Eton FIELD RADIO 550 User manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
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FIELD RADIO 550
FIELD OWNER’S MANUAL
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MEET THE FIELD
Thank you for purchasing the Etón FIELD AM/FM/SW
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INSTALLING BATTERIES
The battery compartment is on the back of the radio.
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batteries with new ones. When not using the radio for
more than 30 days, remove the batteries.
BATTERY TYPE AND OPERATION
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the batteries become too weak.
BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
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USING AC POWER
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POWER FAILURE BACKUP FEATURE
If batteries are in the unit and it is powered via its AC
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TURNING THE FIELD 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
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station:
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station up or down in frequency
•Press the PRESET button to tune to the next preset
station
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the frequency range. The Q.TUNE button steps up in
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TUNING IN FM STATIONS
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RDS/INFO:
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Weekly format:
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TUNING INTO MW (AM) STATIONS
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the MW position.
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necessary.
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if interference is present.
CHANGING THE TUNING STEPS (9kHz or 10kHz)
MW, or medium wave stations, known as AM stations in
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USING THE SW RF GAIN KNOB
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and decrease the gain as necessary.
CHANGING THE TUNING SPEED USING THE TIMER
A / TUNING STEP BUTTON
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ANTENNA DX/LOCAL SWITCH
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sounds distorted, turn this switch to the LOCAL position.
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distance.
TUNING IN SW (shortwave) STATIONS
Turn on radio.
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TUNING TO SW FREQUENCY RANGES (BANDS)
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Meter Band (m) Frequency Best Time of Day
#W U2d
!W #U2d
60m !U2d night
#W " U2d night
41m !!U2d night
31m #U2d night
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#W "U2d day
16m !!#U2d day
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13m "U2d day
11m U2d day
OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION
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best.
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Around sunset and sunrise, the entire shortwave range
may be good.
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improves shortwave reception.
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LOVYaZ_LVS]RONcOK\VcKXNK`KSVKLVOP\YWWKTY\
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into your favorite search engine.
WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK
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STORING STATIONS TO PRESET LOCATIONS
With the radio on, press ALARM button to preset stations
in to memory.
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memory status. The user can repeat this procedure to
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RETRIEVING STATIONS FROM PRESETS
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to retrieve the stations that have been stored. Notice
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another station over it.
SETTING THE CLOCK
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second.
To set the clock:
1. Turn radio off.
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3. Turn the tuning knob in either direction or press the UP
button to set the hour.
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SETTING, ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE
ALARM CLOCK
With the radio off, both buttons have the TIMER A/TIMER
B function meaning that they can set two different
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Display Timer A/Timer B
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SETTING TIMER A / TIMER B values
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Press Vbutton to change hour, then rotate tuning knob
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Press Wbutton to change hour, then rotate tuning knob
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Select Alarm by Radio or Buzzer
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$SXNSMK^O]\KNSYKVK\W
If neither the or SMYX]K\ONS]ZVKcON^RO+6+<7S]
off.
Buzzer or Radio Alarm (via TIMER) function
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for 60 minutes, the SMYXaSVVK]R%
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button.
SETTING AND DEACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER
Press the red POWER & SLEEP button on the front top
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SETTING DEFAULT BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS
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USING THE LOCK BUTTON
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ENABLING AND DISABLING BUTTON FEEDBACK
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AUDIO VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS
Volume Control
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MY\XO\UXYLYP\KNSYMVYMUaS]O\SQR^NYaXLc^_\XSXQ^RO
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Adjust Audio Tone
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USING THE EARPHONE JACK
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to achieve maximum performance. This antenna can be
purchased by contacting Eton or one of our distributors.
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WARNING
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ENVIRONMENT
Disposal
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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.
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SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT
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