Eton FRX4 User manual

Owner’s Manual

The Rugged, Smartphone Charging AM/FM/Shortwave

Radio With Solar Power

FRX4

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1POWER button

2Display

3BAND button

4VOL / VOL button

5Hand Crank

6Telescopic antenna

7TUNING / TUNING button

8Speaker

9LIGHT button

10 Red Emergency Beacon

11 LED Flashlight

12 USB OUT - Phone charging

13 RESET button (under the USB

slot cover)

14 Micro USB Charging port

15 Headphone Jack

16 Strap Hole

17 AAA Battery Compartment

18 CELL Phone Charger button

19 Solar Panel

MEET THE FRX4

Thank you for purchasing the FRX4. 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.

Features:

Front

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Top Side

Bottom Side

Right Side

Back Side

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KEY OPERATIONS

POWER

Press POWER button to turn on the unit and enter

[Radio mode], press again to turn off.

Selecting Radio BAND

In [Radio mode], press BAND button to choose FM, AM

or SW1, SW2 listening. Scroll up/down on tuning buttons

to tune into your radio station. To select WB station for

your area. Scroll up/down tuning buttons until you hear

weather information for your area.

Note: When listening to SW1, SW2, the band indicator will remain "AM".

SW1: 5.6 - 10.00 MHz

SW2: 11.0 - 18.0MHz (5k tuning step)

VOL / VOL

Press VOL / to increase/decrease volume level, press

and hold to speed up adjustment.

TUNING / TUNING

In [Radio mode], press TUNING / to adjust frequency,

press and hold it to auto tune into the next available

station.

LIGHT Operation

Press LIGHT button once to turn on the ashlight,

press it again to turn off. When the ashlight is on, hold

down the LIGHT button to dim/brighten the ashlight.

Press the LIGHT button twice quickly to turn on the red

emergency lights, press it twice again to turn off.

CELL Phone Charging

Plug your phone’s USB charging cable into the USB

out port on the FRX4 and plug the other end into your

phone. Press the CELL phone charger button to start

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charging, a USB symbol appears in the display. Press it

again to stop charging and the symbol will disappear.

Note: Radio performance may be degraded while using the USB input or output

charging feature. The audio from weak radio stations may no longer come in

clearly.

FRX4 POWER OPTIONS

1000 mAh Lithium Battery

Charge the lithium battery via the included micro-

USB cable. Both the solar panel and the crank will

automatically charge to the lithium battery.

Solar Charging

When placed in sunlight, it will automatically start

charging the lithium battery. Battery light indicator will

show unit is charging. Fully charges the battery in 5-6

hours.

Crank Charging

Crank for 4 minutes to get 1 minute of talk time on most

smart phones or 10-15 minutes of radio time.

AAA Batteries

Takes 3 AAA batteries. Use a coin to open battery

compartment. Insert as shown on the battery holder and

re-seal compartment.

Note: FRX4 will run on Lithium battery until it runs out and then will automatically

switch to AAA batteries if loaded.

SETTING CLOCK

1. With the unit off, press and hold BAND button until

the clock begins to ash.

2. Adjust the hours using the VOL / buttons.

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3. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING / buttons.

4. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit

will return to normal operations

SETTING ALARM

1. With unit off press and hold the BAND button until

the clock begins to ash.

2. Press and release BAND button again, a bell icon will

appear in the display.

3. Adjust the hours using the VOL / buttons.

4. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING / buttons.

5. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit

will return to normal operation.

ACTIVATING THE ALARM

1. With the unit off, press and release the BAND button,

a bell icon will appear on the display.

2. To Deactivate the alarm, with the unit off, press and

release the BAND button, there will no longer be a

bell icon on the display.

Silencing the Alarm

3. Press any button on the radio.

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

If the unit becomes unresponsive, press the RESET

button with a paper clip to reset. If you are having

further problems please contact us.

NEED HELP? CONTACT US.

Etón Corporation

DBA Soulra

1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA 1-800-

872-2228 (U.S.)

1-800-637-1648 (Canada)

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650-903-3866 (worldwide)

M-F, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Pacic Standard Time

www.etoncorp.com or www.soulracorp.com.

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 specied temperature range

• (0 °C to 40 °C).

• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or any

object has fallen into the apparatus.

• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or

• chemical solvents as this might damage the nish.

• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during

• lightning storms.

• Do not remove cover [or back].

• Refer servicing to qualied service personnel.

ENVIRONMENT

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.

Please dispose of all types of batteries per your

Government, State or Local rules and/or regulations.

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If you are unsure, please call the appropriate local

authority to nd out how to dispose of them safely and

help protect the environment.

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.

Please go to

http://www.etoncorp.com/productregistration

or http://www.soulracorp.com/productregistration to

LIMITED WARRANTY

Retain your proof of purchase or the receipt.

Limited Warranty information can be viewed at

www.etoncorp.com or www.soulracorp.com in the

Support section.

SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

To obtain service for your product, we recommend

rst contacting an service representative at 800-872-

2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or (650) 903-3866 for

problem determination and trouble-shooting. If further

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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 service

representative determines that warranty service

is needed, a return authorization will be issued and

instructions for shipment to an authorized warranty

repair facility. Do not ship your radio back without

obtaining the return authorization number.

NON-WARRANTY

If your product is no longer under warranty and requires

service our technical staff will refer you to the nearest

repair facility that will be able to best handle the repair.

For service outside of North America, please refer

to the distributor information included at time of

purchase/receipt.

FRX4 MANUEL D’UTILISATION

1Interrupteur d’alimentation

2Afchage

3Touche BAND

4Boutons VOL / VOL -

5Manivelle

6Antenne télescopique

7Bouton TUNING / TUNING

8Haut-parleur

9Bouton LIGHT (Lampe)

10 Balise rouge de détresse

11 Lampe de poche LED

12 Bouton RESET (sous le cache du

connecteur USB)

13 Bouton RESET (sous le cache du

connecteur USB)

14 Port micro-USB pour le

chargement

15 Prise casque

16 Trou de sangle

17 Compartiment à piles AAA

18 Bouton de chargeur de téléphone

cellulaire

19 Panneau solaire

DECOUVREZ LA FRX4

Nous vous remercions d’avoir acheté FRX4. Nous

voulons que vous protiez pleinement de l’utilisation

de ce produit. An de proter de ses nombreuses

fonctionnalités uniques et excellentes, nous vous

encourageons à lire attentivement le mode d’emploi.

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