Grundig G5 GLOBE TRAVELER User manual

G5 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with SSB
OWNER’S MANUAL
Grundig Radio Line By etón re_inventing radio www.etoncorp.com

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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 specified temperature range (0 °C to 40 °C).
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or objects 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 (not included) 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
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.
ENVIRONMENT
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This operation guide provides instructions for the most commonly
used aspects of the G5. Additional instructions and information can
be found on our web site.
• AC adapter
• Carrying pouch
• Carrying strap (attached)
• Owner’s manual
Power the G5 by installing 4 AA alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH batteries
or by plugging in the included AC adapter. A symbol appears in the
upper right of the LCD, indicating battery or AC adapter power.
To minimize the possibility of battery acid leakage, only use high
quality alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride bat-
teries. Never intermix old with new, or different brands or types of
batteries. Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not covered by
this product’s warranty.
Press the POWER/SLEEP button.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
POWER SOURCES
PREVENTING BATTERY LEAKAGE
TURNING THE G5 ON AND OFF
MORE G5 INFORMATION
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The F1-7 buttons have dual functions, noted on the diagram under
the G5’s rear tilt flap.
With its included AC adapter/charger connected, the G5 internally
recharges 4 Ni-MH (nickel-metal-hydride) rechargeable batteries
(not included). Note that the G5 can still play while the batteries are
charging and the alarm functions will work.
To charge batteries:
1. With the G5 turned off, install 4 NI-MH batteries and connect
the AC adapter/charger.
2. Press the F7 button for about 3 seconds, or until CHG appears
in the upper right of the display and the charging hours appear
in the display.
3. Use the tuning knob to select the charging time in hours (00-23)
based on the mAh rating of your batteries: 11 hours for 1100
mAH rating; 23 hours for 2300 mAH rating; etc.
4. Press the PAGE/TIME button when finished. In the display, the
battery symbol’s segments continuously activate from left to right
during charging. Battery charging terminates once the set charge
time has been reached.
Assure that it is powered with the AC adapter or batteries; that it is
unlocked; that the DX/LOCAL switch is in the DX position.
CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES IN THE G5
INITIAL SETTINGS
F1-7 DUAL FUNCTION BUTTON DIAGRAM
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SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH
AMERICA
To use the G5 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no changes to the
initial factory settings are needed.
In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz. In Europe and
other areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz. In North America, the FM
band begins at 87.5 MHz. In other parts of the world, it may begin
at 87 MHz or 76 MHz. Follow these steps to set this for your area:
1. With the G5 off, press the F5 button for about 3 second - ‘9’ or
‘10’ flashes in the display.
2. Use sequential F5 presses to select 9 or 10, then press the
‘PAGE/TIME’ button – the FM frequency flashes in the display.
3. Sequentially press the F5 button until the beginning FM fre-
quency of your area appears.
4. Press PAGE/TIME to finalize the procedure.
The sleep timer enables the G5 to play for a specified number of
minutes (00-99), then shut off. It can be activated and programmed
with the G5 turned on or off. In sleep mode, the sleep symbol ap-
pears in the display.
1. With the G5 on or off, use the numeric keypad to enter the
desired time (00-99 minutes).
2. Within 3 seconds press the SLEEP button. The G5 plays for the
specified time.
To change the sleep time:
After the sleep time has been selected, press SLEEP for about two
seconds, then use the tuning knob to change it and press PAGE/
TIME.
USING THE SLEEP TIMER
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VOLUME CONTROL
With the G5 on or off, use the +-/VOL buttons or the numeric
keypad to adjust to volume levels 0-31. The level number appears
in the display. To adjust the volume with the numeric keypad, enter
the desired volume level and press either the + or – VOL button
within 3 seconds.
Turn on the G5. To select LW/AM press the AM BAND button;
for FM press the FM BAND button. To enter a specific shortwave
band, sequentially press the ‘METERBAND’ button to select the
band of your choice. The most popular shortwave bands can also
be accessed with the F1-F7 buttons (F1=49m, F2=41m, F3=31m,
F4=25m, F5=22m, F6=19m and F7=16m).
When listening to FM or shortwave, fully extend the telescopic an-
tenna. It need not be extended when listening to AM stations (the
AM antenna is located inside the G5).
To learn about shortwave we recommend the two publications
below, published yearly and available from major booksellers.
Additionally, the Internet is a great resource for learning about
shortwave.
PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO Published by International
Broadcasting Services (IBS); IBS North America, Box 300, Penn’s Park
PA 18943. Phone: [phone]. www.passband.com.
WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK Published in the USA by Wat-
son-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY
10003-9595. www.watsonguptill.com.
SELECTING FM, AM and SHORTWAVE
SHORTWAVE LISTENING
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OPTIMIZING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION
Shortwave enables listening to broadcasts over vast distances
including other countries and continents. The following information
will help you get the best results.
• During the day, frequencies above 13 MHz are usually best.
• At night, frequencies below 13 MHz are usually best.
• Around sunset and sunrise, the entire shortwave range may be
good.
• Getting very close to a window and holding the radio improves
shortwave reception.
SSB enables listening to shortwave two way communications
using the single-sideband mode such as amateur radio, Morse
code, weather-fax transmissions and other signals often referred
to as ‘utility’ signals. The Internet and your local library are great
resources to learn more.
Turn on the G5. To use SSB, turn on the SSB circuit by pressing the
SSB button. Note that SSB appears in the display. Tune to the short-
wave frequency of your choice. Use the tuning knob to coarse-tune
the SSB signal, then fine-tune with the –FINE+ knob. This SSB circuit
allows tuning of both upper and lower sideband signals. For best
SSB signal clarity, placing the DX/LOCAL switch in the LOCAL posi-
tion may be desirable.
The DX/LOCAL switch on the left side of the G5 adjusts sensitivity.
Use DX as the default setting for maximum sensitivity to signals. If
TUNING SSB (Single Side Band)
USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH
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strong stations seem distorted, then use LOCAL. This switch does
not function in FM mode.
Turn on the G5. Stations are tuned with the Buttons, Tun-
ing-Knob, Direct Frequency Entry and Auto-Search. Quick, s hort,
sequential presses of the buttons enables tuning up or down
frequency. Alternately, the TUNING knob can be used. Continuous
tuning in shortwave can only be done with the tuning knob and via
direct frequency entry.
Turn on the G5. Use this method when the desired frequency of a
radio station is known. AM and SW frequencies are entered in kilo-
hertz (KHz), e.g. 810 KHz or 9475 KHz.; FM frequencies are entered
in megahertz (MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz, ignoring the decimal point.
1. Use the numeric buttons to enter the frequency.
2. Within 3 seconds, press the AM button if it’s an AM or SW
frequency, or the FM button for FM frequencies.
With the G5 on, auto-search tuning starts by pressing either the up
or down frequency button for about 2 seconds. The G5 has 3
selectable auto-search modes: STOP, ATS or D-5. The factory pro-
grammed default mode is STOP. These are described below. When
USING THE DX/LOCAL SWITCH continued
TUNING IN STATIONS
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
AUTO-SEARCH TUNING
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AUTO-SEARCH TUNING continued
auto searching shortwave stations, place the bandwidth switch into
the WIDE position.
STOP: Auto-searching stops on the next encountered station.
D-5: Auto-searching stops for 5 seconds on each next encountered
station, then moves on.
ATS: (Auto Tuning Storage): Auto-searching automatically stores
the strongest FM local stations into memories starting with page 99
and counting downward until all are stored, e.g. 98, 97, 96, etc.
Tune to the FM band and perform auto-search. After the ATS scan,
select your memory with the buttons and the station with the
F1-7 buttons. If too many memories are filled with static, try the
scan again with the DX/LOCAL switch set in the LOCAL position.
To select an auto-search mode:
1. Hold down the F6 button for about 2 seconds, then release.
Note that the last chosen mode flashes in the screen.
2. While the mode flashes, perform quick, short presses of the F6
button to select alternate modes.
3. Press PAGE/TIME button.
(Use this same procedure to change your time zone when travel-
ing).
1. With the G5 turned on, perform a quick, short press of TIME
ZONE button. ‘Tzone’ appears in the display.
2. Use the tuning knob to select your home time zone (see time
zone abbreviation list below).
3. Long, 3 second press of TIME ZONE button. ‘Tzone disappears
from the display.
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE
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SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE continued
Time Zone Abbreviation List:
ANC-Anchorage BEG-Beijing
BKK-Bangkok CAI-Cairo
CCS-Caracas CHI-Chicago
DAC-Dhaka DEL- Delhi
DEN-Denver DXB-Dubai
GMT-GMT HKG-Hong Kong
HNL-Honolulu JED-Jeddah
KHI-Kashi LAX-Los Angeles
LON-London NOU-Noumea
NYC-New York City PAR-Paris
RIO-De Janeiro SYD-Sydney
TYO-Tokyo WLG-Wellington
To view other time zones:
This allows viewing other time zones without changing the home
time zone.
