Eton G2000a Am Fm Shortwave Radio Owners Manual

 
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5 RADIO RECEPTION 
5.1 AM STEP selector (MW) 
The minimum frequency distance (span division) between adjacent 
radio stations (measured in kHz) is standardized all over the world. 
However, North and South America use another standard than the 
rest of the world. 
This means that the radio should use a tuning step according to the 
standard concerned in order to obtain accurate radio tuning. 
The AM STEP switch (in the battery compartment) allows accurate 
tuning for both standards. 
Position 10kHz...

 
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5.3 Radio reception 
• Ensure that the LOCK-switch is off.  
• Press POWER to switch the radio on.  
• The frequency and the wave band will appear on the display.  
• Adjust the volume with the VOLUME control.  
• You can connect headphones to the socket  
• The loudspeaker will then be switched off.  
• Set the wave range with the FM MW SW1 SW2 switch  
• If you select SW with the FM MW SW1 SW2 switch, press 
METER to select the enquired meter band of short wave.  
• The chosen short-wave band and...

 
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6 RADIO RECEPTION 
6.1 Tuning to a station 
There are three possibilities for tuning in to a station:  
• Automatically - the stations are sought automatically.  
• Manually - This is easy if the frequency of the station is 
already known (e.g. from your radio and television guide).  
• Directly - The easiest way to obtain a station if its frequency 
is already known.  
Automatic tuning  
• Keep or(TUNING UP or DOWNI pressed down until the 
frequency on the display changes continuously. Tuning will...

 
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6.2 Preset radio stations  
You can program 20 stations into the memory, 5 on each waveband.  
Programming  
• Press POWER button to switch on the radio.  
• Tune to a radio station automatically, manually or directly.  
• Press the MEMO/TIME SET button. The MEMO sign starts 
flashing on the display.  
• Press the preset button (1...5) to store the selected station.  
• Press MEMO/TIME SET button again to complete the storing 
procedure.  
• The program indicator MEMO disappears from the display,...

 
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7 CLOCK 
7.1 HOME/DUAL time display Priority 
Your G-2000A allows you to set two different times: HOME and 
DUAL. Normally, the HOME time has priority. You can also set the 
DUAL time to be displayed constantly. 
• The MODE button toggles the display between HOME, DUAL 
and ALARM time indication. After 5 seconds, the display will 
return to the previous indication.  
• Press MODE once. The DUAL time appears and the DUAL 
indication starts flashing.  
• Press MEMO/TIME SET to display the dual time...

 
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8 ALARM 
Alarm function 
You can use your world receiver as an alarm clock. To use this 
function you first have to set the alarm time. You will be woken with 
a bleep, or by the radio.    
Setting the alarm time  
• Press MODE repeatedly until ALARM starts flashing on the 
display.  
• Press MEMO/TIME SET.  
• The time digits start flashing.  
• Use the H button to set the hours and the M button to set 
the minutes (in the same way as the clock time).  
• Press MEMO/TIME SET to store the setting...

 
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9 SLEEP 
9.1 Sleep function 
Your world receiver is equipped with a sleep function. It enables you 
to continue listening to the radio while you fall asleep. After 90, 80, 
70 10 minutes the radio will be switched off automatically.  
Switching the sleep function on  
• Press POWER to turn on the radio.  
• Press the SLEEP button. The display shows the SLEEP 
indication and the preset sleep time (60).  
• Keep H or M pressed until the desired sleep time (10...90) 
is reached.  
 
• The SLEEP...

 
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10 LOCK 
10.1 LOCK switch 
By setting theLOCK switch to the LOCK position, a function is no 
longer interrupted when a button is accidentally touched.  
The LOCK-position is very useful: 
• when carrying the radio with you, radio reception cannot be 
interrupted;  
• when packing the radio or putting it away, it cannot be 
switched on accidentally.  
• Set the LOCK switch in the lock position.  
• TheLOCK-symbol will appear on the display:  
• Now you can on y a just VOLUME, FM MW SW1 SW2,...