Eton ROVER - User manual

ROVER
Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio
with Flashlight and USB Cell Phone Charger
OWNER’S MANUAL
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DO YOU NEED HELP?
If you need help, please contact us, Monday-Friday, 8:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228
from the U.S; 1-800-637-1648 from Canada; 650-903-3866,
worldwide; FAX: [phone]; web site, www.etoncorp.
com; Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA
94303, USA
WARNING
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has fallen into the apparatus.
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chemical solvents as this might damage the finish.
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during lightning storms.
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ENVIRONMENT
Disposal
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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. If you are unsure,
please call the appropriate local authority to find out how to
dispose of them safely and help protect the environment.

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FUNCTION KEYS
AM/FM/Weather Band Tuner
Flashlight Control
AM/FM Tuner Control
Battery Charge Indicator
Hand Turbine Crank POWER and Volume Control
Antenna
Mini USB USB
Headphone Jack

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TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF
Turn it on and off with the VOLUME control. When it’s on, the
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Set VOLUME control to the desired level.
POWER SOURCES
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2. USB charging cable
CHARGING THE Li-POLY BATTERY PACK
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15 minutes of low volume play.
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light will turn red, and then change to green when it is fully
charged. Once fully charged, the radio will play for about 8
hours, at low volume.

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TUNING-IN STATIONS
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the band selector switch. For FM and WB]ÊvÕÞÊiÝÌi`Ê
the telescopic antenna for best reception. When listening
to AM the antenna is not needed because AM reception
uses an internal ferrite bar antenna.
2. Tune AM and FM stations with the TUNEÊL]Ê>`ÊÌÕiÊ
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communities you will hear only one weather station.
WEATHER BAND CHANNELS
Channel 1 162.400 Mhz
Channel 2 162.425 MHz
Channel 3 162.450 Mhz
Channel 4 162.475 MHz
Channel 5 162.500 Mhz
Channel 6 162.525 MHz
Channel 7 162.550 MHz
CELL PHONE CHARGING
To charge the cell phone from the radio’s Li-Poly battery, use
the cell phone’s USB charging cord to connect it to the radio’s
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will turn ON. The cell phone’s battery charging indicator will
show that it’s charging. When fully charged, it provides 20
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If your cell phone has a USB charging cord, you can use it. If not,
you can purchase one from www.iGo.com, or call 1-888-205-0093.
To purchase a charging tip and cord for your cell phone, go to
www.iGo.com, or call 1-888-205-0093 for USB charging cable
model# PS00271-0003. Have the brand and model of your cell
phone ready when purchasing a cell phone tip.
USING THE LIGHT
Turn the light on and off with the light switch button, located
on top of the unit, near the light.
EARPHONE JACK
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using earphones.

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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. You may use one of the following options
to register your product:
1. By visiting our website at 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
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Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
LIMITED WARRANTY
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

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SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT
To obtain service for your product, we recommend first
contacting an Etón service representative at 1-800-872-2228
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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
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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 or receipt.

Etón Corporation
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TurboDyne
Series
ROVER
UICK
GUIDE
RADIO OPERATION
Hand Turbine Crank
Turn hand crank
for
immediate
charge
to
the
internal battery.
Flashlight Control
Press
the flashlight button
to
turn
on/off
the
built
in
LED
lights.
AM/FM/Weather
Band Tuner
Use
band switch
to
choose
AM,
FM
or
one
of
the
seven Weather bands.
POWER
and
Volume
Control
Turn
radio on by using the volume dial.
Adjust the volume
with
the volume dial.
Battery
Charge
Indicator
Check the battery charge indicator
to
check
if
the device
is
on or charging.
AM/FM Tuner Control
Tune radio dial
to
desired station.

CELL
PHONE
CRANK
CHARGING
Once the
Rover
has
been fully charged either through the mini
USB
port (cord included)
or
by the hand crank, please follow the instructions below
for
charging your
cell
phone.
NOTE:
With
a fully charged unit, 20 minutes
of
cell
phone charging will then allow
approximately 20-25 minutes
of
talk time. It takes approximately 5 hours
to
fully
re-charge
the
Rover via the mini
USB
port.
Headphone
Jack
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1
USB
Mini
USB
Lift the
water
resistant cover
to
access
USB
inputs/outputs and
headphone jack.
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FM
WB
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Make sure the
POWER
is
shut off.
Switch
to
CELL
function
to
directly
dump
charge power from the
device
to
your cell phone.
WARNING
• Do
not
submerge
or
expose
for
extended
period
to
water.
• Protect from high humidity and rain.
• Only operate
within
specified temperature
range (32
°F
to
1
04
°F).
• Unplug any wires connected
to
the device
immediately
if
liquid
has
been spilled or
any object
has
fallen in the apparatus.
• Clean only
with
a dry cloth. Do
not
u
se
detergents or chemical solvents
as
these
might
damage the finish.
• Do
not
remove cover [or back).
• Refer servicing
to
qualified servi
ce
personnel.
2
Insert
USB
cord (not included) and
connect
to
your cell phone
to
begin
dump
charge.
DISPOSAL
Please
dispose
of
old electrical and electronic
equipment according
to
your local
environmental laws and guideli
nes
.
Please
dispose
of
all types
of
batteries per your
Government, State
or
Local rulesand/or
regulations. If you are unsure, plea
se
ca
ll
the appropriate local authority
to
find
out
how
to
dispose
of
them safely and help
prot
ec
t the environment.

