Grundig Eaton G4000A User manual

G4000A
O P E R AT O N M A N U A L
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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QUICK SETUP ........................................................................
YOUR RADIO AT-A-GLANCE ..........................................................
INITIAL SETUP .......................................................................
SUPPLYING POWER AND USING EXTERNAL ANTENNAS .....................
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION........................................................
S ORTWAVE RADIO OPERATION .................................................
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY ................................................
USING T E CLOCK, ALARM, AND SLEEP TIMER FEATURES ................
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT S ORTWAVE ..................................
GETTING STARTED WIT SINGLE SIDEBAND (SSB);
MARITIME & AERONAUTICAL WEAT ER AND
COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES; AM RADIO
COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES; TIME SIGNALS..........................
TEC NICAL INFORMATION .........................................................
INDEX TO T E RADIO’S CONTROLS .......................................
SERVICE INFORMATION .........................................................
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ..............................................
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• A 23 foot “reel” antenna for shortwave reception
• Earphones
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE
G4000A?
• Owner’s Manual
• Warranty card
• A Grundig AC adaptor for use on 110-120 VAC
outlets in the Americas
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BUT PLEASE READ THE REST OF
THE MANUAL LATER
1. nsert batteries or connect the included
AC adaptor.
2. Set the DX/LOCAL switch to DX (left side
of radio).
3. Turn the SSB switch OFF (right side of
radio).
4. Fully extend the telescopic antenna.
5. With the radio off, press and release the
AM button once.
6. mmediately press and release the
STEP button. “10KHz” now appears in
the right side of the display, and will
disappear in a few seconds. (See page
6 for more information about this
procedure.)
7. Turn the radio on by pressing the ON/OFF
button.
1QU CK SETUP

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HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED
“REEL” ANTENNA AND THE
EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET
(left side of the radio)
The SW EXT. ANT. Socket is for shortwave antennas.
Use it with the included “reel” antenna. Always
fully unroll the “reel” antenna and place it as high
off the floor as possible, next to the windows.
PROFESSIONALLY ENGINEERED
ANTENNAS
Professionally engineered, outdoor shortwave
antennas, available through specialized retailers,
can also be used. Use the SW. EXT. ANT. Socket
mentioned above. The socket is a 1/8 inch mono
socket, used in conjunction with a 1/8 inch mono
plug, such as the plugs often used for mono ear-
phones. If you would like advice about shortwave
antennas, please call Etón technical support at
1-800-872-2228 for U.S. and 1-800-637-1648
for Canada.
HOW TO INSTALL BATTERIES
Install six AA alkaline batteries. Follow the diagram
imprinted on the back of the radio near the battery
compartment. With the radio face down and the
battery compartment toward you:
• The flat ends (-) of the bottom batteries go
toward the left.
• The flat ends (-) of the top batteries go toward
the right.
AC ADAPTOR USE
The Grundig adaptor supplied with this product is
only for use in the Americas, where household AC
voltage is 110-120 volts AC. Do not use this adap-
tor in countries with household AC voltage of 220-
240 volts AC.
USING YOUR GRUNDIG AC
ADAPTOR
1. Plug the adaptor into a household outlet.
2. Insert plug into the radio’s DC 9 V socket.
NOTE: when using the adaptor, it is OK to leave
batteries in the radio.
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3N T AL SETUP
IMPORTANT SETUP FOR NORTH
AMERICAN USE
f you do not live in the United States or
Canada, the radio is set up at the factory for
the 9 kilohertz spacing used for your AM
(MW) stations. This part of the initial setup
can be ignored.
North America’s AM stations are exactly 10 kilohertz
apart. At the factory, the radio is set up for the 9
kilohertz spacing of stations in Europe. To change
this to the 10K Z spacing:
1. With the radio OFF, press and release the AM
button once.
2. Immediately press and release the STEP button.
“10 K z” now appears in the right side of the
display and will disappear in a few seconds.
This change will be permanently in the radio’s memory
as long as batteries are not taken out for a period of
ten minutes or more.
