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G 5
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 WHAT THE G5 INCLUDES......................................................................................... 4 2 G5 FEATURES............................................................................................................5 DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us. 3 DIAGRAMS...............................................................................................................6 4 GETTING STARTED.......................................................
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL 1 WHAT THE G5 INCLUDES 2 FEATURES • AC adapter • M-Stereo, AM and Full-Shortwave Coverage (1711-29999 KHz). • Stereo earphones • PLL Dual Conversion AM/SW Circuitry With SSB. • 700 Programmable Memory Presets. • External wire antenna • FM Station Auto Tuning Storage (ATS). • Carrying pouch • Alpha-Numeric Four Character Memory Bank Labeling. • Carrying strap (attached) • Tunes Via Auto-Scan, Manual-Scan, Direct Key-in Entry and Tuning • Owner’s manual Knob. • Selectable 9/10
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P G5 OPERATION MANUAL 3 DIAGRAMS 1. POWER / SLEEP 14. CHECK BUTTON LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE T TUNE + 2. HOLD 15. ERASE BUTTON 3. RESET 16. STORE BUTTON TUNING EXT. ANTENNA KNOB 4. PAGE/TIME 17. BATTERY – DX/LOCAL 5. VOL+/VOL- COMPARTMENT (REAR) SW NEWS/ NARROW/ MUSIC WIDE 6. AUTO SCAN 18. SPEAKER HEADPHONES 7. EDIT/BACKLIGHT SWITCH 19. SUPPORT STAND (REAR) — FINE + 8. MONO/STEREO/SSB INDICATOR 20. ALARM 1 AC ADAPTER LINE 9. 0-9 NUMBER BUTTON 21. ALARM 2 OUT LINE OUT 10. METER BAND 22. ALARM 3 11. AM
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL 4 GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED continued INSTALLING BATTERIES in an explosion causing injury. When the G5 is not being used for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid leakage. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by this product’s warranty. The hinged battery compartment (17) is located on the back of the If the batteries leak, don’t throw them away and immediately contact G5. To open it, apply thumb pressure to the ribbed, down pointing tri-
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED continued GETTING STARTED continued IMPORTANT AC ADAPTER/CHARGER INFORMATION 2. Connect the AC adapter/charger, first to the wall outlet, then to the AND PRECAUTIONS G5. It is normal for the AC adapter/charger to feel warm during use. 3. Assure that the G5 is turned off. When the AC adapter/charger is connected, the G5 automatically 4. Press the F7 button (25) for about 3 seconds, or until CHG (39) switches to the AC adapter/charger’s power and installed batte
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL GETTING STARTED continued 5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION BATTERY CHARGING NOTES AND CAUTIONS BEFORE USING THE G5 • Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries! Assure that it is powered with the AC adapter or batteries. Assure that it is unlocked. See lock button instructions below. • The G5 can be played while charging. Place the DX/LOCAL switch (46), on the left side of the G5, to the DX • Alarm settings and action are function while charging. position. • The AC adapter/c
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 2. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob (40) to select the sleep time To adjust the volume with the numeric keypad: (in minutes) of your choice. 1. Use the numeric keypad (9) to enter the desired volume level (0-31). 2. Within 3 seconds, press either the + or – VOL button. 3. Within 3 seconds, press the PAGE/TIME button (4) when finished. USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH (46) USING THE LOCK FEATURE (2) The DX/LOCAL swi
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued When listening to FM or shortwave, fully extend the telescopic antenna In North America, the FM band extends from 87.5-108 mHz. In other (44). It need not be extended when listening to AM stations (the AM parts of the world, it may extend from 87-108.1 or from 76-108.1. To antenna is located inside the G5). select the correct range for your region follow these steps: 1. Turn off the G5. LISTENING IN FM STEREO 2.
