Eton FIELD BT User manual

FIELD BT RADIO
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FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUA
L
MEET
THE
FIELD
BT
Thank
you
for
purchasing
the Eton FIELD
BT
AM/FM/
SW
Radio.
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
user's
manual.
INSTALLING
BATTERIES
The
battery compartment
is
on
the
back
of the
radio.
Remove
it
by
pressing
the two tabs
and
pulling
up.
To
prevent battery
acid
leakage,
follow these instructions.
Battery
acid
leakage
is
not
covered
by
the
radio's
warranty. Install
only
fresh,
new
alkaline
0
cells,
all
of
the
same
brand
and
type.
Never
install
or
replace
with
batteries of different
brands
and
types.
Never
mix
old
batteries with
new
ones.
When
not
using
the
radio
for
more
than
30
days,
remove
the batteries.
BATTERY
TYPE
AND
OPERATION
Use
4 D
size
alkaline
batteries. Install
them
with
correct polarity
using
the
diagram
inside
the battery
compartment.
Replace
them
if the battery strength
indicator
in
the
display
shows
one
bar
or
the
sound
becomes
distorted.
The
radio
will turn
off
automatically if
the batteries
become
too
weak
.
BATTERY
LEVEL
INDICATOR
The
battery
level
indicator
is
in
the
upper
left
corner
of the
display.
When
batteries
are
full,
:•••~
will
be
displayed
in
the
z

FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
LCD;
if
8
flashes,
it indicates that batteries
are
low
and
the
radio
will
soon
turn
off
automatically.
USING
AC
POWER
Plug
AC
adapter into the socket
on
the right
side
of the
radio.
Use
only
the
AC
adapter
supplied.
When
the
AC
adapter
is
plugged
in,
the
0
will
show
in
the
upper
left
corner
of the
display.
If
you
lose
the
AC
adapter that
came
with the
radio,
use
one
with 7 Volt
DC
output, negative
polarity, 1200
milliampere
and
a
plug
with
5.5
millimeter
outer
diameter,
2.1
millimeter
inner
diameter.
POWER
FAILURE
BACKUP
FEATURE
If batteries
are
in
the unit
and
it
is
powered
via
its
AC
adapter,
it
will
automatically switch to battery
use
if there
is
an
AC
power
failure.
TURNING
THE
FIELD
BT
ON
AND
Off
Turn
on
the
radio
by
pressing
the
red
POWER
&
SLEEP
button
on
the front top right
corner
of the
radio.
When
the unit
is
on,
press
the
POWER
&
SLEEP
again
to turn the
radio
off
.
TUNING
There
are
several
ways
to
tune the
radio
to a
desired
station:
•Rotate the tuning
knob
to select the frequency
•Short
press
the
UP
or
DOWN
button to step
by
step
change
the frequency
higher
or
lower
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FIELD
BT
OWNER
'S
MANUAL
•
Long
press
the
UP
or
DOWN
button to
seek
the next
station
up
or
down
in
frequency
•
Press
the
PRESET
button to tune to the next preset
station
Short
press
the
QTUNE
button to increment
quickly
up
the frequency
range.
The
Q.TUNE
button
steps
up
in
frequency
by
l
OOOkHz
in
FM
mode
and
SW
modes
and
l
OOkHz
in
MW
(AM)
mode.
Long
press
the
QTUNE
button
to continuously increment
by
the
steps
noted
above
.
TUNING
IN
FM
STATIONS
The
FM
frequency
range
is
from
87.5
to l08
MHz.
Fully
extend the telescopic antenna
and
turn
on
the
radio.
Place
the top
BANDWIDTH
control onto the
MONO
or
STEREO
position.
Stereo
is
needed
only
when
you're
using
headphones
and
STEREO
appears
to the bottom left of
the frequency
in
the
display.
FM
mono
has
better
signal
and
noise
ratio
as
well
as
anti-multiplex interference.
