Eton Traveler III User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
The Go Anywhere, Hear Everything AM/FM/LW
and Shortwave Radio
TRAVELER III

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MEET THE TRAVELER III
Thank you for purchasing the Etón Traveler III. 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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BACK

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Features:
1Speaker grill
2LCD panel
3Power/sleep button
4DISPLAY Mode/Lock button
5G.M.T. cover
6Up button
7Down button
8AM/LW button
9FM/RDS button
10 Snooze/Light button
11 Step button
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RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE
12 Whip Antenna
13 Back Stand
14 Battery compartment
15 Tuning dial
16 Volume knob
17 Earphone jack
18 DC jack
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POWER/SLEEP BUTTON
1. Short press to turn on radio and press again to turn off
2. Long press this button, the icon ashes in the LCD. Rotate
“Tuning” knob to select the desired auto shut-down time with
1~120 minutes.
3. Select “ON” indicates the radio will be on all the time.
Note: If the alarm is ringing,quick press this button to shut down alarm function.
DISPLAY MODE/LOCK BUTTON
Quick press to display Alarm, temperature,local/world time,signal
strength,S/N ratio
Long press: lock/unlock buttons and tuning knob
VF/VM FREQUENCY/ADDRESS,TUNING STEP BUTTON
With the radio on:
Quick press:Switch between frequency or address. When Switching
to Frequency, the “tuning” will ash; When switching to address, the
“Preset” will ash.
Long press to change tuning step fast or slow, uicon indicates slow
step, uu icon indicates fast step.
u
Slow Step
uu
Fast Step
Band Slow tuning knob Fast tuning knob Slow tuning knob Fast tuning knob
FM 0.01MHZ 0.1MHZ 0.1MHZ 1MHZ
LW 1KHZ 3KHZ 3KHZ 100KHZ
MW 1KHZ 9/10KHZ 9/10KHZ 100KHZ
SW 1KHZ 5KHZ 5KHZ 100KHZ

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HOME BUTTON
Rotate “time zone indicator knob” to your city.
Long press “HOME” button,the hour will ash, rotate tuning knob to
change hour.
Short press Home button,the minute will ash,rotate tuning knob to
change minute. Quick press again to conrm local time.
ALARM - SETTING UP ALARM TIMER
The setting method is the same as local time setting,only the
difference is that the user needs to re-press ALARM button after re-
set alarm,then tune up TUNING knob to set up auto-power off timer
with the range of 1~90 minutes.
•Alarm method selection , Quick press ALARM button without
alarm timer setting. If icon ashes to activate alarm to radio
feature.
•With the radio on, rstly search your desired station which is used
for your favorite station for alarm,also set up the suitable volume.
•Long press ALARM button,when the user heard a “Beep”
sound,also icon ashes,the user can set up alarm by this station. If
the alarm is up,the unit will power on automatically and receive
preset station,then it will shut down automatically when it reaches
the desired time. During the listening, if the alarm is on,the unit will
switch to preset station automatically. If icon ahes indicates
alarm by buzzer, the following feature is new:
•If the user is not familiar with local station frequency and play
time, suggest to use alarm by buzzer. If the alarm is up, the unit will
have “Beep-Beep” sound and it will shut down with the preset time
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•If the above icons don’t be displayed,which indicates the alarm is
off.
Note: Alarm timer matches the time of the indicator of time zone. If the user sets up the alarm is
on at 7:00 a.m.,and the time of time zone indicator will be New York time, the unit will be alarmed at
7:00 a.m. of New York time.
LIGHT/SNOOZE BUTTON
Quick press [Light/Snooze]button to select brightness level (OFF-
LOW-High)
If no operation, the brightness of backlight will light up your selected
level or turn off backlight in 10 minutes. If the backlight is off, when
the user operate any button,quick press to light up the backlight in
the rst time, quick press again means button operation.
SNOOZE FUNCTION:
The alarm is on, quick press Light/snooze button to shut down alarm
temporarily, the alarm will ring after 10 minutes. So the snooze
function can repeat 3 times. For alarm ringing in the 4th time, press
Light/Snooze button again to shut down alarm.
