Eton Sound 100 User manual

ETÓN SOUND 100
AM/FM Radio
OWNER’S MANUAL

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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 object have 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.
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.
ENVIRONMENT
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Owner’s manual; remote control.
Grip the plastic piece on the bottom of the remote unit and pull it out.
Plug the Etón Sound Radio Power Cord into an AC (mains) outlet.
When it is rst plugged in, it will be in the standby mode. In standby
mode, only the clock display is activated and the radio is off. To turn
the radio on, use a quick, short press of the power button that’s on
the radio or the remote. To place it back into standby mode, use a
quick, short press of the power button.
On the rear of the radio is a backup battery compartment that holds
2 AA alkaline batteries for backup of memories, clock and alarm func-
tions. Use only new batteries of exactly the same brand and type.
The batteries are not included.
The volume is controlled with the volume knob or the VOL buttons
on the remote. Turning the volume knob clockwise increases the
volume; counterclockwise decreases volume. Pressing the remote’s
VOL + increases the volume; pressing the VOL — button decreases
the volume.
WHAT YOUR ETÓN SOUND RADIO INCLUDES
PREPARING YOUR REMOTE FOR USE
POWERING THE ETÓN SOUND RADIO
BACKUP BATTERIES
VOLUME CONTROL

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Before place Earphone/Headphone in/on you ears, turn the volume
all the way down. Use Headphone/Earphone with 1/8 inch (3.5 mm)
stereo plug. Plug them into the earphone socket on the back of the
Etón Sound Radio.
After turning on the radio, use sequential presses of the MODE but-
ton on the radio or the remote to select AM/FM or LINE-IN.
Use quick, short presses of the TUNING/SET buttons to tune up + or
down — frequency, or use the remote’s TUNE +/- buttons.
With auto-scanning the radio stops at the next station with good
signal strength. Auto-scan tuning is engaged by a long, 2 second
press of the TUNING/SET buttons. To auto-scan up frequency, press
- button. To auto-scan down frequency, press the + button, or use
the remote’s TUNE +/- buttons.
There are 10 memory presets total, 5 each for AM, FM. Note that the
procedures below will also overwrite what has been previously stored
into the memory. That is, a memory cannot be ‘erased’, but can be
overwritten.
1. Using the procedures described previously, tune to the radio
station that you wish to store.
USING THE HEADPHONES/EARPHONES
SELECTING AM/FM OR LINE-IN
MANUAL TUNING
AUTO-SCAN TUNING
WORKING WIT MEMORY PRESETS

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2. Press the MEMORY button for 2 seconds; the memory number will
ash in the LCD,
3. Immediately select the desired memory number with TUNING/SET
buttons.
4. Press the MEMORY button again.
Tune to the band of your choice, AM or FM.
Use quick, short presses of the MEMORY button to choose stored
station of your choice, or use the remote’s buttons 1-5.
Install two AA batteries to save these settings during power loss or
when unplugging the Etón Sound Radio.
The clock, alarm, and sleep timer can be set in either ‘standby’ or ‘on’
mode.
1. Press the radio’s or the remote’s TIME SET button for 3 seconds;
note that the minutes ash.
2. Use the radio’s TUNING/SET buttons or the remote’s TUNE +/-
buttons to set the minutes.
3. Give the radio’s or the remote’s TIME SET button a quick, short
press: note that the hour ashes.
4. Use the radio’s TUNING/SET buttons or the remote’s TUNE +/-
buttons to set the correct hour.
5. Press the radio’s or the remote’s TIME SET button to complete the
new time setting and to exit the time set mode.
ACCESSING MEMORY PRESETS
SETTING THE CLOCK, ALARM, AND SLEEP TIMER
SETTING THE CLOCK

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1. Press the radio’s or the remote’s ALARM button for 3 seconds;
note that the hour ashes.
2. Use the radio’s TUNING/SET buttons or the remote’s TUNE +/-
buttons to set the desired wake-up hour.
3. Give the radio’s or the remote’s ALARM button a quick, short press;
note that the minutes ash.
4. Use the radio’s TUNING/SET buttons or the remote’s TUNE +/-
buttons to set the correct minutes.
5. Press the radio’s or the remote’s ALARM button; note that the
speaker symbol ashes for 5 seconds and then disappears. The
alarm time is now set.
For the alarm to function it must be activated. To do this, use quick,
short presses of the radio’s or the remote’s ALARM button, causing
the following to appear in the display:
• ALARM with speaker symbol – wakes you up to a beeper sound.
• ALARM with musical note symbol – wakes you up to the last
radio station selected by either tuning or by selecting a memory.
• ALARM, speaker symbol and musical note symbol all disappear
from the display, thus deactivating the alarm completely.
NOTE: When using the alarm with the musical not symbol, be sure to
turn the volume up to a level that will wake you.
Tune to the memory preset of your choice, set the alarm time, acti-
vate the alarm and place the Etón Sound Radio in standby mode.
SETTING THE ALARM TIME
ACTIVATING THE ALARM
WAKING TO A MEMORY PRESET

Once the alarm activates, pressing the radio’s or the remote’s
SNOOZE allows cancellation of the alarm for 5 minutes; then the
alarm resumes. To completely cancel the snooze setting, press the
radio’s or the remote’s ALARM button.
The sleep timer enables play for a specied amount of time (15-90
minutes) and then shuts off. When the SLEEP function is enabled,
the main display shows the sleep symbol.
• To activate the sleep timer, turn on the radio and press the radio’s
or the remote’s SLEEP button with successive, quick, short presses
to select a sleep time of 15-90 minutes (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, or 90).
This setup mode is automatically exited after about 4 seconds.
• To deactivate the sleep timer, press the radio’s or the remote’s
SLEEP button with successive, quick, short presses to select OFF.
This setup mode is automatically exited after about 4 seconds.
• FM Frequency 87.5 – 108 MHz
• AM Frequency 530-1710 KHz.
• Speaker Output Power 5W.
• Power Supply: input 120 VAC, 60 Hz; output 12 VAC, 1A.
• Specication and the design are subject to possible modications
without notice due to improvement.
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USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER
SPECIFICATIONS

To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration of
your product should be completed as soon as possible after purchase
or receipt. You may use one of the following options to register your
product:
1. By visiting our website at http://www.etoncorp.com.
2. Mail in enclosed warranty card.
3. Mail your registration card or information to the following
address; Include your name, full mailing address, phone number,
model purchased, date purchased, retail vendor name and
product serial number (typically located in or near the battery
compartment):
Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Retain the warranty information from your warranty card with your
proof of purchase or the Limited Warranty information can also be
viewed at www.etoncorp.com.
To obtain service for your product, we recommend rst contacting an
Etón service representative at 800-872-2228 US, 800-637-1648
Canada or [phone] 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.
WARRANTY – If your product is still in warranty and the Etón
service representative determines that warranty service is needed,
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION
LIMITED WARRANTY
SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

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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.