Grundig Eton Mini300PE User manual

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Mini300PE
AM/FM/SHORTWAVE RADIO
OPERATION MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC CONTROLS ...........................................................
BATTERIES ......................................................................
POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME ..............................................
FM RADIO .....................................................................
AM/SW1-8 RADIO .........................................................
ANTENNA .....................................................................
CLOCK .............................................................................
ALARM ............................................................................
SLEEP FUNCTION ............................................................
INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE ................................................
SHORTWAVE BANDS .....................................................
GUIDELINES ...................................................................
STATIONS ...............................................................................
SERVICE INFORMATION .............................................................
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ...............................................
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1BASIC CONTROLS
ANTENNA
DISPLAY
HOUR
MINUTES
TUNNING KNOB
VOLUME KNOB
POWER
SLEEP
ALARM
TIME
BATTERY COVER
EAR PHONE JACK
BAND SWITCH
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5
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3POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME
Turn the radio on by pressing the POWER button (7). Use the
volume knob (6) to adjust the volume.
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2BATTERIES
Remove the battery compartment’s cover by pushing the
cover in the direction of arrow. Install two ‘AA’ batteries
according to the polarity. For easy removal, place the batter-
ies on top of lift out ribbon. If the sound becomes low or dis-
torted, replace with new batteries. If the radio will not be
used for a long time, remove all the batteries to prevent pos-
sible battery leakage.

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6ANTENNA
A. For AM (MW) the radio uses an internal, directional,
ferrite bar antenna. Rotate the radio for best reception.
B. For FM/SW, fully extend the telescopic antenna (1). For
FM, rotate the antenna for best reception.
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4FM RADIO
Select the FM band by using the band selector switch (13).
Use the tuning knob (5) to tune the radio to the desired fre-
quency.
5AM/SW1-8 RADIO
Select the desired band, AM or SW 1-7, by using the band
selector switch (13). Turn the tuning knob (5) to the desired
frequency, which appears in the display (2) or just tune
around and listen for stations. Note that MW appears in the
display when AM is selected, as the AM band is called MW
for medium wave in some parts of the world. SW appears in
the display when SW1-8 is selected.

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7CLOCK
The clock displays time in 12 hour, AM/PM format. While
keeping the TIME button (10) pressed, set the correct hour
and minutes with the HOUR (3) and MINUTE (4) buttons.
They can be pressed with quick, short presses to advance
slowly or they can be kept pressed down to advance rapidly.
When finished, release the TIME button

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8ALARM
With the radio turned off, keeping the ALARM button (9)
pressed, set the correct wake up hour and minutes with the
HOUR (3) and MINUTE (4). They can be pressed with quick,
short presses to advance slowly or they can be kept pressed
rapidly. When finished, release the ALARM button and this
will cause the loudspeaker symbol appears in the display.
If you want to deactivate the alarm, press the ALARM button
(9) again and the loudspeaker symbol will disappear from the
display.
When the activated alarm turns the radio on, it can be turned
off by pressing the ALARM button (9) again. The Power but-
ton (7) cannot be used for this purpose.
While the radio is playing in alarm mode and without any
manual interruption to deactivate the alarm, it will turn off
automatically after 60 minutes.

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Note: The sleep function cannot be activated again within 2
minutes after this function was deactivated before.
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9SLEEP FUNCTION
The sleep function enables the radio to play for a specified
time before automatically shutting off (from 1 hour 59 min-
utes to just one minute).
With the radio turned off, press and do not release the SLEEP
button (8). This turns the radio on and “0:59” appears in the
display. This also activates the sleep timer activation symbol
in the display.
To set SLEEP function for 59 minutes, release the SLEEP but-
ton. To set SLEEP function as desired, continue to keep the
SLEEP button pressed and use the HOUR and MINUTE but-
tons to adjust the sleep time for you needs. When finished,
release the SLEEP button.
While it is playing in sleep mode, it can be turned off by
pressing the SLEEP button. The power button (7) cannot be
used for this purpose. The sleep timer activation symbol will
disappear from the display. If the POWER button is pressed,
you need to press SLEEP button again to deactivate the
SLEEP function (The symbol will disappear from display) and
press POWER button again to turn off the radio.

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11 SHORTWAVE BANDS
MINI 300
SWITCH
SETTING
SW1
SW2
SW3
SW4
SW5
SW6
SW7
OFFICIAL
SHORT-WAVE
BAND NAME
49 meters
41 meters
31 meters
25 meters
22 meters
19 meters
16 meters
FREQUENCY
RANGE
IN MHz
5.950-6.20
7.10-7.30
9.50-9.95
11.600-12.100
13.600-13.800
15.10-15.80
17.500-17.90
FREQUENCY
RANGE
IN MHz
5.950-6.20
7.10-7.30
9.50-9.95
11.600-12.100
13.600-13.800
15.10-15.80
17.500-17.90
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10 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE
Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the
world. Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt you’ll
want to hear worldwide stations right away. If you’re new to
shortwave, please take some time to learn the basics outlined
below. To successfully listen to shortwave stations you must
know how to find them. They are found in the shortwave
‘bands’. On the Mini 300, the shortwave bands are num-
bered 1-7. The chart below and the one on the back of the
radio show the relationship of bands 1-7 to their official
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summer shortwave.
• Holding the radio while listening to shortwave will
improve signal strengths.
• Getting close to a window may substantially improve
your reception because the construction materials of
some buildings do not let signals in very well. Signals
penetrate wood frame buildings easiest, while concrete
and brick buildings usually block signals. If you are in a
building with one or more stories above you, signals can
also be impaired in strength. In such a situation, get as
close to a window as possible while listening.
• These guidelines can be used worldwide and are not
dependent on location.
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12 GUIDELINES
HERE ARE SOME GENERAL GUIDE-
LINES
• In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 MHz
are better at night and the bands with frequencies above
13 MHz are best during the day. This guideline, while
approximate, is a useful general rule of thumb.
• During the day, listen in SW5-7. These may start getting
good just before sunrise and may stay good all day, until
just after sunset.
• At night, listen in SW1-4. These may start getting good
just before sunset and may stay good all night, until just
after sunrise.
• Around sunrise and sunset, both the day and night
bands might be good, sometimes exceptionally good.
• Winter shortwave is generally somewhat better than