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FRX3
Hand Turbin e AM/FM/ Weather Aler t Radio
with USB S martpho ne Charger
Owner’s manual
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FRX3 OWNER’S MANUAL
NEED HELP? CONTACT US.
Etón Cor poration , 1015 Corporat ion Way, Palo Alt o, CA
94303, USA . 1-800-872-222 8 (U.S.); 1-800 -637-1648
(Cana da); 650-903-3 866 (worldw ide); M-F, 8:00 -4:30,
Paci c Standard Ti me; www.eton corp.com .
WARNING
Do not ex pose this ap pliance to ra in or moistu re. •
Do not su bmerge or ex pose for ex tended peri od to water.•
Protec t from high hu midity an d rain.•
Only op erate withi n specied t emperatur e range •
(0 °C to 40 ° C).
Unplu g immediate ly if liquid ha s been spill ed or any •
objec t has fallen i nto the appa ratus.
Clean o nly with a dr y cloth. Do not u se detergent s or •
chemi cal solvent s as this might d amage the nish.
Unplu g and discon nect exter nal antenna s during •
light ning storms .
Do not rem ove cover [or bac k].•
Refer ser vicing to qu alied ser vice perso nnel.•
ENVIRONMENT
Disposal
Accord ing to the Euro pean Direc tive 2002/9 6/EC all
elec trical and el ectronic p roducts m ust be colle cted
sepa rately by a loca l collectio n system.
Pleas e act accordi ng to your loca l rules and d o not dispose
of your o ld product s with your no rmal hous ehold waste .
Pleas e dispose of al l types of bat teries per y our
Gover nment, State or L ocal rules a nd/or regul ations.
If you are u nsure, ple ase call the ap propriate l ocal autho rity
to nd ou t how to dispos e of them safely a nd help prote ct
the env ironment.
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FRX3
Than k you for purch asing the Eton F RX3. We want yo u
to thor oughly enjo y the use of this p roduct. To take
advan tage of its ma ny excellent an d unique feat ures,
we urge yo u to carefully r ead the user ’s manual.
Top Buttons
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
Alarm ON/OFF Button
2
Tune Up Button
3
Tune Down Button
FRX3 Front
4
Alert Button
5
Set Button
6
Cell Button
7
8
9
10
7
Power/Standby Button
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AM/FM/WB Selector Dial
9
Volume Knob
10
Hand Turbine/Dynamo
11
Battery (BATT) Button
(AAA batteries)
4
12
Dynamo/Solar (DYN) Button
NOTE: For rechargeable
Ni-MH battery
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Tunning Knob
14
Speaker
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Top Side
FRX3 Back
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Antenna
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Battery Compartment
NOTE: Rechargeable Ni-MH
battery and AAA battery slot
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Flashlight and
Flashing Beacon
Button
16
Flashlight and Beacon
19
17
Strap Hole
18
Glow in Dark Bezel
19
Solar Panel
22
AUX Port
23
Earphone Port
24
DC-input
25
Cellphone Charge USB Port
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Ni-MH Batteries
Socket
Ni-MH Batteries
(Included)
AAA Battery
Compartment
TURNING ON THE FRX3
The FR X3 is powered w ith either t he internal re chargeab le
Ni-MH b attery (60 0mAh, 3.6V ), 3 AAA b atteries, t he hand
turb ine and sola r cell, or USB DC-in (inc luded). S elect the
power s ource and pres s the Power Bu tton <
radio o n.
> to turn
DyNAMO POWER
(RECHARGEABLE Ni-MH BATTERIES)
The rec hargeabl e Ni-MH (nicke l-metal-h ydride) bat tery
is in the b attery com partmen t. To use it , plug the bat tery
into the s ocket adjace nt to it, then p ress the Dyn amo
Power bu tton <
intern al Ni-MH bat tery. The rec hargeabl e battery wil l
eventu ally lose it s ability to h old a charge ov er time.
