Grundig E100 Shortwave Radio Operation Manual

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CODE DESCRIPTION  SHOWN IN 
NO. DISPLAY
01* Alarm uses radio station on page 1, Mem 1 AL. 1 
02* Alarm uses last radio station tuned AL. 2
04 Divide the memories into 4 pages with  P4: 50
50 locations
05 Divide the memories into 5 pages with 40 locations P5: 40
08 Divide the memories into 8 pages with 25 locations P8: 25
20 Divide the memories into 20 pages with 10 locations P20: 10
09* Set the tuning steps for MW (AM) to 9KHz 9KHz
10* Set the tuning steps for MW (AM) to 10KHz 10KHz
12* Set the clock system to 12Hr 12H
24* Set the clock system to 24H 24H
22 Check all the segments on LCD display and model no. All LCD 
segments show
28* Rechargeable battery to be used  1.2
29* Normal AAA battery to be used 1.5
76* Set the FM frequency range to 76108MHz (Japan) 76 108
88* Set the FM frequency range to 87108MHz  87 108
(N. America; Western Europe)
Please review the System Set Code Table, below. System Set Codes
allow the radio to be tailored to your needs by changing certain
programmable functions. These functions and their descriptions are
noted in the table.DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE 1. Press/release the M.Scan/Page button (7).
2. Press/hold the Mem.&Edit button (15) for 4 seconds and then 
release it. ‘Del’ (39) appears flashing in the display.
3. Within 2 seconds, press/release the Mem.&Edit button.
CUSTOMIZING MEMORY PAGES The E100 is configured at the factory with 8 memory pages, each
page having 25 memories, for a total of 200 memories. You can
change this setup. The number of memory pages can be set to your
choice of 4, 5, 8 or 20. This changes the number of frequencies stored
per page, but in all cases, 200 total frequencies can be stored. To see
the details of these changes and to make these changes please see
the instructions titled SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE, on Pages 2123.
  
						

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DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES When shipped from the factory, the radio’s System Set Code Table is
set up as follows. Changes can be made via the procedure shown in
the section titled CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES.
• Radio alarm uses last station tuned. Code 02.
• Eight pages with 25 memories (200 memories total).Code 08.
• 10 KHz AM (MW) tuning rate. Code 10.
• 24 hour clock system. Code 24.
• 1.5 Volt AA batteries. Code 29.
• 87108 MHz FM frequency coverage. Code 88.
MONITORING CURRENT SET CODE STATUS In the System Set Code Table, the current status of the set codes
identified with an asterisk (*) can be monitored by performing a 
3 second press of the ‘Sys. Set’ button. The applicable icon shows
briefly in the display window for each code.
CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES To enter a system code of your choice, use the procedure below.
1. Turn off the radio.
2. Press/release the ‘Sys. Set’ button (13). Note that ‘  ‘ (41) appears 
in the upper right corner of the display and the clock digits disappear.
3. Within 5 seconds, enter the desired numeric code with the numeric 
key pad, then immediately press/release the button labeled ENTER.The code ICON (42) will briefly appear in the lower right corner of
the display.
CHANGING THE CLOCK FROM 24 TO 12 HOUR 
FORMAT – AN EXAMPLE OF CHANGING A SYSTEMSET CODE
The instructions below serve as an excellent example of how to change
a system set code, in this case changing the clock system to a 12hour format:
1. Turn off the radio.
2. Press/release the ‘Sys. Set’ button. Note that ‘  ‘ appears in the 
upper right corner of the display and the clock digits disappear.
3. Within 5 seconds, enter 12 with the numeric keypad, then 
immediately  press/release the button labeled ENTER. ‘12H’ briefly
appears in the display.
  
						

							PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline or
rechargeable nickelmetalhydride batteries. Never intermix old with
new, or different brands or types of batteries. If the batteries leak,
don’t throw them away and immediately contact the manufacturer 
of the batteries. Battery acid leakage is not covered by warranty and
voids the warranty.USING THE LIGHT A quick, short press/release of the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (10), located
at the top of the radio, will turn on the display light, shining from the
right side of the display, for about 10 seconds. A longer, 5 secondpress/release of the button will cause it to stay on indefinitely (note
that this will greatly decrease battery life). Turn off the light with aquick short press of the button.
USING EARPHONES Plug stereo earphones/headphones with a 1/8 inch stereo plug into
the earphone socket (19) on the left side of the radio.
USING THE ANTENNA GAIN SWITCH The Antenna Gain switch (17) has three positions, H, M and L 
representing High, Medium and Low antenna gain. This switch should
normally be in the H position. If the AM or Shortwave station that you are listening to is overwhelmingly powerful and causes distortion,
try the M or L position. This switch is not used for FM stations.
USING THE LOCK SWITCH Placing the LOCK switch (24) into the ON position will render all buttons
and the FINE TUNING control inoperative. If the radio is turned on
while LOCK is on, the volume control is still operative. This is an
excellent feature to use when traveling. Before placing the radio into
a suitcase, purse or briefcase, turn it off and then lock it. This will prevent
accidental turnon and battery drainage.
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							OPERATES ERRATICALLY Perform a RESET, as described in the section titled RESET PROCEDURE.
STATIONS ARE RECEIVED TOO WEAK 
• Assure that the ANTENNA GAIN switch is set to the H position.
• Assure that the telescopic antenna is pulled up all the way for FM 
and Shortwave reception.
• When listening to AM stations, swivel the radio. The AM internal 
ferrite bar antenna is highly directional.
THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKER Assure that earphones/headphones are not plugged in and that the
volume control is turned up.
A STATION CAUSES SEVERE AUDIO DISTORTION, BUT
SEEMS TO BE VERY STRONG IN SIGNAL STRENGTH 
This is probably a strong, local station, very close to your location.
Because of its close proximity to you, its signal is too strong. To
reduce signal strengths, place the ANTENNA GAIN  switch into the 
M or L position. Also, try retuning the station with the FINE TUNINGcontrol.
THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT HAS A STICKY LIQUID
OR DRIED WHITE POWDER IN IT 
This is the result of battery acid leakage. Battery acid leakage is not
covered by warranty. Do not throw away the leaked batteries and
immediately contact their manufacturer.
RESET PROCEDURE When performing a ‘reset’, assure that the batteries in use are good.
If the radio does not function and the solutions below do not resolve
the problem, perform a ‘reset’. To do this, slide the RESET switch, on
the bottom of the E100, in the direction of the arrow.
WILL NOT TURN ON 1. Assure that the LOCK switch is in the OFF position (pushed down).
2. Assure that the radio has power (batteries installed or AC adaptor 
plugged in.
3. If using an AC adaptor, assure that it is plugged into the household 
outlet (mains socket) and into the radio’s DC socket. Take care not
to plug it into the earphone socket.
4. Assure that batteries are inserted with correct polarity 
5. Assure that the batteries are not depleted
CLOCK SHOWS IN DISPLAY, 
BUT RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON 
There are two possibilities: dead batteries or the LOCK switch is ON.
SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WHILE PLAYING 
DURING BATTERY USE
This is caused by depleted batteries. Replace them.
SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WHILE BEING MOVED 
DURING AC ADAPTOR USE
This is caused by a broken wire or loose connection in the AC adaptor
cord.
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							Shortwave enables listening to stations from around the world. To get
you started, some basics are noted below. Also see the SHORTWAVELISTENING GUIDE in this manual.
• Night shortwave reception is almost always better than daytime 
shortwave.
• During daytime the most active shortwave bands are 13, 15, 16,
19, and 22 meters. 16 and 19 usually being the best. At night, the
most active bands are 25, 31, 41 and 49 meters, with 31 and 49usually best.
• Around sunset and sunrise, both the day and night bands may be 
good, sometimes exceptionally good. Listening at these times can
often be quite rewarding.
• Signal strengths are often stronger when holding the radio in your 
hands and being very close to a window.
SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND What is a band? It’s a frequency range. In this case, a frequency
range in which international radio stations will be found.
All 14 of the international broadcast bands can be accessed. The
bands are numbered 120, 90, 75, 60, 49, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16, 15, 13
and 11 meters and are commonly called ‘Meter Bands’. See the section
below titled SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF AUTOSCANNING RANGES,
which shows the full frequency range of each band used by the
radio’s autoscan system.
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There are two ways to access a band. Each method places the tuner
at the beginning of the accessed band’s frequency range.
1. Each successive quick, short press of the button labeled SW METER 
BAND (12) places the radio at the beginning of a band. While
pressing the button, the band number shows in the upper rightcorner of the display (40) and disappears a few seconds after it is
released, causing the clock to reappear in the corner. Start tuning
only after the clock reappears. If you don’t wait, then method 2,below will automatically be used.
2. Perform one quick, short press of the button labeled SW METER 
BAND, immediately followed by quick, short presses of either the
Up/Hour or Down/Min. tuning buttons. The band number appears
in the upper right corner of the display. Once the band of choice 
is selected, start tuning after the clock reappears in the upper right
corner.
AUTOSCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE In shortwave, autoscan tuning only autoscans in the shortwave
frequency ranges noted in the Band Chart below. To tune shortwave
frequencies that are inbetween these ranges, or outside of these
ranges, use one of the other tuning methods, e.g. Regular Tuning
(manual tuning), described previously.
  
