Eton FIELD BT User manual

FIELD

BT

RADIO

II II

!

FIELD

BT

OWNER'S

MANUA

L

MEET

THE

FIELD

BT

Thank

you

for

purchasing

the Eton FIELD

BT

AM/FM/

SW

Radio.

We

want

you

to thoroughly

enjoy

the

use

of

this product.

To

take

advantage of its

many

excellent

and

unique

features,

we

urge

you

to carefully

read

the

user's

manual.

INSTALLING

BATTERIES

The

battery compartment

is

on

the

back

of the

radio.

Remove

it

by

pressing

the two tabs

and

pulling

up.

To

prevent battery

acid

leakage,

follow these instructions.

Battery

acid

leakage

is

not

covered

by

the

radio's

warranty. Install

only

fresh,

new

alkaline

0

cells,

all

of

the

same

brand

and

type.

Never

install

or

replace

with

batteries of different

brands

and

types.

Never

mix

old

batteries with

new

ones.

When

not

using

the

radio

for

more

than

30

days,

remove

the batteries.

BATTERY

TYPE

AND

OPERATION

Use

4 D

size

alkaline

batteries. Install

them

with

correct polarity

using

the

diagram

inside

the battery

compartment.

Replace

them

if the battery strength

indicator

in

the

display

shows

one

bar

or

the

sound

becomes

distorted.

The

radio

will turn

off

automatically if

the batteries

become

too

weak

.

BATTERY

LEVEL

INDICATOR

The

battery

level

indicator

is

in

the

upper

left

corner

of the

display.

When

batteries

are

full,

:•••~

will

be

displayed

in

the

z

FIELD

BT

OWNER'S

MANUAL

LCD;

if

8

flashes,

it indicates that batteries

are

low

and

the

radio

will

soon

turn

off

automatically.

USING

AC

POWER

Plug

AC

adapter into the socket

on

the right

side

of the

radio.

Use

only

the

AC

adapter

supplied.

When

the

AC

adapter

is

plugged

in,

the

0

will

show

in

the

upper

left

corner

of the

display.

If

you

lose

the

AC

adapter that

came

with the

radio,

use

one

with 7 Volt

DC

output, negative

polarity, 1200

milliampere

and

a

plug

with

5.5

millimeter

outer

diameter,

2.1

millimeter

inner

diameter.

POWER

FAILURE

BACKUP

FEATURE

If batteries

are

in

the unit

and

it

is

powered

via

its

AC

adapter,

it

will

automatically switch to battery

use

if there

is

an

AC

power

failure.

TURNING

THE

FIELD

BT

ON

AND

Off

Turn

on

the

radio

by

pressing

the

red

POWER

&

SLEEP

button

on

the front top right

corner

of the

radio.

When

the unit

is

on,

press

the

POWER

&

SLEEP

again

to turn the

radio

off

.

TUNING

There

are

several

ways

to

tune the

radio

to a

desired

station:

•Rotate the tuning

knob

to select the frequency

•Short

press

the

UP

or

DOWN

button to step

by

step

change

the frequency

higher

or

lower

3

FIELD

BT

OWNER

'S

MANUAL

•

Long

press

the

UP

or

DOWN

button to

seek

the next

station

up

or

down

in

frequency

•

Press

the

PRESET

button to tune to the next preset

station

Short

press

the

QTUNE

button to increment

quickly

up

the frequency

range.

The

Q.TUNE

button

steps

up

in

frequency

by

l

OOOkHz

in

FM

mode

and

SW

modes

and

l

OOkHz

in

MW

(AM)

mode.

Long

press

the

QTUNE

button

to continuously increment

by

the

steps

noted

above

.

TUNING

IN

FM

STATIONS

The

FM

frequency

range

is

from

87.5

to l08

MHz.

Fully

extend the telescopic antenna

and

turn

on

the

radio.

Place

the top

BANDWIDTH

control onto the

MONO

or

STEREO

position.

Stereo

is

needed

only

when

you're

using

headphones

and

STEREO

appears

to the bottom left of

the frequency

in

the

display.

FM

mono

has

better

signal

and

noise

ratio

as

well

as

anti-multiplex interference.

FM

MONO/STEREO

OPERATION

Rotate

band

selector to

FM

position,

in

FM

mode,

short

press

"MONO/STEREO"

button.If the current station

is

astereo station, the

LCD

displays

"Stereo"

and

"--AUTO-

-".

