: Setting The Display For Local Or Gmt Time
‘9' key to exit the timer programming mode. timer’s number appears in the upper right corner of the Tune the E1 to the radio station that you wish to hear display under the time. To disable the timer of your when the timer turns on. -
Page 38: Specifications
E1 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range IF Frequency - SSB, AM: • AM, LSB, USB: • 1st IF 45.0 MHz - LW: 100 to 500 kHz • 2nd IF 455 kHz - MW: 500 to 1800 kHz - SW: 1800 to 30,000 kHz FM: 1st IF: 10.7 MHz (Single Conversion) -
Page 39: Block Diagram
E1XM MANUAL BLOCK DIAGRAM - etón E1 SIGNAL FLOW BLOCK DIAGRAM... - Page 40 w w w . e t o n c o r p . c o m www.etoncorp.com 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 Corporation Berlin Office Rosenstrasse 2 D-10178 Berlin, Germany...