Eton Scorpion II User Manual

SCORPION II

OWNER’S MANUAL

SCORPION II OWNER’S MANUAL

MEET THE SCORPION II

Thank you for purchasing the Etón Scorpion II. 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.

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FEATURES:

Carabiner

Antenna

USB OUT ­Phone charging

Solar panel

Headphone output

Hand Crank

Bottle opener

(for use with standard

bottles)

LED light

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

AMPM FMWB

KHz
MHz

1X 1X

1 Flashlight ON/OFF

2 Tune up

3 Tune down

4 Power ON status LED

5 Battery Charge Indicator

This Product is IPX-4 Splashproof

Water resistant to IEC60529 IPX4. It is not waterproof and should not be submerged in water.

CELL

6 Volume up

7 Volume down

8 Mode selector

9 Radio Power ON/OFF

Micro USB
charging port

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KEY OPERATIONS

POWER

Press POWER button to turn on the unit press again to turn off.

Selecting Mode

Press M button to choose WB, FM or AM listening or cell phone
charging mode. 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 turn on the ashlight, press it again

to turn off.

CELL Phone Charging

Plug your phone’s USB charging cable into the USB out port on
the Scorpion II and plug the other end into your phone. Press

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and release M button until ‘CELL’ appears on the screen to start
charging. Press M button again to stop charging and re-enter
radio mode.

Note: The rad io will turn of f while you ar e charging yo ur phone.

EARPHONE JACK

Plug in earphones (not included). A mono signal is sent to both the
left and right channels of the headphones.

SETTING THE CLOCK

1. Press and hold “M” button

Hours will ash

2. Press ▲ to change hour

3. Toggle to minutes by pressing “M” button

Minutes will ash

4. Press ▲ to change minutes

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12 HOUR TO 24 HOUR

1. Press and hold “M” button until the hours digits begin to

ash.

2. Press and release the “M” button two times, the number “12”
will be displayed.

3. Press ▲ button to toggle between “12” and “24” hour time
mode

4. After 5 seconds, clock will be set.

SCORPION II POWER OPTIONS

800 mAh Lithium Battery

Charge the lithium battery via the included micro-USB 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. Battery indicator on screen
will show unit is charging.

Crank Charging

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

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NEED HELP?

Check our website for FAQ’s for the SCORPION II.

www.etoncorp.com

OR CONTACT US

Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
1-800-872-2228 (U.S.)
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.

• 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 servicing 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 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 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 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.

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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 or [phone] for problem determination and trouble­shooting. 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
ditributor information included at time of purchase/receipt.

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