						

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BAND FREQUENCY 
METER RANGE (kilohertz)
120 2250  2550
90 3150  3450
75 3850  4050
60 4700  5100
49 5800  6300
41 7100  7500
31 9400  1000
25 11500  12150
22 13500  13900
19 15000  15900
16 17450  18000
15 18850  19100
13 21450  21950
11 25600  26100
SHORTWAVE BAND CHART OF AUTOSCANING RANGES
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PUBLICATIONS THAT PROVIDE MORE DETAILED
SHORTWAVE INFORMATION 
There are two excellent publication that provide very detailed short
wave information, including a listing of all worldwide shortwave
stations, their specific frequencies, broadcast times and target areas.
These publications are listed below and are available from major
bookstores and at online booksellers.
PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO  Published by International Broadcasting Services.
IBS North America, Box 300, Penn’s Park, PA 18943 
Phone: 2155983794 
www.passband.com
WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOKPublished in North America by Watson Guptil Publications.
770 Broadway  7th Floor, New York, NY 100039595 
www.watsonguptill.com
  
						

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UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS: 
THE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR SHORTWAVE RADIO
IntroductionNow 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
shortwave stations you must know how to find them. They are found
in the shortwave bands. If you’re an experienced shortwave listener,
you’ll know what bands are and how to use them, but if you’re new,
you’ll need to learn about bands first. After that, you will have excellent
success. Please read on.
WHAT ARE BANDS? To fully enjoy shortwave listening,
this is the most important concept to learn right away.
If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio, then you already know
what a band is. The AM band is a frequency range stretching form
530 to 1600 kilohertz, the FM band is 66108 megahertz. A band is
simply a frequency range where stations are located. When you look
for stations in these “bands”, you simply tune around with your tuning
buttons (or the tuning knob on an analog radio) until you find a station
you like. Shortwave is similar and the shortwave bands have names
like 25 meters, 31 meters, 49 meters, etc. These are abbreviated 25m,
31m and 49m. Just like in AM and FM radio, one simply gets into the
shortwave band and tunes around, looking for stations.
For example, the 19 meter shortwave band encompasses the frequency
range of 15100 to 15600 kilohertz. In the chart below is a list of the
shortwave bands used for international shortwave broadcasts and their
corresponding frequency ranges. Since some radios show frequency in
megahertz and some in kilohertz, both are shown here. Look at your
radio’s tuning scale or digital display (or owner’s manual) to determine
which frequency designation it uses in shortwave. Most radios use the
abbreviations KHz and MHz. On some shortwave radios these frequencies
will look like 15100 KHz, 15105 KHz or 15110 KHz, but on other
radios they might look like this: 15.1 MHz, 15.105 MHz or 15.11 MHz.
That’s because some radios show frequencies as kilohertz and others
show the frequencies as megahertz, as in the accompanying table. The
exact frequency ranges for these bands may vary somewhat from one
radio model to another. This is perfectly OK. On some radios the bands
are clearly marked, on others they are not marked at all. If it is not
apparent how to get into a band on your radio, consult the owner’s
manual, the 
etónCorporation web site (www.etoncorp.com) or contactetónCorporation and we’ll show you how this is done for your model.
A HELPFUL ANALOGY: a shortwave band is like a street 
with many individual addresses on it.
Think of a shortwave band as you would a street with a full range of
individual addresses on it, each address is a specific frequency. The 19
meter band could be called 19 Meter Street. As on any street, we have
a range of addresses encompassing individual house numbers such as
15100, 15105, 15110, etc., each of these house numbers representing
an individual house that you could visit on the street. In the 19 meter
shortwave band, these ‘addresses’ or ‘house numbers’ are called 
frequencies and on each frequency you might visit a different short
wave radio station.
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BAND  MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz)
120 m 2.3002.500 MHz 23002500 KHz
90 m 3.203.40 MHz 32003400 KHz
75 m 3.904.00 MHz 39004000 KHz
60 m 4.7505.060 MHz 47505060 KHz
49 m 5.9506.20 MHz 59506200 KHz
41 m 7.107.60 MHz 71007600 KHz
31 m 9.209.90 MHz 95009900 KHz
25 m 11.60012.200 MHz 1160012100 KHz
22 m 13.57013.870 MHz 1357013870 KHz
19 m 15.1015.80 MHz 1510015800 KHz
16 m 17.48017.90 MHz 1748017900 KHz
13 m 21.45021.850 MHz 2145021850 KHz
11 m 25.6026.10 MHz 2560026100 KHz
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DAY BANDS AND NIGHT BANDS – 
THE DIFFERENCE IS IMPORTANT
Because shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun, the
ionosphere and interaction with the earth itself, signals cannot be
heard on all bands throughout the day. Some bands are best during
the daylight hours, and some are best at night. In general, the bandswith frequencies below 13 MHz (13000 KHz) are better at night andthe bands with frequencies above 13 MHz (13000 KHz) are best during
the day. Listed below are the characteristics of the major shortwave
bands. Follow these guidelines for best listening results. How to get
into a specific band will vary from one radio to another. Consult your
owner’s manual for instruction on how to access the bands on your
radio or call 
etónCorporation if it’s not clear to you.
SUNSET AND SUNRISE – 
OFTEN THE VERY BEST TIME TO LISTEN
We are often asked whether there is a truly best time for listening 
to shortwave, when signals are strongest and clearest. Often, this is 
a window of hours right around sunset and sunrise. Sometimes it’s 
a twohour window, other times three or four hours. Experiment to
determine when it’s best in your area.
  