FM
MONO/STEREO
OPERATION
Rotate
band
selector to
FM
position,
in
FM
mode,
short
press
"MONO/STEREO"
button.If the current station
is
astereo station, the
LCD
displays
"Stereo"
and
"--AUTO-
-".
Short
press
this button
again,
it switches to
"MONO".
Quick
press
this button to switch between
"MONO"
and
"STEREO".
RDS/INFO:
The
FIELD
BT
Radio
supports
RDS
Data
Streaming
while
tuning
in
the
FM
band.
Ashort
press
of the
RDS
INFO
button
will
enable
the
display
of
RDS
information
as
PS/
4

FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
PTY/RT/DATA
in
cycle.
The~
icon
will
be
displayed
in
the
lower left
corner
of the
display
in
RDS
mode.
PS:
station
name,
when
no
station information, just
display
"NO
PS";
PTY:
program
category,
no
program,
just display"
NO
PTY"
RT:
Radio
text,
no
text, just
display
"NO
RT"
DATA:
Clock/Date/program
call
information, if
no
information, just
display
"NO
DATA".
If the information
is
·
available,
the
display
format
is:
Station
call
Weekly
Month-Day-Year
Hour:Minute
Weekly
format:
"MON",
"TUE",
"WED"
"THU",
"FRI"
"SAT",
"SUN",
For
example,
the
LCD
will
roll
to
display
as
WGSS,
TUE
03-
25-2014
02:15,
TUNING
INTO
MW
(AM)
STATIONS
Place
the top
BANDWIDTH
switch into theW
or
Nposition
(wide
or
narrow).
Place
bottom
BANDWIDTH
switch into
the
MW
position.
Place
SW
RF
GAIN
switch into the 5 position,
higher
if
necessary.
Tune
in
the station with the
TUNING
knob
or
by
pressing
the
UP/DOWN
button
or
by
pressing
and
holding
the
UP/
DOWN
button for
one
second
to
engage
auto tuning.
Use
WIDE
if
no
interference
is
present
Use
NARROW
.if interference
is
present
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FIELD
BT
OWNER
'S
MANUAL
CHANGING
THE
TUNING
STEPS
(9kHz
or
1OkHz)
MW,
or
medium
wave
stations,
known
as
AM
stations
in
North
America,
range
from 520 to 1710KHz
in
North
America
and
from 522 to 1620KHz
in
other parts ofthe
world.
In
North
America
they tune
in
10KHz steps
and
in
other parts ofthe world they
may
tune
in
9
KHz
steps.
The
radio
is
set
up
for
10
KHz
tuning
by
default, but to
change
the steps to 9
KHz,
With
the
radio
off, long
press
th-e
PRESET
button to select.
Long
press
to switch
9K
or
1
OK,
the
LCD
displays
9K
or
10K
.
USING
THE
SW
RF
GAIN
KNOB
When
listening to
SW
broadcast stations, this control
knob
should
be
dialed
to
or
near
position
5.
If
you
are
listening
to a
weak
station,
increase
the
gain,
when
listening to
extremely strong stations,
decrease
the
gain.
For
listening
to Shortwave stations,
place
this control to
maximum
gain
and
decrease
the
gain
as
necessary.
CHANGING
THE
TUNING
SPEED
USING
THE
TIMER
AI
TUNING
STEP
BUTTON
With
the
radio
on,
short
press
TIMER
AI
TUNING
STEP
button, the
LCD
will
display:
6
Slow
Fast
Stop

FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
For"SLOW"
mode,
rotate tuning
knob
to
increase
or
decrease
frequency for
FM
at
1OkHz,
MW
at
1kHz,
SWat
1kHz;
For
"FAST"
mode,rotate tuning
knob
to
increase
or
decrease
frequency for
FM
at
1OOkHz,
MW
at
9kHz
or
1OkHz,
SWat
5kHz;
For
"STOP"
mode,
the rotating tuning
knob
is
disabled.