Short

press

this button

again,

it switches to

"MONO".

Quick

press

this button to switch between

"MONO"

and

"STEREO".

RDS/INFO:

The

FIELD

BT

Radio

supports

RDS

Data

Streaming

while

tuning

in

the

FM

band.

Ashort

press

of the

RDS

INFO

button

will

enable

the

display

of

RDS

information

as

PS/

4

FIELD

BT

OWNER'S

MANUAL

PTY/RT/DATA

in

cycle.

The~

icon

will

be

displayed

in

the

lower left

corner

of the

display

in

RDS

mode.

PS:

station

name,

when

no

station information, just

display

"NO

PS";

PTY:

program

category,

no

program,

just display"

NO

PTY"

RT:

Radio

text,

no

text, just

display

"NO

RT"

DATA:

Clock/Date/program

call

information, if

no

information, just

display

"NO

DATA".

If the information

is

·

available,

the

display

format

is:

Station

call

Weekly

Month-Day-Year

Hour:Minute

Weekly

format:

"MON",

"TUE",

"WED"

"THU",

"FRI"

"SAT",

"SUN",

For

example,

the

LCD

will

roll

to

display

as

WGSS,

TUE

03-

25-2014

02:15,

TUNING

INTO

MW

(AM)

STATIONS

Place

the top

BANDWIDTH

switch into theW

or

Nposition

(wide

or

narrow).

Place

bottom

BANDWIDTH

switch into

the

MW

position.

Place

SW

RF

GAIN

switch into the 5 position,

higher

if

necessary.

Tune

in

the station with the

TUNING

knob

or

by

pressing

the

UP/DOWN

button

or

by

pressing

and

holding

the

UP/

DOWN

button for

one

second

to

engage

auto tuning.

Use

WIDE

if

no

interference

is

present

Use

NARROW

.if interference

is

present

5

FIELD

BT

OWNER

'S

MANUAL

CHANGING

THE

TUNING

STEPS

(9kHz

or

1OkHz)

MW,

or

medium

wave

stations,

known

as

AM

stations

in

North

America,

range

from 520 to 1710KHz

in

North

America

and

from 522 to 1620KHz

in

other parts ofthe

world.

In

North

America

they tune

in

10KHz steps

and

in

other parts ofthe world they

may

tune

in

9

KHz

steps.

The

radio

is

set

up

for

10

KHz

tuning

by

default, but to

change

the steps to 9

KHz,

With

the

radio

off, long

press

th-e

PRESET

button to select.

Long

press

to switch

9K

or

1

OK,

the

LCD

displays

9K

or

10K

.

USING

THE

SW

RF

GAIN

KNOB

When

listening to

SW

broadcast stations, this control

knob

should

be

dialed

to

or

near

position

5.

If

you

are

listening

to a

weak

station,

increase

the

gain,

when

listening to

extremely strong stations,

decrease

the

gain.

For

listening

to Shortwave stations,

place

this control to

maximum

gain

and

decrease

the

gain

as

necessary.

CHANGING

THE

TUNING

SPEED

USING

THE

TIMER

AI

TUNING

STEP

BUTTON

With

the

radio

on,

short

press

TIMER

AI

TUNING

STEP

button, the

LCD

will

display:

6

Slow

Fast

Stop

FIELD

BT

OWNER'S

MANUAL

For"SLOW"

mode,

rotate tuning

knob

to

increase

or

decrease

frequency for

FM

at

1OkHz,

MW

at

1kHz,

SWat

1kHz;

For

"FAST"

mode,rotate tuning

knob

to

increase

or

decrease

frequency for

FM

at

1OOkHz,

MW

at

9kHz

or

1OkHz,

SWat

5kHz;

For

"STOP"

mode,

the rotating tuning

knob

is

disabled.

ANTENNA

OX/LOCAL

SWITCH

If the station

you're

listening to

is

so

strong that it

sounds

distorted, turn this switch to the

LOCAL

position.

Otherwise,

leave

it

on

OX,

which

stands for

maximum

distance.

TUNING

IN

SW

(shortwave}

STATIONS

Turn

on

radio.

Place

the

upper

BANDWIDTH

switch

in

theW

or

N

position.

Place

the lower switch into

SW1,

SW2

or

SW3.

Initially set the

SW

RF

Gain

dial

to the

max

position for

the highest sensitivity.

