Eton FRXS-BT User manual

FRXS-BT
The
Rugged,
All-Purpose,Multi-Power, Smartphone
Charging
Weather Alert
Radio
with
S.A.M.E.
Techno
logy
and
Bluetooth®

FRXS-BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
MEET
THE
FRXS-BT
Thank
you
for purchasing the Et6n
FRXS-BT.
We
want
you
to thoroughly enjoy the
use
of this
product.
To
take advantage of its
many
excellent
and
unique features,
we
urge
you
to carefully
read
the
use
r's
manual
.
NOTE:
Radio
performance
may
be
degraded
while
us
i
ng
the
USB
input
or
output
charging
feat
ure
.
The
aud
io
from
weak
r
adio
stations
may
no
longer
come
in
clearly
Features
CD
Power
Button
@D
i
splay
®
Vol
u
me
Knob
@)
Hand
Crank
@
Speaker
® Pl
ay/Pause
Button
CZ)
SAME
Al
er
t Status
Lev
el
Lights
®
Tuni
ng
Kn
ob
®
Alarm
On/Off
@
AM/FM
&
Back/
Previous
&
Bl
uetooth
@
Weather
Band
&
Enter/Conf
ir
m
Bu
tt
on
@
WB
Ale
rt Button
®M
e
nu
&
Scan
Downwa
rdButton
@
Cel
l
Phon
e
Charge
r &
Sca
n
Upw
ard
Bu
tt
on
@ Light Button
@
Amb
i
en
t Light
@A
ntenna
@>
Str
ap
Hole
@ L
ED
Fl
ashl
ight
and
Emergency
Beacon
@
USB
Ou
t
Phone
Charg
in
g
@
Micro-USB
Charging
Por
t
@
Reset
Button
® H
eadphone
j
ack
@
AUX
Port
Front
2
@
So
l
ar
Pane
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FRXS-BT
OWN
ER'S
MANUA
L
Top
Buttons
Top
Side
Bottom
Side
Right
Side
Back
Side
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KEY OPERATIONS
POWER
Press to turn on/off
Selecting Radio Band
With radio on: Press AM/FM/Biuetooth to switch
between AM/FM/Biuetooth
or press WB button to
listen to
WB . Scroll tuning knob to find WB station for
your
area.
Note:
MENU button h as seconda ry function.Wh en listening to either F M/ AM, pr ess a nd
hol d MENU to tune into the p rev ious available station,pr ess a nd ho ld CE LL to t une
into the next avai l able s ta t io n, pres s MENU tos tore the cu rre nt f requen cy into
memory. 8 memor y l oca ti ons are ava il ab lefor ea ch ban d; FM/ AM.Rotate TUNIN G
knob toselect the lo c ati on (fr om l - 8) and pr e ss ME NU to save tothat lo c at1 on .
After storing stations into
me mory , eac ht1 me you press t he MEMO RY /T UNE
bu tton, you will go to your stored stations. To go to the next stor ed sta ti on, press
M EMOR Y/ TUNE again. For examp le,w he n the FM you are list en ing to is memory
location 5, with p ress in g of ME MO RY /T UN Ebut to n, the rad iow il l go to memory
locati on 6.
Bluetooth
Press AM/FM/Biuetooth to turn on the Bluetooth. Turn
on Bluetooth on your device and connect to FRXS-Bl
Play your music through the FRXS-B T.
PLAY/PAUSE Streaming Music
Press the Play/Pause button on the front of the FRXS-
BT to control your streaming mus i c.
Light Operation
Press the Light button to turn on the ambient light
or the flashlight(alternate), pr ess it again to turn off .
When the amb ie nt light or the flashlight is on , press
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and hold the Light button to adjust the brightness.
Press the Light button twice quickly to turn on the
red emergency light, press it twice again to turn off.
Tablet or Cell Phone Charging
Plug your device's USB charging cable into the
USB out port on the FRXS-BT and plug the other
end into your device. Press the CELL phone
charger button to start
charging,"CELL'' flashes
in the display in the display. Press it again to stop
charging
and the symbol will disappear.
