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2. 9 STORE This key is used to store various pieces of information including setting the Local and GMT clocks setting parameters and labels in the 500 MEMORY channels and saving parameters in the 1200 COUNTRY channels 10 DELETE Use this key to delete entries in the 500 MEMORY 1200 COUNTRY or 20 XM FAV channels 11 TAG Pressing this key adds or removes a tag shown as a T on MEMORY COUNTRY and XM displays from any of the MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channels for selective scanning 12 T SCAN 1 MANUAL E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION continued Used to initiate or stop a scan of MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channels marked with a T tag 13 SEEK Pressing the SEEK key will cause the frequency to incre ment in 5 kHz steps on LW and SW modes 9 or 10 kHz steps in MW depending on the setting of item 4 in the RADIO SETTINGS menu and 200 kHz steps on FM mode until a signal is encountered that is stronger than the SQUELCH setting While SEEK is engaged the word SEEK will appear on the display 14 TIME Pressing the TIME key will cause the TIMER 1 screen to appear on the display allowing TIMER 1 to be enabled or disabled Pressing it a second time will cause the TIMER 2 screen to appear allowing it also to be enabled or disabled Pressing the TIME key the third time brings up the CLOCKS menu which will allow selection of GMT or LOCAL time for the time display Pressing the TIME key the fourth time w
3. STORE keys When finished press the 9 key to exit the timer programming mode Tune the E1 to the radio sta tion that you wish to hear Enable the timer with the instructions provided below At the preset time the unit will turn off and will remain off until manually turned on or turned on by timer 1 if it is enabled TO ENABLE OR DISABLE THE TIMERS Press the TIME key sequentially to show either TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 in the display To enable the timer of your choice press the ENABLE key and assure that that timer s number appears in the upper right corner of the display under the time To disable the timer of your choice press the DISABLE key and assure that its num ber does not appear in the upper right corner of the display under the time To exit this mode press the TIME key until the normal radio frequency display screen shows et n E1 SPECIFICATIONS xia 1XM MANUAI Frequency Range e AM LSB USB LW 100 to 500 kHz MW 500 to 1800 kHz SW 1800 to 30 000 kHz FM 76 to 90 Mhz or 87 to 108 MHz selectable XM digital optional 2 3325 to 2 3450 Ghz XM satellite radio subscription required Sensitivity SSB 10 dB S N N e Less than 25 V 0 1 to 30 MHz DX on Less than 0 5 V 0 1 to 30 MHz Normal Sensitivity AM 10 dB S N N 1000 Hz 30 Mod Less than 2 0 V 0 1 30 MHz DX on e Less than 4 0 V 0 1 30 MHz Normal Sensitivity FM 20 dB S N monaural Less than 1 5 V
4. FAVORITES softkeys will reduce the number of dis played selections to two but the channel name artist name and selection title will all three be displayed for both selections Otherwise the lt SELECT gt keys and TUNING knob will have the same affects as described in the previous paragraph The third press of the XM ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITES softkeys will cause everything listed in the XM MODE SELECTED CH and SELECTABLE INFO areas of the BASIC XM DISPLAY illustration to disappear Pressing XM ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITES will function the same as the first press of that softkey THE XM LAST SOFTKEY Pressing the LAST softkey will cause the previously selected channel to be received If the channel being received is the one received when the receiver is urned on or when XM was selected the LAST softkey will have no affect If several channels have been received after XM was selected then repeatedly press ing the LAST softkey will toggle back and forth between the last two selections XM FAVORITES n XM mode there are two favorite lists named A and B which contain 10 memory locations each Any of the XM channels can be stored in either list A or 8 Saving a FAVORITE Channel To save a channel proceed as follows Select the XM channel to be stored using the Direct Key Input keys the lt SELECT gt keys or the
5. 1 3 5 7 9410420 EXTANT DX MEMORY DESCRIPTION The E1 receiver contains 1700 memory channels that can be used to store and recall commonly monitored requencies The first 500 of these are referred to sim ply as MEMORY channels The remaining 1200 are referred to as COUNTRY channels More on COUNTRY in the next section The 500 MEMORY channels are displayed in groups of 10 per screen and each saved requency can be stored with an identifying name They can be scanned using the SEEK function which can stop on any stored channel that has a predetermined signal level or the MEMORY channels can be scanned selectively using the T SCAN function With MEMORY channels programmed you can use the T SCAN func tion to selectively monitor desired MEMORY frequen cies The following operating parameters may be stored in any MEMORY channel 1 Frequency 2 Mode 3 Bandwidth 4 AGC set ting 5 PBT setting 6 Synchronous Detector setting THE MEMORY DISPLAY Please refer to the numbered figure above Channel Frequency This is the frequency that is stored in the selected EMORY channel 2 MEMORY This indicator identifies the screen as a MEMORY dis play as opposed to a COUNTRY display a 3 Curser This reverse video segment identifies the selected EMORY channel This Curser is moved up or down hrough the ten displayed channels one at a time using LOW BATT 40 60 LOCK the TUNIN
6. Reception modes include Single Sideband LSB amp USB and AM in the Shortwave MW AM broadcast and LW POWER SUPPLY bands For the LW Shortwave and MW bands a selec table sideband synchronous detector SYNC allows for enhanced AM reception by eliminating or reducing dis tortion due to fading signals or a strong adjacent signal During FM broadcast use stereo reception is available through the use of headphones or by connecting the line out jack to an external stereo system Other built in reception aids include selectable slow fast or automatic AGC time constant scanning of mem ory channels either by time or by carrier presence pass band tuning and squelch as well as treble and bass con trols Two independent real time clocks provide Local or GMT time selection Also provided are a two event timer a SLEEP timer and a SNOOZE mode A programmable memory area allows for 1700 indepen dent receiver set up memories The first 500 of these memory channels allow names to be attached to the frequencies and modes stored The remaining 1200 memory channels allow frequencies to be stored by country There are 111 country names factory stored in this bank of memory with 10 memory channels available per country and 90 memory channels remaining with no country assigned These country names can be modified or added to by the user These memories do not require battery backup and are thus unaffected by power inter ruption
7. keys can also be used to step quickly rom band to band After selection of the METER band use the TUNING knob or lt SELECT gt keys to change the frequency or press the Direct Key Input keys to make a direct frequency entry Tuning Resolution lt SELECT gt 0 Hz 10 kHz 00 Hz 9 kHz 1 kHz kHz 0 Hz 10 kHz 9 kHz HZ 5 kHz 100 kHz LOCK key may be used even when the radio is off to ock the POWER key to prevent accidental power acti vation AM SYNCHRONOUS OPERATION For general tuning and listening normal AM is best If however the received signal sounds distorted or inter erence from adjacent stations is present AM synchro nous should be engaged The synchronous detector in your receiver can greatly reduce the severe audio dis ortion that can occur due to signal fading The detec or also permits selectable tuning to either the upper or lower sideband portion of an AM signal Since most etorn o GETTING STARTED continued GETTING STARTED continued 1 MANUAL all AM LW MW and SW broadcasting generally uses double sideband transmission detection of either of the two sidebands results in full reception of the trans mitted information The selectable sideband tuning and detection not only aids reception by permitting tuning to the stronger or less distorted sideband but also per mits rejection of the sideband nearer to the interfering si
8. Pressing 3 takes you to the SET CLOCKS menu From this menu the local and GMT clocks can be set 4 CLOCK MODES Pressing 4 takes you to the CLOCK MODES menu This menu allows setting various clock relat ed parameters including auto clock set on off automatic daylight savings time compensation on off local time offset from GMT time snooze time and whether or not timers override the lock function 5 TIMERS Pressing 5 takes you to the TIMERS menu From this menu the start times stop times and memory channels for both event timers can be set 6 XM Pressing 6 takes you to the XM menu if the receiver is in the XM mode This menu allows XM antenna aim ing auto enter on off auto enter delay time selection clearing favorite XM channels clearing tagged XM channels and access to diagnostic mode If XM mode is not active when the XM menu is selected an error beep will be heard and ERROR will appear on the MAIN MENU d isplay When XM mode is not active the XM menu will not be accessible 7 Unused 8 Unused 9 EXIT Pressing 9 takes you back to the display you were viewing when MENU was pressed This would be either the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display RADIO SETTINGS The radio settings menu is reached either by pressing the MENU softkey twice or by pressing 1 when the MAIN MENU is displayed It appears as shown below SIGNAL 2 1 HE ELTE EE TEE EIU I 1357 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX RADIO SETTINGS
9. TUNING knob Press the STORE key This will cause a FAV A or FAV B list to appear with the notation SELECT A OR B TO STORE above it Press A or B to select into which of the lists you want to store your selected XM channel number This will cause the selected list to appear with the notation above it stating SELECT NUMBER to STORE Within 5 seconds use the Direct Key Input keys to key the number of the FAVORITE memory location in which you want to store the selected XM chan nel The XM channel selected for storage will appear on the selected line in the A or B list and FAVORITES STORED will appear briefly above the list EXAMPLE You want to store channel 73 FRANK S PLACE in B list location 5 e Tune to XM channel 73 using direct entry or the TUNING knob Press STORE Press B e Press the Direct Key Input 5 key The desired XM channel will appear in the 5 location on the B list and FAVORITES STORED will appear briefly above the list Recalling a FAVORITE Channel cx c e INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO continued To recall a FAVORITE channel from the A or B lists Deleting a FAVORITE Channel there are several methods that can be used To delete a FAVORITE channel proceed as follows e The first method is to press A or B followed by a Select the favorite channel to be deleted single numeric number within 5 seconds The receiv Press
10. The AUX function allows stereo audio fed into the LINE IN connector on the side panel to be fed to the internal speaker or to head phones plugged into the stereo headphone jack which is also on the side panel The VOLUME TREBLE and BASS controls will be active in this mode SW BAND Pressing the SW BAND softkey once enables the shortwave band 1 800 30 000 MHz The display will appear as Bl BAND Pressing the SW BAND softkey again once SW has been selected will cause the portion of SW M on the display to flash and the display will show for approximately SW BAND 2 seconds During this 2 sec ond interval entering the meter designator for the desired meter band will cause the receiver to go to the low end of the frequency range for the desired meter band During this 2 second interval one can also scroll through the available SW bands using the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key Each keypress or TUNING input resets the two second timer The frequency ranges for the defined meter shortwave bands are as shown in the Shortwave Band Designators table which follows High Freq 2500 kHz 3400 kHz 4000 kHz 5060 kHz 6200 kHz 7600 kHz 9900 kHz 12 100 kHz 13 870 kHz 15 800 kHz 17 900 kHz 21 850 kHz 26 100 kHz MEMORY Selects MEMORY mode which allows pro gramming or listening to the programmed contents of memory channels
11. page 17 item 20 Press VFO Select normal frequency display VFO page 17 item 21 22 23 Adjust Frequency page 19 Select Mode page 20 23 Select AM SYNC page 21 Select Bandwidth page 17 item 13 Select AGC page 17 item 12 DX preamplifier On or Off page 13 item 16 Set Time page 50 Display GMT or Local Time page 46 Press FM SW MW LW or XM when equipped soft keys to select FM Broadcast Shortwave AM Broadcast Long Wave or XM bands When in Shortwave mode press SW two or three digit entry from Direct Key Input keypad for Shortwave Meter band designation e Select Band Turn TUNING knob Press lt SELECT gt keys use Direct Key Entry keypad Press AM for displayed AM Press AM again to toggle to AM SYNCH e Press SSB to scroll between USB LSB and DSB when AM SYNCH is displayed Press FM as required to display FM e Press SSB to select SSB mode AM SYNC must be off To turn off press e Press XM to enter XM mode when equipped e With unit in AM mode press AM again AM SYNC will flash and then lock on e Press BW for displayed 7 0 4 0 or 2 3 kHz not active in FM or XM mode Press AGC for displayed SLOW FAST or AUTO not active in FM or XM mode e Press DX for displayed DX or blank Not active in XM mode Press MENU to disp
12. 650 903 3867 customersvc etoncorp com www etoncorp com Mailing Address et n Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 USA INTRODUCTION This Quick Guide outlines the basics for listening to AM FM XM Satellite Radio and Shortwave It also covers setting the clock and timers and storing stations into memory Not all features and capabilities of the E1 are addressed here We encourage you to refer to the owner s manual for a full understanding of the E1 SET UP INFORMATION Power the E1 with the AC adaptor or insert 4 new identical alkaline D size batteries of the same brand and type never intermix non identical batteries The battery compartment is accessed via the outer and inner door on the lower left front of the E1 When inserting 4 D alkaline batteries follow the battery polarity diagram printed on the inner door Turn the E1 and off by pressing the POWER button For FM and Shortwave reception pull up the telescopic antenna If XM Satellite Radio is being used connect he XM antenna to its socket on the E1 s right side The buttons also called keys knobs and switches referred to in this Quick Guide can be found by care ully looking at the radio Some of the buttons also called keys are located surrounding the display LCD The function of these buttons is defined within he LCD Full descriptions of controls and their loca ions are found in owner s manual pages ote that the AM
13. COUNTRY 18 TUN LOCK This indicator appears when the FAST TUNING LOCK softkey has been pressed for 2 seconds It indicates that the TUNING knob has been locked out and will have no affect 19 MEMORY This labels the MEMORY softkey W hen this softkey is pressed MEMORY mode is selected and the label appears as MEMORY 20 VFO This labels the VFO softkey W hen this softkey is pressed the receiver returns to the VFO mode from COUNTRY or MEMORY modes but the frequency being received from the MEMORY or COUNTRY modes is not transferred The frequency displayed will be the same as was last being received when last in VFO mode The indicator will appear as VFO when VFO mode is active 21 MW LW This indicator labels the MW LW select softkey Pressing this softkey will select either MW AM Broadcast or LW Long Wave frequency ranges Repeatedly pressing this softkey will toggle between these two modes Depending upon the mode selected this indicator will appear either as MW LW or MW IW 22 SW BAND This indicator labels the SW BAND softkey Pressing this softkey once selects the SW Short Wave band 1 8 30 0 MHz This gives an indication of SW BAND on the display Pressing this softkey a second time causes the display to appear as SW BAND and permits the tuning knob or the lt SELECT gt key to scroll through the available meter bands as shown on
14. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleansers Use a dam p cloth for cleaning 6 Attachments Do not use attachments that are not recom mended by the manufacturer or they may cause hazards 7 Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink laundry tub like in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the 8 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Any mounting of the product should follow the man ufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 9 A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn 10 Ventilation S lots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be 11 12 blocked or by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or simi IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS continued ar surface This produ installation such as a RIALS OUT OF DIREC he supplied AC Adap or local power compai rom battery power o instructions Grounding or Polariza one
15. Hawaii net 14340 West Coast Manana net 21402 PM maritime mobile nets 28333 Gordon West net 12359 amp 8294 Herb Hilgenberg s maritime weath er info WEATHER FAX FREQUENCIES e 4344 1 Pacific e 8680 1 Pacific long range e 12728 1 Pacific long range 6451 1 Pacific Hawaii Stockton relay e 9088 1 Pacific Hawaii Stockton relay e 16133 1 Pacific Hawaii Stockton relay 10863 1 Atlantic Norfolk 16408 1 Atlantic Norfolk e 7528 1 Atlantic Boston e 10534 1 Atlantic North e 6850 1 Gulf Mobile Alabama e 9155 6 Gulf Mobile Alabama e 233294 U S A GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SSB COMMUNICATIONS Use your favorite Internet search site and perform a search for SSB two way communications MONTHLY MAGAZINES WITH SSB RELATED INFORMATION AND ARTICLES These magazines are available from the above noted Grundig dealers bookstores and magazine displays MONITORING TIMES Grove Enterprises Inc 140 Dog Branch Road Brasstown North Carolina 28902 Phone 704 837 9200 POPULAR COMMUNICA TIONS CQ Communications Inc 76 North Broadway Hicksville New York 11801 2953 Phone 516 681 2922 Best during daylight Best during daylight APPENDIX et n E1 QUICK GUIDE E1 MANUAL APPENDIX et n El QUICK GUIDE continued Do You Need Help Monday Friday 8 30 a m 4 00 p m North American Pacific Time 1 800 872 2228 from the U S 1 800 637 1648 from Canada 1 650 903 3866 worldwide FAX
16. However carrier stop threshold will be controlled by the Squelch control regardless of whether or not muting has been disabled This control has no effect in XM mode 2 Treble This control adjusts the audio frequency response at the high end of the audio spectrum Adjust clockwise for more treble response 3 Bass This control adjusts the audio frequency response at the low end of the audio spectrum Adjust clockwise for more bass response 4 Volume With the receiver on adjust this control clockwise to increase the audio level from the receiver s speaker or from headphones Be certain to set the volume setting at the desired level for TIMER use 5 Access Door Provides access to the battery access panel to the microprocessor Reset button access hole to the Display Contrast Knob and to the Factory Programming Connector The Factory Programming Connector should be used only by a factory authorized service center The Display Contrast Knob should be adjusted for best dis play contrast from the normal viewing position The Reset button reboots the microprocessor and should be pressed using a straightened paperclip in the unlikely event that the receiver exhibits erratic operation freezes or displays a flashing UNLOCK on the dis play See the following diagram for the location of these items Battery Display Factory Access Reset Contrast Programming Panel Button Knob Connector 6 Direct Key In
17. Note that if the DELETE PAGE message disappears from the display before you press the DELETE key you must start over DELETE ALL MEMORY AND COUNTRY CHANNELS If it is desired to delete all MEMORY AND COUNTRY channels in one operation proceed as follows Place the receiver in either MEMORY or COUNTRY mode by pressing the MEMORY or COUNTRY softkey Turn the receiver off by pressing the POWER key Press and hold the POWER key Press the DELETE key for two seconds while still holding down the POWER key This will cause the message Are you really sure you want to delete the program information in all 1700 memory channels to appear While this message is still displayed press the DELETE key for two seconds to clear MEMORY and CHANNEL memories Note that the above memory clearing procedures do NOT clear XM favorite channels To do this refer to CLEAR FAVORITES on page 47 DISPLAY LIGHTING With AC Adapter When the unit is operating from the external AC adapter or other DC power source and is turned OFF the display lighting will revert to one of the following states e f Dim Medium or Bright was selected using the LIGHT key when the unit was ON the display will be Dim when the unit is turned OFF e If no backlighting was selected using the LIGHT key when the unit was ON the display will not be illuminated when the receiver is turned OFF When the