1. With the G5 off, use quick, short press of TIME ZONE button.
‘Tzone’ appears in the display.
2. Use tuning knob to select desired time zone. Once selected, that
time zone’s time appears in the display for about 30 seconds.
3. To exit T-zone mode earlier, use a quick, short press of the TIME
ZONE button.
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SETTING THE CLOCK AND WEEKDAY
The G5’s clock is in 24-hour format. Turn off the G5.
1. With the G5 off, press the PAGE/TIME button for about 2 sec-
onds or until the hour digits start flashing.
2. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob to set the correct hour;
then press F1-7 to highlight the days you wish the alarm to
activate.
3. Immediately press PAGE/TIME again, noting that the minute
digits start flashing.
4. Within 3 seconds, use the tuning knob to set the correct min-
utes.
5. Immediately press PAGE/TIME again. The clock is set.
For an alarm to turn on the radio, it must be activated. To activate
the alarm to be used, turn off the G5 and press the appropriate
alarm button, F1-4. This causes the timer activation symbol to ap-
pear in the upper left corner of the display, activating the selected
alarm. To deactivate the alarm, press the appropriate F1-7 button,
causing the alarm activation symbol to disappear.
The G5 has 700 memories (also called presets), arranged in 100
pages, with each page holding 7 memories. Buttons F1-7 represent
memory locations.
Note that when storing into an already occupied memory position,
its contents will be replaced with your new entry.
1. Turn on the G5.
2. Tune to the desired station.
ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE
ALARMS
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY
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STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY continued
3. Press the PAGE/TIME button to place the G5 into MEMO mode.
4. To select the desired memory page (00-99) use the buttons
or hold down the STORE button and use the tuning knob.
5. While holding down the STORE button, press one of buttons F1-
7, storing the station into that memory. Note that a box appears
around the selected memory location.
6. Release the STORE button.
7. To store another station, tune to the station and repeat steps 4-6
above.
8. When finished storing stations, press the PAGE/TIME button to
exit MEMO mode.
The G5 has 4, independently programmable alarm timers (buttons
F1-4) to turn it on at a specified time. Additionally, each timer
can be programmed for a specific weekday, volume, playtime and
memory location.
To set an alarm:
With the G5 turned off, perform a long press of one of the
F1-4 buttons (about 3 seconds), causing the hour to flash.
Use the tuning knob to set the hour; and press one of the F1-
7 buttons to highlight the day of the week for turn on.
Press the PAGE/TIME button.
Use the tuning knob to set the minutes.
Press the PAGE/TIME button.
Use the tuning knob to set the wake-up volume.
Press the PAGE/TIME button.
Use the tuning knob to set the wake-up alarm’s play minutes.
Press the PAGE/TIME button.
Use the tuning knob to set the page number or select no
page number by selecting ----.
Press one of the F1-7 buttons to select the memory location
on the selected page (the square flashes).
Press the PAGE/TIME button to finish the set-up.
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12.
SETTING ALARMS 1 THROUGH 4
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CHECKING MEMORY CAPACITY
Turn on the G5. While holding down the CHECK button, turn the
tuning knob to select memory pages. Empty memories do not have
the box around them.
1. Turn on the G5 and enter MEMO mode by pressing the PAGE/
TIME button, causing MEMO to appear in the display.
2. Select the desired memory page with the buttons.
3. Select the desired memory with buttons F1-7.
1. Turn on the G5 and enter MEMO mode by pressing the PAGE/
TIME button, causing MEMO to appear in the display.
2. Select the desired memory page with the buttons.
3. While holding down the ERASE button, press the F1-7 button
that you wish to erase. Note that the box surrounding the memo-
ry location disappears.
4. Release the ERASE button.
With the G5 on, hold down the EDIT and SSB buttons simultaneous-
ly, then press RESET. This deletes the contents of all memory pages.
ACCESSING STORED MEMORIES
ERASING A SELECTED MEMORY
DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS
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Memory pages can be uniquely labeled with four, intermixed digits
or letters.
1. With the G5 turned on, select memory mode with the PAGE/
TIME button. MEMO appears in the display.
2. Use the buttons to select the desired memory page.
3. Press the EDIT button until ‘_’ appears in the display (about 3
seconds).
4. Use the tuning knob to select the desired number or letter.
5. Press the PAGE/TIME button to select the next ‘_’.
6. Repeat until 4 letters/numbers are selected.
7. Press PAGE/TIME when finished.
Checking allows reviewing of pages and their contents, even while
listening.
