Grundig G5 Owner's Manual

Grundig G5 Owner's Manual

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AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with SSB
OWNER'S MANUAL
Grundig Radio Line By
www.etoncorp.com

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  • Page 1 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with SSB OWNER’S MANUAL Grundig Radio Line By www.etoncorp.com...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3: What's Included

    • 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 adapter power.
  • Page 4: Charging Ni-Mh Batteries In The G5

    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.
  • Page 5: Setting Up Am And Fm Outside Of North America

    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 - ‘9’ or ‘10’ flashes in the display.
  • Page 6: Volume Control

    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 –...
  • Page 7: Optimizing Shortwave Reception

    ‘utility’ signals. The Internet and your local library are great resources to learn more. Turn on the G5. To use SSB, turn on the SSB circuit by pressing the SSB button. Note that SSB appears in the display. Tune to the short- wave frequency of your choice.
  • Page 8: Tuning In Stations

    DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY Turn on the G5. Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is known. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilo- hertz (KHz), e.g. 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered in megahertz (MHz), e.g.
  • Page 9: Setting Your Time Zone

    (Use this same procedure to change your time zone when travel- ing). 1. With the G5 turned on, perform a quick, short press of TIME ZONE button. ‘Tzone’ appears in the display. 2. Use the tuning knob to select your home time zone (see time zone abbreviation list below).
  • Page 10 This allows viewing other time zones without changing the home time zone. 1. With the G5 off, use quick, short press of TIME ZONE button. ‘Tzone’ appears in the display. 2. Use tuning knob to select desired time zone. Once selected, that time zone’s time appears in the display for about 30 seconds.
  • Page 11: Activating And Deactivating The Alarms

    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;...
  • Page 12 To set an alarm: With the G5 turned off, perform a long press of one of the F1-4 buttons (about 3 seconds), causing the hour to flash. Use the tuning knob to set the hour; and press one of the F1- 7 buttons to highlight the day of the week for turn on.
  • Page 13: Checking Memory Capacity

    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.
  • Page 14: Checking Pages And Memories

    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.
  • Page 15: External Antenna Socket

    LIGHT button activates the light for 15 seconds. Pressing it again within 15 seconds turns the light off. EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET The external antenna socket is used to connect the G5 to advanced performance shortwave antennas using a 50 or 75-Ohm coaxial cable feed-line.
  • Page 16: Music/Wide And News/Narrow Switch

    LINE-OUT SOCKET This socket provides an industry standard, fixed level audio output source for safely routing the G5’s audio to the line-in socket of a stereo system or recording device. Follow your external device’s line-input instructions. The G5’s volume control has no effect on this output.
  • Page 17: Rear Folding Stand

    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.
  • Page 18: Warranty Registration

    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.
  • Page 19: Service For Your Product

    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.
  • Page 20 OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 21 Grundig Radio Line By 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 243102142 Etón Canada 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801...

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