Eton FRX5-BT User Manual

FRX5-BT

The Rugged, All-Purpose, Multi-Power, Smartphone
Charging Weather Aler t Radio with S. A.M.E. Technology
and Bluetooth®

Owner’s Manual

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MEET THE FRX5-BT

Thank you for purchasing the Etón FRX5-BT.
We want you to thoroughly enjoy the use of this
product. To take advantage of its many excellent and
unique features, we urge you to carefully read the
user’s manual.

NOTE:

Radio performance may be degraded while using the USB input or output
charging feature. The audio from weak radio stations may no longer come
in clearly.

Features

1

Power Button

2

Display

3

Volume Knob

4

Hand Crank

5

Speaker

6

Play/Pause Button

7

SAME Alert Status

Level Lights

8

Tuning Knob

9

Alarm On/Off

10 AM/FM & Back/

Previous & Bluetooth

11

Weather Band &

Enter/Conrm Button

12

WB Alert Button

13

Menu & Scan

Downward Button

14

Cell Phone Charger &

Scan Upward Button

15

Light Button

16

Ambient Light

17

Antenna

18

Strap Hole

19

LED Flashlight and

Emergency Beacon

20

Micro-USB Charging Port

21

Headphone Jack

22

AUX Port

Front

1

2

3

4

5

2

23

USB Out Phone

Charging

24

Reset Button

25

Solar Panel

6

7

8

Top Buttons

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9 10 11 12

13

Top Side

15

16

Bottom Side

18

Right Side Back Side

19

20

21

Reset

22

23

25

14

17

25

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KEY OPERATIONS

POWER

Press to turn on /off

Selecting Radio Band

With radio on: Press AM /FM/Bluetooth to switch
between AM/FM/Bluetooth or press WB button to

listen to WB. Scroll tuning knob to nd WB station for

your area.

Note:

MENU button has secondary function. When listening to either FM/AM, press and
hold MENU to tune into the previous available station, press and hold CELL to tune
into the next available station, press MENU to store the current frequency into
memory. 8 memory locations are available for each band; FM/AM. Rotate TUNING
knob to select the location(from 1 ~ 8) and press MENU to save to that location.

After storing stations into memory, each time you press the MEMORY/TUNE
button, you will go to your stored stations. To go to the next stored station, press
MEMORY/TUNE again. For example, when the FM you are listening to is memory
location 5, with pressing of MEMORY/TUNE button, the radio will go to memory
location 6.

Bluetooth

Press AM/FM/Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth. Turn
on Bluetooth on your device and connect to FRX5-BT.
Play your music through the FRX5-BT.

PLAY/PAUSE Streaming Music

Press the Play/Pause button on the front of the FRX5­BT to control your streaming music .

Light Operation

Press the Light button to turn on the ambient light

or the ashlight(alternate), press it again to turn off.
When the ambient light or the ashlight is on, press

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and hold the Light button to adjust the brightness.
Press the Light button twice quickly to turn on the
red emergency light, press it t wice again to turn off.

Tablet or Cell Phone Charging

Plug your device’s USB charging cable into the
USB out port on the FRX5-BT and plug the other
end into your device. Press the CELL phone

charger button to start charging,”CELL” ashes

in the display in the display. Press it again to stop
charging and the symbol will disappear.

FRX5-BT POWER OPTIONS

Charge via USB

Inser t provided micro USB cable into Micro USB
Charging Por t and other end into standard USB
charging block and plug into wall outlet . The battery
charging icon will indicate that the unit is charging.

NOTE: The USB power source should be able to withstand a minimum constant
500 mA power output for an extended period of time to fully charge the FRX5­BT’s 2000mAh battery.

Solar Charging

When placed in sunlight , it will automatically start
charging the lithium battery. Battery charging icon 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, 10-15 minutes of radio time.

Setting Weatherband Alert

1. With RADIO on, press WB button

2. Rotate tuning knob to tune to WB for your location.

3. Press the WB ALERT button, WB will be displayed in
the display.

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Note: Audio will shut off in WB ALERT mode.

4. Press WB or AM/FM button to exit the WB Alert
mode.

All feature settings below require the radio to
be in the “OFF” mode.

Set Time

1. Press MENU.

2. SET TIME will be displayed.

3. Press WB.

4. The HOUR S digits on the clock will ash.

5. Rotate the TUNING dial up or down to the
appropriate digit, note that AM or PM will change as
you pass the number 12.

6. Press WB to enter.

7. The MINUTES digits on the clock will ash.

8. P ress WB to enter.

9. If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the unit will
go back to normal position.

Set Alarm

1. Press MENU.

2. Rotate TUNING dial up one step.

3. SET ALARM will be displayed.

4. Press WB.

5. The HOUR S digits on the clock will ash.

6. Rotate the TUNING dial up or down to the
appropriate digit, note that AM or PM will change as
you pass the number 12.

7. Press WB to enter.

8. T he MINUTES digits on the clock will ash.

9. Press WB to enter.

10. If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the unit
will go back to normal position.

11. Press Alarm ON/OFF button to turn on the alarm.
A bell icon will appear on the display. Press button
again to turn off alarm.

