Welcome to your new Eton Elite Series Executive Radio! This guide provides essential information to get you started quickly. For comprehensive details, please refer to the full product manual.
Getting Started
- Powering Your Radio: Choose from the included AC adapter, 4 AA alkaline batteries, or 4 rechargeable AA batteries. Rechargeable batteries can be charged using the AC adapter; set charging time with the F7 button and TUNING DIAL.
- Understanding Buttons: Familiarize yourself with the key buttons including POWER, FM/AIR BAND, LW/MW BAND, METER BAND, SYNC/SSB/RDS, PAGE TIME, ARROW buttons, and F1-F7 buttons.
- Basic Functions: The radio conserves battery by entering standby mode while still playing. Press any button to wake the display.
Operation
- Turning On/Off: Press the POWER button once to wake the display, then press it again to turn the radio on. Repeat to turn it off.
- Selecting Bands: Cycle through FM, AM, VHF (Air), and Shortwave (SW) bands using the dedicated buttons. SSB mode can be activated on the shortwave band.
- Selecting a Station: Tune to stations using auto-tuning with ARROW buttons, manual tuning with the TUNING DIAL, or direct frequency entry via the numeric keypad.
- Auto-Tune (FM): Scan and save FM stations by holding ARROW buttons. Use ARROW buttons to scroll presets and F1-F7 buttons to select stored stations.
- Setting Time: Turn off the radio. Press and hold PAGE/TIME to set hours, then minutes. Further presses allow RDS mode selection and 12/24 hour format.
- Sleep Timer: Enter desired sleep time (e.g., 30 minutes) using the numeric keypad, then press POWER. The sleep icon and time will appear.
- Using RDS: On FM stations with RDS support, an icon will appear. Press SYNC/SSB/RDS to view station name, program type, radio text, and time/date information.
Enjoy your Eton Elite Series Executive Radio!