18. grammed numerous channels in MEMORY or COUN TRY modes Programming in MEMORY and COUNTRY modes is covered on pages 26 and 28 respectively 1 Select either MEMORY COUNTRY or XM mode The choice will depend entirely on the user s preference and the number of channels programmed in MEM ORY or COUNTRY modes 2 Using the TUNING knob or the SELECT gt key scroll through the programmed MEMORY COUN TRY or XM channels until the reverse video curser is on the one you want to mark for scan 3 To mark the channel for T SCAN press the TAG key Number 11 on the Front Panel Description drawing on page 11 You will hear a beep tone and see a T appear to the left of the channel number UNMARKING T SCAN CHANNELS 1 To exclude a marked channel from a T SCAN select that channel in MEMORY COUNTRY or XM modes as described previously 2 With the reverse video curser on the selected chan nel simply press the TAG key again You will hear a beep tone and see the T disappear from the left of the selected channel number SELECTING THE SCAN STOP METHOD 1 Press the MENU softkey twice to bring up the RADIO SETTINGS menu 2 Note that item 2 on the RADIO SETTINGS menu reads 2 SCAN STOP MODE TIME CARRIER OR 2 SCAN STOP MODE TIME CARRIER 3 Repeatedly pressing the 2 key on the Direct Key nput keypad will cause the reverse video curser to oggle back and forth between TIME and CAR RIER
19. the Shortwave Band Designator table on page 16 If no movement of the TUNING knob or input to the lt SELECT gt key occurs for 3 seconds the display will revert back to SW BAND and normal tuning will resume 23 FM AUX This labels the FM AUX select softkey Pressing this softkey once selects the FM Broadcast band 76 90 MHz or 87 108 MHz and causes the indicator to appear as FM AUX The second press of this soft key activates the AUX mode and causes the indicator to appear as FM AUX Selecting this mode enables audio fed in the LINE IN jack on the side panel to be fed through to the E1 receiver s audio system 24 XM This indicator labels the XM softkey Pressing this key activates the optional XM Satellite Radio mode When XM is activated the basic XM radio display will appear If XM is not installed an error beep will be heard and CHECK ANTENNA will appear on the display etorn O E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION continued MANUAL SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION continued 25 TIMER 1 2 This display appears when one or both of the event timers are enabled 26 Time Display This displays the time which can be either Greenwich Mean Time GMT or Local time L If the time display is flashing this is an indication that the time has not been set See Clock and Timer Functions on page 50 27a LOW BATT This flashing reverse video indicator appears when no external AC Ad
20. ui To store a memory channel from COUNTRY mode first enter COUNTRY mode by pressing the COUNTRY soft key Then proceed as follows A Select an empty COUNTRY channel number using the TUNING knob or the SELECT gt keys B Press the TUNE softkey This will return you to the VFO mode Select the mode for the frequency range that contains the frequency you wish to store For example FM MW LW or SW BAND C Use the TUNING knob or the SELECT gt keys to tune in the desired frequency and use the Function softkeys except for FM mode to set the etorn O COUNTRY FUNCTIONS continued XM OPTION DISPLAY DESCRIPTION E1XM MANUAL parameters as desired D Press the STORE key This will take you back to COUNTRY mode with the curser still on the chan nel number you selected previously Press the STORE key again You will hear a confirming beep and COUNTRY STORED will briefly appear on the display The VFO softkey indicator will return to reverse video indicating that normal VFO mode has been restored RECALLING A COUNTRY CHANNEL To select a specific COUNTRY channel press the COUNTRY softkey to enter COUNTRY mode This will cause the COUNTRY softkey label to appear in reverse video Then use the TUNING knob or the SELECT gt key to scroll through the COUNTRY num bers Note that pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key w
21. 15 16 19 and 22 meters 16 and 19 usually the best At night the best bands are 25 31 41 and 49 meters with 31 and 49 usually best Around sunset and sunrise both the day and night bands may often be exceptionally good often mak ing listening at these times quite rewarding Because the construction materials of some buildings severely block shortwave signals it may be best to hold the radio in your hands and get very close to a window or use an external antenna mounted next to the window or outside WHAT ARE BANDS This is the most important concept to learn right away If you have ever listened to AM or FM radio then you already know what a band is The AM band is a fre quency range stretching from 530 to 1600 kilohertz the FM band is 66 108 megahertz A band is a frequency range where stations are located When looking for sta tions in these bands you tune around with your tuning buttons or the tuning knob on an analog radio until you find a station you like Shortwave is similar and the shortwave bands have names like 25 meters 31 meters 49 meters etc These are abbreviated 25m 31m and 49m Just like in AM and FM radio one simply gets into the shortwave band and tunes around looking for sta tions Each band represents a frequency range as shown in the band chart below For example the 19 meter shortwave band encompasses the frequency range of 15100 to 15600 kilohertz Since some radios show fre quency
22. 6 20 MHz 5900 6200 KHz 41 Meter 7 10 7 60 MHz 7100 7600 KHz 31 Meter 9 20 9 90 MHz 9200 9900 KHz 25 Meter 11 600 12 100 MHz 11600 12 100 KHz 22 Meter 13 570 13 870 MHz 13570 13 870 KHz 19 Meter 15 10 15 80 MHz 15100 15 800 KHz 16 Meter 17 480 17 90 MHz 17480 17 900 KHz 13 Meter 21 450 21 850 MHz 21450 21 850 KHz 11 Meter 25 60 26 10 MHz 25600 26 100 KHz DAY BANDS vs NIGHT BANDS it s important Because shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun the ionosphere and interaction with the earth itself signals cannot be heard on all bands throughout the day Some bands are best during the daylight hours and some are best at night In general the bands with frequencies below 13 MHz 13000 KHz are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13 MHz 13000 KHz are best during the day Follow these guidelines for best listening results SUNSET AND SUNRISE often the best time to listen This is when shortwave signals are often strongest and clearest in a window of time around sunset and sun rise Sometimes it s a two hour window at other times three or four hours Experiment to determine when it s best in your area DAYTIME LISTENING Shortwave listening is generally at its poorest during the daylight hours of about 10 a m to 3 p m The major reason for this is that the broadcasters are not transmitting to regions at this time assuming that we are all either at work or at
23. 87 108 MHz DX on Less than 4 V 87 108 MHz Normal Frequency Resolution e 10 Hz in SSB amp AM modes e 20 kHz in FM mode Frequency Stability 10 ppm 0 to 50 C Frequency Accuracy Better than 100 Hz 25 C Selectivity SSB AM e 7 kHz 6 dB less than 12 kHz 60 dB e 4 kHz 6 GB less than 9 kHz 60 dB e 2 3 kHz 6 dB less than 5 kHz 60 dB IF Frequency SSB AM e 1st IF 45 0 MHz e 2nd IF 455 kHz FM 1st IF 10 7 MHz Single Conversion Image Rejection e Greater than 70 dB 0 1 to 30 MHz Greater than 55 dB 76 to 108 MHz IF Rejection Greater than 80 dB 45 0 MHz Greater than 80 dB 455 kHz IP3 Intercept Point 50 ohm Ant Input Greater than 10 dBm 20 kHz spacing Normal Greater than 20 dBm 5 kHz spacing Normal dBm 20 kHz spacing DX 30 dBm 5 kHz spacing DX AGC Performance Threshold 1 0 V Attack Time 1 mSec Bandwidth dependent Release Time SLOW 3 sec FAST 300 mSec Less than 2 dB change in audio output for 90 dB RF input change referenced from the AGC threshold point plus 3 dB Internal Antenna e 39 1 4 1 003 meters telescopic antenna for use on all bands External Antenna 50 to 75 Ohms PAL type Male PAL to F type adapter included External Speaker Output e 4to 8 Ohms External jack is 1 8 3 175 mm Audio Power internal or external speaker 1 25 W nominal battery operation
24. A or B favorites Deletion will be confirmed by a high pitched beep and COMPLETE will appear on the display You will then be returned to the normal XM Radio display To exit the CLEAR FAVORITES display without clearing A or B favorites press the CLEAR LOCK key You will be returned to the normal XM Radio display without clearing any FAVORITE channels 5 CLEAR ALL TAGGED XM CH Pressing 5 produces a display similar to the following sar HII sep ee 100 JAZZ amp BLUES XM 73 Frank s Place Ella Fitzgerald Street Of Dreams FM XM O SWIMWILW xwALL HOLD TAG 2 SEC TO CLEAR ALL TAGGED XM CH CATEGORY FAVORITES PRESS CLEAR TO CANCEL FAV LISTS ENTER A MENU oO 0 O O O O CLEAR TAGGED XM CHANNELS Pressing TAG key for two seconds as called out on the above display will clear all of the XM channels marked with the T tag This will be confirmed by a high pitched beep and COMPLETE will appear on the display You will then be returned to the normal XM display To exit the CLEAR ALL TAGGED XM CH display without clearing any tagged channels press the CLEAR LOCK key You will be returned to the normal XM radio display without clearing any tagged channels x c 45 E1 MENUS continued 6 DIAGNOSTIC MODE Diagnostic mode is provided so that service center personnel can obtain additional infor
25. AGC Labels the AGC Automatic Gain Control softkey and shows its release time status Slow Fast or Auto Auto mode selects SLOW release time but automatical y switches to fast release only while tuning 13 BW Labels the Bandwidth softkey and shows its status 2 3 4 0 or 7 0 kHz 14 PBT Labels the PBT softkey The PBT softkey enables and disables the PBT Passband Tuning knob W hen the softkey is enabled its frequency displacement relative to nominal is shown above PBT The reading will be between 2 0 and 2 0 kHz 15 AM Labels the AM softkey and shows its status The AM softkey enables AM mode When AM is enabled AM appears over the AM softkey label If the softkey is pressed a second time AM SYNC appears over the AM label to indicate that the synchronous detector is operating 16 SSB This labels the SSB softkey and shows its status Pressing the SSB softkey enables single sideband reception causing either USB or LSB to appear above the SSB label Pressing the SSB softkey again after SSB is selected will toggle the display between USB and LSB When AM SYNC has been selected pressing the SSB softkey will toggle through the modes of the AM synchronous detector USB LSB and DSB 17 COUNTRY This labels the COUNTRY softkey When this softkey is pressed Country mode is selected and the label appears as
26. Entry You can tune to any XM channel using the TUNING knob or if the desired channel number is known by using the Direct Key Input keys For example to enter channel 76 press 7 6 ENTER OR 7 6 Please note that the key also acts as an enter key Use either key Also note that it is not necessary to enter leading zeros You will hear a confirming beep and the receiver will switch to that channel XM DISPLAY OPTIONS Category Channel XM 73 Frank s Place Artist Title XM Mode Search Channel XM ALL XM 74Bluesville XM 75Luna XM 80 The Move XM 81BPM Selectable Info FAV LISTS MENU A B SAT lili TERR ATLL JAZZ amp BLUES Ella Fitzgerald Street Of Dreams XM 73 Frank s Place XM 76 On the Rocks CHAN ARTIST TITLE 11 35 L maag T MER12 FM XM O SWIMWAW CHAN CATEGORY FAVORITES SCAN O O O J O O O BASIC XM DISPLAY In the BASIC XM DISPLAY illustration above the items labeled CATEGORY CHANNEL ARTIST and TITLE always show the category Jazz amp Blues Classical Country etc channel name performer name and selection program title respectively e The fifth line labeled XM MODE shows whether the receiver is operating in XM ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITES mode Which of these modes are dis played is determined by a single press of the XMALL CATEGORY or
27. It appears as shown in the fol lowing illustration SIGNAL ES 2 111111 181 11888 11 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX SET CLOCKS 1 LOCAL TIME SET 11 35 2 GMT TIME SET 16 35 1 HJ H O O O O O O O SET CLOCKS 1 LOCAL TIME SET To set Local time press the 1 key This will cause the menu numbers to disappear and the time numbers in the LOCAL TIME SET row to appear in reverse video Use the Direct Key Input keypad to enter the desired time ignoring the colon The time entered should be slightly ahead of the actual time to allow yourself ade quate time to make the entry When the actual local time agrees with the time entered press the STORE key You will hear a beep the clock will start the menu numbers will return and the entered time will return to normal video 2 GMT TIME SET To set GMT time press the 2 key and follow the same procedure as described for setting Local time Example Set GMT to 13 00 hours Press the 2 key Menu numbers will disappear and the time entry window for GMT TIME SET will appear in reverse video To enter 13 00 hours press 1 3 0 0 on the Direct Key Input keypad e When the actual GMT time agrees with the time entered press STORE You will hear a confirming beep the clock will start the entered time will return to normal video and the menu numbers will reappear Unused Unused Unused Unused OY UI UM MAIN MENU Pressing the 7
28. Leave the curser on the desired option and press 9 to exit the menu If TIME is chosen the scan will stop on a channel hat has a signal strength that exceeds the SQUELCH setting will remain there for 5 seconds and will resume scanning If CARRIER is chosen he scan will stop on a carrier that has a signal strength that exceeds the SQUELCH setting and will remain there until the carrier strength drops below the squelch setting If in XM mode the scan will stop in each marked channel for 5 seconds and proceed to the next channel regardless of whether TIME or CARRI ER was chosen in the RADIO SETTINGS menu item 2 4 5 cx c O T SCAN FUNCTION continued INITIATING AND STOPPING THE T SCAN 1 Once desired channels have been marked and the SCAN STOP method has been selected the T SCAN can be initiated by pressing the T SCAN key This will initiate the scan and will cause the MEMO RY or CHANNEL entry on their respective dis plays to be replaced with SCAN In XM mode TSCAN will appear above XM ALL CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS 2 To stop a T SCAN simply press the T SCAN key again This will cause the scan to stop and the MEMORY or COUNTRY labels on their respec tive displays to return replacing SCAN In XM mode TSCAN will disappear from the XM dis play TIME DISPLAY The E1 incorporates dual time clocks allowing two 24 hour clocks to be set and maintained During
29. Local and GMT If any display illumination was selected when the unit was last in the ON state Dim display lighting will be turned on with the first press of the TIME key along with the LCD display Both illumination and the LCD display will turn OFF ten seconds after the last press of the TIME key When the receiver is ON and either Dim Medium or Bright backlighting is selected the illumination will turn OFF ten seconds after the last control input Changing any control setting other than SQUELCH TREBLE BASS or VOLUME will cause the display to come back ON and remain ON for ten seconds after the last control setting change and then turn back OFF This time out feature can be disabled by holding down the LIGHT key for three seconds You will hear a confirming beep This will cause the illumination to stay ON until the receiver is turned OFF However the user should keep in mind that this mode of operation will result in a considerable reduction in battery life The illumination timeout feature can be re enabled in one of two ways Hold down the LAMP key for three seconds A beep will be heard confirming that the feature has been enabled Turn the receiver POWER OFF and back ON QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE E1XM MANUA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The symbol indicates that the key is to be pressed within three seconds Select normal frequency display VFO
30. STANDARDS AND WILL PROVIDE RELIABLE OPERATION FOR MANY YEARS PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE OWNER S MANUAL IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY INTERESTING FEATURES THAT WILL PROVIDE ENJOYABLE LISTENING TO RADIO BROAD CASTS AROUND THE WORLD IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS p 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS p 4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION p 6 POWER SUPPLY p 6 AC ADAPTER and EXTERNAL DC POWERING BATTERY INSTALLATION BATTERY OPERATION BATTERY CONDITION INSTALLATION p 8 UNPACKING LOCATION FIXED INSTALLATION PORTABLE OPERATION ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS VIEWING ANGLE INSTALLATION DIAGRAM E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION p 11 TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION p 15 E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION p 16 SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION p 18 GETTING STARTED p 19 GENERAL OPERATING INFORMATION FIRST STEPS DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY SHORTWAVE METER BAND DESIGNATOR ENTRY FREQUENCY RESOLUTION FRONT PANEL LOCK UNLOCK AM SYNCHRONOUS OPERATION SSB OPERATION PASSBAND TUNING FM OPERATION AGC OPERATION BEEP TONES MEMORY FUNCTIONS p 24 MEMORY DESCRIPTION THE MEMORY DISPLAY STORING A MEMORY CHANNEL e RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL DELETING A MEMORY CHANNEL COUNTRY FUNCTIONS p 26 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION THE COUNTRY DISPLAY STORING A COUNTRY CHANNEL e RECALLING A COUNTRY CHANNEL DELETING A COUNTRY CHANNEL CHANGING OR ADDING COUNTRY NAMES XM OPTION DISPLAY DESCRIPTION p 29 INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO p 32 GETTING STARTED IN
31. U S Coast Guard Ft Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300 nuc C C D ry CY MARITIME TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS FRE QUENCIES AND CHANNELS All frequencies in kilohertz channels are in parenthe sis usually USB SEARCH amp RESCUE 2182 3023 5680 SURVIVAL CRAFT 8364 DISTRESS 4125 45 6215 65 8291 85 12290 125 16420 165 DSC DISTRESS Digital Selective Calling 2187 5 4207 5 6312 8414 521 16804 5 MSI BROADCASTS Marine Safety Info RTTY 4210 6314 8416 5 12579 16806 5 19680 5 22316 26100 5 SHIP TO SHIP SHORE 2065 2079 2096 4146 4A 4149 4B 4417 AC 6224 64 6227 6B 6230 6C 8294 8A 8297 8B 12353 12A 12356 12B 12359 12C 16428 16A 16531 16B 16534 16C 18840 18A 18843 18B 18884 21159 22B 22162 22C 22165 22D 22168 22E 22171 25115 25118 AMATEUR RADIO MARITIME e 3815 Caribbean weather net 9 3930 Puerto Rico weather e 3964 East Coast waterway net e 3968 West Coast AM PM marine nets e 7233 Recreational vehicle service net e 7237 Caribbean maritime mobile net e 7238 Baja maritime West Coast net e 7264 East Coast waterway net e 7294 AM PM West Coast mariner s net TIME STATIONS not SSB CHU time Canada CHU time Canada CHU time Canada WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US 14313 24 hr maritime mobile help
32. a 5 second time interval or will stay on the channel it stopped on until the key is pressed again W hich of these T SCAN methods is used is deter mined by the setting of item 2 in the RADIO SET TINGS menu The T tag is added to or removed from the COUNTRY channel on which the curser rests by pressing the TAG key 4 Curser This reverse video segment identifies the selected COUNTRY channel This Curser is moved up or down through the ten displayed channels one at a time using the TUNING knob or a page at a time 10 channels using the lt SELECT gt key If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed the TUNING knob and SELECT gt keys will scroll through the channels ten at a time This is the way to scroll through all available countries in minimum time 5 Channel Numbers These numbers identify the COUNTRY channels from 500 to 1700 ten at a time When the curser reaches the end of a group of ten the numbers displayed advance by ten For example if the curser was sitting on 600 and the right hand SELECT gt key was pressed the curs er would jump to the top of the column with num bers 601 thru 610 displayed 6 Function Key Labels These labels with their asso ciated parameters disappear if you scroll through a channel that is programmed on an FM band fre quency 7 COUNTRY The COUNTRY softkey label appears as COUNTRY when th
33. are too low for satisfactory operation and must be replaced Note Regardless of battery condition neither items 1 or 2 above will be observed if the unit is connected to the AC ADAPTER If the AC ADAPTER is not connected the condition graph will only be observed upon power up or with depression of the LIGHT button UNPACKING Carefully remove the et n E1 receiver and included AC ADAPTER wall transformer from the shipping carton and examine them for evidence of damage If any damage is noted immediately contact the transportation company responsible for delivery or return the unit to the dealer rom whom it was purchased Keep the shipping carton and all packing material for the transportation company o inspect The original carton and packing material should be retained for repackaging should it be necessary o return the receiver Inspect the packing material for any accessories or printed material before storing the box Locate the registration card fill it out and immedi ately return it to et n to insure registration and valida ion of warranty LOCATION For fixed locations the et n E1 receiver should be oper ated from the AC ADAPTER Keep curtains and other flammable material away from direct contact with the AC ADAPTER to avoid overheating the transformer which could result in failure or fire FIXED INSTALLATION After unpacking the unit connect the antenna system to the EXT ANTENNA input or select the I