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY (9) STOP: Auto-scanning stops on the next encountered station. D-5: Auto-scanning stops for 5 seconds on each next encountered Use this method when the desired frequency of a radio station is station, then moves on. known. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilohertz (KHz), e.g. ATS: (Auto Tuning Storage): Auto-scanning automatically stores the 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are ent
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued G5 SHORTWAVE COVERAGE AND TUNING SUGGESTIONS G5 AUTO-TUNING CHART The G5 has continuous frequency coverage from 150 to 29999 kilo- SW BAND G5 FREQ. RANGE hertz (kHz). This includes Longwave (150-519 kHz), Medium Wave (meters) (kilohertz) (the AM broadcast band (520-1710 kHz) and Shortwave (1711- 29999 kHz). To go to a specific shortwave frequency, use the direct- 120m 2300-2495 frequency-entry tuning method. When
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES USING THE G5’S SSB (SINGLE SIDE BAND) FEATURE (8) NOTE: Turn off the G5 to set clock and alarm functions. Setting clock and alarm features require that you work fast between steps. If you SSB enables listening to shortwave signals using the single-sideband don’t, the set mode will automatically exit. If this occurs, start over. mode. This mode is used for a variety of signals including amateur Carefully read through t
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued TIME ZONE ABBREVIATION LIST To view other time zones: This allows viewing other time zones without changing the home ANC-Anchorage HNL-Honolulu time zone. BEG-Beijing JED-Jeddah 1. Quick, short press of TIME ZONE button. ‘Tzone’ appears in the BKK-Bangkok KHI-Kashi display. CAI-Cairo LAX-Los Angeles 2. Use tuning knob to select desired time zone. Once selected, that CCS-Caracas LON-London time zone’s time a
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY 3. Press the PAGE/TIME button (4). The G5 has 700 memories (also called presets), arranged in 100 pages, with each page holding 7 memories. Buttons F1-7 represent 4. Use the tuning knob to set the minutes. memory locations. 5. Press the PAGE/TIME button. STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY 6. Use the tuning knob to set the wake-up volume. 7. Press the PAGE/TIME button. Note that when storing into an already occupied memory pos
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 2. Use the buttons to select the desired memory page. 2. Press or hold down the CHECK button (14) and turn the tuning knob (40) to select the desired page. 3. Press the EDIT button (7) until ‘_’ appears in the display (about 3 seconds). 3. While holding down the CHECK button press one of the F1-F7 buttons noting that the stored frequency shows in the display. 4. Use the tuning knob to select the desired number or
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 8 USING THE LIGHT 3. While holding down the ERASE button (15), press the F1-7 button The light illuminates the display and buttons. There are three light modes. that you wish to erase. Note that the box surrounding the memory location disappears. Normal Mode: Pressing any button activates the light. The light 4. Release the ERASE button. automatically turns off after 15 seconds. Always-On Mode: When powered by its AC adapter, the light DELETING A
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TUNE + – LINE OUT G5 OPERATION MANUAL 11 MUSIC/WIDE AND NEWS/NARROW SWITCH (41) 14 REAR FOLDING STAND (19) Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display (36). Pull the folding stand from the rear of the G5, allowing viewing at a comfortable angle. AM/FM – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates a ‘brighter’ music sound. (see below) The NEWS/NARROW position creates a less ‘bright’ sound. AERIAL Shortwave – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates the best audio fidelity. The NEWS/NARROW position helps to minimize i
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL 16 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued SW BANDS, SSB AND OTHER SHORTWAVE HELP WHAT ARE SHORTWAVE BANDS? NEED HELP? CONTACT US. The key to enjoying shortwave is understanding ‘bands’. If you have Eton Corporation ever listened to AM or FM radio, then you already know what a band 1015 Corporation Way is. In North America, the AM band is a frequency range stretching Palo Alto, CA 94030 from 530 to 1710 kilohertz; the FM band is 88-108 megahertz. A USA b
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued SIMPLIFIED SHORTWAVE BAND CHART SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB The table below shows the bands used for shortwave broadcasting. • In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 mHz (13000 kHz) For more detailed band information enter ‘shortwave broadcast band are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13 mHz allocations’ at an Internet search site. (13000 kHz) are best during the day. The best d
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G5 OPERATION MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE continued GETTING CLOSE TO A WINDOW 1000 watts. The amateur radio operators are easiest to find, Best results are experienced when using an outdoor shortwave antenna Getting close to a window may substantially improve reception. such as a dipole. Shortwave signals penetrate single-level wood frame buildings easiest, while concrete and brick buildings, multi-story and metal roofed struc- Follow your radio’s instruct