SHORTWAVE BAND/ AUTO DISPLAY BUTTON
With the radio on:
•Quick press [p]or [q] button to select SW band
•Continuously quick press [p]or [q] button to select SW meter band
•In Frequency auto-search status: long press[p]or [q] button to
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•In address search status, long press [p]or [q] button to auto-
display preset stations
AM/LW BAND/ATS BUTTON
With the radio on:
•Quick press[AM/LW]button select AM(MW) or LW band
•Long press [AM/LW] button to auto tuning stoarge AM(MW) or LW
band
FM RDS /ATS BUTTON
With the radio on:
•Quick press FM/RDS button to select FM band
•Long press FM RDS button to proceed with ATS function
RDS INFORMATION DISPLAY
In FM band, quick press FM RDS button to display different RDS
information in cycle.
If any RDS information in the LCD, icon will be displayed.
Quick press FM RDS button to display :PS/PTY/RT/DATA
PS : program name if no station, just display NO PS
PTY: Program type if no program,just display NO PTY
RT: Program text if no text, just display NO RT
DATA: Time/Date/Weekly program callsign information, if no any
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If any information available, just display format is:
NORTH AMERICA:
Station Callsign Weekday
(MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN)
Mon-Day-Year Hour:Minute
WGSS TUE 03-25-2014 02 :15
INTL:
Station Callsign Weekday
(MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN)
Mon,Day,Year Hour:Minute
WGSS TUE Mar,25,2014 02 :15
Note: If no station callsign, then display PI CODE of current station.
MEMORY BUTTON
With the radio on:
When pick up the station,quick press Memory button,then
will ash.
Rotate TUNING knob to nd the preset address and quick press
Memory button again to conrm preset.
QUICK PRESS [p] OR [▼]BUTTON AND MEMORY
PRESET BUTTON
Use ATS function to fast preset stations
1. When auto scan frequency, long press [p] or [q] button to auto
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2. When pick up your favorite station,just quick press MEMORY
button once to save this station,and then auto scan other
stations.
DELETE BUTTON
Delete one station
With the radio on:
1. In address scan status,long press [delete] button, icon
will ash, also ”PXX DEL “ will ash in the LCD (XX indicates preset
address);
2. Release this button,rotate Tuning button to nd your desired
deleted address and frequency.
3. Quick press [DELETE] button to conrm delete.
Delete all stations
With the radio off:
Long press [delete] button for 2 seconds until the LCD displays “ALL
DEL” ashing, release this button and quick press this button again
to delete all preset stations.
With the radio on:
In address search status,long press [delete] for 2 seconds until LCD
displays “ALL DEL” ashing,release this button then quick press
[delete]button to delete all stations.
Quick press [p] or [q] button and DELETE button:
1. In address search status,long press [p] or [q] button to enter
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2. When the user nds unfavorite stations,just quick press DELETE
button to delete it then check the next one.
RESET BUTTON
Use a toothstick or other sharp stick to press RESET button to reset
the unit completely when the unit malfunction or down.
DST
If the user wants to use summer time, then the time will be 1 hour in
advance. i.e.“DST” =daytime summer time
TIME INDICATOR KNOB
After set up local time,rotate Time Indicator Knob, if the indicator is
at your desired time zone,the LCD will display the time of Time Zone.
- TUNING + KNOB
Rotate this knob to adjust time,frequency and preset address
When set up time, the user can use HOME or ALARM button to set
up clock
Rotate this knob to change frequency when tuning
Rotate this knob to select the preset address in preset address
mode.
- VOLUME + KNOB
Rotate this knob to change volume up or down.
Earphone Jack: 3.5mm
DC Jack

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System setting
1. Set up MW step
With the radio off, long press [9/10k] button, the LCD will display
AM-10K,which means MW step -10K; AM-9K means MW step-9K.