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SET S.A.M.E. ALERT MODE

Set S.A.M.E location using preloaded
locations

1. Press MENU.

2. Rotate TUNING dial up three steps.

3. COUNTY – MUL, COUNTY –SIN or COUNTY –ALL
will be displayed.

4. Press WB.

5. The word MULTIPLE, SINGLE or ALL will ash on
the display.

6. Rotate the TUNING dial up or down to the
desired choice.

7. Press WB to enter

MULTIPLE or SINGLE OPERATION:

8. T he memory slot number, 01 – 25 will display on
the left side of the display.

9. Rotate the tuning dial up or down to select the
desired channel to set .

10. Press WB to enter.

11. Use TUNING dial to selec t USA or CANADA or
USER SET for your location.

12. Press WB to enter.

USA OR CANADA OPERATION:

13. Use TUNING dial to select STATE if in USA ,
Province if in CANADA.

14. Press WB to enter.

15. Use TUNING dial to selec t COUNTY if in USA or
AREA if in CANADA.

16. Press WB to enter, entered location will scroll
across the screen for this location. Rotate
TUNING dial to select a new location or press
MENU to EXIT.

17. If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the unit
will go back to normal position.

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Voice or Siren

1. Press MENU.

2. Rotate TUNING dial up four steps.

3. ALERT – VOI or ALERT - SIR will be displayed .

4. Press WB.

5. SIREN will ash on the screen.

6. Rotate the TUNING dial up or down to indicate either
SIREN or VOICE.

7. Press MENU to enter setting.

8. If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the unit will
go back to normal position.

Set S.A.M.E. location directly entering COUNTY/
PROVINCE code

1. The memory slot number, 01 – 25 will display on the
left side of the display.

2. Rotate the tuning dial up or down to select the
desired channel to set.

3. Press WB to enter

4. Use TUNING dial to select rst digit for your location.

5. Press WB to enter.

6. Use TUNING dial to select second digit for your
location.

7. Repeat until all 6 digits are cor rect.

8. P ress MENU to enter.

9. ALL locations OPERATION:

10. Press MENU.

11. Rotate TUNING dial up three steps.

12. COUNT Y – MUL, COUNTY –SIN or COUNTY –ALL will
be displayed.

13. Press WB.

14. Rotate TUNING knob until ALL ashes on the screen.

15. Press MENU to select.

16. COUNTY-ALL will be displayed .

17. If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the unit
will go back to normal position.

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Enable or Disable S.A.M.E. ALERT

1. Press MENU

2. Rotate TUNING dial ve steps

3. ALERT ON or ALERT OFF will be displayed

4. Press WB button

5. The ALERT icon will ash at the top of the screen

6. Rotate the TUNING dial to select either ALERT ON or
ALERT OFF

7. Press MENU to enter and e xit

NOTE: ALERT OFF - When a alert is issued, the text alert will scroll across the
screen without audio.

ALERT Lights

Alert lights are classied according to the event ’s degree

of urgency and severity.

WARNING (Red Light)

A WARNING is issued when a hazardous weather or
hydrologic event is occurring , imminent or likely. A
WARNING means weather conditions pose a threat to
life or property. People in the path of the storm need to
take protective action.

WATCH (Orange Light)

A WATCH is used when the risk of a hazardous weather

or hydrologic event has increased signicantly, but

its occurrence, location or timing is still uncertain. It is
intended to provide enough lead time so those wh o need
to set their plans in motion can do so. A WATCH means
that hazardous weather is possible. People should have
a plan of ac tion in case a storm threatens and they
should listen for later information and possible warnings
especially when planning travel or outdoor activities.

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ADVISORY (Yellow Light)

An ADVISORY is issued when a hazardous weather
or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely.
ADVISORIES are for less serious conditions than

WARNINGS, that cause signicant inconvenience and

if caution is not exercised, could lead to situations that
may threaten life or proper ty.

When a S. A.M.E. alert is issued for your area the tex t
alert will scroll across the screen, a loud siren will sound
and one of the S.A.M.E. alert status level lights will
illuminate.

Set DEFEAT mode

To disable any S.A. M.E. notications you do not want to

be aler ted to you can use the DEFEAT feature.

1. Press MENU

2. Rotate TUNING dial four steps

3. DEFEAT – SIR will be displayed

4. Press WB

5. The S.A.M.E. notications will begin to scroll across
the display

6. Rotate the TUNING dial to the desired notication to
ENABLE or DISABLE

7. Press WB

8. DISABLE or ENABLE will be shown below the

notication

9. Rotate TUNING dial to next desired notication to
ENABLE or DIABLE

10. Press MENU to enter and exit.

Setting Weatherband Alert

Tune to WB for your location and press the <WB ALERT>
button. ‘Alert’ will appear in the display and the audio
will tur n off. The radio will continue to monitor your WB
station and will activate the audio if an alert is issued.
Press any button to turn off the Alert.

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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

Set Backlight LED sleep mode

Normal operation for the radio’s backlight is to dim
after 30 seconds of inactivit y. If you desire to have the
backlight always illuminated you can choose ON MODE
for the backlight LED, this will keep the backlight always
illuminated for the display. Note that this will shor ten
battery life.

1. Press MENU

2. Rotate TUNING dial six steps

3. SET BKLED will be displayed

4. Press WB

5. NORMAL or ON will ash on the display

6. Rotate TUNING knob to selec t

7. Press MENU to exit

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.

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.

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• 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.

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

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authority to nd out h ow to dispose of them safely and

help protect the environment.

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.

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.

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
[phone] 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-warrant y service.

WARRANTY

If your product is still in warranty and the Etón
service representative determines that warranty

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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 retur n
authorization number.

NON-WARRANTY

If your p roduct is no l onger unde r warrant y and require s
serv ice our techn ical staff w ill refer you to th e nearest
repai r facility t hat will be abl e to best handl e the repair.

For service outside of North America, please refer
to the distributor information included at time of
purchase/receipt.the radio is still under warranty or
needs non-warranty service.

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