Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G4000A Eton
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G4000A O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L w w w . e t o n c o r p . c o m A M / F M / S H O R T W A V E R A D I O.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 3 QUICK SETUP ........................................................................ Y OUR RADIO AT -A-GLANCE .......................................................... INITIAL SETUP ....................
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 5 • A 23 foot “reel” antenna for shortwave reception • Earphones WHA T’S INCLUDED WITH THE G4000A? • Owner’ s Manual • W arranty card • A Grundig AC adaptor for use on 110-120 V AC outlets in the Americas 2 Y OUR RADIO A T -A-GLANCE 4 BUT PLEASE READ THE REST OF THE MANUAL LA TER! 1.
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 7 HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED “REEL” ANTENNA AND THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET (left side of the radio) T he SW EXT . AN T . Sock et is f or shor twav e antenn as . Use it with the included “reel” antenna. Always fully unroll the “reel” antenna and place it as high off the floor as possible , next to the windows .
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 9 DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTR Y If you know the exact frequency of the station you want to hear , directly enter it using the k eypad and immediately press the FREQU ./METER button. Pressing the FREQU ./METER button finalizes the entry .
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 11 F or example , the 19 meter shortwave band encom- passes the frequency range of 15100 to 15600 kilohertz. T he band chart on the back of the G4000A shows the frequency range for each band. HOW TO ENTER A SHORTW AVE BAND EXAMPLE: T o enter the 25 meter band: 1.
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 13 4. Immediately press the ST ORE button. If the display flashes, it means that a frequency is already stored into this memory. T o overwrite it, immediately press ST ORE again. If you do not want to overw rite it, star t over and use a diffe rent memo ry .
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 15 HOW TO SET THE SLEEP TIMER Press the SLEEP button over and over . Each press changes the amount of time the radio will play before shutting off automatically, 60 through 0 minutes . HOW TO USE THE DIAL LIGHT (button on top of radio) T he LIG HT butto n causes t he disp lay to be il lumin ated.
NIGHT B ANDS CHARACTERISTICS 19m Summer months . 22m Summer months . 25m Best 2 hours before/after sunrise/sunset 31m Good all night everywhere 41m Good all night in Eastern North America; varies in Western North America 49m The best night band everywhere .
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 19 WHA T COUNTRIES ARE HEARD ON SHORTW AVE RADIO? T he nex t chart sh ows some o f the cou ntries t arget ing North America with their broadcasts . Unless otherwise noted, frequencies are for evening listening in North America.
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 21 HOW IS IT THA T BROADCASTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CAN BE HEARD ON A SHORT- WA VE RADIO? Shortwave r adio can be heard around the world because of the earth’ s ionosphere . Think of the ionosphere as a cloud-lik e layer enshrouding the earth at an altitude of 140-250 kilometers (90-160) miles).
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 23 COMP ANIES SPECIALIZING IN SHORTW AVE RADIOS, ACCESSORIES, ANTENNAS, MAGAZINES, BOOKS, ETC. Call Etón for Information. SHORTW AVE GUIDES AND MAGAZINES A V AILABLE IN BOOKSTORES If you cannot find these publications locally , call our toll-free number .
AMA TEUR RADIO AERONAUTICAL (usually USB) MARITIME (usually USB) 3700-4000, LSB , night. 2850-3155 4063-4438 7150-7300, LSB , night. 3400-3500 6200-6525 14150-14350, USB , day .
GETTING ST ARTED WITH SINGLE SIDEB AND (SSB); MARITIME & AERONA UTICAL WEA THER AND COMMUNICA TION FREQUENCIES; HAM RADIO COMMUNICA TION FREQUENCIES; TIME SIGNALS GETTING ST ARTED WITH SINGLE SIDE.
GETTING ST ARTED WITH SINGLE SIDEB AND (SSB); MARITIME & AERONA UTICAL WEA THER AND COMMUNICA TION FREQUENCIES; HAM RADIO COMMUNICA TION FREQUENCIES; TIME SIGNALS GETTING ST ARTED WITH SINGLE SIDE.
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 31 TUNING STEPS AM (MW): 1 KHz / 9 KHz / 10 KHz FM: 50 KHz SW : 1 KHz / 5 KHz L W : 1 KHz / 9 KHz INTERMEDIA TE FREQUENCIES FM: 10.7 MHz AM (MW), SW , L W : 55.85 MHz, 455 KHz AUDIO OUTPUT POWER 600 milliwatts . FREQUENCY RANGES AM (MW): 520-1710 KHz @ 10 KHz steps; 527-1606 KHz @ 9 KHz STEPS FM: 87.
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 33 Y ou may contact the Etón Service Department for additional information: customersvc@etonncorp .com Contact us for a Return Authorization prior to ship ping your unit. Should you want to return your unit for service , pack the receiver carefully using the original carton or other suitable container .
G4000A OPERA TION MANUAL 35 T he foregoing constitutes Etón entire obligation with respect to this product, and the original purc haser s hall hav e no othe r remedy a nd no clai m for incidental or consequential damages, losses , or expenses.
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