Eton FRX4 User Manual

FRX4

The Rugged, Smartphone Charging
Weather Alert Radio With Solar Power

Owner’s Manual

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MEET THE FRX4

Thank you for purchasing the Etón FRX4. We want you
to thoroughly enjoy the use of this product. To take
advantage of it s many excellent and unique features,
we urge you to carefully read the user’s manual.

Features:

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POWER button

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Display

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BAND button

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VOL / VOL button

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Hand Crank

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Telescopic antenna

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TUNING / TUNING button

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Speaker

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LIGHT button

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Red Emergency Beacon

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LED Flashlight

12 USB OUT - Phone charging

Front

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13 RESET button (under the USB

slot cover)

14 Micro USB Charging port
15 Headphone Jack
16 Strap Hole
17 AAA Battery Compartment
18 CELL Phone Charger button
19 Solar Panel

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Top Side

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Bottom Side

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Back Side

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Right Side

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KEY OPERATIONS

POWER

Press POWER bu tton to turn on the unit and enter
[Radio mode], press again to turn off.

Selecting Radio BAND

In [Radio mode], press BAND button to choose WB, FM
or AM listening. Scroll up/down on tuning buttons to
tune into your radio station. To select WB station for
your area. Scroll up/down tuning buttons until you hear
weather information for your area.

VOL / VOL

Press VOL / to increase/decrease volume level, press
and hold to speed up adjustment.

TUNING / TUNING

In [Radio mode], press TUNING / to adjust frequency,
press and hold it to auto tune into the next available
station.

LIGHT Operation

Press LIGHT button once to tur n on the ashlight,
press it again to turn off. When the ashlight is on, hold
down the LIGHT button to dim/brighten the ashlight.

Press the LIGHT button twice quickly to turn on the red
emergency lights, press it twice again to turn off.

CELL Phone Charging

Plug your phone’s USB charging cable into the USB
out port on the FRX4 and plug the other end into your
phone. Press the CELL phone charger but ton to start
charging, a USB symbol appears in the display. Press it
again to stop charging and the symbol will disappear.

Note: Radio performance may be degraded while using the USB output charging

feature. The audio from weak radio stations may no longer come in clearly.

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FRX4 POWER OPTIONS

1000 mAh Lithium Battery

Charge the lithium batter y via the included micro­USB cable. Both the solar panel and the crank will
automatically charge to the lithium battery.

Solar Charging

When placed in sunlight, it will automatically start
charging the lithium battery. Bat tery light indicator will
show unit is charging. Fully charges the battery in 5-6
hours.

Crank Charging

Crank for 4 minutes to get 1 minute of talk time on most
smart phones or 10-15 minutes of radio time.

AAA Batteries

Takes 3 AAA batteries. Use a coin to open battery
compartment. Insert as shown on the battery holder and
re-seal compartment.

Note: FRX4 will run on Lithium battery until it runs out and then will automatically

switch to AAA batteries if loaded.

SETTING WEATHERBAND ALERT

Tune to WB for your location and press and hold the
BAND button. ‘Alert ’ will appear in the display and the
audio will turn off. The radio will continue to monitor
your WB station and will activate the audio if an aler t is
issued. Press the band button again to turn off the Aler t.

Note: NOAA does a test alert every Wednesday between 10 am and noon,

regardless of your location. For more information please go to:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrtest.htm

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SETTING CLOCK

1. With the unit of f, press and hold BAND button until

the clock begins to ash.

2. Adjust the hours using the VOL

3. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING

4. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit
will return to normal operations

/ buttons.

/ buttons.

SETTING ALARM

1. With unit off press and hold the BAND button until

the clock begins to ash.

2. Press and release BAND button again, a bell icon will
appear in the display.

3. Adjust the hours using the VOL

4. Adjust the minutes using the TUNING

5. If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds the unit
will return to normal operation.

/ buttons.

/ buttons.

ACTIVATING THE ALARM

1. With the unit of f, press and release the BAND but ton,
a bell icon will appear on the display.

Silencing the Alarm

2. Press any button on the radio.

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

If the unit becomes unresponsive, press the RESET
button with a paper clip to reset. If you are having
further problems please contact us.

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NEED HELP? CONTACT US.

Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA 1-800­872-2228 (U.S.)
1-800-637-1648 (Canada)
650-903-3866 (worldwide)

M-F, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Pacic Standard Time

www.etoncorp.com.

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.

• Only operate within specied temperature range

• (0 °C to 40 ° C).

• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or any
object has fallen into the apparatus.

• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or

• chemical solvents as this might damage the nish .

• Unplug and disconnect external antennas during

• lightning storms.

• Do not remove cover [or back].

• Refer ser vicing to qualied service personnel.

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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 product s 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 nd out how to dispose of them safely and

help protect the environment.

WARRANTY REGISTRATION

To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates,
registration of your produc t should be completed as
soon as possible after purchase or receipt.

Please go to
http://www.etoncorp.com/productregistration to
register your product.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Retain your proof of purchase or the receipt. Limited
Warranty information can be viewed at www.etoncorp.
com in the Support section.

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SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

To obtain service for your product, we recommend

rst contacting an Etón service representative at 800-

872-2228 US, 800-637-1648 Canada or (650) 903­3866 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 produc t 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 produc t 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 Nor th America, please refer
to the distributor information included at time of
purchase/receipt.

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