Eton Mini300pe Am Fm Shortwave Radio Operating Manual

Mini300PE
AM/FM/SHORTWAVE RADIOOPERATION MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC CONTROLS ...........................................................
BATTERIES ......................................................................
POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME ..............................................FM RADIO...

BASIC CONTROLS continued
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1BASIC CONTROLS
4
ANTENNA
DISPLAYHOURMINUTESTUNNING KNOB
VOLUME KNOBPOWERSLEEPALARMTIME
BATTERY COVER
EAR PHONE JACK
BAND SWITCH1
23456789
10111213 

4FM RADIO
Select the FM band by using the band selector switch (13).
Use the tuning knob (5) to tune the radio to the desired 
frequency.
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2BATTERIES
Remove the battery compartment’s cover by pushing the
cover in the direction of arrow. Install two ‘AA’ batteries
according to the polarity. For easy removal, place the bat
teries on top of lift out ribbon. If the sound becomes low
or distorted, replace with new batteries. If the radio will
not be used for a long time, remove all...

8ALARM
With the radio turned off, keeping the ALARM button (9)
pressed, set the correct wake up hour and minutes with the
HOUR (3) and MINUTE (4). They can be pressed with quick,
short presses to advance slowly or they can be kept pressed
rapidly. When finished, release the ALARM button and this
will cause the loudspeaker symbol appears in the display.
If you want to deactivate the alarm, press the ALARM but
ton (9) again and the loudspeaker symbol will disappear
from the display.
When the activated...

NOTE:The sleep function cannot be activated again
within 2 minutes after this function was deactivated
before.
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9SLEEP FUNCTION
The sleep function enables the radio to play for a specified
time before automatically shutting off (from 1 hour 59minutes to just one minute).
With the radio turned off, press and do not release the
SLEEP button (8). This turns the radio on and “0:59”
appears in the display. This also activates the sleep timer
activation symbol   in the display.
To...

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10INTRODUCTION TO  SHORTWAVE
Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the
world. Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt 
you’ll want to hear worldwide stations right away. If
you’re new to shortwave, please take some time to learn
the basics outlined below. To successfully listen to short
wave stations you must know how to find them. They are
found in the shortwave ‘bands’. On the Mini 300, the
shortwave bands are numbered 17. The chart below and
the one on...

12GUIDELINES
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HERE ARE SOME GENERAL GUIDELINES
• In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 MHz 
are better at night and the bands with frequencies
above 13 MHz are best during the day. This guideline,
while approximate, is a useful general rule of thumb.
• During the day, listen in SW57. These may start getting 
good just before sunrise and may stay good all day, untiljust after sunset.
• At night, listen in SW14. These may start getting good 
just before sunset and...

13STATION
HOW TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOU’RE 
LISTENING TO AND HOW TO FIND 
STATIONS THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR
For this, you’ll need to use a shortwave directory. We rec
ommend the use of a comprehensive shortwave directory,
especially if you want to hear specific countries or to iden
tify the station you’re listening to. Such a directory will
alphabetically list the countries broadcasting on short
wave, showing their language, target area, broadcast time
and frequency that is used. The easiest to use shortwave...

15ONE YEAR  LIMITED WARRANTY
Etón warrants to the original purchaser this product shall
be free from defects in material or workmanship for one
year from the date of original purchase. During the war
ranty period Etón or an authorized Etón service facility will
provide, free of charge, both parts and labor necessary to
correct defects in material and workmanship. At their
option, Etón may replace a defective unit.
1. Complete and send in the Warranty Registration Card 
within ten (10) days of purchase....