Grundig S450DLX User manual

FIELD RADIO S450DLX

AM/FM/Shortwave ﬁeld radio with LCD backlight

display and signal strength indicator

OWNER’S MANUAL

S450DLX OWNER’S MANUAL

DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us

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; website, www.etoncorp.com;

Etón Corporation , 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

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 object 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 during lightning storms.•

Do not remove cover [or back].•

Refer servicing to qualiﬁed 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.

S450DLX OWNER’S MANUAL

MORE INFORMATION

This operation guide provides instructions for the most commonly

used aspects of this product. Additional instructions and information

can be found on our web site at www.etoncorp.com.

INSTALLING BATTERIES

The battery compartment is on the back of the radio. Remove it by

pressing the two tabs and pulling up. Install only fresh, new alkaline

D cells, all of the same brand and type. To prevent battery acid leak-

age, follow these instructions. Battery acid leakage is not covered by

the radio’s warranty. Never install or replace with batteries of different

brands and types. Never intermix old batteries with new ones. When

not using the radio for more than 30 days, remove the batteries.

USING BATTERIES

Use 6 D size alkaline batteries. Install them with correct polarity us-

ing the diagram inside the battery compartment on the back of the

radio. 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 LCD; if “ ”

ﬂashes, it indicates that batteries are low and the radio will soon turn

off automatically.

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USING AC POWER

Plug AC adapter into the socket on the left side of the radio. Use

only the AC adapter supplied. When the AC adapter is plugged in,

the full power level will show in the upper left corner of the display,

looking like a full battery. If you lose the AC adapter that came with

the radio, use one with 9 Volt DC output, negative polarity, 500

milliampere and a plug with 5.5 millimeter outer diameter, 2.1

millimeter inner diameter.

POWERING FROM A CAR OR BOAT

Use a DC to DC converter. Output: 9 Volt DC, negative polarity, outer

diameter 5.5 millimeter; inner diameter 2.1 millimeter.

TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING AND

DEACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER

Turn on the radio by pressing the red POWER & SLEEP button on the

front top right corner of the radio. When it turns on you will brieﬂy

see a sleep timer symbol in the bottom portion of the display, this

is the sleep time and the radio will play for this amount of minutes

and then shut off. It can be deactivated by continuously pressing the

power button until ‘on’ appears in the bottom of the display; with

each press you will see the numbers going down from 90 to 60 to

45 to 30 to 15 to 10 to 5 to 1 minute and then to ‘on’. When ‘on’

appears, stop pressing the button. The sleep timer is now disengaged

and you don’t have to change it unless you want a sleep time to

appear.

To activate the sleep timer, turn the radio on and press the POWER &

SLEEP button continuously until the desired sleep time appears. The

radio will play for the speciﬁed length of time and automatically shut

off. The sleep timer symbol will show in the display, “ ”.

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TURNING THE S450DLX 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.

SETTING AND DEACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER

To activate the sleep timer, turn the radio on and press the POWER &

SLEEP button continuously until the desired sleep time appears. The

sleep timer symbol will show in the display, “ ”. With each press,

the display will show the following on/sleep options: On, 90 to 60 to

45 to 30 to 15 to 10 to 5 to 1 minute and then to ‘on’. The radio will

play for the speciﬁed length of time and automatically shut off. When

‘on’ appears, the sleep timer will be disengaged.

VOLUME KNOB

Turn up the volume by turning the volume knob (upper left of four

knobs at lower front center of radio) clockwise (right), down by turning

the knob counterclockwise (left).

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.

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USING THE LOCK BUTTON

To lock all of the keys and buttons press and hold the LOCK button

”” (front top of the radio) until you see a symbol of a key appear

in the top, middle of the display. Press the same button for 2 seconds

to unlock it.

USING THE QUICK TUNE BUTTON

(Q.TUNE button, below the display)

To quickly tune across a band press the Q.TUNE button. It will save

you time when going to a frequency on the other end of the band.

This works on AM, FM and Shortwave.

THE TUNING KNOB CONTROLS:

STOP, SLOW, FAST

Above the tuning knob are the STOP, SLOW and FAST buttons. Pressing

STOP locks the tuning dial. Press it again to unlock it. Pressing SLOW or FAST

gives you slow tuning or fast tuning. Use which ever one that you prefer.

ANTENNA DX/LOCAL SWITCH

(right side of radio)

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 DX,

which stands for maximum distance.

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TUNING IN FM STATIONS

The FM frequency range is from 87 to 108 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 above the top left of the frequency in the display.

FM mono has better signal and noise ratio as well as anti-multiplex

interference.

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.

BASS/TREBLE KNOBS

(lower left and right of four knobs at lower front center of radio)

Use these knobs to control the bass and treble response of the radio’s

speaker system.

USING THE AM RF GAIN KNOB

(upper right of four knobs at lower front center of radio)

When listening to AM (MW) 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.

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TUNING IN MW STATIONS (AM);

CHANGING THE TUNING STEPS

MW, or medium wave stations, known as AM stations in North

America, range from 520 to 1710 KHz in North America and from

522 to 1620 KHz in other parts of the world. In North America they

tune in 10 KHz steps and in other parts of the 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, go into the battery compartment and

move the switch from 10 KHz to 9 KHz and then press the reset

button (in the front lower right of the radio) with a paper clip. The

switch is located on the middle of the ridge between the upper set

and lower set of batteries.

Turn on the radio.1.

Place the top BANDWIDTH switch into the W or N position (wide or2.

narrow). Place bottom BANDWIDTH switch into the MW position.

Place AM/SW RF GAIN switch into the 5 position, higher if necessary.3.

Tune in the station with the TUNING knob or by pressing the UP/4.

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.

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TUNING IN SW (shortwave) STATIONS

Turn on radio.1.

Place the upper BANDWIDTH switch in the W or N position.2.

Place the lower switch into SW1, SW2 or SW3.

Place AM/SW RF GAIN control into the 10 position; decrease3.

if necessary.

SW appears in frequency range of 1711 to 29999 KHz.4.

Tune in the station with the TUNING knob or by pressing the UP/5.

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

41m 7,100-7,500 kHz night

31m 9,500-10,000 kHz night

25m 11,650-12,200 kHz

19m 15,100-15,800 kHz day

16m 17,550-17,900 kHz day

15m 18,900-19,020 kHz

13m 21,450-21,850 kHz day

11m 25,600-26,100 kHz day

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