FRXS - BT POWER OPTIONS
Charge via USB
Insert provided micro USB cable into Micro USB
Charging Port and other end into standard USB
charging block and plug into wall outlet The battery
charging
icon will indicate that the unit is charging.
NOTE: The US B po wer source shoul d be ab le to withstand a minimu m co ns tant
500
mA power ou tput for an extended per i od of time to fully char ge the FRXS -
BT' s2000 mA hbattery.
Solar Charging
When placed in sunlight, it will automatically start
charging the lithium battery. Battery charging
icon will
show unit
is charging. Fully charges the battery in 5-6
hours.
Crank Charging
Crank for 4 minutes to get l minute of talk time on
most smart phones, l 0-15 minutes of radio time.
Setting Weatherband Alert
l. With RADIO on, press WB button
2. Rotate tuning knob to tune to WB for your location.
3. Press the WB ALERT button, WB will be displayed in
the display.
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OWNER'S
MANUAL
Note:
Audio
willshut
off
in
WB
ALERT
mode.
4.
Press
WB
or
AM/FM
button to exit the
WB
Alert
mode
.
All
feature
settings
below
require
the
radio
to
be
in
the
"OFF"
mode.
Set
Time
1.
Press
MENU.
2.
SET
TIME
will
be
displayed.
3.
Press
WB
.
4.
The
HOURS
digits
on
the
clock
will flash.
5.
Rotate the
TUNING
dial
up
or
down to the
appropriate digit, note that
AM
or
PM
will
change
as
you
pass
the number
12
.
6.
Press
WB
to enter.
7.
The
MINUTES
digits
on
the
clock
will flash.
8.
Press
WB
to enter.
9.
If
no
buttons
are
pressed for 20
seconds,
the unit will
go
back
to
normal
position.
Set
Alarm
1.
Press
MENU.
2.
Rotate
TUNING
dial
up
one step.
3.
SET
ALARM
will
be
displayed.
4.
Press
WB.
5.
The
HOURS
digits
on
the
clock
will flash.
6.
Rotate the
TUNING
dial
up
or
down to the
appropriate digit, note that
AM
or
PM
will change
as
you
pass
the number
12
.
7.
Press
WB
to enter.
8.
The
MINUTES
digits
on
the
clock
will flash.
9.
Press
WB
to enter.
1
0.
If
no
buttons
are
pressed
for 20
seconds,
the unit
will
go
back
to normal positi
on.
11
.
Press
Alarm
ON/OFF
button to turn
on
the
alarm.
A
bell
icon
will
appear
on
the display.
Press
button
again
to turn
off
alarm.
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SET S.A.M.E. ALERT MODE
Set S.A.M.E location using preloaded
locations
l. Press MENU .
2. Rotate TUNING dial up three steps.
3. COUNTY- MUL, COUNTY -SIN or COUNTY -ALL
will
be displayed.
4. Press WB.
5. The word MULTIPLE, SINGLE or ALL will flash on
the display .
6. Rotate the TUNING dial up ordown to the
desired choice.
7. Press WB to enter
MULTIPLE or SINGLE OPERATION:
8. The memory slot number, 01 - 25 will display on
the left side of the display.
9. Rotate the tuning dial up or down to select the
desired channel to set.
1
0. Press WB to enter.
11. Use TUNING dial to select USA or CANADA or
USER SET for your location.
12. Press WB to enter.
USA OR CANADA OPERATION:
13. Use TUNING dial to select STATE if in USA,
Province if in CANADA.
14. Pre ss WB to enter.
15. Use TUNING dial to se le ct CO UNTY if in USA or
AR EA if in CANADA .
16 . Press WB to enter,ente red location will s croll
across the screen for this location. Rotate
TUNING dial to select anew location or press
MENU to EXIT.