ANTENNA
OX/LOCAL
SWITCH
If the station
you're
listening to
is
so
strong that it
sounds
distorted, turn this switch to the
LOCAL
position.
Otherwise,
leave
it
on
OX,
which
stands for
maximum
distance.
TUNING
IN
SW
(shortwave}
STATIONS
Turn
on
radio.
Place
the
upper
BANDWIDTH
switch
in
theW
or
N
position.
Place
the lower switch into
SW1,
SW2
or
SW3.
Initially set the
SW
RF
Gain
dial
to the
max
position for
the highest sensitivity.
This
will
aid
in
picking
up
even
the weakest of
signals
..
However,
if the
signal
of
desired
station
is
strong, the
maximum
gain
setting will
cause
signal
to
be
overloaded
and
distorted,
in
this
case
rotate
RF
Gain
knob
counterclockwise to
reduce
the
gain
until the
distortion
is
eliminated.
The
SW
RF
gain
can
be
adjusted to
increase
or
decrease
sensitivity
as
necessary
to
minimize
interference.
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FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
SW
appears
in
frequency
range
of
1711
to 29999
KHz.
Tune
in
the station with the
TUNING
knob
or
by
pressing
the
UP/DOWN
button
or
by
pressing
and
holding the
UP/
DOWN
button for
one
second
to
engage
auto tuning.
TUNING
TO
SW
FREQUENCY
RANGES
(BANDS)
Tune
to these frequency
ranges
for best
results.
The
radio
can
also
tune between these
ranges.
Meter
Band
(m)
Frequency
Best
Time
of
Day
90m
3,200-3,400
kHz
75m
3,900-4,000
kHz
60m
4,750-5,050
kHz
night
49m
5,800-6,200
kHz
night
41
m
7,1
00
-
7,500
kHz
night
31m
9,500-1
0,000
kHz
night
25m
11
,
650-1
2,200
kHz
19m
1
5,1
00-1
5,800
kHz
day
16m
1
7,550-1
7,900
kHz
day
15m
18,900-1
9,020
kHz
13m
21
,450-21,850
kHz
day
11m
25,600-26,100
kHz
day
OPTIMIZING
SHORTWAVE
RECEPTION
Shortwave
enables
listening to broadcasts
over
vast
distances
including
other countries
and
continents.
The
following information
will
help
you
get the best results.
During
the
day,
frequencies
above
13
MHz
are
usually
best.
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FIELD
BT
OWNER
'S
MANUAL
At night, frequencies below
13
MHz
are
usually best.
Around
sunset
and
sunrise,
the entire shortwave
range
may
be
good.
Getting very
close
to awindow
and
holding the
radio
improves
shortwave reception.
To
learn
about shortwave
we
recommend
the publication
below,
published
yearly
and
available
from
major
booksellers.
Additionally, the Internet
is
agreat
resource
for learning about shortwave.
Type
'shortwave reception'
into your favorite
search
engine.
WORLD
RADIO
TV
HANDBOOK
Published
in
the
USA
by
Watson-Guptill
Publications, 770
Broadway,
7th
Floor,
New
York,
NY
10003-9595. www.watsonguptill.com
STORING
STATIONS
TO
PRESET
LOCATIONS
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Press
ALARM/MEMORY
button to store station into
memory.
.
I
When
listening to
radio,
rotate the tuning
knob
or
press
the
UP/DOWN
arrow
or
Q.TUN
buttons to select your
desired
station.
Press
ALARM/MEMORY
button,
"Preset
9
..
..

FIELD
BT
OWNER
'S
MANUAL
"icon will flash
in
the
display.
Press
UP/DOWN
arrow
buttons to select memory
address
(1
rv
1
0)
"sa'",
press
the
ALARM/MEMORY
button
again
to store station to
selected
address
and
exit memory status.
The
user
can
repeat this procedure to store other favorites, then
press
PRESET
button to
recall
memorized stations.