This

will

aid

in

picking

up

even

the weakest of

signals

..

However,

if the

signal

of

desired

station

is

strong, the

maximum

gain

setting will

cause

signal

to

be

overloaded

and

distorted,

in

this

case

rotate

RF

Gain

knob

counterclockwise to

reduce

the

gain

until the

distortion

is

eliminated.

The

SW

RF

gain

can

be

adjusted to

increase

or

decrease

sensitivity

as

necessary

to

minimize

interference.

7

FIELD

BT

OWNER'S

MANUAL

SW

appears

in

frequency

range

of

1711

to 29999

KHz.

Tune

in

the station with the

TUNING

knob

or

by

pressing

the

UP/DOWN

button

or

by

pressing

and

holding the

UP/

DOWN

button for

one

second

to

engage

auto tuning.

TUNING

TO

SW

FREQUENCY

RANGES

(BANDS)

Tune

to these frequency

ranges

for best

results.

The

radio

can

also

tune between these

ranges.

Meter

Band

(m)

Frequency

Best

Time

of

Day

90m

3,200-3,400

kHz

75m

3,900-4,000

kHz

60m

4,750-5,050

kHz

night

49m

5,800-6,200

kHz

night

41

m

7,1

00

-

7,500

kHz

night

31m

9,500-1

0,000

kHz

night

25m

11

,

650-1

2,200

kHz

19m

1

5,1

00-1

5,800

kHz

day

16m

1

7,550-1

7,900

kHz

day

15m

18,900-1

9,020

kHz

13m

21

,450-21,850

kHz

day

11m

25,600-26,100

kHz

day

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.

8

FIELD

BT

OWNER

'S

MANUAL

At night, frequencies below

13

MHz

are

usually best.

Around

sunset

and

sunrise,

the entire shortwave

range

may

be

good.

Getting very

close

to awindow

and

holding the

radio

improves

shortwave reception.

To

learn

about shortwave

we

recommend

the publication

below,

published

yearly

and

available

from

major

booksellers.

Additionally, the Internet

is

agreat

resource

for learning about shortwave.

Type

'shortwave reception'

into your favorite

search

engine.

WORLD

RADIO

TV

HANDBOOK

Published

in

the

USA

by

Watson-Guptill

Publications, 770

Broadway,

7th

Floor,

New

York,

NY

10003-9595. www.watsonguptill.com

STORING

STATIONS

TO

PRESET

LOCATIONS

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Press

ALARM/MEMORY

button to store station into

memory.

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I

When

listening to

radio,

rotate the tuning

knob

or

press

the

UP/DOWN

arrow

or

Q.TUN

buttons to select your

desired

station.

Press

ALARM/MEMORY

button,

"Preset

9

..

FIELD

BT

OWNER

'S

MANUAL

"icon will flash

in

the

display.

Press

UP/DOWN

arrow

buttons to select memory

address

(1

rv

1

0)

"sa'",

press

the

ALARM/MEMORY

button

again

to store station to

selected

address

and

exit memory status.

The

user

can

repeat this procedure to store other favorites, then

press

PRESET

button to

recall

memorized stations.

Note:

The

radio

can

store

atotal

50

memories,

l 0

presets

for

each

band.

RETRIEVING

STATIONS

FROM

PRESETS

With

the

radio

on,

press

the

PRESET

button continuously

to retrieve the stations that

have

been

stored. Notice

that the frequency

in

the display

changes

and

the 'Preset'

number shows

on

the right

side

of the

display.

Astation cannot

be

erased

from

memory.

Simply

store

another station

over

it

BLUETOOTH

FUNCTION

1.

Power

on

the

radio

and

switch

band

selector to

1/0".

2.

Short

press

PAIR

to

begin

pairing, now activate the

bluetooth of your

device

and

select

1/Fieldl/

to connect

your

device.

Once

connected,

open

music

player

on

your

device

to

play

music.

Short

press

PLAY/PAUSE

~II

button to

play

or

pause

the

music.

3.

3.1

Short

press!

button to switch the next song

on

your

device.

....

3.2

Short

press

HouR

button to

go

back

to the last

song,

the

player

will start playing from the beginning after 5

seconds.

4.

Bluetooth status

is

shown

on

the

LCD

display:

">

BT

MODE"

In

Pairing

mode,the

1/>"

icon

is

flashing

quickly.

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