Page 3 - MAJOR FEATURES OF THE E100; FEATURES; INTRODUCTION
5 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 Customizing • 9/10K...
Page 4 - DIAGRAMS; continued
7 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 6 7 DIAGRAMS continued RADIO OFF DISPLAY RADIO ON DISPLAY Battery Symbol Antenna Symbol 1-5 Scale Alarm AM/PM Indicator AlarmClockDigits AlarmActivationSymbol Clock Digits Time AM/PMIndicator Triangle Pointer Clock Digits Alarm ActivationSymbol Battery Symbol Antenna Symbol 1...
Page 5 - GETTING STARTED; BASIC RADIO OPERATION; IMPORTANT INITIAL SET-UP; refer to the diagrams.; INSTALLING BATTERIES; etón
4 GETTING STARTED 9 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 8 9 5 BASIC RADIO OPERATION 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. Thisswitch can be used to lock the radio when it is not in use or whentr...
Page 6 - Four Ways to Tune in Stations; VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS; • The tone control (22), on the right side of the radio is labeled; SELECTING FM, AM OR SHORTWAVE
11 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 10 BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA You can skip this section if you are in North America and just purchasedthe E100. It is already set-up in the factory for use in North America.If you travel to other world regions, make the chan...
Page 7 - SETTING THE CLOCK; Turn the radio off. The clock digits appear in the lower part of the; SETTING THE ALARM
6 CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES BASIC RADIO OPERATION continued 13 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 12 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 titledCHANGING THE CLOCK FROM 24 TO 12 HOUR FORMAT, on page 22. To...
Page 8 - STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY
7 WORKING WITH MEMORY CLOCK AND ALARM FEATURES continued To set the alarm: 1. Turn the radio off. The alarm clock digits (30) appear in the upper right corner of the display. 2. Press/release the button labeled ‘Time Set’ twice. The alarm clock’s digits flash in the display. 3. Within 5 seconds, set...
Page 9 - WORKING WITH MEMORY; ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY; search through the memories.; SELECTING/CHANGING MEMORY PAGES; Within 5 seconds select the desired page with the Up/Hour and
WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 17 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 16 ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY There are three ways to access what has been stored into memory:Direct Memory Access, Memory Search and Memory Auto-scan. Thesethree methods are described below. When the memo...
Page 10 - MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY; Within 5 seconds use the numeric keypad to enter the memory; DELETING A FREQUENCY STORED IN MEMORY; preset location of the frequency that you wish to delete.
WORKING WITH MEMORY continued WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 19 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 18 MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY If desired, a frequency that has been stored into a memory can bemoved to a different memory on the same page, or a different page. 1. Turn on the radio. 2. Press/hold the M.Scan/Page bu...
Page 11 - DELETING ALL MEMORY CONTENTS OF A PAGE
8 SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE WORKING WITH MEMORY continued 21 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 20 CODE DESCRIPTION SHOWN IN NO. DISPLAY 01* Alarm uses radio station on page 1, Mem 1 AL. 1 02* Alarm uses last radio station tuned AL. 2 04 Divide the memories into 4 pages with P4: 50 50 locati...
Page 12 - DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES; To enter a system code of your choice, use the procedure below.
SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SETCODE TABLE continued SYSTEM SET CODES AND THE SYSTEM SETCODE TABLE continued 23 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 22 DEFAULT FACTORY SYSTEM SET CODES When shipped from the factory, the radio’s System Set Code Table isset up as follows. Changes can be made via the procedure sho...
Page 13 - OTHER E100 INFORMATION
PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality alkaline orrechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Never intermix old withnew, or different brands or types of batteries. If the batteries leak,don’t throw them away and immediately contact the manufacturer of ...
Page 14 - TROUBLESHOOTING
OPERATES ERRATICALLY Perform a RESET, as described in the section titled RESET PROCEDURE. STATIONS ARE RECEIVED TOO WEAK • Assure that the ANTENNA GAIN switch is set to the H position. • Assure that the telescopic antenna is pulled up all the way for FM and Shortwave reception. • When listening to A...
Page 15 - SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND; LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS; AUTO-SCAN TUNING WHILE IN SHORTWAVE
Shortwave enables listening to stations from around the world. To getyou started, some basics are noted below. Also see the SHORTWAVELISTENING GUIDE in this manual. • Night shortwave reception is almost always better than daytime shortwave. • During daytime the most active shortwave bands are 13, 15...
Page 16 - PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO
LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS continued 30 BAND FREQUENCY METER RANGE (kilohertz) 120 2250 - 2550 90 3150 - 3450 75 3850 - 4050 60 4700 - 5100 49 5800 - 6300 41 7100 - 7500 31 9400 - 1000 25 11500 - 12150 22 13500 - 13900 19 15000 - 15900 16 17450 - 18000 15 18850 - 19100 13 21450 - 21950 11 25600...
Page 17 - Introduction; SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE
12 SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE 32 UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS: THE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR SHORTWAVE RADIO Introduction Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt you’ll want to hearworldwide stations right away. If you’re new to shortwave, please takesome time to learn the basics outlined below. To...
Page 19 - CHARACTERISTICS; CHARACTERISTICS; The best overall night band.
SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE continued 36 DAYTIME LISTENING Shortwave listening is generally at its poorest during the daylighthours of about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The major reason for this is that thebroadcasters are not transmitting to North America at this time,assuming that we are all either at work or...
Page 20 - WARRANTY REGISTRATION; Corporation; LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL
38 39 E100 OPERATION MANUAL To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration ofyour etón or Grundig product should be complete as soon as possible after purchase or receipt. To register your radio, please select one ofthe following methods: 13 WARRANTY REGISTRATION 1) Register by vi...
Page 21 - SERVICE INFORMATION; WARRANTY
41 E100 OPERATION MANUAL 40 This limited warranty covers manufacturing defects in material andworkmanship encountered in normal, noncommercial use of thisproduct and shall not apply to the following, including, but not limitedto: damage which occurs due to applications and uses for which theproduct ...
Page 22 - USA
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