Call Etó n Corporat ion to order an other one.
NOTE : Before i nitial use , make sure the re chargeabl e
Ni-MH b attery pa ck (includ ed) is conne cted to the
unit ’s electri c socket. The N i-MH batte ry is rated
at 3.6V/60 0mAh.
>. Turn the dyn amo to recharg e the
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BATTERy POWER (3 AAA BATTERIES)
Insta ll 3 AAA bat teries usin g the polari ty diagram i nside
the bat tery comp artment (on t he back of the r adio). To turn
on the r adio using A AA batter ies, press th e Battery P ower
butt on <
>.
SOLAR POWER
When in D ynamo Powe r mode and th e solar panel s are
in dire ct sunlight (n ot through a wi ndow or in the s hade),
the Ni- MH recharg eable batte ry recharg es automati cally.
The LCD p ower status b ar (under DYN ) will show the
recha rging icon <
>.
USB CABLE POWER
To charge th e Ni-MH batt ery via the US B port (DC-in),
make su re the unit is on D ynamo Power o ption. Plu g the
USB cab le port into t he computer, pl ug the other p ort into
the min i USB jack. T he recharge i con <
> appea rs.
ANSWERS TO qUESTIONS
REGARDING CHARGING
How muc h operatin g time does 90 s econds of han d •
cran king provid e for the radi o to play and for a shlight?
Abou t 5 to 7 minut es of rad io, at low v olume.
About 20 minut es of ash light .
How lon g does it take to f ully charge t he radio’s b attery •
with th e USB adapter?
About 2 hours .
How lon g will the rad io play when th e rechargea ble •
batte ry is fully ch arged?
About 3 to 4 hour s, at low volume.
How lon g does it take to f ully charge t he radio’s b attery •
with th e solar pane l?
About 10 hrs in dire ct sunl ight (not t hrough
a window or in the shade).
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CHARGING SMARTPHONES
If your ce ll phone has a U SB charging c ord, you can us e it.
If not, y ou can purch ase one from w ww.iGo.com ,
or call 1-8 88-205-00 93. To purc hase a charg ing tip
and cor d for your cell ph one, go to www. iGo.com,
or call 1-8 88-205-00 93.
Plug th e USB cell pho ne charging co rd into the USB P HONE
CHAR GER jack (loc ated under th e rubber cov er on the back
of the ra dio.). Plug t he other end of t he cord into the c ell
phon e charging ti p and then into t he jack of the ce ll phone.
Press t he CELL but ton to start d ump charge . Charging
stops o nce the inter nal Ni-MH bat tery is out of p ower.
NOTE: W hen the Ni-M H battery is o ut of power, the ha nd
turb ine may be used t o recharge th e battery.
Disco nnect the U SB cable (to sma rtphone) b efore
using t he hand tur bine. Turn the ha nd crank at a
rate of 2 or m ore revoluti ons per seco nd. Continu e
turn ing until the d esired bat tery level ha s been
reach ed. If you dec ide to stop cra nking for wh atever
reaso n, please wai t at least 5 seco nds before
begin ning to cran k again. Not fo llowing the se
instr uctions m ay cause dam age to your cell p hone
for whi ch Etón discla ims any liabi lity and will n ot be
held li able for any ac tual or cons equential d amages
related t o this matter.
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FLASHLIGHT
Push t he ashligh t button to tur n it ON/OFF.
VOLUME CONTROL
Turn the Volu me Adjusti ng Knob (lo cated on the fr ont left
knob) to a djust volu me level. Alwa ys turn down t he volume
before u sing earph ones.
TUNNING CONTROL
Turn the tu ning knob (l ocated on th e front right kn ob)
to chan ge frequen cies.
LCD BACkLIGHT
To light the di splay for abo ut 5 seconds , press the AN Y
butt on located in f ront if the uni t.