Note:
The
radio
can
store
atotal
50
memories,
l 0
presets
for
each
band.
RETRIEVING
STATIONS
FROM
PRESETS
With
the
radio
on,
press
the
PRESET
button continuously
to retrieve the stations that
have
been
stored. Notice
that the frequency
in
the display
changes
and
the 'Preset'
number shows
on
the right
side
of the
display.
Astation cannot
be
erased
from
memory.
Simply
store
another station
over
it
BLUETOOTH
FUNCTION
1.
Power
on
the
radio
and
switch
band
selector to
1/0".
2.
Short
press
PAIR
to
begin
pairing, now activate the
bluetooth of your
device
and
select
1/Fieldl/
to connect
your
device.
Once
connected,
open
music
player
on
your
device
to
play
music.
Short
press
PLAY/PAUSE
~II
button to
play
or
pause
the
music.
3.
3.1
Short
press!
button to switch the next song
on
your
device.
....
3.2
Short
press
HouR
button to
go
back
to the last
song,
the
player
will start playing from the beginning after 5
seconds.
4.
Bluetooth status
is
shown
on
the
LCD
display:
">
BT
MODE"
In
Pairing
mode,the
1/>"
icon
is
flashing
quickly.
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FIElD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
In
Disconnected
mode,the
">"icon
is
flashing
slowly.
In
Connected
mode,the
">"icon
is
on
all
the
time.
5.
In
order
to
save
power,
the
radio
will
power
off
automatically if the bluetooth
is
not
paired
successfully
in
more
than
10
minutes.
SETTING
THE
CLOCK
The
FIELD
BT's
clock
works
in
either the
12
hour
or
24
hour
mode.
To
change
the
clock
from
one
mode
to
another,
turn the
radio
off,
press
and
hold
the
UP
button
for 1
second.
To
set
the
clock:
1.
Turn
radio
off.
2.
Press
and
hold
the
T.SET
button until the
hour
starts
flashing.
3.
Turn
the tuning
knob
in
either direction
or
press
the
UP
button to set the
hour.
4.
Quick
press
the
DOWN
button
and
the minutes
will
begin
to
flash,
turn the tuning
knob
to set the minutes
5.
Quick
press
the
T.SET
button to finalize the entry.
Note:
If
the
above
steps
are
not
completed
quickly
enough
the
time
set
mode
will
exit.
If it ex
its,
if
this
occurs,
simply
start
over
.
SETTING,
ACTIVATING
AND
DEACTIVATING
THE
ALARM
CLOCK
With
the
radio
off, both buttons
have
the
TIMER
A/TIMER
Bfunction
meaning
that they
can
set two different
alarms.
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FIELD BT OWNER'S MANUAL
Display Timer A/Timer B
Short press TIMER A or TIMER Bbutton, "Timer A" or
"Timer 8" icon will flash indicating which timer's time
is currently being displayed.
SETTING TIMER AI TIMER B values
Long press TIMER A or TIMER Buntil the timer is flashing.
Press_. button to change hour, then rotate tuning knob
to adjust hour;
Press~ button to change hour, then rotate tuning knob
to adjust hour;
Finally press TIMER A or TIMER Bto confirm timer
adjustment.
Select Alarm by Radio or Buzzer
While in TIMER A or TIMER B, adjust mode press the ((•))
to select between
buzzer and radio alarm.
((•)): indicates buzzer alarm
~·,J: indicates radio alarm
If neither the ((•)) or ~·,J icons are displayed the ALARM is
off.
Buzzer or Radio Alarm {via TIMER) function
When buzzer timer alarm is activated, the buzzer signal
will last 2 minutes, the ((•)) icon will flash;
When the radio timer alarm is activated, the radio will play
for 60 minutes, the ~.,J icon will flash;
12

FIELD
BT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
Pressing
any
button other than the power button
will
activate the
Snooze
function.
