Eton ARCPT300W, Cell Phone Accessories User Manual

AXIS

Self-Powered Safety Hub with AM/FM/Weather
Alert Radio and USB Cell Phone Charger

Owner’s manual

TurboDyne Series

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DO YOU NEED HELP?

If you need help, please contact us, Monday-Friday, 8:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-800-872-2228
from the U.S; 1-800-637-1648 from Canada; 650-903-3866,
worldwide; FAX: [phone]; web site, www.etoncorp.
com; Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA
94303, USA

WARNING

• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.

• Protect from high humidity and rain.

• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or if an object

has fallen into the apparatus.

• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or
chemical solvents as this might damage the finish.

• Unplug and disconnect external antennas (not included)
during lightning storms.

• Do not remove cover [or back].

• Refer servicing to qualied service personnel.

ENVIRONMENT

Disposal

According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all electrical and
electronic products must be collected separately by a local collection
system. Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of
your old products with your normal household waste.

Please dispose of all types of batteries per your Government,
State or Local rules and/or regulations. If you are unsure,
please call the appropriate local authority to find out how to
dispose of them safely and help protect the environment.

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FUNCTION KEYS

LED Flashlight/
Flashing beacon

Weathe r Alert

Set (A larm/ Time)

Up/Down

Alarm

Tune and Volume Knob

Power/Dynamo /Battery/
Cell Ph one Charge r

AM/FM/NOAA
Weathe r Band Tuner

Mini USB
(DC-IN)

AUX Audio-In

Headphone Jack

USB Cell Phone Charger

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TURNING THE AXIS ON/OFF

The AXIS is powered by 3 AAA batteries (BATT ) and
the rechargeable battery (DYN) that plugs inside the

battery compartment.
To turn the radio on, press the BATT button or the DYN

button (front right side) and then press POWER (button
with the circle and vertical line).

THE POWER BUTTON

The POWER button is located on the front right side of the
radio and has a circle with the vertical line through it. Press
this button to turn the radio on.

VOLUME CONTROL

Turn the control knob, labeled VOL, to control the volume. Scroll
the knob up to raise the volume; scroll it down to lower volume.

Always turn down the volume before using earphones.

USING BATTERY POWER

Insert 3 AAA batteries, press the BATT button (front right side of
radio) and then press the POWER button to turn the radio on.

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USING AND CHARGING THE
RECHARGABLE BATTERY

The rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydride) battery is located

in the battery compartment. To use it, plug the battery into the

socket adjacent to it, press the DYN button (front right side of
radio) and then the POWER button. You may have to charge the
battery. To do this, simply turn the crank for 90 seconds. You can
also charge via mini USB located under DC-IN (5V) on the back of

the radio. After charging, press DYN and then POWER. After a
few years the rechargeable battery will eventually lose its ability to
hold a charge. Contact Etón Corporation to order a replacement.

While crank charging the Ni-MH battery, the battery charge
indicator (located on front right side of radio) turns red. While

charging the battery with the USB cord, the charging light turns
red while charging and turns green when fully charged.

A fully charged rechargeable Ni-MH battery will play for about 4

to 5 hours, at low volume. Crank charging for 1 minute will play

the radio for about 5 minutes, at low volume.
Warning: If you have the rechargeable battery unplugged,

do not turn the crank, as this can cause overload to internal

components, and possibly damage them.

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USING THE DC-IN (5V) USB CORD

A USB charging cord is included. Plug the large USB plug into your

computer’s USB socket (computer must be turned on) or into an AC
adapter (not included) with a USB socket on it (must support 5V 500),

available at most electronics retailers. Plug the mini-USB plug into the

DC-IN socket (located under the top rubber cover on the back of the
radio). To play the radio without charging the rechargeable battery,

press BATT and then POWER (button with circle and vertical line). To
play the radio and charge the rechargeable battery, press DYN and
then press POWER. A full charge is acquired after about 8 hours of
charging. The radio can be played while it’s charging.

LCD BACKLIGHT

Each time a button is pressed, the LCD backlight turns on
for about 10 seconds.

SELECTING BANDS AND
TUNING IN STATIONS

The AXIS plays AM (520-1710 KHz), FM (87.5-108 MHz) and
seven NOAA Weather channels:

Select AM, FM or WB1-WB7 with the band knob on the left
side of the radio.

When listening to FM and Weather channels, extend the
telescopic antenna all the way up. When tuning AM stations
the telescopic antenna is not needed and can be lowered.
Tune into stations by scrolling the TUNE knob.

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The weather frequencies are on channels WB1 through WB7.
Choose a station with the knob on the left side of the radio.

Try all of them and find the one with the strongest signal; the
strongest signal is your weather station. In most communities

only one channel will be heard. The frequencies associated with

them are:

WEATHER BAND CHANNELS

Channel 1 162.400 Mhz
Channel 2 162.425 MHz
Channel 3 162.450 Mhz
Channel 4 162.475 MHz
Channel 5 162.500 Mhz
Channel 6 162.525 MHz
Channel 7 162.550 MHz

THE NOAA ALERT FEATURE

After you have tuned into your local weather channel, the
radio can be set to the alert function by pressing the ALERT
button (below and right of the LCD). When pressed, ‘ALERT’
flashes on the right of the display. This function turns off the

sound, but continues to monitor the NOAA frequency. If an
alert is broadcast, the sound turns back on automatically,

enabling you to hear the alert broadcast. To turn Alert off,
press ALERT again and ‘ALERT’ disappears from the display.

NOTE: While ALERT is selected, no other stations (excluding
FM) can be tuned in or received.

