Grundig G6 AVIATOR User manual
OWNER'S
MANUAL
GRUnOIG
Grundig Radio Line
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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
adry 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.
ENVIRONMENT
Fe
KDisposal
According
to
the European Directive 2002/96/EC
(E
all
electrical and electronic products must
be
col-
lected separately by alocal collection system.
Please
act according
to
your local rules and do not dispose
of
your
old products
with
your normal household waste.
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WHAT'S
INCLUDED?
•Owner's manual
•Warranty card
•Carrying pouch
•Carrying strap (attached)
•Earphones
•
AC
adapter/charger.
POWER SOURCES
Power the G6 by installing 2
AA
alkaline
(not
included), lithium or
Ni-MH batteries or by plugging
in
the
AC
adapter. Asymbol appears
in
the upper right
of
the
LCD,
indicating battery or
AC
adapter
power.
PREVENTING BATTERY LEAKAGE
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.
TURNING
THE G6
ON
AND
OFF
WITHOUT/WITH
THE
SLEEP
TIMER
Use
aquick, short
press
of
the
POWER/SLEEP,
(!),
button
to
turn on
the radio
without
the sleep timer.
Use
along
press
(3
seconds)
to
turn
it
on
with
the sleep timer on.
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THE NUMERIC KEYPAD
#1-8
DUAL-FUNCTION
BUTTONS
Numeric keypad buttons #1-7 have dual functions, one function
with
the radio turned
off
and another
with
the radio turned on.
These
functions
are
described
in
the text.
CHARGING
NI-MH
BATTERIES
IN THE G6
With
the optional
AC
adapter/charger connected, the
G6
internally
recharges 2Ni-MH (nickel-metal-hydride) rechargeable batteries
(not included). Note
that
the G6
can
still play while the batteries
are
charging and the alarm functions will work.
To
charge batteries:
1.
With
the G6 turned off, install 2NI-MH batteries and connect
the
AC
adapter/charger.
2.
Press
the battery charge button (numeric keypad #7)
for
about 3
seconds, or until
CHG
appears
in
the upper right
of
the display.
3.
Use
the tuning knob
to
select the charging time
in
hours (00-36)
based on the mAh rating
of
your batteries:
11
hours for 1100
mAH rating; 23 hours for 2300 mAH rating; etc.
4.
Press
the
PAGEITIME
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.
SETTING
UP
AM
AND
FM OUTSIDE
OF
NORTH
AMERICA
Your G6
has
been set up at the factory
for
use
in
North America
(U.S.
or Canada), no changes
to
the initial factory settings
are
needed. If you're
in
another part
of
the world,
follow
the.
steps
below
to
set it for your
area.
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SETTING UP
AM
AND
FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH
AMERICA continued
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.
1.
With the
G6
turned
off
press
the #4 numeric keypad button
for
about 2seconds. F87.5,
F76
or
F87
appears flashing
in
the
display.
2.
Press
the #4 numeric keypad button sequentially
to
select the one
that's correct
for
your area.
3.
Immediately
press
the
PAGEfTlME
button.
In
North America,
AM
stations
are
spaced by 10KHz.
In
Europe and
other
areas,
they
are
spaced by 9
KHz.
1.
With the
G6
turned
off
press
the #5 numeric keypad button
for
about 2seconds. 9or
10KHz
appear flashing
in
the display.
2.
Press
the #5 numeric keypad button sequentially
to
select the one
that's correct
for
your
area.
3.
Immediately
press
the
PAGEfTlME
button.
USING THE
SLEEP
TIMER
The
sleep timer enables the G6
to
play
for
aspecified number
of
minutes (00-99), then shut off.
1.
To
activate the sleep-timer turn the radio on
with
a 2 second
press
of
the
SLEEP
button,
<9;
01-99 appears
in
the display.
2.
Use
the tuning knob
to
select the number
of
minutes, 01-99, you
want
it
to
play,
or select
ON
with
the tuning knob if you
don't
want
to
utilize the sleep timer.
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VOLUME
CONTROL
With
the
G6
on or off,
use
the
+-NOL
buttons
to
adjust
to
volume
levels
0-31 .
The
level number appears
in
the display.
EARPHONE SOCKET
AND
USING EARPHONES
(NOT
INCLUDED)
Turn
the volume down before wearing the earphones, then turn up
the volume
to
your liking.
Plug
them into the earphone socket on
the left side
of
the radio.
SELECTING FM,
AM,
SHORTWAVE
AND
AIRCRAFT BAND
When listening
to
FM,
shortwave or Aircraft Band, fully extend the
telescopic antenna. It need
not
be extended when listening
to
AM
stations (the
AM
ferrite-bar antenna
is
located inside the
G6).
Turn
on the
G6.
