Grundig Eton 300PE User manual

A M / F M / S H O T W AV E A D I O
M I N I 300PE
O P E AT I O N M A N UA L
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC CONTROLS ...........................................................
BATTERIES ......................................................................
POWER ON/OFF/ VOLUME ..............................................
FM RADIO .....................................................................
AM/SW1-7 RADIO .........................................................
ANTENNA .....................................................................
CLOC .............................................................................
ALARM ............................................................................
SLEEP FUNCTION ............................................................
INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE ................................................
SHORTWAVE BANDS .....................................................
GUIDELINES ...................................................................
STATIONS ...............................................................................
SERVICE INFORMATION .............................................................
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ...............................................
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WA NING
•Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
• Only operate within specified 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 finish.
• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during lightning storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
• Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
Disposal
According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all electri-
cal and electronic products must be collected separately by
a local collection system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dis-
pose of your old products with your normal household
waste.
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1BASIC CONT OLS
ANTENNA
DISPLAY
HOUR
MINUTES
TUNING NOB
VOLUME NOB
POWER
SLEEP
ALARM
TIME
BATTERY COVER
EAR PHONE JAC
BAND SWITCH
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3POWE 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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2BATTE IES
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 batteries on top of lift
out ribbon. If the sound becomes low or distorted, replace with
new batteries. If the radio will not be used for a long time,
remove all the batteries to prevent possible 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 ADIO
Select the FM band by using the band selector switch (13). Use
the tuning knob (5) to tune the radio to the desired frequency.
5AM/SW1-7 ADIO
Select the desired band, AM or SW 1-7, by using the band selec-
tor switch (13). Turn the tuning knob (5) to the desired frequen-
cy, which appears in the display (2) or just tune around and lis-
ten 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 keep-
ing the TIME button (10) pressed, set the correct hour and min-
utes 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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8ALA M
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 rap-
idly. 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 dis-
play.
When the activated alarm turns the radio on, it can be turned
off by pressing the ALARM button (9) again. The Power button
(7) cannot be used for this purpose.
While the radio is playing in alarm mode and without any man-
ual interruption to deactivate the alarm, it will turn off automat-
ically 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 minutes 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 button.
To set SLEEP function as desired, continue to keep the SLEEP
button pressed and use the HOUR and MINUTE buttons 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 press-
ing 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 SHO TWAVE BANDS
MINI 300
SWITCH
SETTING
SW1
SW2
SW3
SW4
SW5
SW6
SW7
OFFICIAL
SHO T-WAVE
BAND NAME
49 meters
41 meters
31 meters
25 meters
22 meters
19 meters
16 meters
F EQUENCY
ANGE
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
F EQUENCY
ANGE
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 INT ODUCTION TO SHO TWAVE
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 numbered 1-7. The chart
below and the one on the back of the radio show the relation-
ship of bands 1-7 to their official names and the frequency
ranges covered by them.

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• 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 approxi-
mate, 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
summer shortwave.
• Holding the radio while listening to shortwave will
improve signal strengths.