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CHARGING CELL PHONES

If your cell phone has a USB charging cord, you can use it. If not,
you can purchase one from www.iGo.com, or call 1-888-205-0093.
To purchase a charging tip and cord for your cell phone, go to
www.iGo.com, or call 1-888-205-0093. Purchase USB charging
cable model# PS00271-0003 and have the brand and model of
your cell phone ready to purchase the tip.

To use the cell phone’s USB charging cord, connect it to the

radio’s large USB socket (located under the rubber cover on
the back of the radio.) Press the CELL button and the battery
power will directly dump charge to your cell phone. The Axis

will only charge your cell phone if the battery indicator shows
it at half full, or two bars. To charge your cell phone with a low

battery, turn the crank for 7 minutes at 130 rpm to charge the
cell phone enough to talk for about 5 minutes.

The Axis has a low voltage protection circuit to avoid the battery

from dropping too low in voltage from cell phone charging. If the

battery symbol on the LCD display shows three bars, it can support
cell phone charging. When the battery symbol is blinking, it stops

charging your cell phone and you are urged to re-charge the battery

until the blinking stops so that cell phone charging can resume.

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CHARGING CELL PHONES (continued)

To charge your cell phone:

1. Press DYN. Make sure that the battery symbol has three

bars. If it doesn’t or if it’s blinking it must be charged by
cranking or with an AC adapter until it stops blinking.

2. Plug the USB cell phone charging cord into the PHONE

CHARGER socket (under the rubber cover on the back
of the radio).

3. Plug the other end of the cord into the cell phone.

4. Press the button labeled CELL and ‘CELL’ will appear in the

lower right corner of the LCD display. The cell phone should

start charging and show charging on its display.

After about 20 minutes of charging, the cell phone should have

a talk time of 20 to 25 minutes.

If you don’t have time to charge the radio’s rechargeable battery
you can still charge your cell phone by pressing DYN and turning

the crank for 7 minutes. With your cell phone plugged in, press

CELL and charge the cell phone for about 5 minutes, after which

you can talk for about 6 minutes.

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SETTING THE TIME AND ALARM

To set the time:

1. With the radio turned off, press the SET button (the fourth

button from the left, under the display) for one second.

2. While the hour flashes press the UP or DOWN buttons

(the 3rd and 2nd button from the left, under the display)

to set the hour.

3. Press SET again.

4. While the minute flashes press the UP or DOWN buttons

to set the minutes.

5. Press SET again.

6. If you wish to change the clock mode from 12 to 24 hours

or vice versa, press the UP or DOWN buttons to change it
from the one displayed to the other.

7. Press SET to nalize the time setting.

To set the alarm:

1. With the radio turned off, press the ALARM button

(to the far left side under the display) so that ‘ALARM’
appears at the top of the display.

2. Press SET to make the hour ash.

3. While the hour flashes, press the UP or DOWN buttons

to set the alarm hour.

4. Press SET to make the minutes ash.

5. While the minute flashes, press the UP or DOWN buttons

to set the alarm minutes.

6. Press SET to nalize the alarm setting.

7. Press ALARM again to deactivate the alarm.

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TURNING THE ALARM ON AND OFF

With the radio on or off press the ALARM button. Notice that

when it’s on, ‘ALARM’ appears at the top of the display. When
it’s off, ‘ALARM’ disappears.

USING THE FLASHLIGHT
AND EMERGENCY LIGHT

Use the ON/OFF/ ” “ switch on the top left of the radio
to turn these lights on and off. The ON position turns on a
flashlight. The ”

“ position turns on a flashing red light.

The OFF position turns the lights off.

EARPHONE JACK

The AUDIO-OUT socket is under the lower rubber cover on
the back of the radio. Plug in any stereo earphones. Audio is

heard in mono only. Always turn down the volume before
plugging in earphone/headphones.

AUDIO-IN SOCKET

The AUDIO-IN socket is located under the lower rubber
cover on the back of the radio. It enables you to listen to

other devices, such as MP3 players, using a stereo 3.5 mm

(1/8 inch) connector cord.

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RESETTING THE AXIS

If the Axis ever stops working or won’t turn on, just reset it.

Remove your AAA batteries and unplug the rechargeable

battery. Let the radio sit for 30 minutes, then put them back

in. To play it from AAAs press BAT T first, then POWER. To
play it from the rechargeable batteries, first press DYN, turn

the crank for at least one minute, then press POWER.

WARRANTY REGISTRATION

To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration
of your product should be completed as soon as possible after
purchase or receipt. You may use one of the following options
to register your product:

1. By visiting our website at www.etoncorp.com

2. Mail in enclosed warranty card.

3. Mail your registration card or information to the following
address. Include your name, full mailing address, phone
number, model purchased, date purchased, retail vendor

name and product serial number (typically located in or near
the battery compartment):

Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303

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LIMITED WARRANTY

Retain the warranty information from your warranty card with
your proof of purchase or the Limited Warranty information
can also be viewed at www.etoncorp.com

SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

To obtain service for your product, we recommend first
contacting an Etón service representative at 1-800-872-2228

(US), 1-800-637-1648 (Canada) or [phone] (World­wide) for problem determination and trouble-shooting. If
further service is required, the technical staff will instruct how

to proceed based on whether the radio is still under warranty
or needs non-warranty service.

WARRANTY – If your product is still in warranty and the Etón
service representative determines that warranty service is needed,

a return authorization will be issued and instructions for shipment
to an authorized warranty repair facility. DO NOT ship your radio
back without obtaining the return authorization number.

NON-WARRANTY – If your product is no longer under warranty

and requires service our technical staff will refer you to the nearest

repair facility that will be able to best handle the repair.

For service outside of North America, please refer to the
distributor information included at time of purchase or receipt.

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