Page 3 - Thank you for purchasing the E10; North American Pacific Time.
1 E10 OWNER’S MANUAL DO YOU NEED HELP? Thank you for purchasing the E10 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. 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 owner’s manual. If you need help while learning its o...
Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 DO YOU NEED HELP?...............................................................................TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ETÓN E10........................................DIAGRAMS.............
Page 5 - MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ETÓN E10
3 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ETÓN E10 3 • FM Frequency Range: 87 – 108 MHz (For America); 76 – 108 MHz (For Japan)• Shortwave Frequency Range: 1711 – 29999KHz• 9/10KHz step selector for Medium Wave (AM) reception• 1KHz step for the display of Medium wave and Shortwave • SW IF SET feature, shifts the inte...
Page 6 - DIAGRAMS
4 DIAGRAMS 4 E10 OWNER’S MANUAL POWER/SLEEPLock ButtonTimer A ButtonTimer B Button LCD Display Light Snooze Button Tuning Mode ButtonUp/HourDown/MinPage ButtonScan Mode Button SWIF Set ButtonBandwidth Button FM/AM Band (ATS) Button SW (SW Meter) Band Button Numeric Keypad Memory & Edit/Time set ...
Page 7 - DIAGRAMS continued; RADIO OFF DISPLAY; Refers only to the display’s upper right corner.
5 4 DIAGRAMS continued E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL RADIO OFF DISPLAY RADIO ON DISPLAY MEMORY DISPLAY SHORTWAVE METER BAND DISPLAY SYSTEM SET CODE DISPLAY Refers only to the display’s upper right corner. Refers only to the display’s upper right corner. Triangle Pointer Battery Symbol Antenn...
Page 8 - GETTING STARTED; WHAT THE E10 INCLUDES; In the instructions below, numbers in paren-; INSTALLING BATTERIES; : If you don’t plan to use rechargeable batter-; PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE; To power the E10 with the included AC Adaptor/; CHARGING BATTERIES IN THE E10; are manufactured with specific capacities rated in mil
6 5 GETTING STARTED E10 OWNER’S MANUAL WHAT THE E10 INCLUDES • Earbud style earphones• Carrying pouch• AC adaptor/charger• 4 - 1100 mAh, Ni-MH rechargeable batteries.• Owner’s manual NOTE: In the instructions below, numbers in paren- thesis ( ), refer to the diagrams. INSTALLING BATTERIES The batter...
Page 9 - TURNING THE E10 ON AND OFF; turned off, until the batteries drain or indefinitely; Once charging is finished, ‘CHARGE’ will stop flash; VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS
7 5 GETTING STARTED continued 6 BASIC RADIO OPERATION TURNING THE E10 ON AND OFF The E10 can be turned on by the two methods shown below. To turn it off, press the POWER/SLEEP button (1). 1. BATTERY SAVER/TIMER METHOD: Perform a quick, short press of the POWER/SLEEP button (1). This turns the radio ...
Page 10 - BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued; SELECTING FM, AM or SHORTWAVE; a specific shortwave meter band. The frequency; LISTENING IN FM STEREO; Enter the frequency using the numeric keypad
8 6 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued E10 OWNER’S MANUAL SELECTING FM, AM or SHORTWAVE When listening to FM or shortwave, fully extend the telescopic antenna (5). It need not be extended when listening to AM stations. After turning on the E10, perform quick, short presses of the ‘FM/AM-ATS’ button (15...
Page 11 - TUNING KNOB; The TUNING knob control (28) is located on the right; LOCKING THE TUNING KNOB; that the key-lock symbol flashed twice in the lower; CANCELLING TUNE-MUTE; be difficult for some to actually hear the difference.
9 6 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL TUNING KNOB The TUNING knob control (28) is located on the right side of the radio. Use it to ‘fine-tune’ stations or as you would a tuning knob. LOCKING THE TUNING KNOB To prevent accidentally tuning off of the radio station,...
Page 12 - CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES; SETTING THE CLOCK
7 CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES 10 SETTING THE CLOCK The factory has set the clock to function as a 24-hour format clock. If you prefer a 12 hour, AM/PM clock format, see the section titled CHANGING THE CLOCK FROM 24 TO 12 HOUR FORMAT in the section titled SYSTEM SET CODES. There are three methods for se...
Page 13 - CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES continued; TIMER SET METHOD 2 – NUMERIC KEYPAD:
11 7 CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES continued ton. Within 5 seconds of finishing, press the A or B button once or just wait until the timer digits stop flashing. TIMER SET METHOD 2 – NUMERIC KEYPAD: 1. Turn the radio off. The timer digits (38) appear in the upper right corner of the display. 2. Press and ...
Page 14 - WORKING WITH MEMORY; that the memory number digits, labeled; ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY; erately stopped. Unused memories are not accessed.