Note: When MW step is 10K, temperature display format is Fahrenheit, when MW step is
9k,temperature display format is Celsius
2. Set up FM frequency range
With the radio off, long press FM SET and then release it, quick
press to select FM frequency range as under:
87,5-108MHz
87.0-108MHz
64.0~108MHZ
76.0~108MHZ
3. Turn on or off LW band
With the radio off,long press AM/LW button ,the LCD displays “LW
ON”,which means LW is on.VS LOW OFF
4. Turn on or off buzzer
With the radio off,long press SNOOZE/LIGHT button, the LCD
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SPECIFICATIONS
1. Supported Frequencies:
US/CAN/MEX INTL
FM : 87 - 108 MHz 64 - 108 MHz
AM(MW) : 520 - 1710 kHz 522 - 1620 kHz
LW: 153 - 513 kHz 153 - 513 kHz
SW1: 2.3 - 26.1 MHz 2.3 - 26.1 MHz
DAB: 174.928 - 239.200 MHz
2. Noise Limited Sensitivity:
FM ≤ 3μv
MW ≤ 1mv/m
SW ≤ 10mv/m
LW ≤ 18μv
3. Speaker: 50mm 8ohm 0.5W
4. Earphone: D 3.5mm
5. Power Supply:
Batteries: 4 x AA size (4x1.5V)
DC: 6V
6. Dimension: 135(L)x87(H)x27(D)mm
7. Weight: approx 213g (excluding batteries)
NEED HELP? CONTACT US.
Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA 1-800-872-2228
(U.S.)
1-800-637-1648 (Canada)
650-903-3866 (worldwide)

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M-F, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Pacic Standard Time
www.etoncorp.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 or remove batteries 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.
•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
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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 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 rst contacting
an Etón service representative at 800-872-2228 US, 800-637-
1648 Canada or [phone] for problem determination and
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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, 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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FAITES CONNAISSANCE AVEC LA TRAVELER III
Merci d’avoir acheté la Traveler III Nous voulons que vous appréciez
complètement l’utilisation de ce produit. Pour prendre avantage de
ses nombreuses excellentes et uniques fonctionnalités, nous vous
prions instamment de lire soigneusement ce manuel d’utilisateur.
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ARRIÈRE

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Caractéristiques :
1Grille de haut-parleur
2Panneau LCD
3Bouton Power/sleep (Mise en
marche/Sommeil]
4 Bouton DISPALY Mode/
Lock [Mode d’AFFICHAGE/
Verrouiller]
5Couvercle G.M.T.
6Bouton Up [Vers le haut]
7Bouton Down [Vers le bas]
8Bouton AM/LW [MA/OL]
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CÔTÉ DROIT CÔTÉ GAUCHE
9Bouton FM/RDS [MF/RDS]
10 Bouton Snooze/Light [Répétition
de réveil/Éclairage]
11 Bouton Sleep [Sommeil]
12 Antenne fouet
13 Support arrière
14 Compartiment de piles
15 Cadran d’accord
16 Bouton de volume
17 Prise d’écouteur
18 Prise de CC.
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BOUTON POWER/SLEEP (MISE EN MARCHE/SOMMEIL]
1. Appuyez brièvement pour mettre la radio en marche et appuyez
de nouveau pour éteindre
2. Appuyez longtemps sur ce bouton, l’icône sur le panneau LCD
clignote Tournez le bouton d’accord [Tuning] pour choisir le délai
voulu avant l’extinction automatique avec 1~120 minutes.
3. Choisir “ON” gardera la radio allumée tout le temps.
Remarque : Si le réveil sonne, appuyez brièvement ce bouton pour arrêter la fonction de réveil.
BOUTON DISPALY MODE/LOCK [MODE D’AFFICHAGE/
VERROUILLER]
Appuyez brièvement pour afcher Alarm, Temperature, Local/World
Time, Signal strength, S/N ratio [Réveil, Température, Heure Locale/
Monde, Force du signal, Rapport signal/bruit]
Appuyez longtemps sur : les boutons Lock/Unlock [Verrouiller/
Déverrouiller] et sur le bouton Tuning [Accord]
BOUTON VF/VM FREQUENCY/ADDRESS,TUNING STEP
[FRÉQUENCE/ADRESSE FV/MV, PAS D’ACCORD]
Avec la radio allumée :
appuyez brièvement sur : Swith between frequency or address
[Changer entre fréquence et adresse] En passant à fréquence,
“tuning” va clignoter; en passant à adresse, “Preset” va clignoter.
