Eton Raptor - Radio Transmitter Manual

TURNING THE RAPTOR ON/OFF

To turn the raptor on, press the POWer button, above the left side of the display.

OFF:

ON:

VOLUME CONTROL

Press the VOl+ button to increase volume and the VOl– button to decrease volume.

FUNCTION KEYS

USING THE RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY

The raptor uses an 1800 mah, 3.7 Volt DC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. When fully charged, this battery will power the radio for about 30 hours at low volume. When you purchase the raptor it may have enough charge to play the radio for a short period of time. However, it is recommended to charge it by following the instructions below.

CHARGING/POWERING WITH THE USB CORD (INCLUDED)

Plug the UsB cord's mini-UsB plug into the raptor's mini-UsB socket, under the rubber flap on the right side of the radio; plug the other end of the UsB cord into your computer (turned on) or into an aC adapter with a mini UsB socket (not included).
Using this method, the raptor's rechargeable lithium-ion battery will fully charge in about 4 hours. Charging it for less time will result in lower play time. This method can also be used to power the radio. The radio will play while charging.

CHARGING WITH SOLAR POWER

Charge the raptor in direct sunlight for about 18 hours to get a full charge. It can be used without a full charge, but will not play as long.

THE DISPLAY LIGHT

Each button pressed causes the display light to come on for 10 seconds.

TUNING IN STATIONS

The raptor plays aM (520-1710 KHz), FM (87.5-108 MHz) and 7 nOaa Weather Channels.

Turn the radio on. select aM, FM or WB with the M button, directly below the display.
When listening to FM and Weather channels, pull up the telescopic antenna all the way. When tuning aM stations the telescopic antenna is not needed and can be lowered, because the radio uses an internal ferrite bar antenna for aM. Tune into stations with the buttons. To scan in the aM and FM band, press/hold the buttons for two seconds and it will land on the next available station.
The weather frequencies are on channels WB1 through WB7. Try all of them and find the one that's strongest; the strongest one is your weather station.
The frequencies associated with them are:

ACTIVATING THE NOAA WEATHER ALERT FEATURE

The weather alert feature allows the NOAA Weather service and other governmental agencies to send emergency alerts.
Tune to your strongest weather channel (you may only receive one channel). Press and release the MeM button. note that the radio goes silent, but it's still on, constantly monitoring the weather frequency. When an alert is sent by the channel, the radio comes on and you'll hear the alert being broadcast..

STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY

The raptor can memorize 10 aM and 10 FM stations. To store a station, tune to it first, then press the MeM button for 3 seconds. The memory number will appear on the upper right corner of the display. While it's there, press the or buttons to select the memory number that you wish to store it into. Press MeM to confirm.
To overwrite, store over the existing frequency. Memories cannot be erased.

ACCESSING WHAT YOU'VE STORED INTO MEMORY

Do a quick, short press of the MeM button. The memory number will appear in the upper right corner of the display. While it's there, press the or buttons to select the memory that you want.

TO DELETE A MEMORY

Simply program a new station into that memory.

CHARFINF CELL PHONES

The raptor provides 5Volts DC out put at 500 ma for cell phone charging from the UsB socket on the unit. With the raptor on or off, plug in your cell phone and press and hold the button labeled Cell until Cell will appear on the left center of the display. To stop charging, press and hold Cell for 4 seconds.

USING AND SETTING THE CLOCK, THERMOMETER, ALTIMETER, DIGITAL COMPASS, BAROMETER, CHRONOGRAPH, ALTIMETER LOG AND ALARM

To view and set any of these features, you must get into the viewing mode and then the set mode. To enter the viewing mode, press the Fn button for 4 seconds. notice that 2 letters appear in the upper right corner of the display. These letters may be any of the following, under aBBreVIaTIOn:

To go to the next feature, press the Fn button. To exit this mode, press Fn for 4 seconds.
These features are described below.

TM (Clock):
When you've switched to TM, you may see T1 or T2 above the T in TM. Press the M button for 3 seconds to switch from one to the other. These are the 2 clocks that can be set. You can set one for your time zone and the other for another time zone.
To set the clock, year, month, day, and 12 or 24 hour clock, in either T1 or T2,

1. Press Cal for 3 seconds.
2. While the hour is flashing, set it to the correct time by pressing the or buttons.
3. Press M to change to setting the minutes. While they flash, set them with the or buttons.
4. Press M again to change the year. While it flashes, change it with the or buttons.
5. Press M again to make the month flash. While it flashes, change it with the or buttons.
6. Press M again to make the day flash. While it flashes, change it with the or buttons.
7. Press M again to change the time mode from 12 to 24 hour or vice versa. While it flashes, change it with the or buttons. at any time, press Cal to exit and save the changes you've made.

