Page 3 - DO YOU NEED HELP; North American Pacific Time.
DO YOU NEED HELP ? We want you to thoroughly enjoy the use of your E100 radio. If you need help while learning its operation, please contact us, using the methods below. 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 1-650-9...
Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................FEATURES...................................................................................................................
Page 5 - INTRODUCTION; Thank you for purchasing the E100 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. This
3 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the E100 AM/FM/Shortwave Radio. This radio has been designed and manufactured to high quality standards, and will provide reliable operation for many years. Please carefully read the Owner’s Manual in order to take adv...
Page 6 - FEATURES; MAJOR FEATURES OF THE E100; • 200 Random Programmable Memories
2 FEATURES 4 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE E100 • SHORTWAVE: 1711 - 29.995 KHz • FM 87.0 - 108.0MHz; MW 520 - 1710 • Manual and Auto-Scan Tuning • Direct Keypad Frequency Entry • Manual/Auto Scan to scan the preset stations• Fine-Tuning Control Knob • 200 Random Programmable Memories • Memory Page Customizi...
Page 7 - DIAGRAMS; FRONT
5 3 DIAGRAMS Telescopic Antenna LCD Display POWER/SLEEP Fine Tuning Control Up/Hour Down/Min. Memory Scan/Page ButtonFM ST.Alarm Button Light Snooze Button FM-MW-SW Band Button SW Meter Band Button Enter/Sys. Set E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 1112 13 FRONT LEFT SIDE RIGH...
Page 8 - DIAGRAMS continued
6 3 DIAGRAMS continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL RADIO OFF DISPLAY RADIO ON DISPLAY MEMORY DISPLAY SHORTWAVE METER BAND DISPLAY 26 27 28 33 32 34 31 30 29 33 37 26 27 28 36 34 31 35 38 39 42 41 40 Refers only to the display’s upper right corner. MEMORY DISPLAY Refers only to the display’s upper right corn...
Page 9 - GETTING STARTED; WHAT THE E100 INCLUDES; • Earbud style earphones; INSTALLING BATTERIES; and slide it towards the bottom of the radio.; SELECTING AND USING AN AC ADAPTOR
7 4 GETTING STARTED E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL WHAT THE E100 INCLUDES • Earbud style earphones • Batteries • Carrying pouch Note: In the instructions below, numbers in parenthesis ( ), refer to the diagrams. INSTALLING BATTERIES Install 2 AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartme...
Page 10 - BASIC RADIO OPERATION; IMPORTANT INITIAL SET-UP; turns the radio on with 120 in the display and causes the radio to
8 5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION E100 OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT INITIAL SET-UP 1. Assure that the radio is unlocked, using the LOCK switch (24) on right side of the radio by pushing it down, to the OFF position. This switch can be used to lock the radio when it is not in use or when traveling. (Note that th...
Page 11 - BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued; VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS; • The tone control (22), on the right side of the radio is labeled; SELECTING FM, AM or SHORTWAVE; You can skip this section if you are in North America and just
9 5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS • The volume control (23), labeled VOLUME, is located on the right side of the radio. To change the volume, rotate the volume control knob. • The tone control (22), on the right side of the radio is ...
Page 12 - TUNING IN STATIONS; Four Ways to Tune in Stations; DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY; When the desired frequency is known, it can be entered via the
5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 10 TUNING IN STATIONS Four Ways to Tune in Stations Below, four ways to tune stations are described. They are Regular Tuning, Auto-scan Tuning, Direct Frequency Entry and Fine Tuning. 1. REGULAR TUNING (also called manual tuning) Quick, short presses of the Up/Hour-...
Page 13 - SETTING THE CLOCK; Turn the radio off. The clock digits appear in the lower part of the; CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES
11 5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 5.975 MHz), use the method described previously. 1. Press/release the ‘Enter’ (13) button. 2. Enter the frequency using the numeric keypad. 3. Press/release the ‘Enter’ button again. 4. FINE TUNING The FINE TUNING control (4) is located on the right side of the r...