Appuyez longtemps pour changer entre pas d’accord long ou court,
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Pas long
uu
Pas court
Bande Bouton d’accord
long
Bouton d’accord
rapide
Bouton d’accord
long
Bouton d’accord
rapide
FM 0.01MHZ 0.1MHZ 0.1MHZ 1MHZ
LW 1KHZ 3KHZ 3KHZ 100KHZ
MW 1KHZ 9/10KHZ 9/10KHZ 100KHZ
SW 1KHZ 5KHZ 5KHZ 100KHZ
BOUTON HOME [ACCUEIL]
Faites tourner le “bouton de fuseau horaire” sur votre ville.
Appuyez longtemps sur le bouton “HOME”, les heures vont clignoter,
faites tourner le bouton d’accord pour modier l’heure.
Appuyez brièvement sur le bouton “HOME”, les minutes vont
clignoter, faites tourner le bouton d’accord pour modier les minutes.
Appuyez de nouveau brièvement pour conrmer l’heure locale.
RÉVEIL - RÉGLAGE DU RÉVEIL
La méthode de réglage est la même que pour le réglage de l’heure
locale, la seule différence est que l’utilisateur doit ré appuyer
sur le bouton ALARM [RÉVEIL] après avoir réglé le réveil, puis
faites tourner le bouton TUNING [Accord] pour régler le délai pour
l’extinction automatique dans la plage de 1~90 minutes.
•Sélection de la méthode de réveil , Appuyez brièvement sur le
bouton ALARM [RÉVEIL] sans régler l’heure de réveil. Si l’icône
clignote pour activer la fonction réveil radio.
•Avec la radio en marche, recherchez d’abord votre station voulue
utilisée comme votre station favorite pour le réveil et réglez aussi le
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•Appuyez longtemps sur le bouton ALARM [Réveil], après que
entendiez un “bip” l’icône clignote, vous pouvez entendre cette
station à l’heure du réveil. Si le réveil est enclenché, l’unité va
s’allumer automatiquement et commencera à recevoir la station
puis elle s’éteindra automatiquement au moment choisi. Durant
l’écoute, si le réveil sonne, l’unité va passer automatiquement à la
station préréglée. Si l’icône clignotant indique réveil par sonnerie,
la fonctionnalité suivante est nouvelle :
•Si l’utilisateur ne connait pas la fréquence de la station locale et
ses heures de transmission, il est recommandé d’utiliser le réveil par
sonnerie. Si le réveil est enclenché, l’unité émettra un son “bip-bip”
et elle s’éteindra automatiquement après le délai préréglé.
•Si les icônes ci-dessus ne sont pas afchées, cela indique que le
réveil n’est pas enclenché.
Remarque : Le réveil est réglé selon le fuseau horaire choisi. Si l’utilisateur règle le réveil pour 7
heures du matin, et que l’indicateur de fuseau horaire est sur heure de New York, l’unité sonnera le
réveil à 7 heure du matin, heure de New York.
BOUTON LIGHT/SNOOZE [ÉCLAIRAGE/RÉPÉTITION]
Appuyez brièvement sur le bouton Light/Snooze [Éclairage/
Répétition] pour choisir le niveau de brillance 0FF-LOW-HIGH
[ÉTEINT-BAS-ÉLEVÉ]
En absence d’utilisation, le rétroéclairage restera allumé au niveau
de brillance choisi pendant 10 minutes. Si le rétroéclairage est éteint,
quand l’utilisateur appuie rapidement sur un bouton quelconque
la première fois, le rétroéclairage s’allume, un second appui sur le
bouton activera la fonctionnalité du bouton.