17 . If no buttons ar e pressed for 20 seconds, the unit
will
go bac kto normal pos itio n.
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Voice or Siren
1. Press MENU.
2. Rotate TUNING dial up four steps.
3. ALERT- VOl or ALERT- SIR will be displayed.
4. Press WB.
5. SIREN will flash on the screen.
6. Rotate the TUNING dial up or down to indicate either
SIREN or VOICE.
7. Press MENU to enter setting.
8. If no buttons are pr essed for 20 seconds, the unit will
go back to normal position.
Set S.A.M.E. location directly entering COUNTY/
PROVINCE code
1. The memory slot number, 01 - 25 will display on the
left side of the display.
2. Rotate the tuning dial up or down to select the
desired
channel to set.
3. Press WB to enter
4. Use TUNING dial to select first digit for your loca ti on.
5. Press WB to enter.
6. Use TUNING dial to select second digit for your
location.
7. Repeat until all 6 digits are cor rect.
8. Press MENU to enter.
9. ALL lo ca ti ons OPERATION:
10. Press MENU.
11 . Rotate TUN ING dial up three steps.
12 . COUNTY- MUL, COUNTY -S IN or COUNTY -ALL will
be displayed.
13. Press WB.
14. Rotate TUN IN G knob until ALL flas hes on the screen .
15. Press MENU to se l ec t.
16. COUNTY - ALL will be di sp lay ed .
17 . If no buttons are pre sse dfor 20 s eco nd s, the unit
will
go ba ckto norma lposition.
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FRXS-BT
OWNER
'SM
AN
U
AL
Enable
or
Disable
S.A.M.E.
ALERT
1.
Press
MENU
2.
Rotate
TUNING
di
al
five steps
3.
ALERT
ON
or
ALERT
OFF
will
be
di
sp
l
ayed
4.
Press
WB
button
5.
The
ALERT
icon
will
flash
at the topof the
screen
6. Rotate the
TUNING
di
al
to select either
ALERT
ON
or
ALERT
OFF
7.
Press
MENU
to enter
and
exit
NOTE:
ALER
TO
FF
-When aalert isi
ssu
ed,
t
he
text alert
wil
l
scroll
across
the
screen
without
aud
i
o.
ALERT
Lights
Alert lights
are
classified
according
to the
eve
nt'sdegree
of urgency
and
severity.
WARNING
{Red
Light)
A
WARNING
is
issued
when
a
hazardous
weather
or
hydrologic event
is
occurring,imminent
or
likely.A
WARNING
means
weather conditions
pose
athreat to
life
or
property.
People
in
the pathof the st
orm
need
to
take protective action.
WATCH
{Orange
Light)
A
WATCH
is
used
when
the
risk
of a
hazardous
weather
or
hydrologic event h
as
inc
r
eased
significantl
y,
but
its
occurrence,
location
or
timi
ng
is
sti
ll
uncerta
in.
It is
intended to
prov
i
de
enough
lead
time
so
those w
ho
need
to set their
plans
in
motion
can
do
so.
A
WATCH
means
that
hazardous
weather isp
oss
ible.
Peop
lesh
ou
ld
have
a
plan
of action
in
case
astorm threatens
and
they
should
listen for later informat
ion
and
possible
warn
i
ngs
especially
when
planning t
ravel
or
outdoor
ac
ti
vi
t
ies
.
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OWNER'S
MANUAL
ADVISORY
(Yellow
Light}
An
ADVISORY
is
issued
when ahazardous weather
or
hydrologic event
is
occurri
ng,
imminent
or
likely.
ADVISORIES
are
for l
ess
serious conditions than
WARNINGS,
that
cause
significant inconvenience
and
if caution
is
not exercised,
could
l
ead
to situati
ons
that
may
threaten life
or
property.
When
aS.
A.M.E.
ale
rt is
issued
for your
area
the text
alert will
scroll
across
the
screen,
a
loud
siren
will
sound
and
one
of the S.
A.M.E.
alert status level lights
wi
ll
illuminate.
