Eton FIELD RADIO 550 Owner's Manual

Eton FIELD RADIO 550 Owner's Manual

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FIELD RADIO 550
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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD RADIO 550 OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Installing Batteries

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL MEET THE FIELD Thank you for purchasing the Etón FIELD AM/FM/SW Radio INSTALLING BATTERIES The battery compartment is on the back of the radio. batteries with new ones. When not using the radio for more than 30 days, remove the batteries.
  • Page 3: Using Ac Power

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL USING AC POWER POWER FAILURE BACKUP FEATURE If batteries are in the unit and it is powered via its AC TURNING THE FIELD ON AND OFF Turn on the radio by pressing the red POWER & SLEEP button on the front top right corner of the radio.
  • Page 4: Tuning In Fm Stations

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL • station up or down in frequency • Press the PRESET button to tune to the next preset station the frequency range. The Q. T UNE button steps up in TUNING IN FM STATIONS RDS/INFO:...
  • Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL Weekly format: TUNING INTO MW (AM) STATIONS the MW position. necessary. if interference is present. CHANGING THE TUNING STEPS (9kHz or 10kHz) MW, or medium wave stations, known as AM stations in...
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL USING THE SW RF GAIN KNOB and decrease the gain as necessary. CHANGING THE TUNING SPEED USING THE TIMER A / TUNING STEP BUTTON...
  • Page 7: Antenna Dx/Local Switch

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL ANTENNA DX/LOCAL SWITCH sounds distorted, turn this switch to the LOCAL position. distance. TUNING IN SW (shortwave) STATIONS Turn on radio. TUNING TO SW FREQUENCY RANGES (BANDS)
  • Page 8: Optimizing Shortwave Reception

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL Meter Band (m) Frequency Best Time of Day night night night night OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION best. Around sunset and sunrise, the entire shortwave range may be good. improves shortwave reception.
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL into your favorite search engine. WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK STORING STATIONS TO PRESET LOCATIONS With the radio on, press ALARM button to preset stations in to memory. memory status. The user can repeat this procedure to Note:...
  • Page 10: Setting The Clock

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL RETRIEVING STATIONS FROM PRESETS to retrieve the stations that have been stored. Notice another station over it. SETTING THE CLOCK second. To set the clock: 1. Turn radio off. 3. Turn the tuning knob in either direction or press the UP button to set the hour.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL Display Timer A/Timer B SETTING TIMER A / TIMER B values Press button to change hour, then rotate tuning knob Press button to change hour, then rotate tuning knob Select Alarm by Radio or Buzzer If neither the off.
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL button. SETTING AND DEACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER Press the red POWER & SLEEP button on the front top...
  • Page 13: Setting Default Backlight Brightness

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL SETTING DEFAULT BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS Note: USING THE LOCK BUTTON...
  • Page 14: Enabling And Disabling Button Feedback

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL ENABLING AND DISABLING BUTTON FEEDBACK AUDIO VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS Volume Control Adjust Audio Tone USING THE EARPHONE JACK USING THE LINE IN/OUT SOCKETS...
  • Page 15: External Antennas

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL EXTERNAL ANTENNAS ANT. SELECTOR SWITCH: EXT or INT feeding this socket. USING THE GRUNDIG AN200 ANTENNA FOR IMPROVED AM(MW) PERFORMANCE (NOT INCLUDED) next to the radio and tune it to the same frequency that...
  • Page 16: Need Help? Contact Us

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL to achieve maximum performance. This antenna can be purchased by contacting Eton or one of our distributors. TO RESET THE FIELD NEED HELP? CONTACT US. Etón Corporation www.etoncorp.com.
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING • • • Protect from high humidity and rain. • • • • • •...
  • Page 18: Warranty Registration

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL ENVIRONMENT Disposal the environment. WARRANTY REGISTRATION http://www.etoncorp.com/productregistration to register your product. LIMITED WARRANTY Retain your proof of purchase or the receipt. Limited Warranty information can be viewed at www.etoncorp. com in the Support section.
  • Page 19: Service For Your Product

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT To obtain service for your product, we recommend WARRANTY representative determines that warranty service NON-WARRANTY purchase/receipt.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Etón Corporation Corporate Headquarters Etón Canada www.etoncorp.com v.06132014...
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com AM/FM with RDS/Shortwave Radio Field NOW BROADCASTING Etón Field LISTEN UP FYI, IT’S GOT RDS...
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com AM/FM with RDS/Shortwave Radio WAKE UP UP TO SPEED FIELD READY SHORTWAVE BANDS GET POWERED UP FEATURES PRODUCT SETUP INFORMATION Color Item Number • • What's Included Product Size & Weight • • •...

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