When traveling outside of the Americas, use the
same procedure as above to set the spacing back
to 9 kilohertz.
ADDITIONAL SETUP
INFORMATION
1. On the right side of the radio, set the SSB switch
to the OFF position. This feature is described on
page 24. NOTE: the FINE TUNING control, on
the right side of the radio, is only activated and
needed when the G4000A is in the SSB mode.
You do not need to use this control when listening
to regular AM, FM, and shortwave broadcasts.
On the left side of the radio, set the DX/LOCAL
switch to the DX position. DX allows for maximum
sensitivity, the preferred position.

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DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
If you know the exact frequency of the station
you want to hear, directly enter it using the keypad
and immediately press the FREQU./METER button.
Pressing the FREQU./METER button finalizes the
entry. Be sure to include the decimal point in FM
frequencies. Any kind of frequency may be entered
regardless of what kind of frequency you are
presently tuned to, e.g. you can enter an FM
frequency even if you are presently in shortwave.
AM STAT ON EXAMPLE: to tune the frequency
810 kilohertz in the AM band, press 8 1 0 , then
press the FREQU./METER button.
FM STAT ON EXAMPLE: to tune the frequency
105.7 megahertz in the FM band, press 1 0 5 . 7,
then press the FREQU./METER button. Be sure to
include the decimal point in FM frequencies.
SHORTWAVE STAT ON EXAMPLE: to tune the
frequency 5975 kilohertz in the shortwave 49 meter
band, press 5975 then the FREQU./METER button.
HOW TO USE THE
STEREO/MONO SWITCH (left
side of the radio)
For true stereo reproduction in FM, select STEREO
when you use earphones or headphones. When
STEREO is selected, and the broadcast is in stereo,
two circles appear above and to the right of the
frequency in the display. Use the MONO position
whenver reception is poor or marginal.
HOW TO USE THE TONE SWITCH
Experiment and let your ears judge which position,
IG or LOW, you like best.
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5GENERAL RAD O OPERAT ON
HOW TO TURN THE RADIO ON
AND OFF
Press the ON/OFF button.
HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL
AM STATIONS
1. On the G4000A, the AM broadcast band is
called medium wave. When you are listening to AM,
the letters “MW” appear in the display.
2. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio on.
3. Press the AM button several times, until MW
appears near the center of the display.
4. If “STEP” appears in the display, press the STEP
button to choose 10 K z tuning rate.
5. Automatically tune using the AUTO TUN NG
button. The radio will automatically stop on stations.
A quick press-and-release tunes up-frequency; a long
press-and-release tunes down-frequency.
6. Manually tune using the TUN NG button.
HOW TO USE THE WIDE/NARROW
SWITCH (left side of radio)
Experiment with this switch and let your ears be your
guide. WIDE gives the best audio fidelity; NARROW
best minimizes interference from other nearby stations.
This switch is used for AM, shortwave, and longwave
listening.
HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL
FM STATIONS
1. Press the FM button.
2. Automatically tune using the AUTO TUN NG
button. The radio will automatically stop on stations.
A quick press-and-release tunes up-frequency;
a long press-and-release tunes down-frequency.
3. Manually tune using the TUN NG buttons.

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For example, the 19 meter shortwave band encom-
passes the frequency range of 15100 to 15600
kilohertz. The band chart on the back of the
G4000A shows the frequency range for each band.
HOW TO ENTER A SHORTWAVE
BAND
EXAMPLE: To enter the 25 meter band:
1. Press 2 5
2. Press the FREQU./METER button.
HOW TO TUNE AROUND IN A
SHORTWAVE BAND
AUTO TUN NG: The radio will find stations for you
within the shortwave band you have entered. In
shortwave, this feature only works within the short-
wave bands shown on the back of the radio (see
the chart titled “S ORTWAVE BAND AUTO TUNING
RANGES”).
HOW TO LISTEN TO SHORTWAVE
STATIONS
If you already know the specific frequency of a
shortwave station, enter it, using the direct frequency
entry technique described earlier. For a complete list
of shortwave frequencies, use the major shortwave
publications mentioned on page 23.