Set
DEFEAT
mode
To
disab
le
any
S.
A.M
.
E.
notifications
you
do
not want to
be
alerted to
you
can
use
the
DEFEAT
feature.
l.
PressMENU
2.
Rotate
TUNING
dial
four steps
3.
DEFEAT-
SIR
wi
ll
be
disp
l
ayed
4.
Press
WB
5.
The
S.A.
M.E.
notifications
wi
ll
begin
to
scro
ll
across
the display
6. Rotate the
TUNING
dial
to the desired notification to
ENABLE
or
DISABLE
7.
Press
WB
8.
DISABLE
or
ENABLE
will
be
shown below the
notification
9. Rotate
TUNING
dial
to next
des
i
red
notifi
ca
t
io
nto
ENABLE
or
DIABLE
l0.
Press
MENU
to enter
and
exit.
Setting
Weatherband
Alert
Tune
to
WB
for your location
and
press
the <
WB
ALERT>
button.
'A
lert' will
appear
inthe display andthe
aud
io
wi
ll
turn
off
.
The
radio
wi
ll
continue to
mo
ni
tor your
WB
stati
on
and
will activate the
audio
if
an
alert
is
issued.
Press
any
button to turn
off
the Alert.
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Note: NOAA does atest alert every Wednesday between 10 am and noon,
regardless of your l ocation. For more information please go to: http://www.nws.
noaa.gov/nwr/nwrtest.htm
Set Backlight LED sleep mode
Normal operation for the radio's backlight isto dim
after 30 seconds of inactivity. If you desire to have the
backlight always illuminated
you can choose ON MODE
for the backlight LEO, this will keep the backlight always
illuminated for the
display. Note that this will shorten
battery life.
1. Press MENU
2. Rotate TUNING dial six steps
3. SET BKLED will be displayed
4. Press WB
5. NORMAL or ON will flash on the display
6. Rotate TUNING knob to select
7. Press MENU to exit
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
If the unit becomes unresponsive, press the RESET
button with a paper clip to reset. If you are having
further
problems please contact us.
NEED HELP? CONTACT US.
Et6n Corporation
1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA 1-800-
872-2228
(U.S.)
1-800-637-1648 (Canada)
650-903-3866 (Worldwide)
M-F, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Pacific Standard Time
www.etoncorp.com.
WARNING
• Do not expose this appliance to rain or
moi sture.
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• Do not submer~e or expose for extended
period to water.
• Protect from
high humidity and rain.
• Only operate within specified temperat ure
ran~e
• (0 octo 40 °(),
• Unplu~ immediately if liquid has b een
spilled or any object has fallen into the
apparatus.
•
Clean only with adry cloth. Do no t use
deter~ents or
• chem i ca lsolvents as t his mi~ht dama~e
the finish.
•
Unplu~ and disconnect external antennas
durin~
• li~htnin~ storms.
•
Do not remove cover [or bac k ].
• Re f er servic i n~ to qual ified service
personnel.
ENVIRONMENT
Fe CE K
-
Disposal
According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC al l
electrical
and electronic products must be col lected
separately
by a local co l lec t ion system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not
dispose of your
old products with your normal household
waste.
Please di spose of all types of batteries per you r
Government, State
or Local rules and/or regulations.
If
you are unsure, pl ease ca ll the appropriate local
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FRXS-BT
OWNER
'S
MA
NUA
L
authority to fi
nd
out how to dispose
of
t
hem
safely
and
help
protect the environment
WARRANTY
REGISTRATION
To
ensure
fullwarranty coverage
or
product updates,
registration of your product should
be
comp
leted
as
soon
as
possible after purchase
or
receipt
Please
go
to
http://www.etoncorp.com/productregistration
to
register your product
LIMITED
WARRANTY
Retain
your proof of purchase
or
the
rece
i
pt
Limited
Warranty information
can
be
viewedat www.etoncorp.
com
int
he
Support secti
on.