34. as an ENTER and causes immediate response to the entered frequency If you do not press the decimal a second time at the end the receiver will automatically enter the frequency after a slight delay ex c o GETTING STARTED continued B The SW band 1 8 30 0 MHz frequencies are dis played and entered in kHz or MHz depending upon the user s selection from item 5 of the RADIO SET TINGS menu A maximum of 7 digits may be entered To make the menu selection press the MENU softkey once Then press Direct Key Input key 5 Repeatedly pressing the 5 key toggles between kHz and MHz as the display and entry method for the SW band Leave the reverse video entry Oon the desired display method For example line 5 on the menu should appear as follows for entry in kHz 5 SW BAND ENTRY kHz MHz After making this selection press Direct Key Input key 9 to exit the menu Note that if kHz is selected from the menu the display will show frequencies from 1 8 30 0 MHz in Kilohertz and entries should be made in kHz Example 4 258 1 kHz Press 1 4 58 0 I1 1t t OR Press 1 4 1 00 If MHz was selected from the menu all frequency entries should be made in MHz Example 4 2581 MHz Press 14 7 OR Press 1 4 2 5 8 1 0 When the maximum number of allowed digits is entered the 7th digit acts as an enter key and a sec ond need
35. be received when timer 2 on time is reached 5 DISABLE Press the DISABLE softkey to disable Timer 2 6 ENABLE Press the ENABLE softkey to activate Timer 2 7 TIMER 2 This display entry will appear when Timer 2 has been enabled It will be present on all menus and dis plays as long as Timer 2 is active If both Timer 1 and 2 are active it will read TIMER 1 2 If neither timer is active it will not be visible on any menu LOCAL GMT TIME SELECT This menu is used to select whether the clock displayed on all other displays shows time in GMT or Local time It is reached by pressing the TIME key a third time Pressing the TIME key a fourth time takes the user back to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display whichever was in use when TIME was pressed initially LOCAL GMT TIME SELECT This menu is used to select whether the clock displayed on all other displays shows time in GMT or Local time It is reached by pressing the TIME key a third time Pressing the TIME key a fourth time takes the user back to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display whichever was in use when TIME was pressed initially etorn O E1 MENUS continued This display is shown in the following illustration SIGNAL 11 111111 PMU E EU I 40 60 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 EXTANT DX CLOCKS J O O O I O O O LOCAL GMT TIME SELECT 1 CLOCKS This identifies the menu as being the CLOCK GMT LOCAL se
36. blade wider than unable to insert the p plug If the plug shou pose of the polarized ct should not be placed in a built in bookcase or rack unless proper ventila ion is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to KEEP CURTAINS AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATE CONTACT WITH THE AC ADAPTER Power Sources This product should be operated only from he type of power source indicated on the marking label of er If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home consult your appliance dealer ny For products intended to operate r other sources refer to the operating ion This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug hav ing the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are ug fully into the outlet try reversing the d still fail to fit contact your electrician o replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety pur plug Alternate W arnings If this prod uct is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin the plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug 12a M ise la terre ou Polarisation Cet appare
37. et n El allows the user to mark numerous channels in the MEMORY and or COUNTRY memories as well as XM Satellite Radio channels for selective scanning Once the channels are marked pressing the T SCAN key when in MEMORY COUNTRY or XM mode will cause the unit to scan through each of the marked channels in that mode and to stop on each one which has a signal strength greater than a predetermined level which the user determines by the setting of the SQUELCH knob Squelch does not apply to XM channels The user then has two options as to how the T SCAN will proceed It can remain on the marked channel as long as the signal level exceeds the SQUELCH setting or it can remain on the channel for 5 seconds and then resume the scan regardless of signal level The selec tion of which of these options is chosen is made from the RADIO SETTINGS menu item 2 by selecting either TIME or CARRIER The T SCAN function works on MEMORY and COUNTRY modes It does not work on the VFO mode In XM mode the SQUELCH control has no affect Therefore if LSCAN is enabled the scan will proceed through marked channels in XM ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITES mode whichever is currently active when the T SCAN key is pressed and will remain on each one for approximately five seconds regardless of whether TIME or CARRIER is selected on the RADIO SETTINGS menu item 2 MARKING CHANNELS FOR T SCAN This discussion assumes that the user has already pro
38. in megahertz MHz and some in kilohertz KHz both are shown here Look at your radios tuning scale or its digital display to determine frequency designation it uses in shortwave On some shortwave radios these fre quencies will look like 15100 KHz 15105 KHz or 15110 KHz and on other radios they might look like 15 1 MHz 15 105 Mhz or 15 11 MH The exact frequency ranges for these bands may vary somewhat from one radio model to another This is perfectly OK On some radios the band names e g 19 meters are clearly marked on others they are not marked at all If it is not apparent how to get into a band on your radio consult the own ers manual A HELPFUL ANALOGY ABOUT BANDS A shortwave band is like a street with many addresses on it In this case the individual addresses are called fre quencies each one a potential home of a broadcaster For example in the 19 meter band it could be called 19 Meter Street 15110 kilohertz is the home of Radio Spain International 15190 is the home of BBC World Service and 15275 is the home of Deutsche Welle Germany As on any street the occupants at a specific address are not always at home lt e c 63 APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued BAND MEGAHERTZ MHz KILOHERTZ KHz 120 Meter 2 300 2 500 MHz 2300 2500 KHz 90 Meter 3 20 3 40 MHz 3200 3400 KHz 75 Meter 3 90 4 00 MHz 3900 4000 KHz 60 Meter 4 750 5 060 MHz 4750 5060 KHz 49 Meter 5 950
39. key will toggle between Local and GMT SETTING 24 HOUR CLOCKS AUTOMATICALLY The et n E1 has the capability of setting both the GMT and Local clocks automatically To do this the receivers must be operating from the AC ADAPTER and you must be able to receive XM Satellite Radio channels or at least one of the five available WWV or WWVH National Institute of Standards and Technology stations with a good quality signal These stations are ocated at 2500 0 5000 0 10 000 0 15 000 0 and 20 000 0 kHz In addition several items on the CLOCK ODES menu must be set properly To do this proceed as follows 1 With the receiver turned on press the MENU soft key which will activate the MAIN MENU Then press the 4 key on the Direct Key Input keypad to activate the CLOCK MODES menu 2 Item 1 on the CLOCK MODES menu reads AUTO CLOCK SET OFF ON You will note that either ON or OFF is shown in reverse video Pressing 1 on the Direct Key Input keypad will toggle the reverse video curser between ON and OFF If necessary press the 1 key to move the curser to ON 3 Item 2 on the menu reads 2 AUTO CLOCK DST OFF ON Pressing the 2 key on the Direct Key Input keypad will toggle the curser between OFF and ON You should leave this on ON if you live in a location that has daylight savings time DST If you live in a location that does not have DST then you should select O
40. key returns the user to the main menu as described previously 8 MORE Scrolls forward through available menus as described previously 9 EXIT Exits the menu loop and returns to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display E1XM MANUAL E1 MENUS continued CLOCK MODES This menu is reached from the SET CLOCKS menu described above by pressing the 8 MORE key once or from the MAIN MENU by pressing 4 It is used to set several parameters pertaining to clock snooze and timer operation It appears as shown in the following illustration sicNAL 11 111111 1181111811 13 5 7 9410420 40 60 EXTANT DX CLOCK MODES 1 AUTO CLOCKSET OFF 2 AUTO CLOCKDST OFF 3LOCALTIME OFFSET OR 4 LOCAL TIME OFFSET 5 00 HOURS 5 SNOOZE TIME 10 30 6 TIMER OVERRIDES LOCK YES 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT O O O O O 0 O CLOCK MODES 1 AUTO CLOCK SET OFF ON Pressing 1 toggles this function OFF and ON If this feature is ON the receiver searches the available WWV or WWVH National Institute of Standards and Technology frequencies for the best sig nal It then uses this signal to set the clocks automatically while the receiver is in the OFF state In XM mode the receiver sets the time in the on state from XM RADIO channels 2 AUTO CLOCK DST OFF ON Pressing 2 toggles between OFF and ON When this feature is ON the receiver automatically sets the Local time to compensate for daylight savings time DST W hen it i
41. mation in case you experience difficulty and contact them for assistance Pressing the 6 key will bring up a screen that will provide the needed data 7 MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the MAIN MENU as described previously 8 MORE Pressing 8 also returns the user to the MAIN MENU 9 EXIT Pressing 9 returns the user to the normal XM TIMER 1 ENABLE DISABLE This menu is used to enable and disable event timer number 1 It is reached by pressing the TIME key once The ON time OFF time and MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel shown on this menu must be entered using the TIMERS menu described on page 44 The TIMER 1 ENABLE DISABLE display appears as shown in the following illustration SIGNAL 12 t LE LE E f 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 mast EXTANT DX ENABLE O TIMER 1 START TIME 11 30 STOP TIME 12 30 1 WWW DISABLE O 15000 00 kHz O 0 O O O O O TIMER 1 ENABLE DISABLE 1 TIMER 1 This display entry identifies this menu as being associated with Timer 1 2 START TIME This shows the time that Timer 1 is set up to turn on when enabled 3 STOP TIME This shows the time that Timer 1 is set to turn off when enabled 4 Memory Country or XM channel selected This menu entry identifies the MEMORY COUNTRY or XM chan nel which was programmed into Timer 1 This is the frequency that will be received when the Timer 1 on time is reached 5 DISABLE Press t
42. menus using the MENU softkey the XM menu will not appear The XM menu appears as shown in the following illustration sar HII coge HIHI JAZZ amp BLUES XM XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XM 1 ANTENNA AIMING 2 AUTO ENTER OFF 3AUTO ENTER DELAY 3 SEC 4 CLEAR FAVORITES 5 CLEAR ALL TAGGED XM CH 6 DIAGNOSTIC MODE 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT MENU E1 MENUS continued MEN 2229 9 UU X 1XM MANUAI E1 MENUS continued 1 ANTENNA AIMING Pressing the 1 key will cause the display to appear as follows sar illl ATL JAZZ amp BLUES XM 73 Frank s Place Ella Fitzgerald Fu O Street Of Dreams 5 D CATEGORY ANTENNA AIMING FAVORITES TERR 5818 PRESS CLEAR TO CANCEL FAV LISTS ENTER A Oo O O O O O OQO ANTENNA AIMING You should then position the XM Radio Digital Antenna for maximum signal strength as indicated by the maximum number of vertical bars appearing to the right of SAT 1 SAT 2 and or TERR Once optimum antenna positioning has been accomplished press the CLEAR LOCK key to exit this screen You will be returned to the normal XM MODE screen 2 AUTO ENTER OFF ON Pressing the 2 key toggles AUTO ENTER ON and OFF The active state can be deter mined by the position of the reverse video curser When AUTO ENTER is OFF selecting an XM channel using the TUNING knob the lt SELECT gt key or the Direct Key Input keys will not occur until the ENT
43. not be entered The second depression of the key acts as an ENTER and causes immediate response to the Shortwave Band Designators 120 Meter 2300 kHz 90 Me 3200 kHz 75 Me 3900 kHz 60 Me 4750 kHz 49 Me 5800 kHz 41 Me 7100 kHz 31 Me 9500 kHz 25 Me 11 600 kHz 22 Me 13 570 kHz 19 Me 15 100 kHz 16 Me 17 480 kHz 13 Me 21 450 kHz 11 Me 25 600 kHz entered frequency If you do not press the decimal a second time at the end the receiver will automatically enter the frequency after a slight delay C FM broadcast band enters and displays in MHz megahertz regardless of the RADIO SETTINGS menu setting A maximum of 5 digits may be entered for FM Examples 97 7 MHz Press 9 7 7 107 7 MHz Press 15 0 2 A OR Press 1 0 7 7 0 Attempting to enter a frequency outside the tuning ange of the et n E1 receiver will cause the ERROR annunciator to flash and an error beep to be heard The receiver will then return to its previous settings SHORTWAVE METER BAND DESIGNATOR ENTRY To facilitate tuning to particular sections of the short wave band that contain many worldwide broadcasts of news information and music the et n E1 receiver per mits entry of the METER band designator In some cases the worldwide broadcast station may not announce its exact operating frequency but will announce the METER band in which it is operating or to which band it will move to improve
44. not supplied NOTE Check the batteries periodically for leakage IF UNIT IS TO BE STORED OR OTHERWISE NOT USED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME REMOVE THE BATTERIES TO PREVENT CORROSION AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE RECEIV ER Damage caused by battery acid leakage is not cov ered under the warranty 1 Position the receiver with the front panel towards you 2 Open the battery access door located at the lower left corner of the front panel Shown as 5 in the front panel drawing 3 Inside you will find an additional door as shown in the following illustration Battery Simultaneously press Access down and pull outward Panel to open Remove this door by pressing down and pulling outward on the OPEN tab 4 Insert the first of four D sized batteries into the battery opening with the plus end of the battery to your left See the following illustration Insert battery with end to the left and slide battery to the right D Cell BATTERY 5 Slide the battery to the right and continue in this manner until all four batteries are installed Replace the inner door and close the outer door BATTERY OPERATION The et n E1 receiver does not rely on the batteries for retention of memory channels However to insure that docks are maintained following the loss of AC power and battery removal the receiver must first be connect ed to a source of AC power or have batteries installed Clock settings are
45. once causes the receiver to go to category mode When in this mode the SELECT gt keys will scroll through each category and the TUNING knob will scroll through each channel in a given category The second press causes only two channels at a time to be displayed but the channel name artist and title will be dis played The third press will cause the display items Described in 6 and 7 to disappear The fourth press will cause the display to return to its original display condition but will leave the receiver in the CATEGORY mode When in the CATEGORY mode CATEGORY will be shown in reverse video as shown here If no selection is made the receiver will revert to XM ALL mode 22 XM ALL When the XM ALL softkey is pressed once the TUNING knob will scroll through all avail able XM channels one channel at a time and the lt SELECT gt keys will scroll through all available chan nels six at a time The second press causes only two channels at a time to be displayed but the channel name artist and title will be displayed The third press will cause the display items Described in 6 7 8 amp 9 to disappear and the TUNING knob will have no affect The fourth press will cause the display to return to its original display condition but will leave the receiver in the XM ALL mode When in the XM ALL mode XM ALL will be shown in reverse video as shown here 23 SW MW LW Pr
46. receiver is in the OFF state the display illumination can be toggled on and off with the LIGHT key If toggled on the illumination wil remain on indefinitely 1 Regardless of display lighting the LCD display wil remain ON displaying the time indefinitely and can be switched between Local and GMT time using the TIME key lt e c o SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS continued With Batteries Only When the receiver is turned OFF when operating from batteries the display lighting will do one of the follow ing e f Dim Medium or Bright was selected using the LIGHT key when the unit was ON the display will be Dim when turned OFF and will remain lit dis playing Local or GMT time for ten seconds after which both the Dim lighting and the LCD TIME display will turn off e f no backlighting was selected using the LIGHT key when the unit was ON the display will not be illuminated when the receiver i s turned OFF The LCD display will show Local or GMT time for ten seconds and then turn OFF Pressing the LIGHT key when the receiver is OFF will cause the display illumination to be toggled between being on and off The LCD display and any illumination will turn off after 10 seconds When the unit is OFF pressing the TIME key once will activate the LCD TIME display and additional presses of the TIME key will cycle the TIME display between
47. softkey three times or pressing the MENU soft key once and then pressing the 2 key It appears as shown in the following illustration sicNAL 5 5111 111 18181811 1 13 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX AUDIO SETTINGS 1AUDIO OUTPUT MONO 2 ENTRY BEEP OFF 3 POWER LOSSS BEEP OFF 4 SQUELCH MUTING OFF 5 6 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT f 1 1 d o O O O O O O 1 AUDIO OUTPUT MONO STEREO Pressing 1 selects between MONO and STEREO when receiving on the FM broadcast band W hen STEREO is selected STEREO will appear on the VFO MEMORY and COUNTRY displays when an FM stereo signal is being received and stereo audio will be available from the Headphone and Line Out jacks When MONO is selected MONO will appear on the above mentioned displays when receiving any FM broad cast signal regardless of whether or not it is transmitting in stereo and only mono audio output will be available It is occasionally advantageous to switch to MONO mode when receiving a weak stereo station because it will reduce the background noise 2 ENTRY BEEP Use the 2 key to toggle between beep ON and beep OFF When beep is ON beep tones will be heard when keys are pressed error conditions exist or various pieces of information are stored If beep is OFF no tones will be heard under any condition 3 POWER LOSS BEEP Use the 3 key to toggle POWER LOSS BEEP function between ON amp OFF When ON this function pr
48. step size Press the MENU softkey to activate the MAIN MENU Then press 1 on the Direct Key Input keypad This will take you to the RADIO SETTINGS menu On that menu item number 4 reads as follows 4 MW TUNING STEPS 9 10 kHz Pressing 4 on the Direct Key Input keypad will tog gle the reverse video curser between 9 kHz and 10 kHz Leave the curser on the desired MW band step size If the step size was 10 kHz prior to performing the above procedure then the 9 kHz step size for the broadcast band is now programmed To change back to 10 kHz repeat the same procedure To exit the RADIO SETTINGS menu press 9 EXIT on the Direct Key Input keypad DELETE ALL MEMORY OR COUNTRY CHANNELS The following procedure will delete either all MEMORY or all COUNTRY channels It will not clear XM FAVORITE channels Place the receiver in either MEMORY or COUNTRY mode by pressing the MEMORY or COUNTRY softkeys Press POWER to power down the receiver Press the POWER key again and hold While holding the POWER key press the MEMO RY or COUNTRY softkey for two seconds This will cause the message DELETE PAGE to appear on the display You can now release the keys e f you hadn t already pressed MEMORY or COUN TRY you can do so now While the DELETE PAGE message is still visible press the DELETE key for two seconds to delete the page
49. the DELETE key This will cause the notation er will immediately go to that favorite It is not nec PRESS A OR B TO DELETE to appear on the dis essary to press the ENTER softkey play Press A or B as appropriate This will cause the For example A 4 notation SELECT NUMBER to DELETE to appearover the FAVORITES list The second method is to press the A button and e Using the Direct Key Input keypad press the num use the TUNING knob to scroll through the entries ber of the memory location containing the channel in both A and B lists until you reach the chan to be deleted This will cause the selection to disap nel you wish to recall Then press ENTER for imme pear from the memory list and DELETED to diate entry or if AUTO ENTER is enabled in the appear briefly over the FAVORITES list XM menu simply wait the programmed number of seconds and the recalled channel will be entered Note Regardless of whether the El is set to XM automatically ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITE channel selection e The third method is to press the FAVORITES soft modes one can always go directly to any specific key and as above use the TUNING knob to scroll channel number using the Direct Key Input keys Just through the entries on the A and B lists until enter the digits of the desired channel and then press the desired entry is reached Then press ENTER for either ENTER or the