Even if you do not know any specific frequencies of
shortwave stations, you can find them by going into
a shortwave band and tuning around, as described
below.
WHAT IS A SHORTWAVE BAND
If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio, then
you already know what a band is.The AM band is
530-1600 K z; the FM band is 88-108 M z. A
band is simply a frequency range where stations are
located. When you look for stations in these
“bands”, you simply tune around until you find a
station you like. Shortwave is similar, and the short-
wave bands have names like 25 meters, 31 meters,
49 meters, etc. These are abbreviated 25m, 31m
and 49m. Just like in AM and FM radio, one simply
gets into the shortwave band and tunes around,
looking for stations.
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GENERAL RAD O OPERAT ON continued
HOW TO USE THE STEP BUTTON
In AM (MW), SW, and LW (see below), the STEP
button provides selection of the best tuning steps,
in kilohertz. This button is not functional in FM. The
tuning step rate is indicated in the lower right of
the display, e.g. “STEP 5”. Use these guidelines:
• AM (MW): 10 K z in the Americas; 9 K z
outside of the Americas
• LW (longwave): 9 K z for broadcast stations.
Note: You will probably not hear any stations in
the Americas, as LW is not used for broadcast
stations. It is used in Europe and other parts of
the world for broadcasts to those areas.
• SSB: 1K z
HOW TO USE THE LOCK BUTTON
When lock is on, the word LOCK appears in the
upper right area of the display. Using this feature
has no effect on alarm functions.
When the radio is on: Pressing the LOCK button
locks all keys except the ON/OFF button and the
SNOOZE button.
When the radio is off: Pressing the LOCK button
locks all keys. This will keep the radio from acciden-
tally turning on when packed in a briefcase, etc.
When you want to listen to your radio, press LOCK
and then the ON/OFF switch.
HOW TO USE THE AM BUTTON’S
LAST STATION MEMORY FEATURE
Pressing the AM button over and over steps
through the last station tuned in MW, SW and LW.
HOW TO USE THE VOLUME
CONTROL KNOB
Use this to control the loudness of the radio.
HOW AND WHEN TO USE THE
RESET FEATURE
If the radio operates erratically, gently poke an
opened paper clip into the RESET hole on the front
of the radio. Normal operation may be restored.
Note that this procedure erases all memories and
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4. Immediately press the STORE button. If the
display flashes, it means that a frequency is
already stored into this memory. To overwrite it,
immediately press STORE again. If you do not
want to overwrite it, start over and use a different
memory.
HOW TO ACCESS WHAT YOU
HAVE STORED INTO MEMORY
1. To access one specific memory, e.g. memory 25,
press 2 5 then press either MEMO button
2. To review all filled memories, press either MEMO
button repeatedly.
3. To scan filled memories, press either MEMO
button for about one second, and then release it.
Scan starts.To stop scan, press any button.
HOW TO ERASE THE CONTENTS
OF A MEMORY
Enter the memory’s number e.g. 2 5 , then press
FREE twice.
To store a station into memory, you must be tuned
to that station. Then you must decide which of the
40 memories to store it into. Follow the easy steps
outlined below.
HOW TO TELL WHICH MEMORIES
ARE EMPTY
• To determine the next available memory, press
the FREE button once. The memory number
is shown in the lower right hand corner of the
display.
• To see all availably memories, press the FREE
button repeatedly. The empty memory numbers
are shown in the lower right corner of the display.
HOW TO STORE A FREQUENCY
INTO MEMORY
There are 40 memories. ere is a specific example.
To store BBC’s evening frequency to North America,
5975 kilohertz, into memory 32, do the following:
1. Press 5975
2. Immediately press the FREQU./METER button
3. Press 3 2
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MANUAL TUN NG: Use the regular TUNING buttons
to go up or down frequency. Be aware that when
using manual tuning, it is possible to tune right out
of the shortwave band you have entered. You are in
the band as long as the band’s number, e.g. 25m, is
in the display.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST
SHORTWAVE BAND TO TUNE
AROUND IN
This information and much more can be found
in the section titled MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
S ORTWAVE.