TE (Thermometer):
The temperature appears in the upper right corner of the display. To switch between Fahrenheit and Centigrade or vice versa, press the M button for 3 seconds.

AT (Altimeter)
The altimeter is shown in feet or meters on the lower right corner of the display.

1. Press the M button for 3 seconds to change from feet to meters or vice versa. Do a quick press of the Cal button to update the new height data.
2. Pressing Cal for 3 seconds enters the set mode. Cal appears in the upper right of the display and pressing the or buttons allow adjusting of the height data. note that a – (minus) appears at the bottom left of the display to indicate negative feet or meters. Press the Cal button to exit.
3. Pressing MeM for 3 seconds enters memory mode. While MeMOrY flashes above aT in the display, pressing the or buttons allows selection of the memory (in round circle to left of aT in display) to save the current height data. a quick, press and release of the MeM button saves the current height.

CP (Digital Compass)
The altimeter is shown in feet or meters in the lower right corner of the display.

1. Press Cal for three seconds to enter the setting mode. Cal then displays in the upper right of the display.
2. Turn the raptor twice slowly, about 15s/turn to check the current position.
3. Press Cal quickly to set the data.
4. Press M to switch the unit of measurement.
5. Press the or buttons to adjust the data.
6. Quickly press Cal to update the compass data.

Once calibrated, n, s, e, W, will show in the upper right of the display and degrees from north will appear in the circle to the left.

MBAR (Barometer)
A barometric measurement can be made in mm Hg or in mbar units. To change units used in this system from one to another, press the M button for 3 seconds.
Press and hold the Cal button to show weather icons in the lCD. One of icons will be blinking; to choose another one that will show current weather, press the or buttons. The chosen one will then blink. While it's blinking, a quick, short press of the M button will enter the setting mode. Then press the or buttons to adjust the reading in the display. a quick, short press of the Cal button will save your changes and exits this mode and another quick, short press will update the barometer data after exit. The chart below shows the settings.

ICON	CONDITION	REMARKS
	rainy	Barometric pressure is low or getting low, implies it is raining or going to rain.
	sunny	High barometric pressure, indicates good weather.
	Cloudy	low barometric pressure, indicates possibilities of rains.
	Partly Cloudy	Barometric pressure is getting lower or higher, indicates unstable weather.

CH (Chronograph):
a quick, short press of Cal turns the chronograph on and off. To clear the chronographic data, use a 3 second press of the M button.

ATL (Altimeter Log):
a quick, short press of the or buttons allows review of the stored altimeter data. The memory number is in the circle to the left of aTl in the display. as you press this, you'll see the memory numbers 1-10 go by in the circle. The log data is shown in the display's center and lower section.

AL (Alarm):
Use a 3 second press of the M button to select alarm 1 or alarm 2. Use a 3 second press of Cal to get the hour to blink. set the hour with the or buttons. a quick, short press of M makes the minutes blink. set the minutes with the or buttons. a quick, short press of Cal exits the alarm setting mode.
Activate alarm 1 or 2 with a quick, short press of MeM. Go back and forth between alarm 1 and 2 with a 3 second press of M.
The beeping of alarm 1 and 2 are different.

UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE RUBBER FLAP

The description below is from left to right.

RESET BUTTON:
Press this button with a ballpoint pen or something equivalent. This resets the radio, but does not erase the memories. Use this reset feature when the unit is not operating properly.

MINI USB SOCKET:
Used to power the radio with a power cord with a mini-UsB plug, with cord that's plugged into your computer (turned on) or into an aC adapter with a UsB socket.

EARPHONE SOCKET:
Use earphones with a 1/8 inch (3.5mm) stereo plug. reception is in monaural.

AUX:
Use this socket to input your external audio device (such as an MP3 player or other audio device). The audio will emit through the raptors' speaker.

CELL:
This UsB socket is for charging cell phones. see the section titled Charging Cell Phones.

DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us
If you need help, please contact us, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.,
north american Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228 from the U.s;
1-800-637-1648 from Canada; 650-903-3866, worldwide;
FaX: 650-903-3867; website, www.etoncorp.com; ; etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo alto, Ca 94303, Usa

• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
• Protect from high humidity and rain.
• Only operate within specified temperature range (0°C to 40°C).
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or object have fallen into the apparatus.
• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical solvents as this might damage the finish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during lightning storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
• refer servicing to qualified service personnel.