Page 14 - CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued; SETTING THE ALARM
12 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued twice or just wait until the clock digits stop flashing. SETTING THE ALARM Set the alarm with the instructions below. Note that the alarm must be activated to function. After setting the alarm time, be sure to read the next section titled ACTIVATING AND DEACTI...
Page 15 - ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM; WORKING WITH MEMORY; At the factory, the E100 is set up with 8 pages of memory, each
13 6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued symbol (31) appears flashing in the display. While it is flashing, press/release the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (10). The radio will turn off and then turn on again in 10 minutes. This process can be repeated 3 times. ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE ALARM The alarm i...
Page 16 - WORKING WITH MEMORY continued; SELECTING/CHANGING MEMORY PAGES
14 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 2. Tune to the desired station. 3. Press/release the Mem.&Edit button (15). Note that the memory number digits (38) flash in the upper right corner of the display. The memory page number, P#, also appears, but does not flash. 4. Within 5 sec...
Page 17 - wait about 3 seconds, causing the memory page to be entered.
15 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL Down/Min. buttons (5,6). You will see the memory page change with each press. When the page of your choice is reached, stop pressing. 3. When finished, either press/release the M.Scan/Page button, or wait about 3 seconds, cau...
Page 18 - Memory Auto-scan enables scanning through the memories within
16 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL Memory Auto-Scan Memory Auto-scan enables scanning through the memories within the selected memory page. Each filled memory is accessed for about 5 seconds, after which the scan move on to the next used memory automatically, staying on it for ab...
Page 19 - Within 5 seconds use the numeric keypad to enter the memory
17 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 5. Press/release the Mem.&Edit button (15). 6. Within 5 seconds use the numeric keypad to enter the memory number that you wish to store the station into. 7. Within 5 seconds press/release the Mem.&Edit button. DELETI...
Page 20 - SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET; Please review the System Set Code Table, below. System Set Codes
18 7 WORKING WITH MEMORY continued CODE NO. DESCRIPTION 8 SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE E100 OWNER’S MANUAL page having 25 memories, for a total of 200 memories. You can change this set-up. The number of memory pages can be set to your choice of 4, 5, 8 or 20. This changes the numbe...
Page 21 - CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES
19 8 SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 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 ‘Sys. Set’ button (13). Note that ‘- - ‘ (41) appears in the upp...
Page 22 - appears in the display.
20 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 3. Within 5 seconds, enter 12 with the numeric keypad, then immediately press/release the button labeled ENTER. ‘12H’ briefly appears in the display. DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES When shipped from the factory, the radio’s System Set Code Table is set up as follows. Changes...
Page 23 - USING THE LIGHT
21 9 OTHER E100 INFORMATION E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL USING THE LIGHT A quick, short press/release of the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (10), located at the top of the radio, will turn on the display light, shining from the right side of the display, for about 10 seconds. A longer, 5 second pres...
Page 24 - OTHER E100 INFORMATION continued; PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE; RESET PROCEDURE; the bottom of the E100, in the direction of the arrow.; WILL NOT TURN ON; Assure that the radio has power (batteries installed or AC; 0 TROUBLESHOOTING
22 9 OTHER E100 INFORMATION continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Never intermix old with new, or different brands or types of batteries. If the batteries leak, don’t...
Page 25 - 0 TROUBLESHOOTING continued; This is caused by depleted batteries. Replace them.
23 10 TROUBLESHOOTING continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL CLOCK SHOWS IN DISPLAY, BUT RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON There are two possibilities: dead batteries or the LOCK switch is ON. SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WHILE PLAYING DURING BATTERY USE This is caused by depleted batteries. Replace them. SHU...
Page 26 - A STATION CAUSES SEVERE AUDIO DISTORTION, BUT SEEMS; covered by warranty. Do not throw away the leaked batteries and; 1 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS; WAVE LISTENING GUIDE in this manual.
24 10 TROUBLESHOOTING continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL A STATION CAUSES SEVERE AUDIO DISTORTION, BUT SEEMS TO BE VERY STRONG IN SIGNAL STRENGTH This is probably a strong, local station, very close to your location. Be - cause of its close proximity to you, its signal is too strong. To reduce signal str...