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SHORTWAVE BAND AUTO TUN NG RANGES:
90m: 3200-3400 KHz 22m: 13600-13800 KHz
80m: 3500-3800 KHz 20m: 14000-14350 KHz
75m: 3900-4000 KHz 19m: 15100-15600 KHz
60m: 4750-5060 KHz 17m: 18065-18170 KHz
49m: 5950-6200 KHz 16m: 17550-17900 KHz
41m: 7100-7300 KHz 15m: 21000-21449 KHz
40m: 7000-7099 KHz 13m: 21450-21850 KHz
31m: 9500-9900 KHz 12m: 24890-24990 KHz
30m: 10100-10150 KHz 11m: 25650-26100 KHz
25m: 11650-12050 KHz 10m: 28000-29700 KHz

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HOW TO SET THE SLEEP TIMER
Press the SLEEP button over and over. Each press
changes the amount of time the radio will play before
shutting off automatically, 60 through 0
minutes.
HOW TO USE THE DIAL LIGHT
(button on top of radio)
The LIG T button causes the display to be illuminated.
After 10 seconds, or when the LIG T button is
pressed again, the light will go out.
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8US NG THE CLOCK, ALARM AND SLEEP T MER FEATURES
HOW TO SET THE CLOCK
This can be done with the radio on or off. The
G4000A’s clock is a 24 hour clock only, e.g. 6’oclock
in the morning will read as 6:00; 6 o’clock in the
evening will read as 18:00. There are two clocks,
TIME I and TIME II. Select one or the other by pressing
the T ME 1/2 button. TIME I or TIME II shows in
the display at top center. Set the time using the
examples below.
EXAMPLE 1: If it is 06:00 hours press 6 . 0 0,
then immediately press the TIME 1/2 button.
EXAMPLE 2: If it is 15:32 hours press 1 5 . 3 2,
then immediately press the TIME 1/2 button.
HOW TO SET THE ALARM CLOCK
The alarm time is shown in the upper left corner of
the display, under “ON TIME,” when the radio is off.
To set the alarm to activate at 6:30:
1. Press 6 . 3 0 (be sure to include the decimal point)
2. Immediately press and release the ON T ME button.
3. Select the alarm mode using the AUTO button.
HOW TO CONTROL THE ALARM
CLOCK
• Press the AUTO button several times while
looking at the upper left corner of the display.
• The “musical note” symbol wakes you to the
radio playing the last station it was set to.
• The “bell” symbol wakes you to a beeper sound.
• When both symbols disappear and -:— appears,
T E ALARM IS DEACTIVATED.
HOW TO USE THE ALARM
CLOCK’S SNOOZE FEATURE
(button on top of radio)
Once the alarm has activated, you can get 5 minutes
more sleep by briefly pressing the SNOOZE button.
You can repeat this as many times as you like.
By pressing the SNOOZE button for more than
2 seconds, you can completely shut off the alarm.
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N GHT BANDS CHARACTER ST CS
19m Summer months.
22m Summer months.
25m Best 2 hours before/after sunrise/sunset
31m Good all night everywhere
41m Good all night in Eastern North America;
varies in Western North America
49m The best night band everywhere.
NOTE: Getting close to a window may substantially improve your reception.
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America. These bands may be extremely good
around sunset and sunrise too. Best bands are
BOLD.
EVENING LISTENING
This is the best time to listen, because the broad-
casters are deliberately transmitting to North
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9MORE NFORMAT ON ABOUT SHORTWAVE
Listed below are the characteristics of the major
shortwave bands. Follow these guidelines for best
listening results. Because shortwave signals depend
on such factors as the sun, the ionosphere and the
earth itself, signals cannot be heard on all bands
throughout the day. Some bands are best during
the daylight hours, and some are best at night.