50. this softkey TUNE Pressing this softkey returns to the VFO mode from either MEMORY or COUNTRY modes Note that VFO Variable Frequency Oscillator is a regis ter used to store the frequency to which the main TUN ING control is set Turning the TUNING control will change this frequency Pressing TUNE transfers the frequency last listened to while in the MEMORY or COUNTRY modes to the VFO along with the current associated function parameters This allows for fine tuning of and around the transferred frequency or modifying its parameters When TUNE is pressed VFO STORED will briefly appear on the dis play This softkey is functional in MEMORY and COUN TRY modes only 8 lt SELECT gt In VFO mode pressing the lt or gt ends of this key will cause the frequency to increment or decrement in 5 kHz steps on LF and SW bands in either 9 or 10 kHz steps on the MW AM broadcast band depending on a menu setting and in 100 kHz steps on the FM band When in MEMORY or COUNTRY modes each press of the lt or gt ends of the key causes the display to decrement or increment respectively one memory page When in MEMORY or COUNTRY modes holding down the lt or gt will cause the unit to scroll through the MEMORY or COUNTRY pages When programming in MEMORY mode pressing or gt moves the curser left or right respectively for entering the names for stored frequen cies
51. wice to complete the storing process and exit the memory mode For memory labeling instructions and other memory information refer to the owner s manu al ACCESSING WHAT YOU HAVE STORED INTO MEMORY Press the MEMORY key to access the memory mode Use the TUNING knob or the SELECT key to scroll through the memory numbers and listen to the desired stored station To exit memory mode press the VFO button DELETING THE CONTENTS OF A MEMORY Access the desired memory channel number as described above Press and hold the DELETE key for about 3 seconds or until its frequency disappears from the selected memory channel location To exit memory mode press the VFO button SETTING THE CLOCK TO YOUR LOCAL TIME This procedure shows how set the clock automatically The receiver must be OFF with the appropriate antenna connected for WWV setting or the receiver must be ON in the XM mode for setting by XM signal For manual clock setting and more detailed clock set ting information consult the owner s manual lt e c O APPENDIX et n E1 QUICK GUIDE continued E1XM MANUAL Sequentially press the button below MENU in the dis play until CLOCK MODES appears If AUTO CLOCK SET is OFF press 1 to turn it ON If AUTO CLOCK DST is OFF press 2 to turn it on if you want automatic day light saving time recommended For LOCAL TIME OFFSET if your country is east of the International Dateline press 3 to set it to If you ar
52. 000 22720 25070 25110 MARITIME SSB WEATHER FREQUENCIES kilohertz USB times are UTC GMT S Coast Guard akland CA 5 10 35 40 min past hr onolulu Hl 24 hr ew York NY 24 hr Ft Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300 anahawkin NJ 1200 amp 2200 nverness CA 000081200 S Coast Guard IRGINIA 0400 0530 1000 SB Aeronautical AN Edmntn AB each hr 20 min 2300 1200 S Coast Guard IRGINIA 1130 1600 2200 2330 IRGINIA 0400 0530 1000 ew York NY 24 hr AN Gander NF 25 30 50 amp 55 min past hr akland CA 5 10 35 40 min past hr onolulu HI 24 hr AN Trenton ON each hr 30min 2300 1200 AN St John s NF each hr 40min Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300 anahawkin NJ 1200 amp 2200 U S Coast Guard VIRGINIA 1130 1600 2200 2330 VIRGINIA 1730 UTC V CY c E JC nooronon RGINIA 0400 0530 1000 akland CA 5 10 35 40 min past hr onolulu HI 24 hr SB Aeronautical ew York NY 24 hr CAN Gander NF 25 30 50 amp 55 min past hr Oakland CA 5 10 35 40 min past hr nverness CA 000081200 S Coast Guard RGINIA 1130 1600 2200 2330 RGINIA 1730 Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300 SB Aeronautical ew York NY 24 hr AN Gander NF 25 30 50 amp 55 min past hr SB Aeronautical Honolulu HI 24 hr SB Aeronautical SB Aeronautical AN Edmntn AB each hr 20 min 2300 1200 AN Trenton ON each hr 30min 1000 0100 AN St John s NF each hr 40min 1200 2300 Lauderdale FL 0100 1300 2300
53. 1 ENHANCED SSB OFF 2 SCAN STOP MODE TIME euis 3 FM BAND RANGE 76 90 EYES MHz 4 MW TUNING STEPS 9 MHz 5 SW BAND ENTRY MHz 6 POWER LOSS BATTERY 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT O O O O O O O E1 MENUS continued E1XM MANUAL E1 MENUS continued 1 ENHANCED SSB OFF ON Pressing 1 toggles ENHANCED SSB ON and OFF Enhanced SSB provides 30 Db of additional rejection of the undesired sideband through audio phasing circuitry as shown in the following diagram Using this in combination with passband tuning can narrow the IF to less than the normal IF filter bandwidth and can provide considerable additional help in receiving weak signals in the presence of strong adjacent signals 2 SCAN STOP MODE TIME CARRIER The 2 key toggles between TIME and CARRIER When TIME is select ed a T SCAN will stop on each MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel that is marked with a T for 5 seconds and will then move on to the next marked channel If CARRIER is selected a T SCAN will stop on a carrier that exceeds the SQUELCH setting and will remain there as long as the carrier strength remains at that level If the carrier goes away or if its strength drops below the squelch setting the T SCAN will move on to the next marked channel SQUELCH has no affect in XM mode 3 FM 76 90 MHz 87 MHz 108 MHz Pressing 3 toggles the frequency coverage on FM mode between 76 90 MHz and 87 108 MHz 4 MW TUNING STEPS 9 10
54. 1 through 500 COUNTRY Selects COUNTRY mode which allows pro gramming or listening to the contents of memory channels 501 through 1700 These 1200 memory channels are divided among 111 countries from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia with 10 memory channels per country and with 90 memory channels remaining with no country assigned 20 POWER Pressing this key toggles the unit on and off 21 Display This is a dot matrix LCD display See the DISPLAY description for details TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION 22 Speaker This is the opening for the internal speaker for the E1 receiver 23 Telescopic Antenna This is a 39 1 4 1 003 meters telescopic antenna for use on all bands except XM 1 TELESCOPIC ANTENNA This is a 39 1 4 1 003 meters telescopic antenna for use on all bands except XM 2 LIGHT Pressing this key while the receiver is turned ON cydes the display illumination through four brightness states Off Dim Medium and Bright When the receiver is in the OFF state and connected to external power the display when lit will be DIM Pressing the LIGHT button will cycle the display illumina tion on and off with no time out f the unit is operating from batteries the display will be it only briefly when the unit is turned OFF If when OFF the LIGHT button is pressed once the display will illumi nate for 10 seconds and then go out In the ON state the display will be lit only briefly following control input
55. 3W nominal Operation from 9 VDC AC Adapter Internal Speaker 4 10 16 cm 8 Ohms Line Audio Output Stereo left and right e 300 mV 1K ohms for each output Line Audio Input 300 mV 47K ohms Line Audio Input Jack 1 8 inch 3 175 mm stereo Headphone Jack 1 8 inch 3 175 mm stereo DC Power Requirements Input 7 14 VDC supplied from AC ADAPTER W all Transformer external DC Power Supply or 3 6 to 6 0 VDC supplied by 4 internally mounted D cell 1 5V batteries not supplied Current requirements approximate from 9 0 VDC Supply e Worst case at max volume 850 mA nominal with lamp off e 900 mA nominal with lamp on Current requirements from Batteries with 1 4 W average Audio Output Nominal battery currents FM mode 175 mA backlight off 225 mA backlight on e LW MW SW 210 mA backlight off 260 mA backlight on e XM 350 mA backlight off 400 mA backlight on Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C Shipping Weight 6 lbs 2 72 kg includes AC ADAPTER batteries NOT included Size e Width 13 1 8 33 37 cm Height 7 1 2 19 05 cm Depth 2 9 16 6 5 cm Supplied AC ADAPTER Input 120 VAC 10 USA Version Output 9 VDC 1 Amp maximum Center conduc tor of connector is positive Negative is connected o input ground BLOCK DIAGRAM et n E1 SIGNAL FLOW BLOCK DIAGRAM
56. CATEGORY FAVORITES or XM ALL one channel at a time stopping approximately 3 seconds on each channel Pressing SCAN again will stop the scan 17 ENTER Pressing the ENTER softkey will cause any channel entry made by pressing the appropriate Direct Key Input key turning the TUNING knob or pressing the lt SELECT gt keys to occur immediately Otherwise there can be a delay of from 1 to 9 sec onds depending upon the parameters entered in item 2 Auto Enter OFF ON and item 3 Auto Enter Delay of the XM menu If Auto Enter is OFF XM menu item 2 no channel change will occur until ENTER is pressed 18 TUN LOCK TUN LOCK will appear if the FAST TUNING LOCK or the CLEAR LOCK keys have been o to be displayed bu nel name the artist each selection wi and the title The show the chan third press wil cause the display items Described in 6 7 8 amp 9 to disappear and the TUNING knob will have no affect The fourth press will cause the display to return to its original display condition but will leave the receiver in the FAVORITES mode When in the FAVORITES mode either by pressing the FAVORITES softkey or by press ing the A or B softkeys FAVORITES will be shown in reverse video as shown here If no selection is made the FAVORITE mode will time out and revert to XM ALL mode 21 CATEGORY Pressing this softkey
57. ER softkey is pressed If ON is selected channel change will occur automatically after the delay time set in menu item 3 3 AUTO ENTER DELAY Pressing 3 causes the menu item numbers to disappear and a reverse video curser to appear to the right of AUTO ENTER DELAY Enter the desired number of seconds of delay between 1 and 9 and press STORE Note that entering a 0 will cause 1 to be entered This will cause the reverse video curser to disap pear the menu numbers to return and the entered number of seconds to be stored If AUTO ENTER ON was select ed in menu item 2 the number entered will be the number of seconds of time lag between the time you select a new XM channel number using the TUNING control or the SELECT gt keys and the actual channel change When directly entering a number the delay is fixed regardless of this setting 4 CLEAR FAVORITES Pressing 4 produces a display similar to the illustration labeled CLEAR FAVORITES which follows sar HII 188 JAZZ amp BLUES XM 73 Frank s Place Ella Fitzgerald Street Of Dreams FM XM O SWMWAW O HOLD A OR B 2 SEC TO CLEAR FAVORITES CATEGORY FAVORITES PRESS CLEAR TO CANCEL ENTER O FAV LISTS B I 1 H J O O O O O O O CLEAR FAVORITES Pressing A or B for two seconds as called out on the above display will clear all of the
58. FAVORITES softkeys The item labeled SELECTED CH in the illustration is the reverse video curser which can be scrolled through the available channels using the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt keys Selectable Info There are several options available for the items labeled selectable info Normally selections are shown here six at a time including the reverse video curser At the bottom of the display there are three softkeys labeled CHAN ARTIST and TITLE Pressing each of these softkeys will cause the six displayed selections to show the channel name name of the per former or title of the selection program respectively The first press of the XM ALL CATEGORY or FAVORITES softkeys will have the following affect e XM ALL will allow scrolling through all available XM channels in numerical order one at a time with the TUNING knob and six at a time with the lt SELECT gt keys e CATEGORY allows the lt SELECT gt keys to scroll through all available categories When a given cate gory is selected the TUNING knob will scroll through all channels in that category one at a time e FAVORITES allows the lt SELECT gt keys to scroll through all available stored favorites five at a time and the TUNING knob will scroll through all stored favorites one at a time The second press of the XM ALL CATEGORY or
59. FF DST applies only in North America Note that automatic update of Daylight Savings Time at the transition date through WWV or WWVH requires a good signal and that the receiver be in the OFF state 4 Item 3 on the menu reads LOCAL TIME OFFSET This refers to whether or not your Local time is less than or greater than GMT For example the Western hemisphere is less than GMT and the Eastern hemisphere is greater Therefore if you lived in the Western hemisphere you would use the 3 key to toggle the curser to 5 Item 4 on the menu reads LOCAL TIME OFFSET 00 00 HOURS This refers to how much your Local time is offset from GMT For example in the Eastern USA the time offset is 5 00 hours e To make this setting press 4 on the Direct Key Input keypad This will cause the menu item num 1 MANUAL CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS continued bers to disappear and the time entry for item 4 to be displayed in reverse video e Use the Direct Key Input keypad keys to enter the desired offset ignoring the colon For example for 5 00 hours press 0 5 0 0 Line 4 of the dis play will then read LOCAL TIME OFFSET 5 00 HOURS Then press the STORE key to store the entry You will hear a beep the menu item numbers will reap pear and the reverse video curser will disappear Press the 9 key to exit the menu and return to nor mal operation Note that on th
60. FM MW LW and SW Enter the frequency with the numbered keys After the last key is pressed the frequency will auto ente after a delay of a few seconds While entering a fre quency if an incorrect frequency is entered pressing the CLEAR LOCK key will clear the entry in progress FM frequencies always have a decimal point in them e g 88 5 MHz Be sure to include this decimal point in your entry The slight auto entry delay that occurs after entering the last digit of the frequency can be eliminated as fol lows After entering an FM frequency press the key once After entering a MW SW or LW frequency that is in KHz press the key twice With this method the decimal key acts as an ENTER key and causes imme diate response to the entered frequency eliminating the delay USING THE SEEK FEATURE The SEEK feature often called auto tuning enables the tuner to automatically scan and stop on stations To engage this feature press the SEEK key Scanning automatically starts and will stop when a stations is found It is normal for the SEEK feature to sometimes stop on noise The SEEK can be stopped manually by pressing the SEEK button LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS Absolutely no technical knowledge is necessary to fully enjoy listening to shortwave stations from around the world It s crucial to understand bands The owners manual s APPENDIX has all the information needed for this Below is some condense
61. G knob or a page at a time 10 channels using the SELECT gt key If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed the TUNING knob will scroll through the channels ten at a time 4 T his indicator marks this channel as being one selected for LSCAN T SCAN searches through all MEMORY and COUNTRY channels marked with the T and will ignore all others T SCAN will stop in any channel marked with a T which has a signal strength greater than the SQUELCH setting It will proceed to the next marked channel either based on a 5 second time interval or will stay on the channel on which it stopped until the SCAN key is pressed again Which of these T SCAN methods is used is determined by setting 2 in the RADIO SETTINGS menu The T tag is added to or removed from the MEMORY channel on which the curser rests by pressing the TAG key 5 Channel Numbers These numbers identify the memory channels from 1 to 500 ten at a time When the curser reaches the end of a group of ten the numbers displayed advance by ten For example if the curser were sitting on 10 and the right hand lt SELECT key was pressed the curser would jump to the top of the column with numbers 11 thru 20 displayed 6 Function Key Labels These labels with their associated parameters disap pear if you scroll through a channel that is pro grammed on an FM band frequency 7 MEMORY The MEMORY softkey label appears as
62. Hz or 87 108 MHz 6 EXT ANTENNA This PAL type male input connector is designed for an unbalanced 50 to 75 ohm input connection that is encountered with coaxial feeds GETTING STARTED 7 DCIN9V Connect the AC ADAPTER wall transformer output cable to this connector The receiver requires 9 VDC power at approximately 1 Amp current With external DC power applied the internal batteries are not used 8 EXT SPEAKER This 1 8 monophonic connector provides 1 25 to 3 0 watts audio output for an external 4 to 8 ohm speaker 9 HEADPHONE This connector accepts a 1 8 3 175 mm stereo mono headphone connector Stereo reception is possible only in the FM and XM Radio modes All speaker outputs are automatically switched off when using the headphones 1 TELESCOPIC ANTENNA The receiver has a built in telescopic antenna that can be used on all bands Note that the pivot point section of the antenna must be exposed out of its nesting tube to permit moving the antenna from its vertical orienta tion Extend the telescopic sections and position the antenna for best signal reception Be sure the corre sponding side panel antenna select switches are set to the INTERNAL position for TELESCOPIC antenna reception 2 LINE IN This 1 8 diameter stereo jack is used to feed in audio from an external source such as a CD or cassette tape player The input level should be approximately 300 mV at an impedance of 47K ohm This
63. IDE continued Delete a FAV XM Channel page 36 Delete a MEMORY Channel page 26 Delete a COUNTRY Channel page 28 Delete all MEMORY and COUNTRY Channels page 54 Mark Channels for T Scan page 49 T SCAN MODE The scan feature only works with chan nels programmed with a T as described above T SCAN FUNCTION page 49 SIDE PANEL CONTROLS HF Antenna Select page 18 FM Antenna Select page 18 Press FAVORITES amp use TUNING to select chan to be deleted Press DELETE e Press A or B Press FAV number of CH to be deleted Select a MEMORY or COUNTRY channel to delete as described above Press and hold DELETE for 3 seconds A high pitched beep will be heard and listed channel will be deleted Press MEMORY or COUNTRY e Turn off with POWER key Press amp hold POWER key amp press DELETE for 2 sec onds When warning appears release DELETE amp press it again for 2 seconds This will clear all memory locations except XM FAVORITES Select either MEMORY COUNTRY or XM Mode Select the MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel to be marked using TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key Press the TAG key to mark the channel Select MEMORY COUNTRY or XM mode e Set SQUELCH to desired level SQUELCH inactive in XM mode e Press T SCAN to begin scan Press T SCAN again to stop scan Set ANTENNA HF Internal External swit
64. IO y 10 7 MHz 10 7 MHz PA PA STEREO XM DIGITAL T gel 17dB gt gt gt DET DEMOD k DAC k XMDT AN DEN TSA V 76 108 MHz 76 108 MHz FM MIXER INT EXT ANT PREAMP DX ps ecc O www etoncorp com www etoncorp com et n Corporation Corporate Headquarters 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto California 94303 USA tel 1 650 903 3866 tel 1 800 872 2228 fax 1 650 903 3867 et n Corporation Berlin Office Rosenstrasse 2 D 10178 Berlin Germany tel 49 0 30 243102149 et n Corporation Toronto Office 1 Yonge Street Suite 1801 Toronto Ontario MbE 1W7 Canada tel 1 416 214 6885 v 05 19 06
65. LEAR LOCK key for 3 seconds Press the CLEAR LOCK key and hold for seconds An o acknowledging beep will be heard and both LOCK and TUN LOCK will appear on the front panel dis play after 3 seconds to indicate that the front panel keys and TUNING control are locked Press the CLR LOCK again for 3 seconds to unlock the front panel keys and TUNING control The beep will again be heard when the key is pressed and the LOCK and TUN LOCK indications on the front panel display will disappear after 3 seconds indicating that the TUNING control and front panel keys have been released This control can also be used when the receiver is turned off Press CLEAR LOCK for 3 seconds A mes sage will appear confirming lock If power is then pressed a Press CLEAR LOCK for 3 seconds to unlock message will appear The user must perform this action before the POWER key will allow the receiver to be turned on BROADCAST BAND TUNING STEP SIZE n the AM broadcast band the E1 receiver increments the frequency in 10 kHz steps when pressing the lt SELECT gt keys The 10 kHz step size is practical for tuning the U S and Canadian broadcast bands However the step size can be changed to 9 kHz to permit practical tuning of European broadcast stations The tuning step size is held in nonvolatile memory and thus is not lost during power failure or battery chang ing To select the alternate