Page 27 - • Around sunset and sunrise, both the day and night bands may be; SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND; at the beginning of the accessed band’s frequency range.
25 11 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL • Around sunset and sunrise, both the day and night bands may be good, sometimes exceptionally good. Listening at these times can often be quite rewarding. • Signal strengths are often stronger when holding the r...
Page 28 - AUTO-SCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE; In shortwave, auto-scan tuning only auto-scans in the shortwave
26 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL right corner. AUTO-SCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE In shortwave, auto-scan tuning only auto-scans in the shortwave frequency ranges noted in the Band Chart below. To tune shortwave frequencies that are in-between these ranges, or outside of these ranges, use one of the other tu...
Page 29 - PUBLICATIONS THAT PROVIDE MORE DETAILED SHORTWAVE; wave information, including a listing of all world-wide shortwave; PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO; Published in North America by Watson Guptil Publications.
27 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL PUBLICATIONS THAT PROVIDE MORE DETAILED SHORTWAVE INFORMATION There are two excellent publication that provide very detailed short - wave information, including a listing of all world-wide shortwave stations, their specific frequencies, broadcast times and ...
Page 30 - 2 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE; UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS:; are found in the shortwave bands. If you’re an experienced short-; What are bands? To fully enjoy shortwave listening,; If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio, then you already know
28 12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE E100 OWNER’S MANUAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS: THE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR SHORTWAVE RADIO Introduction 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 bas...
Page 31 - 2 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued; shown here. Look at your radio’s tuning scale or digital display (or; A helpful analogy: a shortwave band is like a street
29 12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL shown here. Look at your radio’s tuning scale or digital display (or owner’s manual) to determine which frequency designation it uses in shortwave. Most radios use the abbreviations KHz and MHz. On some shortwave radio...
Page 32 - DAY BANDS AND NIGHT BANDS –; Because shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun, the
30 12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL BAND MEGAHERTZ (MHz) KILOHERTZ (KHz) 120 m 2.300-2.500 MHz 2300-2500 KHz 90 m 3.20-3.40 MHz 3200-3400 KHz 75 m 3.90-4.00 MHz 3900-4000 KHz 60 m 4.750-5.060 MHz 4750-5060 KHz 49 m 5.950-6.20 MHz 5950-6200 KHz 41 m 7.10-7.60 MHz 7100-7600 K...
Page 33 - SUNSET AND SUNRISE –; We are often asked whether there is a truly best time for listening; assuming that we are all either at work or at school and are not able; assuming that we are all either at work or at school and are not able
31 12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL Consult your owner’s manual for instruction on how to access thebands on your radio or call Etón Corporation if it’s not clear to you. SUNSET AND SUNRISE – OFTEN THE VERY BEST TIME TO LISTEN We are often asked whether ...
Page 34 - CHARACTERISTICS
12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued 32 E100 OWNER’S MANUAL DAY BANDS CHARACTERISTICS 13m Results vary. Worth trying. Sometimes extremely good around sunrise and sunset. 16m Similar to 19m. 19m 22m Similar to 19m. 25m Best around sunrise and sunset. May be good mid-day in Eastern North America. 31...
Page 35 - EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING; print in the table below.
33 12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING This is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters are deliber - ately transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too. Best night bands are...
Page 36 - 3 Warranty Registration; the following methods:; Etón Corporation
34 13 Warranty Registration E100 OWNER’S MANUAL To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration of your Etón or Grundig product should be complete as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. To register your radio, please select one of the following methods: 1) Register by visit...
Page 37 - This Etón or Grundig brand product, as supplied and distributed by; Prior to returning any; All
35 14 LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL 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:...
Page 39 - 5 SERVICE INFORMATION; SERVICE YOUR ETÓN OR GRUNDIG PRODUCT; To obtain service for your Etón or Grundig product we recommend; Warranty –; thorization will be issued and
37 15 SERVICE INFORMATION E100 OWNER’S MANUAL E100 OWNER’S MANUAL SERVICE YOUR ETÓN OR GRUNDIG PRODUCT To obtain service for your Etón or Grundig product we recommend first contacting an Etón service representative at 800-872-2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or (650) 903-3866 for problem determina-tion ...