If the term “band” is new to you, please read the
section titled, “W AT IS A S ORTAVE BAND?”
on page 11.
DAYTIME LISTENING
Shortwave listening is generally at its poorest during
the daylight hours of about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
major reason for this is that the broadcasters are
not transmitting to North America at thistime. They
assume that we are all either at work or at school,
and are not able to listen during the day. If you
want to try daytime listening, use the guidelines
below. You will have some success, but not nearly
as good as during the late afternoon and evenings.
The best bands are BOLD.
DAYBANDS CHARACTER ST CS
13m Results vary. Worth trying.
16m Similar to 19m.
19m The best daytime band.
22m Similar to 19m (fewer stations).
25m Best around sunrise/sunset.
31m Similar to 25m.

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WHAT COUNTRIES ARE HEARD
ON SHORTWAVE RADIO?
The next chart shows some of the countries targeting
North America with their broadcasts. Unless otherwise
noted, frequencies are for evening listening in North
America. Other countries do not deliberately target
North America, but can be heard anyway. Whether or
not a country can be heard depends on many factors,
including signal strength, your geographic location,
and the condition of the earth’s ionosphere.
Frequencies in BOLD are mainly used for the country’s
native language broadcast.
WHAT IS HEARD ON SHORTWAVE
RADIO?
• International foreign broadcasts, many targeting
North America
• Long distance two-way amateur radio, maritime,
and aeronautical communications
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The construction materials of some buildings simply
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,
position yourself, and especially the radio’s antenna,
as close to a window as possible while listening.
Below is a list of the shortwave bands used for
international broadcasts and their corresponding
frequencies. Since some radios show frequency in
megahertz and some in kilohertz, both are shown
here. The G4000A shows shortwave frequencies
in kilohertz.
BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) K LOHERTZ (KHz)
11m 25.67-26.10 MHz 25670-26100 KHz
13m 21.45-21.50 MHz 21450-21850 KHz
16m 17.55-17.90 MHz 17550-17900 KHz
19m 15.10-15.60 MHz 15100-15600 KHz
22m 13.60-13.80 MHz 13600-13800 KHz
25m 11.65-12.05 MHz 11650-12050 KHz
31m 9.500-9.900 MHz 9500-9900 KHz
41m 7.100-7.300 MHz 7100-7300 KHz
49m 5.950-6.200 MHz 5950-6200 KHz
60m 4.750-5.060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz
75m 3.900-4.000 MHz 3900-4000 KHz
90m 3.200-3.400 MHz 3200-3400 KHz
120m 2.300-2.490 MHz 2300-2490 KHz
COUNTRY BROADCAST
Australia (Radio Australia) 9580, 9860, 15365, 17795
Austria (Radio Austria International) 6015, 9655
Canada (Radio Canada International) 5960, 6120, 9755
China (China Radio International) 9690, 9780, 11680, 11715, 11840
Cuba (Radio abana) 6060, 6080, 6180, 9510, 9820
Ecuador ( CJB-voice of the Andes) 9745, 11925, 12005, 15140
France (Radio France International) 5920, 5945, 9790, 9800
Germany (Deutsche Welle) 5960, 6040, 6045, 6075, 6085, 6100, 6120, 6145, 6185, 9515, 9565,
9535, 9640, 9545, 9650, 9670, 9700, 9730, 9735, 11705, 11740, 11750,
11810, 11865, 13780, 15275, 15410, 17810, 17860
olland (Radio Nederland) 6020, 6025, 6165, 9590, 9715, 9840, 9895, 11655
Japan (Radio Japan/N K) 5960, 6025, 9610, 9680, 9725, 11885, 11895, 15230
Russia (Radio Moscow International) 7105, 7115, 7150, 7270, 9750, 9765, 11805, 11840, 12050, 15410, 15425
Taiwan (Voice of Free China) 5950, 9680, 11740, 11855, 15440
United Kingdom (BBC World Service) Morning: 5965, 6195, 9515, 9740, 11750, 17840
Evening: 5975, 6175, 7325, 9590, 9640, 15260