Grundig E10 User Manual
E10
AM/FM/Shortwave Radio
OWNER’S MANUAL
DO YOU NEED HELP?
Thank you for purchasing the E10
AM/FM/Shortwave Radio.
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 owner’s manual. If you need
help while learning its operation, please
contact us, using the methods below.
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.,
North American Pacic Time.
E10 OWNER’S MANUAL
1-800-872-2228 from the U.S.
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1-650-903-3866, worldwide
FAX: 650-903-3867
customersvc@etoncorp.com
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Mailing Address:
Etón Corporation
1015 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
USA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DO YOU NEED HELP?...............................................................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................
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MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ETÓN E10........................................
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DIAGRAMS........................................................................................................
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GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................
WHAT THE E10 INCLUDES.............................................................
INSTALLING BATTERIES...................................................................
PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE..............................
USING THE INCLUDED AC ADAPTER/CHARGER........
CHARGING BATTERIES IN THE E10........................................
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BASIC RADIO OPERATIONS..................................................................
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CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES.........................................................
SETTING THE CLOCK..........................................................................
SETTING THE TIMERS.......................................................................
STORING A RADIO STATION INTO TIMER MEMORY.....
ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE TIMER............................
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURES.................................................
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WORKING WITH MEMORY.....................................................................
STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY..........................................
SELECTING/CHANGING MEMORY PAGES............................
ACCESSING WHAT IS STORED INTO MEMORY.................
DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS...............................................................
MANUAL MEMORY SEARCH.........................................................
MEMORY AUTO-SCAN........................................................................
DELETING A MEMORY’S CONTENTS.......................................
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DELETING ALL MEMORY PAGE CONTENTS........................
MOVING A STORED FREQUENCY................................................
CUSTOMIZING MEMORY PAGES...................................................
HOW TO USE THE ATS FEATURES............................................
SYSTEM SET CODES.................................................................................
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SYSTEM SET CODE TABLE................................................................
CHANGING THE CLOCK FROM 24 to
12 HOUR FORMAT..................................................................................
DEFAULT SYSTEM SET CODES.....................................................
MONITORING THE CURRENT STATUS OF SET.................
CODES AND OTHER SETTINGS....................................................
ADDITIONAL E10 CONTROLS............................................................
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LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS.....................................
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SELECTING A SHORTWAVE METER BAND
WITH THE E10..........................................................................................
SHORTWAVE TIME STATIONS.......................................................
SHORTWAVE PUBLICATIONS: FINDING
SPECIFIC STATIONS...............................................................................
UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS...................................
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TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION...............................................................
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LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER......
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SERVICE INFORMATION........................................................................
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3 MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ETÓN E10
• FM Frequency Range: 87 – 108 MHz (For America); 76 – 108 MHz (For Japan)
• Shortwave Frequency Range: 1711 – 29999KHz
• 9/10KHz step selector for Medium Wave (AM) reception
• 1KHz step for the display of Medium wave and Shortwave
• SW IF SET feature, shifts the intermediate frequency to minimize interference during shortwave reception.
• Shortwave antenna trimmer
• ATS (Auto tuning system) for the memory storage of FM/MW reception
• Manual Tuning
• Auto Scan Tuning
• Direct Keypad Frequency Entry
• Digital Tuning Knob
• 550 Programmable Memories
• Memory Page Customization
• Auto-Scan and manually scan stations stored into memory
• Direct Memory Access
• Fast/Slow tuning rate selection for manual tuning
• Sleep Function
• Two Turn-On Timers With Station Memory
• Snooze Function: 10 minutes, repeated three times.
• FM Stereo/Mono selection
• High/Low Tone Control
• LCD Backlight
• Key Lock
• 12/24 Hr Format selection
• Built-in Ni-MH battery charger
• SYSTEM SET CODES
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4 DIAGRAMS
Memory & Edit/Time set Button
Charger On/Off Button
Enter/Sys. Set Button
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POWER/SLEEP
Lock Button
Timer A Button
Timer B Button
LCD Display
Light Snooze Button
Tuning Mode Button
Up/Hour
Down/Min
Page Button
Scan Mode Button
SWIF Set Button
Bandwidth Button
FM/AM Band (ATS) Button
SW (SW Meter) Band Button
Numeric Keypad
Hand Carry Belt
FM/SW ANT. Socket
ANT. Gain DX/Normal/Local
Tone Control
Earphone Socket
DC 6V Socket
Vertical Stand
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Tuning Knob
Stand
ANT. Trim
Volume Knob
Reset Button
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RADIO OFF DISPLAY
Triangle Pointer
Battery Symbol
Antenna Symbol
1-5 Scale
Clock Digits
Time AM/PM Indicator
Ni-MH Battery Symbol
Alarm AM/PM Indicator
Alarm Activation Symbol
MEMORY DISPLAY
Refers only to the display’s upper right corner.
Alarm
Clock
Digits
RADIO ON DISPLAY
Triangle Pointer
Battery Symbol
Antenna Symbol
1-5 Scale
FM, MW,
Shortwave
Indicators
Frequency Digits
Sleep Timer Symbol
450K IF
SHORTWAVE METER BAND DISPLAY
Refers only to the display’s upper right corner.
Clock Digits
Bandwidth
Alarm
Activation
Symbol
Delete Indicator
SYSTEM SET CODE DISPLAY
Memory Display
Shortwave Meter Band Display
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WHAT THE E10 INCLUDES
• Earbud style earphones
• Carrying pouch
• AC adaptor/charger
• 4 - 1100 mAh, Ni-MH rechargeable batteries.