SERVICE
FOR
YOUR
PRODUCT
To
obtain service for
you
rproduct, we recommend
first contacti
ng
an
Et6n
service representat
ive
at
800-872-2228
US,
800-637-l648
Ca
na
da
or
(650)
903-3866
for problem det
er
min
at
ion
and
trouble-
sho
oting. If further service is
requ
i
red,
the
technical
staff
will instruct how to proceed
based
on
whether the
radio
issti
ll
under warranty
or
needs
non-warranty
ser
vice.
WARRANTY
If your
prod
uct
is
still inwarranty
and
t
he
Et6n
service
representative determines that
wa
rranty
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service is needed, areturn authorization will
be issued and instructions for shipment to an
authorized warranty repair facility. Do not ship
your radio back without obtaining the return
authorization
number.
NON-WARRANTY
If your product is no longer under warranty and requires
service our technical
staff will refer you to the nearest
repair facility that will
be able to best handle the repair.
For service outside of North America, please refer
to the distributor information included at time of
purchase/receipt.the
radio is still under warranty or
needs non-warranty service.
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LISTEN UP
Stay in tune and up to date with this AM/FM/NOAA weather
band digital radio with display and alarm clock. If you want
more than just the radio, it's Bluetooth® ready and has AUX-
in to play your own tunes or listen to your favorite podcast.
And, when you want to listen alone, just plug in your favorite
headphones.
ALL-POWERFUL
The super-sized solar panel will charge the battery fully in 5-6
hours. Looking for alternative sources of energy? Crank the
hand turbine for four minutes and you’ll produce enough power
for 10-15 minutes of music, news and weather or one minute
of talk time. You can also use the micro-USB cable to charge
the FRX5-BT’s built-in rechargeable battery.
SAY HELLO
To charge your smartphone or tablet,
simply plug it into the 5V 2.1A USB port.
Power will automatically “dump charge”
to your device, just like plugging into the
wall. The FRX5-BT will fully charge most
smartphones once.
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FEATURES
• AM/FM/NOAA weatherband
• S.A.M.E. and NOAA
Weather Alerts
• 2000 mAh Rechargeable
lithium battery
• Digital tuner and display
• Rechargeable lithium battery
• 5V 2.1A USB output
• Bluetooth® ready
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• Hand crank power
• Rugged1and IPX4
splashproof2
• Bright, long-lasting
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• Red emergency beacon
• Ambient light with dimmer
• DC power input via included
micro-USB cable
• Glow-in-the-dark locator
• Illuminated buttons
• AUX-IN jack
• Headphone jack
• Alarm clock
ADD SOME AMBIANCE
The built-in, top mounted, dimmable ambient light on the top
of the FRX5-BT provides just the right amount of light for the
family to still enjoy a relaxing conversation or dinner even while
the storm rages outside. Use it to light the tent on your next
camping trip.
WEATHER OR NOT
The FRX5-BT has an IPX4 splashproof rating2so neither
sleet nor snow nor rain will hamper its performance. Ideal for
camping trips or river expeditions.
The Rugged, All-Purpose, Tri-Power, Smartphone & Tablet
Charging Weather Alert Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology
PRODUCT SETUP INFORMATION
Color Item Number UPC
Etón Gray NFRX5BTWXBG 750254810183
What's Included Product Size & Weight
FRX5-BT Height: 7.1" (18.1 cm)
Owner's Manual Width: 5.8" (14.8 cm)
Micro-USB Cable Depth: 2.3" (5.9 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 6 oz (612 g)
Packaging Dimensions Master Carton Dimensions
Height: 12.7" (21.2 cm) Height: 18.5" (47.0 cm)
Width: 7.8" (19.8 cm) Width: 12.9" (32.8 cm)
Depth: 2.9" (7.3 cm) Depth: 9.8" (25.0 cm)
Weight: 2 lbs 0.2 oz (912 g) Weight: 18.1 lbs (8.2 kg)
Case Quantity 8