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ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE DO YOU NEED HELP? Thank you for purchasing the Elite Satellit HD. We are confident that it will provide you with many years of trouble free service. To get the most enjoyment from the Elite Satellit HD, be sure to read this Getting Started Guide. If you have additional questions, please contact us, using the methods below: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., North American Pacific Time. 1-650-903-3866, worldwide FAX: 650-903-3867 customer_support@etoncorp.com www.etoncorp.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE DIAGRAMS continued FIGURE 5: BASIC DISPLAY RDS or HD service indicator SQUELCH or SQU/PBT soft key FM or FM HD mode display RDS or HD infomation 4 DIAGRAMS continued 36. Signal Strength 37. Squelch Level 38. Internal/External Antenna 39. DX (RF Preamplifier Active) 40. Seek Mode Indicator 42. Frequency Display 43. Meter Band Indicator 44. Stereo/Mono Indicator 45. Mhz/kHz Indicator 46. Menu Soft Key Label 47. AGC Mode Indicator 48. IF Bandwidth Indicator 49.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE 3 GETTING STARTED WHAT THE ELITE SATTELIT INCLUDES • AC adaptor • Getting Started Guide NOTE: In the instructions which follow, numbers in square brackets [ ] refer to the labels in the drawings in the “3 Diagrams” section. EXTERNAL POWER SOURCES Plug the AC adapter into the “DC IN 5V” socket on the right side of the Elite Satellit [Figure 2, # 29] and connect the adapter to an AC Power source.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE BASIC RECEIVER OPERATION continued LISTENING TO SHORWAVE STATIONS AND CHOOSING THE BEST SHORTWAVE BAND Absolutely no technical knowledge or prior experience is necessary to fully enjoy listening to shortwave stations from around the world. It’s helpful to understand the meaning of the term ‘bands’. For a more detailed intro- duction to shortwave listening refer to the section titled UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS in the USE AND CARE GUIDE’S APPENDIX.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE GETTING STARTED continued heard and “COUNTRY STORED” will appear briefly on the display. In MEMORY mode, the chosen frequency will appear, in reverse video, and a flashing white curser will appear in front of the selected channel number. (E.) Within 10 seconds, you must either begin to program a name for the desired channel, or press the ‘STORE’ key again to store the channel without a name or to use the previously stored name. (F.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE 7 SEEK FUNCTION 9 CLOCK & TIMER FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION The Elite Satellit incorporates a SEEK function which allows the user to search for signals in VFO, MEMORY or COUNTRY mode which have signal strengths that exceed a predetermined level which the user determines by the setting of the ‘SQUELCH’ knob [Figure 1, # 15]. MEMORY & COUNTRY MODE To use SEEK in MEMORY and COUNTRY modes, selected frequencies must be programmed into several of the MEMORY and/or COUNTRY channels.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE CLOCK & TIMER FUNCTIONS continued CLOCK & TIMER FUNCTIONS continued Setting GMT Time • To set the GMT time, press MENU, SET CLOCKS and then press the ‘2’ key. This will highlight the 4 digits on the right side of the GMT TIME. Enter the current local time using the keypad and press STORE to save. • Using the ‘Direct-Key-Input’ keypad, key in the desired time, ignoring the colon. (HINT: Key in a time about one minute ahead of the actual time and wait.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS continued Additional System Settings Pressing “MENU” and then the ‘6’ key allows the user to enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu. Inside this menu the user can: Press ‘1’ to set whether the LCD stays on when the radio is in standby mode when powered by batteries. This allows the clock to be seen on the LCD display in standby mode. Note that this setting will cause the batteries to drain more rapidly.
ELITE SATELLIT QUICK GUIDE 14 LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER 15 SERVICE INFORMATION LOCK ALL ENTRY TO KEYPAD This Etón brand product, as supplied and distributed by Etón Corporation (Etón) is warranted by Etón against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for the following limited warranty period: SERVICE YOUR Etón PRODUCT ONE (1) YEAR PARTS AND LABOR to Etón or Etón’s designated service center for warranty coverage.
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