66. LOCK key 7 MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the main menu as described previously 8 MORE Scrolls forward through available menus as described previously 9 EXIT Exits the menu loop and returns to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display etorn E1 MENUS continued E1XM MANUAL E1 MENUS continued TIMERS This menu is used to set the ON time OFF time and associated MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel if equipped for timers 1 and 2 It is reached by pressing the 8 MORE key from the CLOCK MODES menu or the 5 key from the MAIN MENU It appears as is shown in the following illustration sicNaL 11 2 LL ELTE TELE EU M 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX TIMERS 1 TIMER 1 ON TIME 2 TIMER 1 OFF TIME 3 TIMER 1 MEM CH 4 TIMER 2 ON TIME 5 TIMER 2 OFF TIME 6 TIMER 2 MEM CH 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT ENTER NUMBER amp PRESS STORE TO ENTER MENU 1 O O O O O TIMERS o 1 TIMER 1 ON TIME Press 1 to set the start time for timer number 1 When 1 is pressed the menu numbers will disappear ENTER NUMBER amp PRESS STORE TO ENTER will appear at the bottom of the display and the timer 1 start time window will change to reverse video To set the time enter the numbers on the Direct Key Input keypad When the numbers have been entered press the STORE key This will cause a beep to be heard the menu numbers will reappear and the timer 1 start time window wil
67. MEMORY when the softkey is pressed indicating that MEMORY mode has been selected 8 Meter Band Identifier Identifies the meter band of the selected SW frequen cy If the channel is an FM broadcast band frequency STEREO or MONO appears in this location 9 Band Identifier Indicates whether the memory channel is in the LW MW SW or FM bands 10 MHz kHz Identifies whether the frequency is displayed in mega hertz or kilohertz STORING A MEMORY CHANNEL There are two ways to store a channel The first is from VFO mode and the other is from MEMORY mode To store a channel from VFO mode proceed as follows A First select the mode and frequency that you wish to store as you normally would do in VFO mode ake sure you have set all the function parame ters to your preference B Then press the STORE key followed by the MEMORY softkey This will take you to the EMORY screen similar to that shown above C Use the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key to select the desired blank MEMORY number D Press the STORE key again The selected fre quency will appear at the selected MEMORY channel 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 pro gram a name for the desired channel or press the STORE key again to store the channel with out a name or to use the previousl
68. NTERNAL anten na and extend the build in telescopic antenna Plug the output cable of the AC ADAPTER into the DC IN 9V connector on the left side panel of the et n E1 receiver Plug the AC ADAPTER into a source of AC power Refer to the Figure 1 on page 10 for the diagram of a typical fixed installation PORTABLE OPERATION For use in a portable environment the et n E1 receiver is operated from four 4 internally mounted D cell bat teries These batteries are not supplied and must be installed prior to portable operation of the receiver See BATTERY INSTALLATION section on page 9 of this manu al For longest battery life alkaline batteries are recom mended for this product NOTE REMOVE THE BATTERIES IF THE RECEIVER IS TO BE STORED OR OTHERWISE NOT OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE et n E1 DUE TO POSSIBLE BAT TERY LEAKAGE OR CORROSION EFFECTS The et n El receiver does not rely on the batteries for retention of memory channels If power is lost clock settings are maintained for a period of approximately 10 minutes to allow time to install new batteries As long as good bat teries are installed in the unit the clocks are maintained regardless of whether there is external power applied or not ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS Refer to Figure 1 page 10 The et n E1 receiver incorporates side panel switches to select between the internal telescopic antenna and vari ous types of external antennas T
69. RL Antenna Manual available in most public libraries for help on selection and or construction of the antennas mentioned above VIEWING ANGLE On the back of the receiver is a hinged panel This panel can be pulled out and the receiver tilted back on it to provide a convenient viewing angle when operating the et n E1 receiver on a table or similar surface in front of you as shown below VIEWING ANGLE OPTION When viewing at a new angle it may be desirable to readjust the LCD contrast control located behind the pull down door See page 11 item 5 MANUAL INSTALLATION continued E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION FIGURE 1 E1 INSTALLATION DIAGRAM Low Impedance Antenna To Tape Recorder From CD or or Stereo System Tape Player AC Adapter External Speaker Stereo Headphones LEFT VIEW XM Radio Home Digital Antenna Optional XM Digital Antenna Jack on right side REAR VIEW 1 Squelch This control allows muting of the receiver s audio when no signals are present Adjust the control until back ground noise just disappears when no signal is being received An indicator is provided on the display directly under the signal strength display to show how the squelch is set relative to received signal strength See the display description starting on page 18 Squelch also sets the threshold for carrier scan stop Muting can be disabled in AUDIO SETTINGS menu Item 4
70. TENING SHORTWAVE DIRECTORY SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS LL SIZED PASSIVE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS ACTIVE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS FOR USE ON BOATS LONG WIRE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS AM ANTENNAS FINDING ANTENNAS ME STATIONS GETTING STARTED W ITH SINGLE SIDEBAND SSB WEATHER FAX FREQUENCIES MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SSB ETO MONTHLY MAGAZINES W ITH SSB RELATED INFO ME STATIONS not SSB N E1 QUICK GUIDE p 68 INTRODUCTION SET UP INFORMATION LISTENING TO XM SATELLITE RADIO NING IN FM AND MW STATIONS SING DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY USING THE SEEK FEATURE LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS CHOOSING THE BEST SHORTWAVE BAND GETTING INTO A SHORTWAVE BAND TUNING AROUND IN A SHORTWAVE BAND STORING FREQUENCIES INTO MEMORY ACCESSING W HAT YOU HAVE STORED INTO MEMORY DELETING THE CONTENTS OF A MEMORY SETTING THE CLOCK TO YOUR LOCAL TIME SETTING THE DISPLAY FOR LOCAL OR GMT TIME SETTING THE TIMER AS AN ALARM CLOCK USING TIMER 1 AS A W AKE UP TIMER SING TIMER 2 AS A SLEEP TIMER O ENABLE OR DISABLE THE TIMERS SPECIFICATIONS p 72 BLOC K DIAGRAM p 74 GENERAL DESCRIPTION POWER SUPPLY continued MANUAL The et n E1 is a microprocessor controlled synthesized world band receiver with continuous coverage capability rom 100 kHz through 30 MHz and from 76 MHz hrough 108 MHz which includes the AM broadcast and shortwave bands as well as the FM broadcas
71. UAL APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued FULL SIZED PASSIVE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS These normally give the best performance Generically they have names such as dipoles trapped dipoles par allel dipoles and slopers They are characteristically fed with 50 or 75 ohm coaxial cable that leads to the radio s antenna socket Even if you build one of these using instructions from a book these antennas are an engineered system thus optimizing performance ACTIVE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS usually small Active antennas are much smaller than others and employ the use of amplifiers to compensate for their small size There are many models to choose from They usually do not perform as well as passive or non amplified professionally engineered models but are useful when a short small size is needed SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS FOR USE ON BOATS RF Systems makes the model MARINE BALUN KIT about 90 USD which can turn a backstay or a long piece of wire into an efficient shortwave receiving antenna McKay Dymek makes the model DA 100EM about 200 USD mountable on a mast or railing the antenna being only about 1 5 meter high 4 ft 8 in LONG WIRE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS If your radio does not have an antenna socket or if you want to take a simpler or less costly approach this type of antenna can improve signal levels Understand however that this not an engineered system and noise TIME STATIONS CHU time Canada CHU time Ca
72. XM RADIO XM DISPLAY OPTIONS THE XM LAST SOFTKEY XM FAVORITES E1 MENUS p 36 MAIN MENU RADIO SETTINGS AUDIO SETTINGS SET CLOCKS CLOCK MODES TIMERS e XM TIMER 1 ENABLE DISABLE TIMER 2 ENABLE DISABLE LOCAL GMT TIME SELECT SEEK FUNCTION p 48 DESCRIPTION VFO MODE MEMORY amp COUNTRY MODE XM SATELLITE RADIO MODE T SCAN FUNCTION p 49 DESCRIPTION MARKING CHANNELS FOR T SCAN UNMARKING T SCAN CHANNELS SELECTING THE SCAN STOP METHOD INITIATING AND STOPPING THE T SCAN CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS p 50 TIME DISPLAY SETTING 24 HOUR CLOCKS AUTOMATICALLY SETTING THE 24 HOUR CLOCKS MANUALLY TIMER OPERATION SETTING TIMER ON OFF TIMES SETTING A W AKE OR SLEEP TIMER SETTING TIMER MEMORY CHANNELS ENABLING DISABLING TIMER OPERATION m rn SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS p 54 LOCK ALL ENTRY TO KEYPAD BROADCAST BAND TUNING STEP SIZE DELETE ALL MEMORY OR COUNTRY CHANNELS DELETE ALL MEMORY AND COUNTRY CHANNELS DISPLAY LIGHTING QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE p 57 GLOSSARY OF TERMS p 60 TROUBLESHOOTING p 61 SUGGESTED REFERENCES p 61 WARRANTY REGISTRATION p 62 LIMITED WARRANTY p 62 SERVICE INFORMATION p 62 APPENDIX p 63 UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS p 63 WHAT IS SHORTWAVE SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB WHAT ARE BANDS A HELPFUL ANALOGY ABOUT BANDS DAY BANDS v s NIGHT BANDS SUNSET AND SUNRISE DAYTIME LISTENING EVENING NIGHT LIS
73. also be accomplished with the TUNING knob When operating in AM SYNC mode tuning the PBT knob will cause AM SYNC to flash on and off temporarily until the system once again locks on to the desired carrier FM OPERATION FM reception is perhaps the easiest mode to use on the et n E1 receiver The AGC and BANDWIDTH set tings are not used in FM In fact all of the function softkeys along the bottom edge of the display except the MENU softkey have no function on FM and the labels on the display for these softkeys disappear Attempting to use one of these softkeys will result in an ERROR beep All FM stations in the U S end in an odd 100 kHz i e 97 7 MHz and are spaced 200 kHz apart The et n E1 receiver has the ability to tune in 20 kHz steps to allow tuning in between stations to help eliminate interference to weaker stations that could be covered up by stronger adjacent stations Additionally when headphones are used or if the LINE OUT jack is fed into an external stereo sound system true stereo reception is possible The STEREO indicator on the display will appear when a stereo station is tuned in MONO will appear in this location if the transmitting station is not in stereo if no signal is being received or if MONO is selected from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu To select between STEREO and MONO from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu proceed as follows Press the MENU softkey Pr
74. amples of this are amateur radio hams maritime and aeronautical communication Either upper side band USB or lower side band LSB can be used Receiving SSB signals is not always easy Since this is two way communications transmissions are often very short and sporadic Also most two way communica tions uses relatively low power 50 to 1000 watts The amateur radio operators are easiest to find the others can be very difficult Best results are experienced when using an outdoor shortwave antenna such as a dipole Finding SSB signals can be like seeking a needle in a haystack so be patient The easiest place to find SSB communications is at night in the amateur band shown below at 3650 4000 kHz Follow your radio s instructions on how to engage its SSB feature Below are some selected frequency ranges on which SSB communications can be found All frequencies are shown in kilohertz E1XM MANUAI APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued Aeronautical usually USB Amateur Radio 80m 3650 4000 LSB night 2850 3155 40m 7150 7300 LSB day night 3400 3500 20m 14150 14350 USB day 4650 4750 15m 21150 21450 USB day 5480 5730 10m 28300 28600 USB day 6525 6765 8815 9040 10005 10100 11175 11400 13200 13360 Aeronautical usually USB Maritime usually USB 15010 15100 4063 4438 17900 18030 6200 6525 21870 22000 8195 8815 23200 23350 12230 13200 16360 17410 18780 18900 19680 19800 22
75. and by pressing the FM SW MW LW or XM if applicable softkeys until the desired band is displayed on the front panel dis play The selected band will be indicated by reverse video on the display For example MW LW 5 Enter the desired frequency by using one of several methods as described in DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY or use the TUNING knob to tune until the desired frequency is displayed DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY Direct entry of a desired frequency is possible using the Direct Key Input keys While entering a frequency if an incorrect frequency is entered pressing the CLEAR LOCK key will clear the entry in progress and return the receiver to its previous settings The second depression of the decimal key acts as an ENTER and causes immediate response to the entered fre quency If you do not press the decimal key a sec ond time at the end the receiver will automatically enter the frequency after a slight delay Enter frequency as follows A The LW and MW AM broadcast bands enter and display in kHz Kilohertz A maximum of 6 digits may be entered Examples 700 KHz Press 7 0 0 100 1290 00 kHz Press 1 2 9 0 0 0 When the maximum number of allowed digits is entered the decimal point will be automatically placed between the 1 kHz and 1 kHz digits and need not be entered The second depression of the key acts
76. appear as GMT TIME SET 21 05 3 When the actual time agrees with the displayed time press the STORE key This will cause a beep the entered time will now be shown in normal video the menu numbers will return and the clock will begin running Line 2 of the MENU will now look like the following 2 GMT TIME SET 21 05 4 To exit the SET CLOCKS menu press the 9 key on the Direct Key Input keypad NOTE If the AUTO CLOCK SET is left in the ON state then manual setting of the clock may result in only a temporary change of the time settings TIMER OPERATION The E1 includes two programmable event timers allow ing the receivers to turn ON or OFF at preset times The timers may be used separately or together and may recall a currently displayed frequency MEMORY chan nel COUNTRY channel XM channel or a combination of those In addition programming only an OFF time provides a Sleep timer and programming only an ON time provides a Wake timer Note that the timers when activated respond to the last displayed clock Programming the timers is a three step process Step one is to set the ON time and step 2 is to assign the OFF time Step three is to assign a MEMORY COUN TRY or XM channel to a timer etorn o9 CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS continued SETTING TIMER ON OFF TIMES Enter the TIMERS menu by pressing the MENU key to reach MAIN MENU and then pressing the 5 key on the Direct Key Input ke
77. aptor is connected and the battery volt age is too low for satisfactory operation If this flashing indicator is seen the batteries should be replaced 27b POWER LOSS This indicator which appears in the same location on the display as LOW BATT will be seen when the unit is connected to external power and that external SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION power is lost It means that the receiver is operating from the internal batteries if so equipped If the POWER LOSS BEEP is enabled AUDIO SETTINGS menu selection 3 there will also be four beeps in rapid succession once per minute Volume controlled 28 LOCK This indicator appears when the CLEAR LOCK key has been pressed for 3 seconds W hen this condition exists all front panel keys except for CLEAR LOCK plus the TUNING and PBT knobs will be ineffective Pressing CLEAR LOCK again for 3 seconds will enable normal operation and the LOCK indicator will disap pear 29 ERROR This indicator will appear along with an audio beep when an error condition exists such as pressing one of the softkeys which has no label in the mode selected 4 ANTENNA HF This switch selects between the internal TELESCOPIC antenna and the external antenna connector when receiving LW MW or SW frequency ranges 5 ANTENNA FM This switch selects between the internal TELESCOPIC antenna and the external antenna connector when receiving the FM Broadcast band 76 90 M
78. aximum number of vertical bars on SAT 1 SAT 2 or TERR on the display Press 9 to exit the menu You should then be able to use the TUNING knob to scroll between channels 0 radio ID number and 1 Preview channel E1XM MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO continued INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO continued Subscribing To receive more than channels 0 and 1 it will be necessary to subscribe to the service To do this con act the provider by phone at 1 800 852 9696 or contact them on the Internet at www xmradio com If the Internet is used scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on Activate Radio and follow the on ine instructions Be prepared to supply the 8 digit Radio ID tune to channel 0 to display ID as well as your method of payment Then leave the unit turned on and tuned to the Preview Channel Channel 1 to eceive the activation code Once activation is received you will be able to receive all purchased channels TUNING Knob Channel Entry In XM mode the TUNING knob scrolls through XM ALL channels all channels in a given CATEGORY or all FAVORITE channels one at a time If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed FAST appears on the display and the TUNING knob scrolls through XM ALL chan nels six at a time If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed when in the CATEGORY or FAVORITES modes the receiver will revert to XM ALL mode Direct XM Channel
79. been activated moving he TUNING knob will cause the SYNC circuit to momentarily disengage indicated by AM SYNC flashing then back on again when tun ing has stopped The PBT control can sometimes help in reducing adjacent interference For more details see PASSBAND TUNING in the next column AM SYNC will not operate properly on intermittent ransmissions such as those encountered on CB radio band For those types of transmissions use the AM mode Press the AM softkey to turn the synchronous detector off before selecting LSB or USB modes for SSB operation SSB OPERATION Tuning in a single sideband SSB signal can be some what frustrating for the first time listener In either of the E1 receiver s SSB modes LSB lower sideband or USB upper sideband the receiver will select the 2 3 kHz bandwidth automatically Generally LSB is used below 10 MHz and USB is used above 10 MHz When initially tuning in the desired station tune slowly If the station is unintelligible try the other sideband again tuning slowly A station tuned in on the wrong side band is totally unreadable but a station mistuned on the correct sideband may sound like Donald Duck Further tuning will result in a more normal voice pitch Always start with the PBT off when initially tuning SSB signals PASSBAND TUNING The passband tuning PBT feature allows for moving the IF passband of the receiver r
80. broadcast band 520 1710 KHz is designated as MW Medium Wave in the display and in all explanations While using this Quick Guide set he SQUELCH knob fully counterclockwise assure that both ANTENNA switches are in the INTERNAL position and use the DX button to assure that DX appears in he upper left area of the display If reception is poor get very close to a window The construction materials of some buildings block signals LISTENING TO XM SATELLITE RADIO You must have a XM subscription to hear all XM broadcasts Without a subscription you will only hear the XM Preview station See the owner s manual for subscription information Connect the XM antenna to its socket on the E1 s right side Press the button locat ed to the right of XM in the display The basic XM screen is now displayed Use the tuning knob to select the XM channel of your choice Consult the owner s manual for more detailed XM information TUNING IN FM AND MW STATIONS Exit XM by pressing the key to the right of FM XM or SW MW LW in the display Stations can then be tuned in with the SELECT button the TUNING knob by Direct Frequency Entry see below or the SEEK key see below If you are in Europe the Middle East or in the Mediterranean area LW stations can also be accessed there are no LW broadcast stations in the Americas USING DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY Direct frequency entry is performed by pressing the numbered keys and can be used for
81. ch as appro priate for antennas available Set ANTENNA FM Internal External switch as appro priate for antenna available GLOSSARY OF TERMS TROUBLESHOOTING E1XM MANUA AC Input Alternating Current power source available at wall outlet sockets AM Signals in which the information is conveyed by amplitude changes of the signal Amplitude odulation is used for the AM broadcast bands AGC Automatic Gain Control which is employed in eceivers to adjust the amount of gain in the receiver s circuitry to prevent distortion and maintain a nearly constant audio volume level over wide variations in eceived signal strength e CW Continuous Wave transmission signals Actually he signal is keyed on and off at precise intervals to convey information Morse code is the most common CW signal DC Input Direct Current power source such as is available from batteries or regulated power supplies DX Refers to stations which are unusually distant from the receiver and are therefore frequently difficult to receive In the context of this manual DX refers to a built in preamplifier which when enabled makes these DX stations more readable Dynamic Range Ability of the receiver to faithfully reproduce high quality audio over a wide range of sig nal strength conditions from very weak signals to very strong signals Frequency Rate of reoccurrence in hertz or cycle per second of electromagnetic
