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Page 3 - WARNING; Do not; submerge or expose for extended period to water.; Disposal; collected separately by a local collection system.; ENVIRONMENT

1 S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL DO YOU NEED HELP? Contact Us. Etón Corporation1015 Corporation WayPalo Alto, CA 94303, USA. 1-800-872-2228 (U.S.); 1-800-637-1648 (Canada); 650-903-3866 (worldwide); M-F, 8:30-4:30, Pacific Standard TIme; www.etoncorp.com. WARNING • Do not submerge or expose for extended peri...

Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S30DL........................................CONTROL LOCATIONS.........................................................

Page 5 - INTRODUCTION; MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MODEL S350DL; to 28 MHz. This includes 13 international broad

1 INTRODUCTION S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL 3 S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL This owner’s manual is conveniently divided into two sections, BASIC OPERATION and INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE. Both sections are important. If you are new to shortwave listening, the INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE section will give you all the i...

Page 6 - CONTROL LOCATIONS; LCD Display

3 CONTROL LOCATIONS 4 S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL Power & Sleep ButtonAlarm Set ButtonTime Set ButtonHour Set ButtonMinute Set ButtonAlarm On/Off ButtonBacklight/Snooze ButtonBattery Power IndicatorSignal/Strength IndicatorDigital Frequency Readout LCD Display Turning Knob (fast)Turning Knob (slow)Res...

Page 7 - CONTROL LOCATIONS continued

5 3 CONTROL LOCATIONS continued S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL

Page 8 - CONNECTING TO POWER; USING BATTERIES; replace the batteries.; USING AC POWER; radio. Only use the adaptor that is supplied with the; POWERING FROM A CAR OR BOAT 12 VOLT DC; SETTING THE PRELIMINARY CONTROL SETTINGS

6 4 CONNECTING TO POWER USING BATTERIES Open the battery compartment and insert 4 size D batteries (also called UM-1) according to the polar - ity diagram imprinted on the battery compartment floor. Please note the following regarding battery operation: • The S350DL has a battery power indicator in ...

Page 9 - always shows in the display.; TUNING IN FM STATIONS; the FM AFC ON position. FM appears in the display,

7 6 TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF 7 SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR When you are listening to stations, the signal strength meter, in the upper right area of the display, will show the strength level of reception. S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL There are two ways to turn the radio on, with the...

Page 10 - TUNING IN AM STATIONS; THE FREQUENCY LOCK FEATURE; 0 TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS; IF YOU ARE ALREADY; telescopic antenna and turn on the radio.

8 9 TUNING IN AM STATIONS S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL TUNING IN AM STATIONS (MW) Turn on the radio and set the AM/SW BAND switch to the AM position and the bandwidth switch to wide or narrow. MW appears in the display. Use the outer ‘fast’ tuning knob to find stations, fine tuning with the inner ‘slow’ kn...

Page 11 - 0 TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued; When the radio is turned off, the display panel; POWER FAILURE BACKUP; If batteries are in the S350DL and it is powered via; 1 SETTING THE CLOCK; GAIN control knob by turning it counter-clockwise.

9 10 TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL place the BAND WIDTH control in the NARROW position. If there is no interference, leave it in the WIDE position. If there is excess background noise, turn on the SW LPF switch, which may minimize the noise. If a ...

Page 12 - 2 USING THE SLEEP TIMER; POWER&SLEEP button to turn on the radio, notice; SETTING, ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING; • The radio can be turned on/off for the turn-on; USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE; 3 ALARM CLOCK

12 USING THE SLEEP TIMER 10 The S350DL includes a sleep timer, which lets you set the radio to turn off after an amount of time of your choice. On the S350DL, the sleep timer is automatically activated for 90 minutes whenever the radio is turned on. After pressing the POWER&SLEEP button to turn ...

Page 13 - 4 USING THE BACKLIGHT; 5 USING THE RESET

11 14 USING THE BACKLIGHT S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL 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 ...

Page 14 - 6 USING THE LINE OUT SOCKETS; 7 USING THE EARPHONE JACK; SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS; This radio can be used with basic, long wire; AM ANTENNAS; Any high impedance (optimally 500 ohm) AM; FM ANTENNAS; 8 USING SUPPLEMENTARY ANTENNAS

12 16 USING THE LINE OUT SOCKETS The line out sockets (RCA sockets), labeled L, R, provide industry standard left and right stereo line level outputs that can be used to feed audio to a tape recorder, stereo system, or any device with audio line level inputs. The output is stereo when the radio is t...

Page 15 - 9 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE; radio, no doubt you’ll want to hear; HOW TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING; 0 FINDING DESIRED STATIONS; TO FULLY ENJOY SHORTWAVE LISTENING,; If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio, then

13 19 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the world. Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt you’ll want to hear worldwide stations right away. If you’re new to shortwave, please take some time to learn the ba...

Page 16 - 2 SHORTWAVE BANDS; BAND; also called ’citizens band’ or CB

14 22 SHORTWAVE BANDS BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) (as on some models) S350DL switch setting S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL 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 5,950-6,2...

Page 17 - 3 DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS; DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS – THE; as the sun, the ionosphere and interaction with the; 4 DAYTIME LISTENING; DAY BANDS

15 23 DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS DAY BANDS / NIGHT BANDS – THE DIFFERENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT Because shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun, the ionosphere and interaction with the earth itself, signals cannot be heard on all bands throughout the day. Some bands are best during the daylight...

Page 18 - 5 EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING; anywhere in the United States or Canada at; Product Registration; 6 WARRANTY REGISTRATION; NIGHT BANDS

25 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. IMPORTANT NOTE: Getting close to a window may substantially improve your reception. The construction m...

Page 19 - Etón will repair or replace this product, at our option; 7 LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIIGINAL CUSTOMER; There are two service types should your; that will be able to best handle the repair.; 8 SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL This Etón product, as supplied and distributed by Etón is warranted by Etón against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for the following limited warranty period: One (1) year parts and labor This limited warranty begins on the original date ...