12 8 WORKING WITH MEMORY E10 OWNER’S MANUAL At the factory, the E10 is set up with 10 pages of memory, each page holding 50 frequencies. This enables storing of 500 frequencies into memory. This factory setting can be changed and tailored to your personal needs or can be left as-is. When first learn...
Page 15 - WORKING WITH MEMORY continued; button for about a second. Then release it. Note; DELETING ALL MEMORY PAGE CONTENTS; seconds and then release it. ‘Del’ and PAGE; MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY; Within 5 seconds use the numeric keypad to; CUSTOMIZING MEMORY PAGES; The E10 is configured at the factory with 10; HOW TO USE THE ATS FEATURE; stations first and then AM stations, from the lowest
13 8 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 1. Press/release SCAN MODE (12) button. 2. Press/hold either the Up/Hour or Down/Min. button for about a second. Then release it. Note that PRESET flashes under the memory number, indicating that memory scanning is functioning ...
Page 16 - SYSTEM SET CODES; CODE NUMBER; SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE; Set the clock system to 12 Hr format
14 9 SYSTEM SET CODES CODE NUMBER FUNCTION 00 (factory default setting) 20 25 50 09 10 12 24 22 28 29 76 87 (factory default setting) IN DISPLAY E10 OWNER’S MANUAL System Set Codes allow the radio to be tailored to your needs by changing certain programmable functions. These functions and their desc...
Page 17 - SYSTEM SET CODES continued; CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES; The code ICON (52) will briefly appear in the lower; CHANGING THE CLOCK FROM 24 TO 12 HOUR; SYSTEM SET button. ‘12H’ briefly appears in the; DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES; quickly flashes in the display in the following order.
15 9 SYSTEM SET CODES continued E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES To enter a system code of your choice, use the procedure below. 1. Turn off the radio. 2. Press/release the SYSTEM SET button (20). Note that ‘- - ‘ (51) appears in the upper right corner of the display a...
Page 18 - USING THE LIGHT; seconds) will cause it to stay on indefinitely; USING THE ANTENNA GAIN SWITCH; appears in the lower right corner of the dis-
10 ADDITONAL E10 CONTROLS E10 OWNER’S MANUAL USING THE LIGHT A quick, short press/release of the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (7), located on the front of the radio’s upper right corner, will turn on the display light, shining from the left side of the display, for about 5 sec-onds. A longer press/release of...
Page 19 - 1 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS; WHAT ARE SHORTWAVE STATIONS?
11 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL Are you new to shortwave listening? If so, you’ll want to read this section and the next section called UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS. WHAT ARE SHORTWAVE STATIONS? These are radio broadcast stations around the world broadcastin...
Page 20 - 1 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued; BAND CHART OF SHORTWAVE AUTO-SCANING RANGES; FREQUENCY RANGE
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 18 11 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued BAND(METERS) FREQUENCY RANGE 120 90 75 60 49 41 2250 – 2550 3150 - 3450 3850 - 4050 4700 - 5100 5800 – 6300 7100 – 7500 Best at night Day/night Best during daylight Best at night Best at night Day/night Best during daylight Best duri...
Page 21 - To help find specific stations and their broadcast; LEARNING MORE ABOUT SHORTWAVE; experienced shortwave listener, you may find this a; 2 UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 19 11 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued SHORTWAVE PUBLICATIONS: FINDING SPECIFIC STATIONS To help find specific stations and their broadcast times, frequencies and target areas, review the two excellent publications shown below. They are available from m...
Page 22 - is a specific frequency. The 19 meter band could be
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 20 bands may vary somewhat from one radio model to another. This is perfectly OK. On some radios the bands are clearly marked, on others they are not marked at all. If it is not apparent how to get into a band on your radio, consult the owner’s manual, the Etón Corporation web sit...
Page 23 - DAY BANDS AND NIGHT BANDS; 2 UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAAVE BANDS continued; EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING; CHARACTERISTICS
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 21 DAY BANDS AND NIGHT BANDS THE DIFFERENCE IS IMPORTANTBecause 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 day...
Page 25 - 3 TROUBLESHOOTING continued; Register by visiting our website at; Product Registration
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 23 13 TROUBLESHOOTING continued strengths, place the ANTENNA GAIN switch into the NORMAL or LOCAL position. THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT HAS A STICKY LIQUID OR DRIED WHITE POWDER IN IT This is the result of battery acid leakage. To avoid battery acid leakage, only us...
Page 26 - period specified above. The product must be; 5 LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER; lightning, or other acts of nature incorrect line
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 24 This Etón or Grundig brand product, as supplied and distributed by Etón Corporation (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 ...
Page 27 - Service your Etón or Grundig product; – If your product is still in warranty; 6 SERVICE INFORMATION; – If your product is no longer
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL E10 OWNER’S MANUAL 25 Service your Etón or Grundig product To obtain service for your Etón or Grundig product we recommend first contacting an Etón service repre - sentative at 800-872-2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or (650) 903-3866 for problem determination and trouble-shooting. M...