						

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DAYTIME LISTENINGShortwave listening is generally at its poorest during the daylight
hours of about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The major reason for this is that the
broadcasters are not transmitting to North America at this time,assuming that we are all either at work or at school and are not able
to listen during the day. If you want to try daytime listening, use the
guidelines below. Typically, daytime shortwave tends to be better in
Eastern North America than in Western North America. The best daytime bands are shown in 
BOLDprint in the table below.
DAY 
BANDS CHARACTERISTICS
13m Results vary. Worth trying. Sometimes extremely good around 
sunrise and sunset.
16m Similar to 19m.
19m The best overall daytime band. May also be good at 
night in the summer months. Sometimes extremely 
good around sunrise and sunset. Sometimes good at 
night in the summer.
22m Similar to 19m.
25m Best around sunrise and sunset. May be good midday in 
Eastern North America.
31m Similar to 25m.
EVENING/NIGHT LISTENINGThis is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters are deliberately
transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good
around sunset and sunrise too. Best night bands are shown in 
BOLDprint in the table below.
IMPORTANT NOTE:Getting close to a window may substantially
improve your reception. The construction materials of some buildings
simply do not let signals in very well. Signals penetrate wood frame
buildings easiest, while concrete and brick buildings usually block
signals. If you are in a building with one or more stories above you,
signals can also be impaired in strength. In such a situation, position
yourself, and especially the radios antenna, as close to a window aspossible while listening.
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NIGHT 
BANDS CHARACTERISTICS
25m Similar to 31m.
31m Good all night everywhere. Often extremely good at 
sunrise and sunset. Good results often start about an 
hour before sunset.
41m Similar to 49m. Good all night in Eastern North America;
varies in Western North America.
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your etónor Grundig product should be complete as soon as possible
after purchase or receipt. To register your radio, please select one ofthe following methods:
13WARRANTY REGISTRATION
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2) Call our tollfree registration
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French and English speaking
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defects in material and workmanship for the following limited 
warranty period:
ONE (1) YEAR PARTS AND LABOR
This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, and is
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and does not include transportation, installation, removal or reinstal
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charge with new or reconditioned parts, if found to be defective dur
ing the limited warranty period specified above. The product must be
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product for warranty service, the purchaser must contact
etónfor problem determination and service procedure.All
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Replacement parts and products assume the remaining original war
ranty, or ninety (90) days, whichever is longer.
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