The
(!.l)
or
~·,J
icons
will
continue to flash but the
buzzer
or
radio
will
be
off
during
the
Snooze
time.
After 5 minutes, the
buzzer
or
radio
will
come
on
again.
The
Snooze
function
can
be
enabled
4
times,
after the 4th time the
press
of
any
button will
disable
the
Timer
alarm.
To
immediately
disable
the
Timer
alarm,
press
the
Power
button.
SETTING
AND
DEACTIVATING
THE
SLEEP
TIMER
Press
the
red
POWER
&
SLEEP
button
on
the front top
right
corner
of the
radio.
When
the
radio
turns
on
you
will
briefly
see
the
word
"ON"
on
the
display,
Press
the
POWER
&
SLEEP
button
agiain
to activate the
sleep
timer,
the
£!!!I
icon
will
appear
in
the
upper
left of the
display
and
a
number
will
appear
in
the center of the
display,
this
is
the
sleep
time.
The
radio
will
play
for this amount of minutes
and
then shut off. It
can
be
deactivated
by
repeatedly
pressing
the power button until'on'
appears
in
the bottom
of the
display;
with
each
press
you
will
see
the
numbers
going
down from 90 to 60 to
45
to
30
to
15
to l 0 to 5 to
1minute
and
then to
'on'.
When
'on'
appears,
stop
pressing
the button.
The
sleep
timer
is
now deactivated.
<Alternatively
you
can
mix
and
match
the
text
below for
the
sleep
timer description>
Press
Power
&
sleep
button, the
LCD
will
display
"60"
"r-l"icon,
which
indicates the unit will turn
off
automatically after 60
seconds.
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FIELD BT OWNER'S MANUAL
If you want to change sleep timer, press Power & Sleep
button continuously when the 1/601/ and~~~~~ icon is
displayed, the digit will be changed to your desired time.
The //ON// icon indicates the power is on .
With the radio on, press Power & Sleep button to turn off
radio and display clock status.
When the 1/0N// icon is displayed, the radio will remain on
until it is manually turned off again.
SETTING DEFAULT BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS
With the radio off, press the QTUNE button, the display
backlight will toggle between LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH
backlight brightness. The last setting selected will be
activated when the radio is playing.
Note: The backlight will go to sleep after l 0 seconds while the radio is
playing. To keep the backlight always-on slide the BACKLIGHT switch on the
side of the radio to the "ON" setting.
USING THE LOCK BUTTON
To lock all of the keys and buttons press and hold the
LOCK button Orr (front top of the radio) until you see a
symbol of a key appears in the top, middle of the display.
Press the same button for 2 seconds to unlock it
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FIElD
BT
OWNER'
S
MANUAL
ENABLING
AND
DISABLING
BUTTON
FEEDBACK
With
the
Radio
off,
Press
and
hold
the
ALARM
button, the
text
BUZZER
ON
will
be
displayed.
In
this
mode,
abutton
press
feedback
beep
will
be
played
each
time,
the
user
presses
abutton.
Release
the
ALARM
button
and
press
and
hold
again
to turn the
buzzer
oft
BUZZER
OFF
will
be
displayed
on
the
screen.
At
this time the
user
feedback
beeps
will
be
disabled.
AUDIO
VOLUME
AND
TONE
CONTROLS
Volume
Control
Turn
up
the
volume
by
turning the
volume
knob
(lower left
corner
knob
of
radio)
clockwise
(right),
down
by
turning the
knob
counterclockwise (left).
Adjust
Audio
Tone
Rotate
Bass/Treble
knob
to get
desired
Bass
or
Treble
audio
quality
Muting
the
Beep
Sound
of
the
Power
Button
Hold
down the
"Alarm"
button
when
the
radio
is
Powered
Off until the
screen
shows
"Buzz
off" to mute the
sound.
Hold
it
down
again
to activate the
beep
sound
of the
power
button.