Standard of Quality
Limited Warranty and Product Registration
USA
Et6n Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
1
01 5 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
www.etoncorp.com
Canada
Et6n Electronics Canada LTD
Toronto Office
1
Yonge Street Suite 1801
Toronto, Ontario MSE 1 W7
www.etoncorp.com
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WARRANTY
REGISTRATION
To
ensure
full
warran
ty
coverage
or
product
updates,
registration
of
your
product
should
be
completed
as
soon
as
poss1ble
after
purcha
se
or
recerpt
You
may
use
one
of
the
follow
ing
options to
register
you
r
produ
c
t:
l.
By
visiting
our
website
at
http://www.etoncorp.com.
2.
fV1ail
in
enclo
sed
warranty c
ard
3.
Ma
il
your
regi
stratiofl
card
or
infor
ma
tion
to
follow
in
g
add
ress;
include
your
r1am
e,
full
mail
i
ng
addre
ss,
ph
on
e
num
be
r,
email
add
r
ess,
modt>l
purchased
,
date
purchased,
retail
vendor
name:
Et6n
Corporation
l 01
5
Corporation
Way
Palo
Alto,
CA
94303
USA
LIMITED
WARRANTY
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.
returning
any
product
for
warra11ty
serv1c
e.
the
p
ur
c
haser
mu
st contact
Et
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or
the
des1gn
ated
ser
v1ce
center
fo
rtro
ub
l
eshoCJting
an
d
servrce
proc
ed
ure
Instructio
ns.
Damage
d
parts
or
produ
c
ts
be
co
me
t
he
propert
y of E
t6n.
Parts
and
produ
ctsrepl
aced
by
Et6n
as
s
ume
the
re
main
ing
original
warr
an
t
y,
or
ni
ne
ty (90)
da
ys.
wh
ich
ever
isl
onge
r.
Thr
s
lim,
te
d warranty
co
vers
rr:an
ufacturing
def
ec
ts
ir
1
materia!
and
workman
s
hip
e
ncountered
rn
no
r
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r
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of
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shall
no
t a
po
ly
to
t
he
followin
g,
inc
lud
i
ng
,but
not
li
mited to
damage
th
at
o
ccu
rs
due
to
app
li
c
ati
ons
an
d
use
s for w
hich
t
he
prod
uc
t w
as
not
int
end
ed;
failures
01
prob
l
ems
th
at a
re
cause
d
by
products
or
e
qu
i
pment
n
ot
su
pp
l
ied
by
Et
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ac
cicJe
nts,
misuse
,
abuse.
neglect
misapplication.
fire.
water. lightning,
or
other
ac
ts
of natur
e;
rnc
c.Hrect
line
volta
ge
fiuctuatrons. or
surg
es
,
damage
caused
by
1mproper
or iaulty
1nstallatr
on;
ciamage
caus
ed
by
acid
leakage
from
i
mp
rope
rl
yI
ns
tall
ed
or
d
efec
ti
ve
batter1e
s;
product alt
era
t
io
n
or
mod
ification;oruseof u
nauth
o
rized
par
ts
.
suppl
ie
s.
a
cc
e
ssories.
or
equi
pment t
hat
damage
t
his
p
ro
du
ct orresult in
serv
ice
pr
ot1
l
ems
.
SERVICE
INFORMATION
To
obta
in
se
rvice
fo
r y
ou
r
Et6n
prod
uc
t first
con
t
act
an
Et
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se
rvice
re
pr
esentative at
;-800-872-2228
US
,
1-
800-637- 1648
Ca
nad
a
or
yo
ur
respect
ive
cou
nt
ry
drst
ributor
in
Eu
rope
(see
en
cl
osed
ii
st)
f
or
troublesr>
oo
t
ing
r1
an
y
comm::n
questi
ons
and
proble
ms
can
be
res
ol
ved
over
the
pho
ne.
SERVICE
FOR
YOUR
PRODUCT
To
obtain
service
for
your
product,
we
recommend
first contacting
an
Et6n
service
representative
at:
l-800-872-2228
US,
l-800
-63
7
-1648
Canada,
(650)
903-3866
or
[email protected]
for
problem
determination
and
trouble-shooting. If further
service
is
required
,the
techni
ca
lstaff
will
Instruct
how
to
proceed
based
on
whether
the
radio
isstill
under
warranty
or
need
snon-warranty
service.
WARRANTY-
If
your
product
is
sti
ll
in
warranty
and
the
Et6n
s
ervice
representative
determines
warranty
service
is
needed,
a
return
authorization
will
be
issued
and
instructions
will
be
given.
DO
NOT
ship
your
radio
back
without obtaining
the
return
authorization
NON-WARRANTY-
If
your
product
is
no
longer
under
war
ranty
and
requires
service
,
the
Et6n
serv
ice
repre
sen
tatrve
will
refer
you
to the
neare
st
repair
facility that
will
be
st
handle
the
repair.
For
service
outside
North
America,
please
refer
to the distributor information
included
at
time
of purchase/receipt

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