82. d information A complete shortwave band chart is in the owner s manual Only the most used bands are mentioned below The band name and frequency range is shown Note that some of the ranges below are slightly expanded compared to those in the owner s manual 13m 21450 21850 KHz 16m 17480 17900 KHz 19m 15100 15800 KHz 22m 13570 13870 KHz 25m 11600 12200 KHz 31m 9200 10000 KHz 41m 7100 7600 KHz 49m 5800 6200 KHz 60m 4750 5060 KHz CHOOSING THE BEST SHORTWAVE BAND Here are the best bands for the various times of day This information is true worldwide Notice that some bands overlap several periods of the day It always pays to experiment SUNRISE AND EARLY MORNING 5 9 a m 25 31 41 and 49 meters are usually good MID DAY 13 16 19 22 and in some areas 25 meters Sometimes these bands open up early so test them in the morning too LATE AFTERNOON AND AROUND SUNSET 19 22 25 31 41 and 49 meters NIGHT 60 49 41 31 25 meters with 49 31 and 25 usually the best In the summer months the 16 and 19 meter day bands sometimes stay open at night GETTING INTO A SHORTWAVE BAND If in XM exit first by pressing the button to the right of SW MW LW in the display Press the SW BAND key twice to highlight SW BAND in the display if the E1 is already in SW then only one press is needed Note that for just a few seconds SW BAND is highlighted in the display and that the two dashe
83. decimal point immediate entry or if AUTO ENTER is enabled in the XM MODE menu simply wait the pro grammed number of seconds and the recalled chan nel will be entered automatically E1 MENUS In the following discussion concerning menus the numbers presented in front of each item refer to the keys on the Direct Key Input keypad To activate a menu item simply press the numbered key corresponding to the menu num ber On keys that toggle between two conditions the selected condition will appear in reverse video MAIN MENU The MAIN MENU is the first menu encountered when the MENU softkey left hand softkey below the display is pressed It appears as shown in the following illustration SIGNAL 11 1111 18881888 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX MAIN MENU 1 RADIO SETTINGS 2 AUDIO SETTINGS 3 SET CLOCKS 4 CLOCK MODES 5 TIMERS 6 XM 7 8 9 EXIT E1XM MANUAL E1 MENUS continued MAIN MENU 1 RADIO SETTINGS Pressing 1 takes you to the RADIO SETTINGS menu which allows setting parameters for enhanced SSB scan stop mode FM band frequency range MW band tuning step size and whether the SW band is displayed in kilohertz kHz or megahertz MHz 2 AUDIO SETTINGS Pressing 2 takes you to the AUDIO SETTINGS menu which allows setting audio related para meters including mono stereo output entry beep on off power loss beep on off and squelch muting on off 3 SET CLOCKS
84. demonstration purposes the user must GETTING STARTED IN XM RADIO XM 1 Preview AA subscribe to the service for a nominal monthly fee The screen that you see when MW LW SW or FM is FAVORITES selected will look like the following illustration FAV LISTS DIS PLA Ye CHAN ARTIST TITLE SCAN o gt O O O O A SIGNAL 2 t 111 111 ELTERN lt 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 40 60 EXTANT DX LOCK SEEK ERROR Write down the eight digit Radio ID number as shown in the above illustration for future reference NEO SIORED I Press the MENU softkey and then press the 6 key This will cause the XM menu to appear Then press the 1 1 key to access the ANTENNA AIMING screen It will be similar to the following 10 00000 Sw M MW LW MHz STEREO sar eH zegge 000 JAZZ amp BLUES XM O 0000000000000 MEMORY O FMIXM O SLOW 7 0KHZ 00 AM 158 lCOUNTRY MENU eje RW PBT AM ssB SWIMWAW XM ALL O CATEGORY ANTENNA AIMING SAT 1 amil FAVORITES SAT 2 ull TERR ul 1 XM Pressing the XM softkey will bring up the basic XM screen described on page 31 PRESS CLEAR TO CANCEL FAV LISTS DISPLAY ENTER CHAN ARTIST TITLE SCAN 2 FM AUX Pressing this softkey toggles the receiver back and forth between FM mode and AUX mode O O O O 0 O Position the digital antenna module for m
85. displayed in groups of ten and can be used to store and recall commonly monitored frequencies Unlike the MEMORY channels described previously COUNTRY channels cannot have names assigned to each channel While the intention here was to make it easier for the user to group interesting frequencies by country any frequency can be stored in any COUNTRY channel COUNTRY FUNCTIONS continued E1 MANUAL COUNTRY channels can be scanned using the SEEK function which can stop on any stored channel that has a predetermined signal level With COUNTRY chan nels programmed with a T tag you can use the T SCAN function to selectively monitor desired COUN TRY frequencies The following operating parameters may be stored in any COUNTRY channel 1 Frequency 2 Mode 3 Bandwidth 4 AGC set ting 5 PBT setting 6 Synchronous Detector setting THE COUNTRY DISPLAY Please refer to the numbered figure above 1 Channel Frequency This is the frequency that is stored in the selected COUNTRY channel 2 COUNTRY This indicator identifies the screen as a COUNTRY display as opposed to a MEMORY dis play 3 T This indicator marks this channel as being one selected for T SCAN T SCAN searches through all COUNTRY channels marked with the T and will ignore all others SCAN will stop on any channel marked with a T which has a signal strength greater than the SQUELCH setting It will proceed to the next marked channel either based on
86. e lashing within the reverse video curser E Within 5 seconds you must either begin to pro gram a name for the desired channel or press the STORE key again to store the channel with out a name F To name the channel while the white curser is flashing use the TUNING knob to scroll through the alphanumeric characters until you find the one you want Then press the right hand SELECT gt key to advance the curser to the next position Repeat this process until you have entered all the characters you need G When you have finished entering the channel name press the STORE key again You will hear a confirming beep The MEMORY softkey indica tor will return to reverse video and you will be able to scroll through all MEMORY channels using the TUNING knob and the lt SELECT gt keys D RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL To select a specific memory channel press the MEMO RY softkey to enter memory mode This will cause MEMORY softkey label to appear in reverse video Then use the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key to scroll through the MEMORY numbers Note that pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key will cause the TUNING knob to advance through the channels ten at a time instead of one at a time For this to occur you must start moving the TUNING knob within 3 seconds of pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key Pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key
87. e E1 for the clocks to automatically set the receiver must be receiving power through the AC Adapter and must be in the OFF state The clocks will not set automatically when operating from batter ies While in the OFF state it will search for the WWV or WWVH signal that is the strongest and will then use it to set the clocks Allow at least 15 minutes for the clocks to set This could take considerably longer under weak signal conditions On the E1 operating in XM mode the clocks will set automatically while the receiver is turned on and while operating on batteries as well as the AC Adapter Also note that daylight sav ings time won t be compensated for automatically dur ing the week of change which is normally the last week of October or the first week of April if only the XM band is used to update the clock i e no available WWV or WWVH signals SETTING THE 24 HOUR CLOCKS MANUALLY If you are not in a location where adequate signal quality can be obtained on one of the WWV WWVH or XM signals the Local and GMT docks will need to be set manually This is accomplished using the SET CLOCKS menu To reach this menu the unit must be in the ON state Then press the MENU softkey This will bring up the MAIN MENU From the MAIN MENU press the 3 key on the Direct Key Input keypad This will activate the SET CLOCKS menu Setting Local Time 1 To set the Local time press the 1 key This will cause the numbers along the
88. e softkey is pressed indi cating that mode has been selected 8 Country Identifier This label identifies the country to which the ten displayed channel numbers are assigned 9 Meter Band Identifier Identifies the meter band of the selected SW frequency If the channel is an FM broadcast band frequency STEREO or MONO appears in this location 10 Band Identifier Indicates whether the memory channel is in the LW MW SW or FM bands 11 MHz kHz Identifies whether the frequency is displayed in megahertz or kilohertz STORING A COUNTRY CHANNEL There are two ways to store a channel The first starts rom VFO mode and the other starts from COUNTRY mode To store a channel from VFO mode proceed as ollows First press the VFO softkey and select the mode and frequency that you wish to store as you nor mally would do in VFO mode Make sure you have set all the function parameters to your pref erence B Press the STORE key and then press the COUN TRY softkey This will take you to the COUNTRY screen similar to that shown on the previous page C Use the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key to select the desired blank MEMORY number D Press the STORE key again within 5 seconds This will store the frequency and its associated para meters in the selected channel number You will hear a confirming beep and will be returned to the VFO mode
89. e user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient mag nitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons An exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THE THREE WIRE CORD W ITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF S LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PAR TIE A DECOUVERT 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 3 Heed Warnings All warnings on the appliance should be adhered to 4 Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 5 Cleaning Unplug this appliance from the wall outlet before cleaning
90. e west of the International Dateline press 3 to set it to For exam ple if you live in North or South America set it to To enter your specific LOCAL TIME OFFSET press 4 then use the numeric keypad to enter the number of hours you are offset from GMT For example in North America use 5 hours for EST 6 hours CST 7 hours MST 8 hours PST Press 9 EXIT when finished After com pleting the above steps the E1 must be turned off While off it will automatically tune to one of the National Bureau Of Standards WWV stations for auto matic time set It will automatically tune to the strongest WWV station it can find At night this is like ly to be 5000 or 10000 kilohertz During the day it may use 10000 15000 or 20000 kilohertz If the sig nal is not strong enough to activate auto time set see the owner s manual to set the time manually SETTING THE DISPLAY FOR LOCAL OR GMT TIME With the radio turned on sequentially press the TIME key until CLOCKS appears in the display Select GMT or LOCAL by pressing the key to its right W hen finished press the CLEAR LOCK button SETTING THE TIMER AS AN ALARM CLOCK OR SLEEP TIMER Turn the E1 on The following instructions are for set ting and activating Timer 1 as a wake up alarm and Timer 2 as a sleep timer Many more options are avail able For more detailed timer instructions and capabili ties refer to the owner s manual NOTE The timers will reference the t
91. ear the TUN LOCK indicator press the FAST TUNING LOCK key again for approximately 3 seconds if this indicator appears alone If it appears in combination with the LOCK indication press the CLEAR LOCK key for 3 seconds to release 19 LAST Pressing the LAST softkey will recall the previously received XM channel 20 FAVORITES Pressing the FAVORITES softkey once will switch the receiver to the FAVORITES mode In this mode the TUNING knob will scroll through the selections programmed into FAVORITE lists A and B one at a time and the lt SELECT gt keys will scro through these lists 6 at a time The second press wil cause only two of the favorites selections at a time 3 MANUAL XM OPTION DISPLAY DESCRIPTION continued and then FAVORITES A lists five at a time 13 CHAN Pressing the CHAN softkey causes the displayed channel information described in 8 amp 9 to show the name of the channel 14 ARTIST Pressing the ARTIST softkey causes the displayed channel information described in 8 amp 9 to display the name of the artist currently performing on that channel 15 TITLE Pressing the TITLE softkey causes the dis ayed channel information described in 8 amp 9 to dis play the name of the selection being played 5 16 SCAN Pressing the SCAN will cause the receiv er to scan through each XM channel within the current XM mode i e
92. elative to the detector BFO beat frequency oscillator when operating in SSB mode This can be quite useful in receiving a weak sig nal in the presence of nearby interference Passband tuning is available on the LW MW and SW bands and is engaged or disengaged by pressing the PBT soft key PBT status is shown on the display directly above the softkey When it is engaged the displacement in kilohertz from the BFO frequency is shown directly above the softkey label and the degree of IF passband displacement is controlled by the PBT knob When PBT is disengaged there will be no information displayed above the PBT softkey label and the PBT knob will have no affect To use PBT tune in the desired SSB signal for best audio quality as you normally would with PBT off You will find that PBT is most effective when the 2 3 kHz IF bandwidth is used Then press the PBT softkey and adjust the PBT knob for the best compromise between minimum adjacent signal interference and acceptable audio quality of the desired signal Enhanced SSB when engaged RADIO SETTINGS enu item 1 provides 30 dB of additional rejection of the undesired sideband through the use of audio phasing circuitry Using this in combination with Passband Tuning can effectively narrow the IF to less than the 2 3 kHz IF filter PBT also functions in AM and AM SYNC modes but in these modes it acts primarily as a frequency offset which can
93. ess the Direct Key Input 2 key or press MENU two more times This will access the AUDIO SET TINGS menu e Press the Direct Key Input 1 key to cycle between MONO and STEREO When STEREO is enabled the receiver will automati cally switch to stereo and provide left and right audio from the HEADPHONE and LINE OUT jacks when a stereo FM signal is being received If the headphones are removed while listening to a stereo broadcast the receiver will provide monaural audio from the internal or an external speaker AGC OPERATION The et n E1 receiver provides the ability to select a SLOW FAST or AUTO AGC setting Each of the three settings will permit automatic control of the receiver s gain thereby producing a constant audio output free of distortion Generally the SLOW AGC setting is pre ferred for reception of AM and SSB signals The FAST AGC setting allows more rapid automatic receiver gain adjustment to quickly fading signal levels The AUTO setting provides FAST AGC while tuning between sta tions to prevent the user from missing weak stations between strong ones However once a station is tuned in it automatically switches to SLOW for smoother audio output The AGC does not function in the FM mode MICROPROCESSOR RESET A power up reset routine will be activated anytime after the receiver COMPLETELY loses power from inter nal batteries and external DC input However short term power failures of up to 10 min
94. essing this softkey will exit the XM mode and return the receiver to the Shortwave AM Broadcast or Long Wave bands Which of these bands will become active is determined by which one of them was selected last before XM mode was select ed 24 FM XM Pressing this softkey will return the receiver to the FM broadcast band 25 LOCK This indicator appears when the CLEAR LOCK is pressed for 3 seconds When this indi cator is visible all front panel controls are disabled except CLEAR LOCK and the VOLUME TREBLE and BASS knobs To remove the LOCK indicator and re enable the disabled controls press the CLEAR LOCK key again for 3 seconds 26 TIMER 1 2 When this indicator is present it shows that timer 1 and 2 are enabled Timer operation is covered in detail on starting page52 27 CLOCK This item displays the Local or GMT time The clock is covered in detail starting on page 52 28 TERR This indicator shows the relative signal strength of a nearby terrestrial repeater retransmitting the XM signal 29 SAT This indicator shows the relative signal strength from the stronger of the two satellites Rock or Roll supplying the XM Radio signal E1XM MANUA INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO INTRODUCTION TO XM SATELLITE RADIO continued XM Satellite Radio is a subscription radio service which There are three sources of the XM Radio signals Two First Steps provides over 100 di
95. ey Input keypad This will cause the selected menu line to display a reverse video curser and the menu line numbers will disappear Assuming menu item 3 for TIMER 1 was selected the line will appear as follows TIMER 1 MEM CH 1460 e Press the CLEAR LOCK key on the Direct Key Input keypad This will produce a beep and will cause any num bers in the reverse video curser to disappear Press the STORE key This will cause another beep the menu numbers will reappear the reverse video curser will disappear and this null information will be stored in memory Use this same procedure if you choose to store null information for TIMER 2 To exit the timer menu and go back to a normal operating mode press 9 on the Direct Key Input keypad cx c CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS continued E1XIVI MANUAL SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS continued ENABLING DISABLING TIMER OPERATION Press the TIME button This will activate the TIMER 1 display It will appear as shown in the ENABLING DISABLING TIMER illustration which follows SIGNAL 1 t HELLE LLL 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 EXTANT DX TIMER 1 STARTTIME 11 30 STOP TIME 12 30 1WWW O O O 40 60 15000 00 kHz O O O O ENABLING DISABLING TIMER his display as well as all other displays and menus This display shows the start time and stop time set for TIMER 1 as well as the MEMORY or COUNTRY menu number fre quenc
96. gital radio channels that include of them are satellites in geostationary orbit These two e To go to XM Radio mode press the XM softkey This will cause the basic XM Radio screen to appear news weather sports talk comedy children s pro satellites appropriately named XM ROCK and XM e Using the TUNING knob or the Direct Key Input keys tune to channel 0 This will cause a screen to appear simi gramming and music in almost any imaginable genre ROLL are located at 85 degrees west longitude and lar to the one shown in the following illustration including Country Rock Jazz amp Blues Classical Latin 115 degrees west longitude respectively The third Christian and Dance to name a few source consists of numerous ground based repeaters T in located strategically throughout North America These Channel SAT ll Terr E Unlike other modes of reception of which the E1 terrestrial repeaters receive the XM Satellite Radio sig receiver is capable XM Radio signals are transmitted in nals and retransmit them to enhance reception in S Digital FWXM O digital format In order to receive these signals the areas where satellite reception may be blocked by tall Radio Ie receiver must be used with the optional XM Radio buildings tunnels or swmwiw O Digital Satellite Antenna Except for a preview channel other obstacles XWALL O which samples random channels selected by the ML CHAN HA provider for
97. gnal s For Example Select LSB to ur l receive this interference from sdeon 7 La adjacent station The synchronous detector will lock to the strongest sig nal that is within the IF passband when it is activated Most of the time the strongest signal will be the carri er of the desired signal First be sure the main tuning is set to within 1 kHz of the desired station s transmit ting frequency Press the AM softkey after AM is already selected to activate synchronous operation AM SYNC will briefly flash on and off above the AM softkey and will then stop flashing as the AM SYNC detector locks on to the carrier frequency If adjacent channel interference or any other undesired signal is sufficiently strong the synchronous detector may lock to it instead In that case press the AM soft key again to turn the synchronous detector off and epeat the tuning process For severe cases of fading set the bandwidth to 4 kHz by pressing the BW soft key until 4 0 kHz appears above the BW softkey If interference is present repeatedly press the SSB soft key to select whichever of USB DSB or LSB produces he least interference once AM SYNC has been select ed If the interference is sufficiently severe to prevent reception select a narrower IF bandwidth and retune o the desired signal After reception is obtained select a wider bandwidth and or alternate sideband if desired When AM SYNC has