To
go
to
the band
of
your choice
press
the
FM
BAND
button, sequentially
press
the
MW
(AM)/LW/AIR button or
sequentially
press
the
METERBAND
button
to
cycle through the
SW
meterbands.
TUNING
IN STATIONS
Turn
on the G6. Stations
are
tuned
with
the AUTO t+Buttons,
Tuning-Knob, Direct Frequency Entry and Auto-Search.
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MANUAL
TUNING
Quick, short, sequential
presses
of
the AUTO t.. buttons enables
tuning up or down frequency. Alternately, the
TUNING
knob
can
be
used.
In
Shortwave the tuning knob or manual tuning must
be
used
to
tune
out
of
the broadcast bands.
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
Turn
on the
G6.
Use
this method when the desired frequency
of
a
radio station
is
known. AM,
LW
and
SW
frequencies
are
entered in
kilohertz
(KHz),
e.g.
810KHz,
162
KHz
or 9475
KHz.;
FM
and Air
Band
frequencies
are
entered
in
megahertz (MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz
or 124.870 MHz, ignoring the decimal point.
1.
Use
the numeric keypad buttons
to
enter the frequency.
2.
Within 3seconds,
press
the
AM
button
if
it's
an
MW
(AM),
LW,
SW
or
AIR
frequency, or the
FM
button
for
FM
frequencies.
AUTO-SEARCH
TUNING
With
the G6 on, auto-search tuning starts
by
pressing either
of
the
AUTO
SEARCH
buttons (AUTO
t.)
for about 2seconds.
The
G6
has
3selectable auto-search modes:
STOp,
ATS
or D-5. The factory
programmed default mode
is
STOP.
These
are
described below.
STOP:
Auto-searching stops on the next encountered station.
0-5: Auto-searching stops for 5seconds on each encountered sta-
tion, 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.
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AUTO-SEARCH
TUNING
continued
After the
ATS
scan,
press
PAGEfTlME
to
enter the memo mode.
Se-
lect page 99 or lower
with
the
AUTO
t.. buttons, and the memory
with
the numeric keypad #1-7 buttons.
To
select an auto-search mode:
1. With the G6 turned off, hold down the numeric keypad #6 but-
ton
for
about 2seconds, then
release.
Note
that
the last chosen
mode flashes
in
the screen.
2.
While the mode flashes, perform quick, short
presses
of
the #6
button
to
select alternate modes.
3.
Press
the
PAGEfTlME
button when finished.
NOTE: auto tuning cannot
be
performed
in
air band.
TUNING
KNOB
AND
JOG BUTTON
USE
Turn
on the
G5.
Stations
are
tuned with the t.. Buttons,
Tun-
ing-Knob, Direct Frequency Entry and Auto-Search. Quick,
short,
sequential
presses
of
the t.. 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.
SHORTWAVE LISTENING
To
learn about shortwave
we
recommend the
two
publications
below, published yearly and available from major booksellers.
Additionally, the Internet
is
agreat resource for learning about
shortwave.
Go
to
your favorite
search
engine and type
in
'shortwave
listening'.
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SHORTWAVE LISTENING
continued
PASSPORT
TO
WORLD BAND RADIO
Published by International Broadcasting
Services
(IBS);
IBS
North
America,
Box
300,
Penn's
Park
PA
18943. Phone: (215) 598-9018.
www.passband.com.
WORLD RADIO TV1-IANDBOOK
Published
in
the
USA
by Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway,
7th
Floor,
New York,
NY
10003-9595.
www.watsonguptill.com.
SHORTWAVE BROADCAST RECEPTION
Shortwave enables listening
to
broadcasts over vast distances includ-
ing other countries and continents. The following information will
help you get the best results. Select appropriate
SW
meterbands
with
the
METERBAND
button.
•During the
day,
frequencies above 11000
KHz
are
usually best.
•
At
night, frequencies below 13000
KHz
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.
TUNING
SSB
(SINGLE SIDEBAND)
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.
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TUNING
SSB
(SINGLE SIDEBAND) continued
Turn
on the G6.
Tune
to
the shortwave frequency
of
your choice,
using the methods described.
To
use
SSB,
turn on the
SSB
circuit
by
pressing the
SSB
button. Note that
SSB
appears
in
the display.
Use
the tuning knob
to
FAST-tune
the
SSB
signal, then SLOW-tune
with
the tuning knob.
Press
the
JOG
button
to
change from 'Fast'
to
'Slow' tuning. The
SSB
circuit allows tuning
of
both upper and
lower sideband signals.
STORING STATIONS INTO
MEMORY
The
G6
has
700 memories (also called presets), arranged
in
100
pages (page 00-99),
with
each page holding 7memories. Buttons
#1-7 represent memory locations. All memories
are
randomly pro-
grammable, meaning that any kind
of
frequency
can
be
stored into
any memory.