USING
THE
EARPHONE
JACK
The
earphone
jack
can
be
used
with stereo
headphones
using
an
1/8
inch
(3.5
millimeter)
plug.
FM
sound
is
in
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stereo if the signal is sent in stereo and the ST position
is selected with the BANDWIDTH switch. The internal
speaker will be muted when a device is connected to the
Earphone jack.
USING THE LINE IN/OUT SOCKETS
These sockets are on the right side of the FIELD BT, an 1/8
inch stereo type (3.5 mm). An external audio device (such
as an MP3 player) can be played by connecting an AUX
line from the device into the Line-In socket When a device
is connected to the Line-in socket the word "AUX" will be
displayed on the screen.
The Line-Out socket can be used to feed audio from the
FIELD BT to amplified external speakers. The internal
speaker will still be functional when a device is connected
to the Line-Out socket
EXTERNAL ANTENNAS
ANT. SELECTOR SWITCH: EXT or INT
Use this switch to enable the use of FM or SW internal or
external antennas.
MW EXT. ANT.- This is a500 ohm impedance socket, for
use with long wire antennas.
FM/SW EXT. ANT.socket- Located on the back of the radio
is primarily for antennas designed to be fed with 50 or 75
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ohm
coaxial
cable,
such
as
dipoles
or
comparable
antennas.
It
can
also
be
used
for
long
wire
antennas.
Use
F
plugs
for
feeding this socket
USING
THE
GRUNDIG
AN200
ANTENNA
FOR
IMPROVED
AM(MW)
PERFORMANCE
(NOT
INCLUDED)
The
AN200
AM
broadcast
band
(MW)
loop
antenna
or
any
similar
model
does
not
need
to
be
plugged
in,
simply
set it
next to the
radio
and
tune it to the
same
frequency that
the
radio
is
tuned
to.
Swivel
the
radio
and
the antenna
to
achieve
maximum
performance.
This
antenna
can
be
purchased
by
contacting
Eton
or
one
of
our
distributors.
Call
us
for
details.
TO
RESET
THE
FIELD
BT
If the
radio
malfunctions
or
doesn't
work
properly,
insert a
paper
clip
into the
hole
on
the front lower right
side.
Make
sure
the
paper
clip
is
inserted until the
display
reappears.
NEED
HELP?
CONTACT
US.
Et6n
Corporation
.
1015
Corporation
Way,
Palo
Alto,
CA
94303,
USA
1-800-
872-2228
(U.S.)
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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 moisture.
• qo not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
•Protect from high humidity and rain.
•Only operate within specified temperature range (0 octo
40
°C).
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or any
object has fallen into the apparatus.
• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or
chemical solvents as this might damage the finish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during
lightning
storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
• Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
ENVIRONMENT
Fe CE 1i
-
Disposal
According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all
electrical and electronic products must be collected
separately
by a local collection system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose
of your old products with your normal household waste.
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'S
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Please
dispose
of
all
types of batteries
per
your
Government State
or
Local
rules
and/or regulations. If
you
are
unsure,
please
call
the appropriate
local
authority to
find out
how
to
dispose
of
them
safely
and
help
protect
the ·environment.
WARRANTY
REGISTRATION
To
ensure
full warranty
coverage
or
product
updates,
registration of
your
product
should
be
completed
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
receipt.
Limited
Warranty
information
can
be
viewed
at
www.etoncorp.com
in
the Support section.
SERVICE
FOR
YOUR
PRODUCT
To
obtain
service
for
your
product
we
recommend
first contacting
an
Et6n
service
representative at
800-
872-2228
US,
800-637-1648
Canada
or
(650)
903-3866
for
problem
determination
and
trouble-shooting. If further
service
is
required,
the technical staff
will
instruct
how
to
proceed
based
on
whether the
radio
is
still
under
warranty
or
needs
non-warranty
service.
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WARRANTY
If
your
product
is
still
in
warranty
and
the
Et6n
service
representative determines that warranty
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.
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