• Owner’s manual
NOTE: In the instructions below, numbers in parenthesis ( ), refer to the diagrams.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
The battery compartment is located on the back of
the E10. Its cover is on the lower right corner of the
back. To remove the battery compartment cover, apply thumb pressure and slide it towards the bottom
of the radio. Install 4 AA alkaline batteries into the
battery compartment, observing the battery polarity diagram on the back of the radio.
NOTE: If you don’t plan to use rechargeable batteries at all, then it’s a good idea to set SYSTEM SET
CODE 29. To do this, see the section titled SYSTEM
SET CODES. This assures that the battery strength
indicator will display correctly for your non-rechargeable batteries. This is not a mandatory
procedure and the E10 will function if it is not done.
PREVENTING BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE
To avoid battery acid leakage, only use high quality
alkaline, lithium or rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride
batteries. Never intermix old with new, or different
brands or types of batteries. Damage caused by
battery acid leakage is not covered by this product’s
warranty. If the batteries leak, don’t throw them
away and immediately contact the manufacturer of
the batteries to inquire about their battery leakage
warranty program.
USING THE INCLUDED AC
ADAPTOR/CHARGER
To power the E10 with the included AC Adaptor/
Charger, plug it into a wall outlet rst, and then into
the socket on the left side of the E10, labeled DC 6
V. Batteries can be in the radio while using the AC
Adaptor/Charger.
CHARGING BATTERIES IN THE E10
The E10 will play using whatever type of AA batteries
are in the battery compartment, but only nickelmetal-hydride batteries can be charged within it. If
non-rechargeable batteries are installed, the E10 has
a built-in safeguard system that will prevent them
from being charged. This safeguard system works
with the E10 set to either SYSTEM SET CODE 28 or
29, as described below, and only with the included AC
Adaptor/Charger.
WARNING: Use only the included AC Adaptor/Charger to recharge Ni-MH batteries. Use of any other
device may cause the rechargeable batteries to overheat, become damaged and possibly damage the E10.
The built-in safeguard system, described above, works
only with the included AC Adaptor/Charger. Damage
caused to the E10 resulting from failure to observe
this warning is not covered by the warranty and voids
the warranty.
The included AC Adaptor/Charger may be used to
charge 4 Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (included)
when installed onto the E10’s battery compartment.
Before charging, the E10 must be set up for use with
Ni-MH batteries and the correct charging rate must
be selected for them to be charged. Ni-MH batteries
are manufactured with specic capacities rated in milliamp-hours (mAh). These capacities vary from about
1100 mAh up to 2400 mAh at the time of this writing
(usually printed on the batteries). For proper charging
without damage to the batteries, the correct charging
rate must be set. To set the charging rate, plug in the
AC adaptor and turn the E10 off. Then follow the
instructions below.
1. Enter SYSTEM SET CODE 28. See instructions in
the section titled SYSTEM SET CODES.
2. While ‘1100’ ashes in the display, use the UP
HOUR/DOWN MIN buttons to select the mAh
rating of your Ni-MH batteries.
To charge Ni-MH batteries:
1. Install 4 Ni-MH AA batteries.
2. Connect the adaptor/charger to the AC wall
3. Press/release the CHARGER ON/OFF button.
‘CHARGE’ will ash in the display and the charge
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indication bars will advance from left to right
on the 0 – 5 scale in the upper left corner of
the display. The digits in the upper right corner
of the display will change to 00:00 and will
count up in minutes and hours until charging is
nished.
Once charging is nished, ‘CHARGE’ will stop ash-
ing and the charging indicator bars in the upper left
corner will stay on 5.
Charging time varies depending on the milliamphour rating of the batteries. The charging circuit
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TURNING THE E10 ON AND OFF
The E10 can be turned on by the two methods
shown below. To turn it off, press the POWER/SLEEP
button (1).
1. BATTERY SAVER/TIMER METHOD:
Perform a quick, short press of the POWER/SLEEP
button (1). This turns the radio on with 90 in the
display and causes the radio to shut off automatically after 90 minutes. The sleep timer symbol, ,
also appears in the display. To change the automatic
shut off time from 90 minutes to the number of
minutes-to-play of your preference, use the Up/Hour
or Down/Min. buttons (9, 10) immediately after turning on the radio. This allows selection of 1 – 480
minutes of playtime before automatic shut-off
occurs. The number of minutes that you last set are
also used the next time the radio is turned on.
2. TIMER-DEFEAT METHOD:
This method defeats the automatic minute timer
and causes the radio to stay on until deliberately
turned off, until the batteries drain or indenitely
if used with an AC adaptor. Hold down the POWER
button for about 3 seconds, then release. Note that
‘On’ appears in the display and that he sleep timer
symbol does not appear when this method is used.
automatically senses the milliamp-hour rating of
the batteries and will charge them for the correct
amount of time. Charging time can take from 6 hours
for 1100 mAh batteries to 13 hours for 2300 mAh
batteries. The charging circuit will sense when the
batteries are fully charged and automatically
go into trickle-charge mode, thus safeguarding the
batteries from being overcharged. Disconnecting the
adaptor/charger ACG-10 from the E10 or
pressing the CHARGER ON/OFF button will also stop
charging.
SIGNAL STRENGTH AND
BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR
When the radio is turned off, the upper left corner of
the display (6) shows battery strength on the 1–5
scale (36), with the triangle pointer (33) under the
battery symbol (34) on the far left side of the scale.
When the radio is turned on, the pointer is under the
antenna symbol (35) and the 1-5 scale shows relative signal strength.
VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS
• The volume control (31), labeled VOLUME, is
located on the right side of the radio. To change
the volume, rotate the volume control knob.
• The tone control (24), on the left side of the radio
is labeled TREBLE/BASS. Use the position producing the sound that you like best.
USING EARPHONES
Earphones/headphones with a 1/8 inch stereo plug
can be used. Plug them into the earphone socket
(25) on the left side of the radio.
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