SSB
selection
is
not
stored.
Note that when storing into
an
already occupied memory position,
its contents will
be
replaced
with
your new entry.
1.
Turn
on
the
G6.
2.
Tune
to
the desired station.
3.
Press
the PAGEfflME button
to
place the G6 into MEMO mode.
4.
To
select the desired memory page (00-99)
use
the
AUTO
t..
buttons.
5.
Store the station by pressing one
of
the #1-7 buttons
for
about
2seconds or until the square around the memory location
in
the
LCD
blinks.
6.
To
store another station, get
out
of
memo mode by pressing
PAGEfflME and tune
to
the station; then repeat the steps above.
7.
When finished storing stations,
press
the PAGEfflME button
to
exit MEMO mode.
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ACCESSING STORED MEMORIES
1.
Turn on the G6 and enter MEMO mode by pressing the
PAGE/
TIME
button,
causing MEMO
to
appear on the left side
of
the
display.
2.
Select the desired memory page
with
the AUTO t+buttons.
3.
Select the desired memory
with
the numeric keypad buttons #1-
7.
The square around the selected memory blinks.
DELETING ONE
MEMORY
The only way
to
delete one memory location
is
to
delete the entire
memory page
or
simply store another frequency over it.
DELETING THE CONTENTS OF A
MEMORY
PAGE
1.
To
delete amemory page
turn
the
G6 off.
2.
Press
SSB
until MEMO and
PAGE
appear
in
the display.
3.
Use
AUTO t+
to
select
the
page whose contents you wish
to
erase.
4.
Press
EDIT
to
erase the contents. Note
that
the squares disappear
around the memory locations.
COpy
A
MEMORY
PAGE
This feature enables copying memory contents from one page
to
another.
1.
Turn the G6 off.
2.
Press
SSB
until MEMO and
PAGE
appear in the display.
3.
Use
AUTO t+
to
select the page whose contents you wish
to
copy.
4. Press/release
SSB.
COPY
appears in the display.
5.
Use
AUTO t+
to
select
the
page
to
copy to.
6.
Press/release
EDIT
to
paste it.
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DELETING THE CONTENTS OF ALL
MEMORY
PAGES
1.
Turn the G6 off.
2.
Do along
press
on the numeric keypad numbers
0,
9and
O.
RST
appears in
the
display.
3.
Press
the
RESET
button
with
apaper clip.
LABELING
MEMORY
PAGES
Memory pages
can
be uniquely labeled
with
four, intermixed digits
or letters.
1.
With
the G6 turned on, select memory mode
with
the
PAGE/
TIME
button. MEMO appears
in
the display.
2.
Use
the AUTO t.. buttons
to
select the desired memory page.
3.
Press
the
EDIT
button
until'_'
appears, blinking
in
the display
(about 3seconds).
4.
Use
the tuning knob
to
select the desired number, letter, quota-
tion mark
or
symbol.
5.
Press
the
PAGEITIME
button
to
select the next '_'.
6.
Repeat until 4letters/numbers are selected.
7.
Press
PAGEITIME
when finished.
SETTING THE
TIME
ZONE
(Use this same procedure
to
change your time zone when
traveling).
1.
With
the G6 turned off,
press
the numeric keypad #8 button
until you
see
atime zone abbreviation
in
the display and 'Tzone'
appears on
the
left side.
2.
Do quick, sequential
presses
on the 8button, or
use
the tuning
knob
to
tune
to
different time zones
(see
the chart below).
3.
Press
the
PAGEITIME
button
once you've selected your time zone
or
wait
about
8seconds and it will enter itself.
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SETTING THE
TIME
ZONE
continued
TIME
ZONE
ABBREVIATION
LIST:
ANC-Anchorage BEG-Beijing
BKK-Bangkok CAl-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
SETTING THE CLOCK
AND
WEEKDAY
The G6's clock
is
in 24-hour format. Turn
off
the G6.
1.
With
the G6 off,
press
the PAGEfflME
button
for
about 2
sec-
onds or until the hour digits start flashing.
2.
Within
3seconds,
press
one
of
the 1-7 buttons
to
designate
the day
of
the week you wish
to
use
as
the starting
day,
note
that
the number
that
you've selected appears highlighted in the
display.
3.
Use
the tuning knob
to
set the correct hour; then
press
PAGEl
TIME
button.
4.
The minute digits start flashing.
Within
3seconds,
use
the tuning
knob
to
set the correct minutes, then press PAGEfflME button.
The clock
is
set
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SETTING ALARMS 1THROUGH 3
The
G6
has
3,
independently programmable alarm timers (numeric
keypad buttons #1-3)
to
turn it on at aspecified time. Additionally,
each
timer
can
be
programmed for aspecific weekday, volume,
playtime and memory location.