ADjUST CLOCk TIME
1. In t he standard m ode, press t he SET but ton. The LCD
displ ay type will a sh.
2. Adjust th e time by press ing the UP or DO WN button ,
then p ress SET to con rm. Repeat fo r the minute va lue.
Hour Minute
ALARM ON/OFF
Press t he alarm but ton to turn ON /OFF the al arm.
The wo rd <ALARM> will ap pear on the di splay.
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ADjUST ALARM
Make sur e <ALARM> is ON, th en press SE T the button i n
the ala rm model.
Adjus t hour of alar m by pressing t he UP or DOWN bu tton,
then p ress SET to con rm. Repeat fo r the minute va lue.
RECEPTION OF NOAA
WEATHERBAND FREqUENCIES
To hear your l ocal weathe r station, p ull up the anten na,
turn o n the radio an d select a ch annel. Turn up th e volume
and tu rn the WB dial to g o through al l 7 weather cha nnels.
WB freq uency app ears on the di splay. You will onl y hear one
chan nel, but if you h ear a weather b roadcast o n more than
one, s elect the st rongest. T he strong est one will us ually be
your lo cal weather s tation. Be low are the fre quencies t hat
corre spond to the r adio’s chan nels:
WB1; Channe l 1 162.40 0 MHz
WB2; Ch annel 2 162.425 MHz
WB3; Cha nnel 3 162.450 MHz
WB4; C hannel 4 162.475 MHz
WB5; Ch annel 5 162.500 MH z
WB6; Ch annel 6 162.525 MHz
WB7; Cha nnel 7 162.550 MHz
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WARRANTy REGISTRATION
To ensure ful l warranty c overage or pr oduct upd ates,
regis tration of you r product s hould be com pleted as soo n
as poss ible after pu rchase or re ceipt. You may use o ne of
the fol lowing optio ns to register y our produc t:
1. By visiti ng our websit e at http://w ww.etoncor p.com.
2. Mail in e nclosed wa rranty car d.
3. Mail yo ur registr ation card or i nformation t o the followi ng
addre ss; Includ e your name, f ull mailing a ddress, ph one
numb er, model purch ased, date pu rchased, r etail vendo r
name an d product s erial numb er (typical ly located in o r near
the bat tery comp artment):
Etón Co rporation
1015 Corpo ration Way
Palo Al to, CA 94303
LIMITED WARRANTy
Retain t he warrant y informati on from your wa rranty
card wi th your proof of p urchase or t he Limited Wa rranty
infor mation can al so be viewed at w ww.etoncor p.com.
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SERVICE FOR yOUR PRODUCT
To obtain ser vice for you r product , we recommend
rst co ntacting a n Etón servic e representat ive at
800- 872-2228 US, 800 -637-1648 Can ada or
(650) 903- 3866 for prob lem determi nation and tr oubleshoot ing. If fur ther servi ce is required , the techni cal staff
will ins truct how t o proceed bas ed on whethe r the radio is
still u nder warra nty or needs n on-warra nty servi ce.
WARRANTY
If your p roduct is st ill in warra nty and the Etó n service
repres entative det ermines th at warranty s ervice is ne eded,
a retur n authoriz ation will be i ssued and in structi ons for
shipm ent to an auth orized warr anty repai r facility.
Do not sh ip your radi o back witho ut obtainin g the return
auth orization n umber.
NON-WARRANTY
If your p roduct is no l onger unde r warranty a nd requires
serv ice our techn ical staff w ill refer you to th e nearest
repai r facility th at will be able t o best handl e the repair.
For se rvice outs ide of Nort h America, p lease refer
to the di stributo r informatio n included a t time of
purch ase/recei pt.
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Etón Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, California 94303 USA
tel +1 650-903-3866
tel +1 800-872-2228
fax +1 650-903-3867
Etón Canada
1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1W7 Canada
tel +1 416-214-6885
www.etoncorp.com
Designed by Etón Corporation and assembled in China.
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