1. With the G5 turned on, press and release the PAGE/TIME button,
causing PAGE to appear in the display.
2. Press or hold down the CHECK button and turn the tuning
knob to select the desired page.
3. While holding down the CHECK button press one of the F1-F7
buttons noting that the stored frequency shows in the display.
This feature enables copying memory contents from one page to
another.
1. With the G5 turned on, press and release the PAGE/TIME button,
causing PAGE to appear in the display.
2. Press or hold down the CHECK button and turn the tuning
knob to select the page to be copied.
LABELING MEMORY PAGES
CHECKING PAGES AND MEMORIES
USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION
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USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION
continued
3. While holding down the CHECK button press and release the
PAGE/TIME button. This copies the page.
4. Press or hold down the STORE button and turn the tuning
knob, selecting the paste-to page.
5. While holding down STORE press and release PAGE. This pastes
the content of the page.
The light illuminates the display and buttons. There are three light
modes.
Normal Mode: Pressing any button activates the light. The light
automatically turns off after 15 seconds.
Always-On Mode: When powered by its AC adapter, the light
remains always on when the G5 is turned on.
Manual Light-On/Off Mode: If the light is off, pressing the
LIGHT button activates the light for 15 seconds. Pressing it again
within 15 seconds turns the light off.
The external antenna socket is used to connect the G5 to advanced
performance shortwave antennas using a 50 or 75-Ohm coaxial
cable feed-line.
When listening to FM stations this switch selects stereo or mon-
aural. Select stereo when using earphones. When not using ear-
phones, it’s OK to leave it on stereo. In either case, if the FM signal
is poor, selecting mono may improve it.
USING THE PAGE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION
EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET
STEREO/MONO BUTTON
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Note the wide/narrow diagram in the display.
AM/FM – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates a ‘brighter’ music
sound. The NEWS/NARROW position creates a less ‘bright’ sound.
Shortwave – The MUSIC/WIDE position creates the best audio
fidelity. The NEWS/NARROW position helps to minimize interference
from other stations.
This socket provides an industry standard, fixed level audio output
source for safely routing the G5’s audio to the line-in socket of a
stereo system or recording device. Follow your external device’s
line-input instructions. The G5’s volume control has no effect on this
output.
Plug them into the earphone socket on the left side of the radio.
Turn the volume down before wearing the earphones, then turn up
the volume to your liking.
MUSIC/WIDE and NEWS/NARROW SWITCH
LINE-OUT SOCKET
EARPHONE SOCKET AND USING EARPHONES
(not included)
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Pull the folding stand from the rear of the G5, allowing viewing at a
comfortable angle.
The reset button is located inside the small hole labeled RESET. If the
G5 operates erratically, poke a paper clip into the reset hole to reset
its microprocessor. This does not erase memory, but does reset the
clock to 0:00.
With the G5 turned off, one press of the lock button prevents un-
wanted turn-on. When it is turned on, one press of the lock button
prevents unwanted frequency changes; two presses lock all buttons
except the POWER/SLEEP button. Deactivate lock with a long (about
2 second) press of the lock button.
The signal strength indicator shows relative strength of AM and SW
signals. When signal strengths are somewhat weak, it is normal for
the indicator’s level to fluctuate. The indicator is not functional with
FM signals.
REAR FOLDING STAND
RESET BUTTON
USING THE LOCK FEATURE
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
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To hear FM in stereo via earphones or the LINE-OUT socket, press
the ‘ST/MONO’ button while tuned to a FM station. Note that
‘STEREO’ appears in the display.
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 http://www.etoncorp.com.
2. Mail in enclosed warranty card.
3. Mail your registration card or information to following address;
include your name, full mailing address, phone number, email
address, model purchased, date purchased, retail vendor name:
Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA
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.
FM STEREO
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
LIMITED WARRANTY
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To obtain service for your product, we recommend first contacting
an Etón service representative at 1-800-872-2228 US, 1-800-637-
1648 Canada, [phone] US, [email protected] or
your respective country distributor in Europe (see enclosed list) for
problem determination and trouble-shooting. If further service is
required, the technical staff 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 ser-
vice 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 warranty
and requires service, the Etón service representative will refer you to
the nearest repair facility that will best handle the repair.
For service outside North America, please refer to the distributor
information included at time of purchase/receipt.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference
caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such
modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equip-
ment.
SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT
FCC Note
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