To
set
an
alarm:
1.
With the
G6
turned off,
press
one
of
the alarm buttons for about
2seconds (numeric keypad buttons #1-3), causing the hour
to
flash.
2.
Press
one,
all
or any
of
the #1-7 buttons
to
highlight the
days
of
the week you
want
the alarm
to
turn on.
3.
Use
the tuning knob
to
set the hour; then
press
the
PAGEITIME
button.
The
minutes flash.
4.
Use
the tuning knob
to
set the minutes; then
press
the
PAGEl
TIME
button.
5.
Use
the tuning knob
to
set the wake-up volume level; it will
show
in
the display.
6.
Press
the
PAGEITIME
button.
7.
Use
the tuning knob
to
set the wake-up alarm's playing minutes,
01-99 minutes.
8.
Press
the
PAG£ITIME
button.
9.
Use
the tunJng
~n.Qb
to
set the page number, 00-99.
10.
Press
one
of
tne #1-7 buttons
to
select the memory location on
the selected page (the square flashes).
11.
Press
the
PAGEITIME
button
to
finish the set-up.
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ACTIVATING
AND
DEACTIVATING THE ALARMS
For
an
alarm
to
turn on the radio, it must
be
activated.
To
activate
the alarm
to
be
used, turn
off
the G6 and
press
the appropriate
alarm button, #1-3. Note the alarm symbol above the button. This
causes
the alarm activation symbol
to
appear
in
the display, activat-
ing the selected alarm.
To
deactivate the alarm,
press
the appropri-
ate #1-3 button, causing the alarm activation symbol
to
disappear
from the display.
USING THE LIGHT
The
light illuminates the display.
Normal Mode:
Pressing
any button activates the light.
The
light
automatically turns
off
after 5seconds.
Manual Light-On/Off Mode: If the light
is
off, pressing the
LIGHT
button activates the light
for
5seconds.
Pressing
it again within 5
seconds turns the light off.
Always-On Mode: When powered by its
AC
adapter and the light
button
is
pressed, the light remains on when the
G6
is
turned on.
EXTERNAL
ANTENNA
SOCKET
The
external antenna socket
is
used
to
connect the
G6
to
advanced
performance shortwave antennas using a
50
or
75-0hm
coaxial
cable feed-line or
to
along wire antenna. When using a50
to
75
Ohm feedline,
it
may
be
necessary
to
attenuate the signal using
an
antenna tuner or other method.
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STEREO/MONO
BUTTON
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. When this
is
turned on
'ST'
appears in the display.
MEGABASS-MUSIC/NEWS
SWITCH
AM/FM
-The MEGABASS-MUSIC position creates a'brighter'
music sound. The
NEWS
position creates a
less
'bright'
sound.
Shortwave -
The
MEGABASS-MUSIC position creates the best
audio fidelity.
The
NEWS
position helps
to
minimize interference
from other stations.
REAR FOLDING STAND
Pull
the folding stand from the rear
of
the G6, allowing viewing at a
comfortable angle.
RESET
BUTTON
The reset
button
is
located inside the small hole labeled
RESET.
If
the G6 operates erratically, poke apaper clip into the reset hole
to
reset its microprocessor. This does
not
erase
memory,
but
does reset
the clock
to
00:00.
To
reset everything, including memory, turn the
G6 off, do along
press
on 0 9 0 and then
press
apaperclip into the
RESET
hole.
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USING THE HOLD FEATURE
With the G6 turned off, one
press
of
the
HOLD
button (under the
ON/OFF
button) prevents unwanted turn-on. When
it
is
turned on,
one
press
of
the
HOLD
button keeps
it
turned on,
but
prevents
unwanted frequency changes. Deactivate
HOLD
with along (about
2second)
press
of
the
HOLD
button.
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
The
signal strength indicator
is
in the lower right side
of
the display
and shows relative strength
of
signals. When signal strengths are
somewhat
weak,it
is
normal for the indicator's
level
to
fluctuate.
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
The
signal strength indicator
is
in
the lower right side
of
the display
and shows relative strength
of
signals. When signal strengths
are
somewhat weak, it
is
normal for the indicator's
level
to
fluctuate.
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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 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:
Et6n Corporation
1015 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.
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SERVICE
FOR
YOUR
PRODUCT
To
obtain service for your product, we recommend first contacting
an
Et6n service representative at 1-800-872-2228
US,
1-800-637-
1648 Canada, (650) 903-3866
US,
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 Et6n
ser-
vice representative determines warranty service
is
needed, areturn
authorization will
be
issued
and instructions will
be
given.
DO
NOT
ship your radio back
without
obtaining the return authorization.
NON-WARRANTV -If your product
is
no longer under warranty
and requires
service,
the Et6n 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.
FCC
NOTE
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.
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