Grundig G6 AVIATOR User manual

OWNER'S

MANUAL

GRUnOIG

Grundig Radio Line

eTOn

re-inventing radio

www.etoncorp.com

YOU

NEED

HELP?

If you need help, please contact

us,

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00

p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228 from the

U.S;

1-800-637-1648 from Canada; 650-903-3866, worldwide;

FAX:

650-903-3867; web site, www.etoncorp.com; Et6n Corporation,

1015 Corporation

Way,

Palo

Alto, CA 94303,

USA

WARNING

•

not

expose this appliance

rain or moisture.

•

not

submerge

expose for extended period

water.

•Protect from high humidity and rain.

•Only operate within specified temperature range

°C

40°C).

•Unplug immediately

liquid

has

been spilled or objects have

fallen into the apparatus.

•Clean only

with

adry cloth.

not

use

detergents

chemical

solvents

this might damage the finish.

•Unplug and disconnect external antennas (not included) during

lightning storms.

•Do

not

remove cover [or back].

•Refer servicing

qualified service personnel.

ENVIRONMENT

KDisposal

According

the European Directive 2002/96/EC

all

electrical and electronic products must

col-

lected separately by alocal collection system.

Please

act according

your local rules and do not dispose

your

old products

with

your normal household waste.

WHAT'S

INCLUDED?

•Owner's manual

•Warranty card

•Carrying pouch

•Carrying strap (attached)

•Earphones

•

adapter/charger.

POWER SOURCES

Power the G6 by installing 2

alkaline

(not

included), lithium or

Ni-MH batteries or by plugging

the

adapter. Asymbol appears

the upper right

the

LCD,

indicating battery or

adapter

power.

PREVENTING BATTERY LEAKAGE

minimize the possibility

battery acid leakage, only

use

high

quality alkaline, lithium

rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride bat-

teries. Never intermix old

with

new,

different brands or types

batteries. Damage caused by battery acid leakage

not

covered by

this product's warranty.

TURNING

THE G6

AND

OFF

WITHOUT/WITH

THE

SLEEP

TIMER

Use

aquick, short

press

the

POWER/SLEEP,

(!),

button

turn on

the radio

without

the sleep timer.

Use

along

press

seconds)

turn

with

the sleep timer on.

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

the text.

CHARGING

NI-MH

BATTERIES

IN THE G6

With

the optional

adapter/charger connected, the

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.

charge batteries:

With

the G6 turned off, install 2NI-MH batteries and connect

the

adapter/charger.

Press

the battery charge button (numeric keypad #7)

for

about 3

seconds, or until

CHG

appears

the upper right

the display.

Use

the tuning knob

select the charging time

hours (00-36)

based on the mAh rating

your batteries:

hours for 1100

mAH rating; 23 hours for 2300 mAH rating; etc.

Press

the

PAGEITIME

button when finished.

the display, the

battery symbol's segments continuously activate from left

right

during charging. Battery charging terminates once the set charge

time

has

been reached.

SETTING

AND

FM OUTSIDE

NORTH

AMERICA

Your G6

has

been set up at the factory

for

use

North America

(U.S.

or Canada), no changes

the initial factory settings

are

needed. If you're

another part

the world,

the.

steps

below

set it for your

area.

SETTING UP

AND

FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH

AMERICA continued

North America, the

band begins at 87.5 MHz.

other parts

the world, it may begin at 87 MHz or 76 MHz.

With the

turned

off

press

the #4 numeric keypad button

for

about 2seconds. F87.5,

F76

F87

appears flashing

the

display.

Press

the #4 numeric keypad button sequentially

select the one

that's correct

for

your area.

Immediately

press

the

PAGEfTlME

button.

North America,

stations

are

spaced by 10KHz.

Europe and

other

areas,

they

are

spaced by 9

KHz.

With the

turned

off

press

the #5 numeric keypad button

for

about 2seconds. 9or

10KHz

appear flashing

the display.

Press

the #5 numeric keypad button sequentially

select the one

that's correct

for

your

area.

Immediately

press

the

PAGEfTlME

button.

USING THE

SLEEP

TIMER

The

sleep timer enables the G6

play

for

aspecified number

minutes (00-99), then shut off.

activate the sleep-timer turn the radio on

with

a 2 second

press

the

SLEEP

button,

<9;

01-99 appears

the display.