98. h a directory lists the countries broadcasting on shortwave showing their language target area broadcast time and fre quency that is used A frequency by frequency listing help to determine what is being heard The two such directories listed below are found in major bookstores on line bookstores and from the antenna retailers noted later Internet sources of shortwave broadcast information can be found via your favorite search site by searching for shortwave broadcast schedules PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO 2004 edition ISBN 0914941844 about 23 USD WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK 2004 edition ISBN 0953586464 about 30 SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS An external shortwave antenna especially when mounted outside can greatly enhance reception If your shortwave radio has an antenna socket profes sionally engineered antennas can usually be used et n Corporation does not manufacture or sell short wave antennas however there are many excellent models available to significantly enhance your short wave reception NOTE When ordering any antenna let the retailer know what radio it s for and that you want the proper plug fitting or adaptor installed on the coaxial cable for your model or else the antenna s coax cable won t plug into the radio s antenna socket This may cost a few dollars more but it s well worth it and saves you time if such fittings and adaptors are not available from a local store in your area E1XIVI MAN
99. he DISABLE softkey to disable Timer 1 6 ENABLE Press the ENABLE softkey to activate Timer 1 7 TIMER 1 This display entry will appear when Timer 1 has been enabled It will be present on all menus and dis plays as long as Timer 1 is active If both Timer 1 and 2 are active it will read TIMER 1 2 If neither timer is active it will not be visible on any menu MEN 22 2 2 2 0 m 1XM MANUA E1 MENUS continued TIMER 2 ENABLE DISABLE This menu is used to enable and disable event timer number 2 It is reached by pressing the TIME key a second time The ON time OFF time and MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel shown on this menu must be entered using the TIMERS menu described on page 44 The TIMER 2 ENABLE DISABLE display appears as shown in the following illus tration SIGNAL 12 111 111 TELE EG M 1 3 5 7 9410420 40 60 EXTANT DX 11 35 L TIMER 2 TIMER 2 ENABLE O o0 START TIME 14 00 DISABLE O o0 STOP TIME 16 00 1 WWW 7335 00 kHz O O O O O O O TIMER 2 ENABLE DISABLE TIMER 2 This display entry identifies this menu as being associated with Timer 2 2 START TIME This shows the time that Timer 2 is set up to turn on when enabled 3 STOP TIME This shows the time that Timer 2 is set to turn off when enabled 4 Memory Country or XM channel selected This menu entry identifies the MEMORY COUNTRY or XM chan nel which was programmed into Timer 2 This is the frequency that will
100. he built in telescopic antenna is available for use on all bands A PAL type antenna connector also located on the left side panel is provided for external antennas for LE MW SW HF is used to designate these ranges and FM bands A PN 278 265B adapter sold by Radio Shack or an equiva lent adapter will adapt a female type F connection to the PAL type connector on the et n E1 XM Antenna jack Telescopic antenna VOULU Viewing angle fold out panel RIGHT SIDE AND REAR VIEWS A mini serial buss connector is provided on the right side panel for attaching the XM Satellite digital antenna optional The location of this connector is shown in the following illustration Antennas such as dipoles trap dipoles verticals and long wires will provide the best results on the LF MW and SW bands The type to use for best results depends upon the desired receiving frequency and will normally provide adequate results on the FM band Outside TV antennas folded dipoles or coaxial antennas will pro vide the best results for reception of the FM broadcast band but will not provide optimum results on LF MW and SW bands Connect the outside antenna feed to the EXT ANTEN NA jack located on the left side panel The best anten na for any of the previously mentioned frequency bands will depend on the frequency range and time of day for the particular signal in question Refer to publications such as the ARRL Handbook or AR
101. hip your radio back without obtaining the return authorization number 2 NON WARRANTY f your product is no longer under warranty and equires service our technical staff will refer you to the nearest repair facility that will be able to best handle the repair WHAT IS SHORTWAVE Now that you have a shortwave radio no doubt you ll want to hear worldwide stations right away What is shortwave What will you hear Shortwave is a broad cast frequency range that allows stations signals to be heard over vast distances usually thousands of miles You ll hear news and information along with culturally oriented programming sometimes including music The programming may or may not be biased or propagan dized If you re new to shortwave please take some time to learn the basics outlined below To successfully listen to shortwave stations you must know how to find them They are found in the shortwave bands If you re an experienced shortwave listener you ll know what bands are and how to use them but if you re new you ll need to learn about bands first After that you will have excellent success Please read on SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB Night shortwave reception is usually better than day time shortwave This can change from time to time so it s worth checking the bands during the day as well Shortwave is usually better in the winter than other times of year Typically the best daytime shortwave bands are 13
102. il est quip avec un cordon d alimentation trois fils Il est a brancher sur une prise ayant un connecteur a la terre Assurez vous que la 15 17 connection a la terre ne manque pas Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular atten tion to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides infor mation with regard to proper grounding of the m ast and supporting structure grounding of the leadin wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors loca tion of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding elec trodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See fig Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges Power Lines An outside antenna system should n
103. ill be displayed depending upon whether or not the mode in use FM or HF has its respective antenna switch on the side panel in the internal or external position 4 DX This indicator appears when the DX key is pressed indicating that an RF preamplifier has been enabled to improve performance on weak signals The DX setting will slightly reduce battery life when operating on bat tery power 5 SEEK This indicator is visible when the SEEK mode is enabled by pressing the SEEK key a 6 VFO STORED This indicator appears when the TUNE softkey is pressed The TUNE softkey is active in the COUNTRY and MEMORY modes a 7 FREQUENCY DISPLAY This is the main frequency readout of the receiver 8 SW M Indicates the meter band to which the receiver is tuned when in SW mode See the Shortwave Band Designators table on page 22 for a listing of meter bands LW MW or FM also appear here when those bands are selected 9 STEREO STEREO or MONO appear here when on the FM band STEREO will appear if stereo is enabled from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu and a stereo signal is being received E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION continued E1XM MANUAL 10 MHz kHz Indicates whether the frequency displayed is shown in megahertz or kilohertz 11 MENU Labels the MENU softkey which is used to bring up a series of menus Repeatedly pressing this key will advance through additional menu pages 12
104. ill be stored in the TIMER 1 memory To set the memory channel in XM mode the menu and the procedure is slightly different For example assume you want timer 1 to activate XM channel 73 Press 3 for TIMER 1 MEM CH You will see a reverse video curser appear AND you will see XM and MEMO RY labels appear by two of the keys at the right of the display as shown in the TIMERS illustration which fol lows sicNAL 11 1 111 111 1118811881 1 3 5 7 9410420 40 60 EXTANT DX TIMERS 1 TIMER 1 ON TIME O 2 TIMER 1 OFF TIME 3 TIMER 1 MEM CH ble TEXT 4 TIMER 2 ON TIME 5 TIMER 2 OFF TIME 6 TIMER 2 MEM CH 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT ENTER NUMBER amp PRESS STORE TO ENTER MENU o d d o O O O O O O MENU TIMERS Press the XM key You will see XM appear in the reverse video curser e Press 0 7 3 You will see TIMER 1 MEM CH XM 073 Press the STORE key to save this entry in memory You will hear a beep the reverse video curser will go away the menu numbers on the left will return and the entered XM channel will be stored in the TIMER 1 memory If it is desired to set TIMER 2 use the same procedure as that for TIMER 1 If you want TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 to turn on the receiver to what ever frequency was tuned in last simply clear the channel information from the respective TIMER 1 MEM CH or TIMER 2 MEM CH as follows e Press the TIMERS menu 3 or 6 as desired on the Direct K
105. ill cause TUNING knob to advance through the channels ten at a time instead of one at a time For this to occur you must start moving the TUNING knob within 3 seconds of pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key Pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key will NOT however cause the SELECT gt key tuning rate to change It will continue to scroll through COUNTRY channels ten channel numbers at a time If you know the number of the COUNTRY channel you want to receive you can go to it directly by entering the number on the Direct Key Input keypad If less than a four digit number is entered there may be a slight delay between the time you enter the number and the time the channel change actually takes place However if you enter a four digit number the channel change will occur immediately upon entry of the fourth number Example To enter COUNTRY channel 765 press 6s If you want to temporarily change a parameter of a received COUNTRY channel or simply want to tune around the stored frequency there are two ways to do this The first method is simply press any of the Function softkeys below the display which are labeled in reverse video or the FM SW BAND or MW LW softkeys as appropriate This will return you to the VFO mode will cause the COUNTRY softkey to be displayed in normal video and will allow you to tune the frequency change parameters or change bands To ret
106. ill return the display to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM screens depending upon which of these screens was being displayed when the TIME key was pressed the first time The receiver displays the time when in the off mode and when in this state pressing the TIME key will toggle the display between Local and GMT time 15 PBT The PBT PassBand Tuning knob varies the IF passband of the receiver plus or minus 2 kHz relative to the detec tor beat frequency oscillator BFO in SSB mode and rel ative to the displayed frequency when on AM mode This is particularly useful in reducing or eliminating interfer ence to the desired signal from nearby signals The PBT knob will be ineffective unless the PBT softkey beneath the display is pressed The amount of IF frequency dis placement from nominal will be displayed directly above the PBT function label on the display PBT tuning is not available in FM AUX or XM modes In MEMORY or COUNTRY modes the stored PBT value will always be recalled and MEM will be indicated above the PBT softkey until changed 16 DX The DX softkey turns on or off an RF preamplifier which is useful in improving the readability of very weak sig nals especially when using the built in telescopic anten na or other short antennas When the preamplifier is enabled DX will appear on the display When using long antennas or when the receiver is in close proximity to very strong b
107. ime that has been selected to show in the display GMT or LOCAL Most customers will want to display LOCAL when using the timers USING TIMER 1 AS A WAKE UP TIMER ALARM CLOCK These instructions set Timer 1 to turn on as a wake up alarm and play the last station tuned to Once on the E1 will play indefinitely or until turned off Sequentially press the MENU key to display the TIMERS MENU Press the 1 key to highlight the turn on time Use the numeric keypad to enter the turn on time in 24 hour time format Press the STORE key Press the 2 key to highlight the turn off time Use the CLEAR LOCK key to clear any entry that is present in this window Press STORE to save this null entry Press the 3 key to highlight the timer 1 mem channel Press CLEAR LOCK to dear any entry in the window Press the STORE key to save this null entry When finished press the 9 key to exit the timer programming mode Tune the E1 to the radio station that you wish to hear when the timer turns on Enable the timer with the instructions provided below USING TIMER 2 AS A SLEEP TIMER Sequentially press the MENU key to display the TIMERS MENU Use the 4 key to select the turn on time and Clear any entry in this window using the CLEAR LOCK and STORE keys as described above Press the 5 key to set a turn off time as in the example above Use the 6 key to highlight the timer 2 mem ch and clear any entry that appears here using the CLEAR LOCK and
108. ing s XX will appear in the lower left hand corner of the display where XX is a number indi cating the minutes of SLEEP time remaining E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 7 0 KHZ The following section describes the main display which will be seen when operating in the VFO mode This is he display which the user will see most of the time There are several other screens which may appear on his display under various conditions These additional conditions will be covered later 1 SIGNAL The signal meter indicates the signal strength of the incoming signal The stronger the signal the more ver ical bars appear from left to right across the display From 100 through 30 000 kHz the signal meter is cali brated in S units from 1 thru 9 and in decibels dB above S9 up to 60 dB On the FM band the signal strength is just relative 2 SQUELCH LEVEL INDICATOR This bar advances as the SQUELCH knob is turned clockwise It indicates the level at which the incoming signal is strong enough to overcome the SQUELCH set ing If the SQUELCH muting is enabled which is done by menu a signal level that is higher than the SQUELCH setting will be audible while one that is below the SQUELCH setting will not A signal stronger han the SQUELCH setting will cause scanning to stop on that frequency if the CARRIER stop mode is selected in the RADIO SETTINGS menu item 2 3 INTERNAL EXTERNAL ANTENNA INDICATOR EXT ANT or INT ANT w
109. input is enabled when the AUX mode is selected When in this mode the VOLUME BASS and TREBLE controls are effective 3 LINE OUT This 1 8 diameter stereo jack provides a constant low level audio source that is independent of the front panel VOLUME TREBLE and BASS control settings It is designed to interface to a tape recorder CW RITY demodulators stereo amplifiers etc GENERAL OPERATING INFORMATION The et n E1 receiver has been designed for ease of use Please take a few moments to read through this section and familiarize yourself with general operating information In this manual the term AM stands for Amplitude Modulation not the commercial AM broadcast band of 530 1710 kilohertz When referring to the commercial AM broadcast band the term MW medium wave is used FIRST STEPS Please refer to the front panel illustration on page 13 and set the controls as described below 1 Install 4 D batteries or connect AC ADAPTER 2 Fully extend the telescopic antenna and adjust to a vertical position or connect an external antenna to the side panel EXT ANTENNA jack Set side panel ANTENNA HF and or ANTENNA FM switch es to appropriate position s INTERNAL or EXTERNAL Plug the XM Satellite antenna into the jack on the right side panel if you have purchased the XM Satellite Radio option 3 Press POWER and adjust VOLUME to a comfort able level 4 Select the desired b
110. kHz When listening on the MW AM broadcast band pressing the lt or gt ends of the lt SELECT gt key will tune through the band in either 9 or 10 kHz steps depending on this setting In the USA broadcast stations are spaced at 10 kHz intervals However in some other parts of the world they are spaced at 9 kHz intervals Therefore if you are in the USA select 10 kHz but if you are in Europe select 9 kHz Use the 4 key to toggle between 9 and 10 kHz 5 SW BAND ENTRY kHz MHz Use the 5 key to toggle between kHz and MHz This determines whether fre quencies on the SW band 1800 30 000 kHz are displayed in kilohertz or megahertz 6 POWER LOSS Use the 6 key to toggle between BATTERY and AUTO OFF When the AC Adapter is plugged in and powering unit and AC power is lost BATTERY keeps the unit running on battery power AUTO OFF switches the unit off after 10 seconds to extend battery life 7 MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the main menu 8 MORE Pressing 8 scrolls forward through the available menus For example the first press takes you to AUDIO SETTINGS then SET CLOCKS then CLOCK MODES then TIMERS then XM if active and then back to the MAIN MENU 9 EXIT Pressing 9 takes you back to the display you were viewing when MENU was pressed This would be either the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display AUDIO SETTINGS The AUDIO SETTINGS menu is reached either by pressing the MENU
111. key This will return the receiver to the VFO mode and will trans fer the MEMORY channel frequency and all associated parameters to the VFO for further tuning DELETING A MEMORY CHANNEL Select the MEMORY channel to be deleted as described in RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL Press and hold the DELETE key for 3 seconds A high pitched beep will be heard to indicate that the con tents stored in the selected MEMORY channel number have been deleted and you will see the name and fre quency disappear from the selected MEMORY channel location POWER 6 111111118 118 1 1 3 5 7 9 10 20 EXTANT DX 1541 5995 00 kHZ T 1542 6130 00 kHZ 1543 9455 00 kHZ 1544 9775 00 kHz 9815 00 kHz 1546 11580 00 kHz 1547 15205 00 kHz 1548 1549 1550 SLOW 7 0KHZ USA VOA 0 0 PBT LOW BATT 40 60 LOCK kHz SW M COUNTRY C MENU ES I O O O COUNTRY DESCRIPTION The et n E1 receiver contains 1200 memory channels grouped in a category named COUNTRY These are in addition to the 500 MEMORY channels described in he previous section These 1200 COUNTRY memory channels are divided among 111 countries from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia with 10 memory channels assigned per country and with 90 memory channels emaining with no country assigned These COUNTRY memory channels are numbered from 501 to 1700 O AM 58 SSB D n O Q 0 They are
112. l change back to normal video indicating that the start time has been stored in memory Example Enter a start time of 11 30 for Timer 1 Press the 1 key Menu numbers will disappear and the time entry window for Timer 1 will appear in reverse video e To enter 11 30 hours press 1 1 3 0 on the Direct Key Input keypad e Press the STORE key You will hear a confirming beep the entered time will return to normal video and the menu numbers will reappear 2 TIMER 1 OFF TIME Press 2 to set the off time for timer 1 Proceed in the same manner as in 1 above 3 TIMER 1 MEM CH Using the same technique as in 1 and 2 above key in the number of the MEMORY or COUNTRY channel that you want the E1 receiver to receive when timer 1 activates Note that on an XM equipped receiver when 3 or 6 are pressed the labels XM and MEMORY appear on the right side of the screen Press the XM softkey to enter an XM channel or press the MEMORY softkey to enter a MEMORY or COUNTRY channel prior to actually keying in the number 4 TIMER 2 ON TIME Press 4 to set the start time for timer number 2 5 TIMER 2 OFF TIME Press 5 to set the off time for timer number 2 6 TIMER 2 MEM CH Press 6 to set the number of the MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel that you want the et n El to receive when timer 2 activates For example to set the E1 timer 2 to receive XM channel 76 proceed as follows e Press 6 Menu nu
113. l up the first five selections in the FAV A list Repeatedly pressing the A softkey will toggle back and forth between the first and last five A list selec ions The TUNING knob will scroll through the ten x c O XM OPTION DISPLAY DESCRIPTION continued FAVORITES A selections one at time and will then scroll through the ten FAVORITES B selections Continued rotation of the TUNING knob will cause continued scrolling through first FAVORITES A and then FAVORITES B memory locations Using the lt SELECT gt softkey will scroll through the FAV A and then FAVORITES B lists five at a time 12 FAVORITE LISTS B Pressing the B softkey will call up the first five selections in the FAVORITES B list Repeatedly pressing the B softkey will toggle back and forth between the first and last five B list selec tions The TUNING knob will scroll through the ten FAVORITES B selections one at time and will then scroll through the ten FAVORITES A selections Continued rotation of the TUNING knob will cause continued scrolling through first FAVORITES B and then FAVORITES A memory locations Using the lt SELECT gt key wil scroll through the FAVORITES B pressed for approximately 3 seconds When this indica tor is visible the TUNING knob will have no affect To release the TUNING knob and cl
