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Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; ENVIRONMENT

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 3 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL .............................. CONTROL LOCATIONS .............................................................. CONNECTING TO POWER ........

Page 3 - MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 5 IMPORTANT NOTE: While using the owner’s manual, refer to the diagram titled CONTROL LOCATIONS to locate controls, switches, sockets, and parts that are referred to in the text. 2 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL • AM 530-1710 KHz • FM 88-108 MHz • SHORTW...

Page 4 - CONTROL LOCATION

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 7 6 3 CONTROL LOCATION Power & Sleep Button Alarm Set Button Time Set Button Hour Set Button Minute Set Button Alarm On/Off Button Backlight/Snooze Button Battery Power Indicator Signal/Strength Indicator Digital Frequency Readout LCD Display Turning Kno...

Page 5 - CONNECTING TO POWER

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 9 P O W E R I N G F R O M A C A R O RB O A T 1 2 V O LT D C B A T T E R YS O U R C E This requires a DC converter that converts the 12 volt DC source to the 6 volts required by the radio. The output of such an adaptor is 6 volts, DC, negative polarity. The p...

Page 6 - TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 11 it off automatically (to minimize excess bat- tery drain). To change this automatic turn-off time from 90 minutes to a shorter time, see the section titled USING THE SLEEP TIMER. 2. WITHOUT TIMER: A long press of approxi- mately 3 seconds of the ‘POWER &a...

Page 7 - TUNING IN AM STATIONS

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 13 • The telescopic antenna does not have to be extended for AM reception. The radio has an internal, directional, ferrite-bar antenna for AM reception. • To optimize AM reception, swivel the radio until maximum signal strength is achieved. T H E F R E Q U E...

Page 8 - TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 15 14 10 TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS I F Y O U A R E A L R E A D YF A M I L I A R W I T H S H O R T W A V E : Fully extend the telescopic antenna and turn on the radio. Set the AM/SW BAND switch to the SW1, SW2 or SW3 position and the BANDWIDTH switch to wi...

Page 9 - USING THE BACKLIGHT

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 17 14 USING THE BACKLIGHT The S350DL has a backlight to light the display in low light situations. It can be activated with the following two methods. 1. To temporarily light the display, perform a quick, short press on the BACKLIGHT button. The backlight au...

Page 10 - USING SUPPLEMENTARY ANTENNAS

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 19 18 USING SUPPLEMENTARY ANTENNAS SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS. This radio can be used with basic, long wire antennas and other high impedance shortwave antennas (optimally 500 ohm). The length of a long-wire antenna should be anywhere from about 30-100 feet (10- 30 ...

Page 11 - INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 21 21 WHAT ARE BANDS? T O F U L LY E N J O Y S H O R T W A V EL I S T E N I N G , T H I S I S T H E M O S TI M P O R T A N T C O N C E P T T OL E A R N R I G H T A W AY. If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio, then you already know what a band is. The A...

Page 12 - DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS

BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) S350DL (as on some radios) (as on the model S350DL) switch setting 120 meters 2,300-2,500 MHz 2300- 2500 KHz SW1 90 meters 3,20-3,40 MHz 3200-3400 KHz SW1 75 meters 3,90-4,00 MHz 3900-4000 KHz SW1 60 meters 4,750-5,060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz SW1 49 meters 5,950-6,20 M...

Page 13 - DAYTIME LISTENING; EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING

This is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters are deliberately transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too. NIGHT BANDS CHARACTERISTICS 25 meters Similar to 31m. 31 meters Good all night, everywhere. Often extremely good at sunrise and s...

Page 14 - WARRANTY REGISTRATION; LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER; LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER

S 3 5 0 D L O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L 27 apply to the following, including, but not limited to:damage which occurs due to applications and usesfor which the product was not intended;failures or problems which are caused by productsor equipment not supplied by Etón; accidents,misuse, abuse, negle...