Use

the tuning knob

select the number

minutes, 01-99, you

want

play,

or select

with

the tuning knob if you

don't

want

utilize the sleep timer.

VOLUME

CONTROL

With

the

on or off,

use

the

+-NOL

buttons

adjust

volume

levels

0-31 .

The

level number appears

the display.

EARPHONE SOCKET

AND

USING EARPHONES

(NOT

INCLUDED)

Turn

the volume down before wearing the earphones, then turn up

the volume

your liking.

Plug

them into the earphone socket on

the left side

the radio.

SELECTING FM,

AM,

SHORTWAVE

AND

AIRCRAFT BAND

When listening

FM,

shortwave or Aircraft Band, fully extend the

telescopic antenna. It need

not

be extended when listening

stations (the

ferrite-bar antenna

located inside the

G6).

Turn

on the

G6.

the band

your choice

press

the

BAND

button, sequentially

press

the

(AM)/LW/AIR button or

sequentially

press

the

METERBAND

button

cycle through the

meterbands.

TUNING

IN STATIONS

Turn

on the G6. Stations

are

tuned

with

the AUTO t+Buttons,

Tuning-Knob, Direct Frequency Entry and Auto-Search.

MANUAL

TUNING

Quick, short, sequential

presses

the AUTO t.. buttons enables

tuning up or down frequency. Alternately, the

TUNING

knob

can

used.

Shortwave the tuning knob or manual tuning must

used

tune

out

the broadcast bands.

DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY

Turn

on the

G6.

Use

this method when the desired frequency

radio station

known. AM,

and

frequencies

are

entered in

kilohertz

(KHz),

e.g.

810KHz,

162

KHz

or 9475

KHz.;

and Air

Band

frequencies

are

entered

megahertz (MHz), e.g. 102.9 MHz

or 124.870 MHz, ignoring the decimal point.

Use

the numeric keypad buttons

enter the frequency.

Within 3seconds,

press

the

button

it's

(AM),

LW,

AIR

frequency, or the

button

for

frequencies.

AUTO-SEARCH

TUNING

With

the G6 on, auto-search tuning starts

pressing either

the

AUTO

buttons (AUTO

t.)

for about 2seconds.

The

has

3selectable auto-search modes:

STOp,

ATS

or D-5. The factory

programmed default mode

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

local stations into memories starting with page

99 and counting downward until

all

are

stored, e.g. 98, 97,

96, etc.

Tune

the

band and perform auto-search.

AUTO-SEARCH

TUNING

continued

After the

ATS

scan,

press

PAGEfTlME

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.

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

the screen.

While the mode flashes, perform quick, short

presses

the #6

button

select alternate modes.

Press

the

PAGEfTlME

button when finished.

NOTE: auto tuning cannot

performed

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

the t.. buttons enables tuning up or down

frequency. Alternately, the

TUNING

knob

can

used. Continuous

tuning

shortwave

can

only

done

with

the tuning knob and

via

direct frequency entry.

SHORTWAVE LISTENING

learn about shortwave

recommend the

two

publications

below, published yearly and available from major booksellers.

Additionally, the Internet

agreat resource for learning about

shortwave.

your favorite

engine and type

'shortwave

listening'.

SHORTWAVE LISTENING

continued

PASSPORT

WORLD BAND RADIO

Published by International Broadcasting

Services

(IBS);

IBS

North

America,

Box

300,

Penn's

Park

18943. Phone: (215) 598-9018.

www.passband.com.

WORLD RADIO TV1-IANDBOOK

Published

the

USA

by Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway,

7th

Floor,

New York,

10003-9595.

www.watsonguptill.com.

SHORTWAVE BROADCAST RECEPTION

Shortwave enables listening

broadcasts over vast distances includ-

ing other countries and continents. The following information will

help you get the best results. Select appropriate

meterbands

with

the

METERBAND

button.

•During the

day,

frequencies above 11000

KHz

are

usually best.

•

night, frequencies below 13000

KHz

are

usually best.

•Around sunset and sunrise, the entire shortwave range may be

good.

•Getting very close

window

and holding the radio improves

shortwave reception.

TUNING

SSB

(SINGLE SIDEBAND)

SSB

enables listening

shortwave

two-way

communications using

the single-sideband mode, such

amateur radio, Morse code,

weather-fax transmissions and other signals often referred

'utility' signals. The Internet and your local library

are

great resources

learn more.

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