Eton FRX4 User manual

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Owner’s Manual
The Rugged, Smartphone Charging AM/FM/Shortwave
Radio With Solar Power
FRX4

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1POWER button
2Display
3BAND button
4VOL / VOL button
5Hand Crank
6Telescopic antenna
7TUNING / TUNING button
8Speaker
9LIGHT button
10 Red Emergency Beacon
11 LED Flashlight
12 USB OUT - Phone charging
13 RESET button (under the USB
slot cover)
14 Micro USB Charging port
15 Headphone Jack
16 Strap Hole
17 AAA Battery Compartment
18 CELL Phone Charger button
19 Solar Panel
MEET THE FRX4
Thank you for purchasing the FRX4. 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.
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Bottom Side
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KEY OPERATIONS
POWER
Press POWER button to turn on the unit and enter
[Radio mode], press again to turn off.
Selecting Radio BAND
In [Radio mode], press BAND button to choose FM, AM
or SW1, SW2 listening. Scroll up/down on tuning buttons
to tune into your radio station. To select WB station for
your area. Scroll up/down tuning buttons until you hear
weather information for your area.
Note: When listening to SW1, SW2, the band indicator will remain "AM".
SW1: 5.6 - 10.00 MHz
SW2: 11.0 - 18.0MHz (5k tuning step)
VOL / VOL
Press VOL / to increase/decrease volume level, press
and hold to speed up adjustment.
TUNING / TUNING
In [Radio mode], press TUNING / to adjust frequency,
press and hold it to auto tune into the next available
station.
LIGHT Operation
Press LIGHT button once to turn on the ashlight,
press it again to turn off. When the ashlight is on, hold
down the LIGHT button to dim/brighten the ashlight.
Press the LIGHT button twice quickly to turn on the red
emergency lights, press it twice again to turn off.
CELL Phone Charging
Plug your phone’s USB charging cable into the USB
out port on the FRX4 and plug the other end into your
phone. Press the CELL phone charger button to start

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charging, a USB symbol appears in the display. Press it
again to stop charging and the symbol will disappear.
Note: Radio performance may be degraded while using the USB input or output
charging feature. The audio from weak radio stations may no longer come in
clearly.
FRX4 POWER OPTIONS
1000 mAh Lithium Battery
Charge the lithium battery via the included micro-
USB cable. Both the solar panel and the crank will
automatically charge to the lithium battery.
Solar Charging
When placed in sunlight, it will automatically start
charging the lithium battery. Battery light indicator will
show unit is charging. Fully charges the battery in 5-6
hours.
Crank Charging
Crank for 4 minutes to get 1 minute of talk time on most
smart phones or 10-15 minutes of radio time.
AAA Batteries
Takes 3 AAA batteries. Use a coin to open battery
compartment. Insert as shown on the battery holder and
re-seal compartment.
Note: FRX4 will run on Lithium battery until it runs out and then will automatically
switch to AAA batteries if loaded.
SETTING CLOCK
1. With the unit off, press and hold BAND button until
the clock begins to ash.
2. Adjust the hours using the VOL / buttons.

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3. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING / buttons.
4. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit
will return to normal operations
SETTING ALARM
1. With unit off press and hold the BAND button until
the clock begins to ash.
2. Press and release BAND button again, a bell icon will
appear in the display.
3. Adjust the hours using the VOL / buttons.
4. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING / buttons.
5. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit
will return to normal operation.
ACTIVATING THE ALARM
1. With the unit off, press and release the BAND button,
a bell icon will appear on the display.
2. To Deactivate the alarm, with the unit off, press and
release the BAND button, there will no longer be a
bell icon on the display.
Silencing the Alarm
3. Press any button on the radio.
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.
Etón Corporation
DBA Soulra
1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA 1-800-
872-2228 (U.S.)
1-800-637-1648 (Canada)

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650-903-3866 (worldwide)
M-F, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Pacic Standard Time
www.etoncorp.com or www.soulracorp.com.
WARNING
• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to
water.
• Protect from high humidity and rain.
• Only operate within specied temperature range
• (0 °C to 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 nish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during
• lightning storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
• Refer servicing to qualied service personnel.
ENVIRONMENT
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.
Please dispose of all types of batteries per your
Government, State or Local rules and/or regulations.

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If you are unsure, please call the appropriate local
authority to nd 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
or http://www.soulracorp.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 or www.soulracorp.com in the
Support section.
SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT
To obtain service for your product, we recommend
rst contacting an service representative at 800-872-
2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or [phone] for
problem determination and trouble-shooting. If further

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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.
WARRANTY
If your product is still in warranty and the service
representative determines that warranty service
is needed, a return 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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1Interrupteur d’alimentation
2Afchage
3Touche BAND
4Boutons VOL / VOL -
5Manivelle
6Antenne télescopique
7Bouton TUNING / TUNING
8Haut-parleur
9Bouton LIGHT (Lampe)
10 Balise rouge de détresse
11 Lampe de poche LED
12 Bouton RESET (sous le cache du
connecteur USB)
13 Bouton RESET (sous le cache du
connecteur USB)
14 Port micro-USB pour le
chargement
15 Prise casque
16 Trou de sangle
17 Compartiment à piles AAA
18 Bouton de chargeur de téléphone
cellulaire
19 Panneau solaire
DECOUVREZ LA FRX4
Nous vous remercions d’avoir acheté FRX4. Nous
voulons que vous protiez pleinement de l’utilisation
de ce produit. An de proter de ses nombreuses
fonctionnalités uniques et excellentes, nous vous
encourageons à lire attentivement le mode d’emploi.
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