Eton S350 Am Fm Shortwave Radio Operation Manual
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S350 OPERATION MANUAL www.etoncorp.com AM/FM/SHORTWAVE RADIO
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 3 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350 .............................. CONTROL LOCATIONS .............................................................. CONNECTING TO POWER ....................................................... PRELIMINARY CONTROL SETTINGS ........................................ TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF ....................................... SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 5 IMPORTANT NOTE: While using the owner’s manual, refer to the diagram titled CONTROL LOCATIONS to locate controls, switches, sockets, and parts that are referred to in the text. 2MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350 • AM 5301710 KHz • FM 88108 MHz • SHORTWAVE – continuous coverage from 3 to 28 MHz. This includes 13 international broadcast bands. 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49, 60, 75 and 90 meters. • Highly sensitive and selective analog tuner circuitry • Digital...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 76 3CONTROL LOCATION Power & Sleep Button Alarm Set Button Time Set ButtonHour Set ButtonMinute Set ButtonAlarm On/Off ButtonBacklight Button Battery Power IndicatorSignal/Strength Indicator Digital Frequency ReadoutLCD Display Turning Knob (fast) Turning Knob (slow)Reset ButtonMW/SW RF Gain Knob Treble Knob Volume KnobBass KnobMW/SW1/SW2/SW3 Band SelectBandwidth/FM Band Select Telescopic Antenna for FM/SWCarrying HandleShoulder Strap DC JackBattery Compartment MW/SW Antenna Jack FM...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 9 NEVER USE AN ADAPTOR THAT DOES NOT MEET THESE SPECIFICATIONS, AS IT MAY CAUSE DAM AGE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. POWERING FROM A CAR OR BOAT 12 VOLT DC BATTERYSOURCE This requires a DC converter that converts the 12 volt DC source to the 6 volts required by the radio. The output of such an adaptor is 6 volts, DC, negative polarity. The plugtip must have anouter diameter of 5.5 millimeter and an inner diameter of 2.1 millimeter. The plugtip is plugged into the radio’s DC jack. It must...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 11 it off automatically (to minimize excess bat tery drain). To change this automatic turnoff time from 90 minutes to a shorter time, see the section titled USING THE SLEEP TIMER. 2.WITHOUT TIMER:A long press of approxi mately 3 seconds of the ‘POWER & SLEEP’button turns the radio on without engaging the automatic 90minute timer feature, causing the radio to play indefinitely when using the AC adaptor, and turning off only when the batteries drain or the radio is turned off. There...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 13 • If a station is so strong that audio distortion occurs, reduce the gain level with the AM/SW RF GAIN control knob by turning it counter clockwise. • The telescopic antenna does not have to be extended for AM reception. The radio has an internal, directional, ferritebar antenna forAM reception. • To optimize AM reception, swivel the radio until maximum signal strength is achieved.TUNING IN AM STATIONS (MW) Turn on the radio and turn the AM/SW BAND switch to the AM...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 1514 10TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS IF YOU ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH SHORTWAVE: Fully extend the telescopic antenna and turn on the radio. Turn the AM/SW BAND switch to the SW1, SW2 or SW3 position. SHORTWAVE 1, 2 or 3 appears in the display. Use the outer ‘fast’tuning knob to quickly go to a desired frequencythat you already know or to the band that you want to tune around in, then fine tune stations with the inner ‘slow’ knob when needed. If a sta tion is so strong that audio...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 17 14USING THE BACKLIGHT The S350 has a backlight to light the display in low light situations. It can be activated with the following two methods. 1.To temporarily light the display, perform a quick, short press on the BACKLIGHT button. The backlight automatically turns off after eight seconds. 2.To permanently light the display, press and hold BACKLIGHT button for more than one second. The backlight will be turned on until the BACKLIGHT button is pressed again. CAUTION:leaving...
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S350OPERATION MANUAL 19 18USING SUPPLEMENTARY ANTENNAS SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS.This radio can be used with basic, long wire antennas and other high impedance shortwave antennas (optimally 500 ohm). The length of a longwire antennashould be anywhere from about 30100 feet (10 30 meters). Best performance is from copper wire. The antenna should be above ground, preferably running in a straight line. Nonconductiveinsulators should be used on both ends of the wire to prevent signal loss. The wire is plugged into...