114. lay MAIN MENU Then press 3 to display SET CLOCKS display e Press 1 set Local time using keypad and press STORE to start clock Press 2 set GMT time using keypad and press STORE to start clock Press 9 to exit SET CLOCKS display Press TIME key 3 times Press GMT or LOCAL softkey to select Press TIME key again to exit menu Time is always displayed in upper right corner when on and in center of display when off Quick Reference Guide continued Program ON OFF timers starting 51 Activate Enabling Timer page 54 Lock or Unlock Controls page 54 Display light On Off page 55 Disable Beep page 23 MEMORY FUNCTIONS Store MEMORY Channel page 24 Store COUNTRY Channel page 26 Recall MEMORY Channel page 24 Recall COUNTRY Channel page 26 Select MEMORY COUNTRY or XM Channel for T SCAN page 49 Save a FAV XM Channel page 35 o Press MENU to activate MAIN MENU Press 5 to activate TIMERS menu Press 1 and set TIMER 1 ON time using Keypad Press STORE to save Press 2 and set TIMER 1 OFF time using keypad Press STORE to save Press 3 and set TIMER 1 Memory Channel using key pad and press STORE to save Repeat for TIMER 2 using menu entries 4 5 and 6 Press 9 to exit menu Press TIME to activate TIMER 1 menu Press ENABLE to activate Press TIME again to activate TIMER 2 menu Press ENABLE to acti
115. lection menu 2 LOCAL Press this softkey to cause Local time to be shown on all menus and displays 3 GMT Press this softkey to cause universal GMT time to be shown on all menus and displays 4 TIMER 1 2 This indicates that either timer 1 2 or both are enabled 5 GMT Indicates that the time displayed is either Local L or universal GMT time SEEK FUNCTION SEEK FUNCTION continued E1 MANUAL that signals breaking the squelch are not noisy 3 Press the SEEK key The receiver will step through all programmed MEMORY or COUNTRY locations until it finds a signal that exceeds the squelch set ting It will stop on that signal and will stay there until the SEEK key is pressed again T SCAN FUNCTION XM SATELLITE RADIO MODE In XM mode pressing the SEEK key will cause the receiver to advance to the next available channel in the XM ALL CATEGORIES or FAVORITES grouping you are currently using It will not proceed beyond this channel until the SEEK key is pressed again Repeatedly pressing the SEEK key will advance numerically through all available XM channels in that grouping one channel at a time DESCRIPTION The et n E1 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 deter mines by the setting of the SQUELCH knob VFO MODE To use SEEK in VFO
116. left side of the SET CLOCKS menu to disappear and the time shown to the left of the LOCAL TIME SET line on the menu to appear in reverse video Example LOCAL TIME SET 00 00 2 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 Example For 16 05 press in sequence 1 6 0 5 The Local time set line on the display will now appear as LOCAL TIME SET 16 05 3 When the actual time agrees with the displayed time press the STORE key This will cause a beep the entered time will now be shown in normal video the menu numbers will return and the clock will begin running Line 1 of the MENU will now look like the following 1 LOCAL TIME SET 16 05 4 To exit the SET CLOCKS menu press the 9 key on the Direct Key Input keypad Setting GMT Time Access the SET CLOCKS menu as described in the pre vious section 1 To set GMT press the 2 key This will cause the numbers along the left side of the MENU CLOCKS menu to disappear and the time shown to the left of the GMT TIME SET line on the menu to appear in reverse video Example GMT TIME SET 00 00 2 Using the Direct Key Input keypad enter the desired time ignoring the colon HINT Key in a time about one minute ahead of the actual time Example For 21 05 press in sequence 2 1 5 The Local time set line on the display will now
117. loss of AC power or during battery changing clock operation is maintained for a period of approximately 10 min utes if the receiver has been connected to an AC ower source or had the batteries installed The two vent timer functions are also derived from the dis ayed clock Therefore the clocks must be set first for roper TIMER operation and the clock selected for dis ay must be the same one GMT or Local for which he timers are programmed co UO 2 2 TIMER settings are stored in non volatile memory and are maintained regardless of how long power has been removed When the receiver is in the ON state he time is displayed in the upper right hand corner of he display regardless of which menu or operating mode is selected When the receiver is in the OFF state he time is displayed prominently in the upper portion of the display and if either timer is enabled timer set ings are displayed in the bottom portion of the dis play If the time in any menu or display is observed to be lashing on and off at one second intervals this is an indication that the selected clock is not set Selecting between Local time and GMT time is accom plished by pressing and releasing the TIME key three imes This will bring up the CLOCKS menu which allows the user to press the softkey along the right hand side of the display labeled GMT or LOCAL When he receiver is in the OFF state pressing the TIME
118. maintained for a time period of approximately 10 minutes after all power is removed New batteries should be installed before this time peri od elapses or clock settings will be lost POWER SUPPLY continued INSTALLATION continued MANUAL POWER J SIGNAL 1 118818118 1 3 5 7 94020 40 60 masl EXTANT DX ggg 11 68 12 SEEK ERROR 10 0000 5 MHz STEREO D D O O O O D SLOW 70KHZ 00 AM 158 LCOUNTRY MENU EXEC PBT AM SSB 1 1 T J O 0 O O Q BATTERY CONDITION Battery condition can be observed when the unit is turned on or if the LIGHT button is pressed if no AC ADAPTER is connected to the receiver W hen the POWER key is pressed or when the LIGHT button is pressed a screen will be observed similar to the follow ing illustration during the first two seconds after depres INSTALLATION sion After that time the normal E1 display will be observed 1 Battery Condition Graph This bar graph shows the relative charge of the batteries installed in the receiver You will note that on the left there is an EMPTY notation and on the right is a FULL notation A fully charged set of batteries will pro duce a graph reaching the FULL notation and as the batteries discharge the graph will extend only slightly passed the EMPTY notation 2 LOW BATT If this flashing reversed video indicator is observed the batteries
119. mbers disappear a reverse video curser appears at menu item 6 MEMORY and XM labels appear on the right of the display and ENTER NUMBER amp PRESS STORE TO ENTER appears at the bottom of 7 8 9 XM the display Press XM XM appears in the reverse video curser Press 0 7 6 The curser should now appear as XM 076 Press STORE A confirming beep should be heard the menu numbers should reappear the reverse video curser the XM and MEMORY labels and ENTER NUMBER amp PRESS STORE TO ENTER should disappear MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the main menu as described previously MORE Scrolls forward through available menus as described previously EXIT Exits the menu loop and returns to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display This menu can be reached only when the XM Digital Antenna has been attached and the receiver is operating in XM mode It can be accessed from the MAIN MENU when in XM mode by pressing the 6 key It can also be reached by repeatedly pressing the MENU softkey This will scroll through the RADIO SETTINGS AUDIO SETTINGS SET CLOCKS C If LOCK MODES and TIMERS menus and finally the XM menu the optional XM digital antenna is not attached or if the unit is not operating in the XM mode an error beep will be heard and ERROR will appear on the screen if you attempt to access the XM menu from the MAIN MENU If you scroll through the available
120. mode proceed as follows 1 Select the frequency range you would like to scan This can be FM MW LW or SW Set the SQUELCH control so that the Squelch Level Indicator located below the signal strength indica Or is set at the desired level Press the SEEK key The receiver will scan through he selected band in 5 kHz steps on LW band 9 or 10 kHz steps on MW band 5 kHz steps on SW band and 200 kHz steps on FM band Signals that are strong enough to cause the signal strength indicator display bars to extend further to the right E than the Squelch Level indicator will cause SEEK to stop on that signal and the signal will be heard 4 The receiver will remain on that signal until the SEEK key is pressed again 5 If the receiver continues to SEEK but cannot find a signal you may press SEEK again to stop the SEEK MEMORY amp COUNTRY MODE To use SEEK in MEMORY and COUNTRY modes select ed frequencies must be programmed into several of the MEMORY and or COUNTRY channels Programming of MEMORY channels is covered on page 26 and pro gramming of COUNTRY channels is covered on page 28 Once MEMORY and or COUNTRY channels are pro grammed as desired proceed as follows 1 Press the MEMORY or COUNTRY softkey to enter the desired mode 2 Set the SQUELCH knob to the desired level HINT Set the SQUELCH control high enough clockwise DESCRIPTION The T SCAN function of the
121. nada CHU time Canada WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US WWV time weather US levels may still be quite high Such antennas are attached directly to the radio s telescopic antenna with an alligator clip or other secure attachment device AM ANTENNAS We are often asked about AM antennas Such anten nas usually AM Loop antennas are made by a variety of manufacturers and often work extremely well to boost signals One brand Select A Tenna is a time proven performer and includes models ranging from about 60 200 FINDING ANTENNAS One way to find antennas is by performing a search on the Internet If you are on line the following retailers are known to sell such products Universal Radio www universal radio com Universal s antenna page http www universal radio com catalog sw ant html Phone 1 800 431 3939 Amateur Electronic Supply AES www aesham com 1 800 558 0144 e Ham Radio Outlet HRO www hamradio com 1 800 854 6046 Radio World Canada www radioworld ca 416 667 1000 Durham Radio Canada www durhamradio com 1 888 426 1688 Best during daylight APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS continued GETTING STARTED WITH SINGLE SIDEBAND SSB Many high end shortwave radios have a feature called SSB a highly efficient way of electronically processing transmitted and received signals for two way commu nication Ex
122. ned on manually To program only an off time or only an on time clear the unwanted time on the selected timer as follows 1 Select the timer ON time or OFF time to be cleared by pressing the Direct Key Input keypad key corresponding to the menu number of the desired timer ON time or OFF time This will cause the menu numbers to disappear and a reverse video curser to appear on the selected timer ON time or OFF time 2 Press the CLEAR LOCK key on the Direct Key Input keypad This will cause the numbers in the reverse video curser to disappear Only the colon will remain 3 Press STORE This will cause the reverse video curser to disappear a beep will be heard the menu numbers will reappear and the null time information will be stored in memory SETTING TIMER MEMORY CHANNELS To set the memory channel on the E1 receiver which will be activated by TIMER 1 press 3 on the Direct Key Input keypad and then key in the number of the MEMORY or COUNTRY channel For example assume you want TIMER 1 to activate COUNTRY channel 1460 E1XM MANUAL CLOCK AND TIMER FUNCTIONS continued Press 3 for TIMER 1 MEM CH You will see a reverse video curser appear Press 1 4 6 You will see TIMER 1 MEM CH 1460 Press the STORE key to save this entry in memory You will hear a beep the reverse video curser will go away the menu numbers on the left will return and the entered COUNTRY channel w
123. oduces four beeps in quick succession at one minute intervals when the following conditions exist The receiver has batteries installed The AC adaptor or other external power source is plugged in but is producing no power The receiver is turned on The loudness of the beeps is a function of the VOLUME control setting 4 SQUELCH MUTING OFF ON Pressing the 4 key toggles between muting ON and OFF W hen ON is selected no audio will be heard from any receiver audio output if the signal strength of the received signal is less than the SQUELCH setting as observed on the Signal Strength meter and the Squelch setting display If OFF is selected signals and noise will be heard regardless of whether or not they exceed the squelch setting However the SQUELCH set ting will still be the determining factor for whether or not SEEK or T SCAN stop on a particular signal regardless of whether ON or OFF is selected 5 Unused 6 Unused 7 MAIN MENU Pressing the 7 key returns the user to the main menu as described previously 8 MORE Scrolls forward through available menus as described previously 9 EXIT Exits the menu loop and returns to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display lt e c e E1 MENUS continued SET CLOCKS This menu is reached from the AUDIO SETTINGS menu described above by pressing the 8 MORE key once or from the MAIN MENU by pressing 3 It is used to manually set the GMT and Local clocks
124. oftkey will toggle the AGC decay ime between fast slow and auto in all modes but FM When in FM mode there will be no display function shown for this softkey BW Press repeatedly to scroll through the three avail able IF bandwidths of 7 0 4 0 and 2 3 kHz in all modes but FM When in the FM mode there will be no display function shown for this softkey PBT Pressing this softkey enables disables the function of the PBT passband tuning knob in all modes except FM The displacement in kHz of the IF passband relative to its nominal position is shown on the display directly above the PBT softkey when it is enabled When in FM mode there will be no display function shown for this softkey AM Press to select AM amplitude modulation mode When AM mode is selected a second press of the soft key selects AM synchronous detection mode AM SYNC Repeated depressions of this softkey will cycle the syn chronous detection mode on and off When in FM mode there will be no display function shown for this softkey SSB Press to select SSB Single Sideband mode Once SSB mode is selected repeatedly pressing the SSB soft key will cycle between upper sideband USB and lower sideband LSB W hen AM synchronous detection mode is first selected using the AM softkey pressing the SSB softkey will cycle between USB DSB double sideband and LSB When in FM mode there will be no display function shown for
125. on MW AM 10H 100 MW SSB 10 LW amp SW AM 10 1k LW amp SW SSB Selectable using FAST button FRONT PANEL LOCK UNLOCK All front panel keys with the exception of the CLEAR LOCK key as well as the TUNING knob can be ocked if desired First be sure the E1 receiver is not in T SCAN or SEEK mode Press and hold the CLEAR LOCK key which is one of the Direct Key nput keys The LOCK and TUN LOCK annuncia tors will appear indicating the front panel controls are ocked out VOLUME BASS TREBLE and SQUELCH are still functional Press and hold the CLR LOCK key to unlock The LOCK and TUN LOCK annunciators will disappear indicating the front panel controls are once again active The CLEAR on a METER band for more than 3 seconds the receiver will tune to that band the SW BAND indicator will appear as BAND and the short wave band SW METER prompt will quit flashing To enter a shortwave band METER designator press the SW BAND softkey to display a flashing METER number entry prompt The prompt will flash for approx imately 3 seconds after the SW BAND softkey is pressed While it is still flashing enter one of the listed two or three digit Band numbers corresponding to the desired METER band designator using the Direct Key nput keys While the METER annunciator is flashing he lt SELECT gt
126. ot be locat ed in the vicinity of overhead power lines other electric light or power circuits where it can fall into such power lines or circuits W hen installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them m ay be fatal Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 19 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified ser vice personnel 20 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the AC adapter cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product c If the AC adapter has been exposed to rain or water d It the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions An improper adjust ment may result in damage and
127. put Numeric Keys Keys O thru 9 plus the key are used to make direct numeric entries of frequencies memory channel numbers meter band designators menu selec tions and timer settings CLEAR LOCK Press this key to clear an incorrectly entered frequency or other value Pressing and holding this key for three seconds will cause the receiver to be lt e c E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION continued ocked in its present configuration All front panel key controls as well as the TUNING knob will be ineffec ive and LOCK and TUN LOCK will appear on the LCD display To return to normal operating mode once again press the CLEAR LOCK key for three seconds This control can also be used when the receiver is urned off Press CLEAR LOCK for 3 seconds A mes sage will appear confirming lock If power is then pressed a Press CLEAR LOCK for 3 seconds to unlock message will appear The user must perform this action before the POWER key will allow power up 7 FM LW MW SW Mode Function Softkeys The function of each of these softkeys is shown along he bottom edge of the display when the receiver is in he ON state From left to right their functions when a menu is not displayed are as follows ENU Pressing this softkey displays the first of several menus used for setting clocks timers and various other eceiver functions Each additional press advances to another menu page AGC Pressing this s
128. right edge of the display when the receiver is in the ON state From top to bottom their descriptions are as follows XM Pressing this softkey activates the optional X Satellite Radio mode and brings up the basic XM Radio display If this key is pressed when XM is not installed an error beep will be heard and CHECK ANTENNA will appear on the display FM AUX Pressing this softkey toggles between the FM broadcast band and the AUX function The selected function will be in reverse video The first press of this softkey selects the FM broadcast band 76 0 90 0 MHz or 87 0 108 0 MHz and causes the label for this key to appear as FM AUX When in FM mode only the MENU function softkey along the bottom of the display will be active Pressing this softkey a second time tog 120 Meter 2300 kHz 90 Me 3200 kHz 75 Me 3900 kHz 60 Me 4750 kHz 49 Me 5800 kHz 41 Me 7100 kHz 31 Me 9500 kHz 25 Me 11 600 kHz 22 Me 13 570 kHz 19 Me 15 100 kHz 16 Me 17 480 kHz 13 Me 21 450 kHz 11 Me 25 600 kHz MW LW Repeatedly pressing the MW LW softkey toggles between the LW band 100 499 99 kHz and the MW band 500 1799 99 kHz VFO This softkey returns to the VFO mode from MEM ORY or COUNTRY modes The frequency displayed will be the same as the frequency last selected in VFO mode before MEMORY or COUNTRY modes were selected gles to the AUX function which causes the softkey label to appear as FM AUX
129. roadcast transmitters the receiver will perform best with DX off The DX function is not avail able in AUX or XM Radio modes Note that battery life will be reduced somewhat if DX is enabled during portable operation 17 FAST TUNING LOCK Repeatedly pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key cydes through the available tuning rates for the current oper ating mode as explained in more detail under Tuning which follows Holding down the FAST TUNING LOCK key for approximately 2 seconds will lock out the TUN ING knob and will cause TUN LOCK appear on the display Depressing the key again for approximately 2 seconds will unlock the TUNING knob and TUN LOCK will disappear from the display 18 Tuning The TUNING knob is the primary tuning control of the E1 receiver In VFO mode clockwise rotation of the dial increases frequency and counterclockwise rotation decreases frequency The rate at which frequency is increased or decreased is determined by the band being tuned and by pressing the FAST TUNING LOCK key on a given band In VFO mode the FAST TUNING LOCK key also changes the displayed frequency resolution In EMORY mode the TUNING knob scrolls through the 500 MEMORY channels one at a time If the FAST TUN G LOCK key is pressed FAST appears on the dis play and the TUNING control scrolls through the 500 EMORY channels 10 at a time as long as the TUN G knob i
130. rrect line voltage fluctuations or surges damage caused by improper or faulty installation including batteries which may create an acid leak with irreversible circuit damage damage caused by acid leakage product alteration or modification or use of unauthorized parts supplies accessories or equipment which damage this product or result in service problems UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE BANDS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFULLY USING YOUR SHORTWAVE RADIO Do You Need Help Monday Friday 8 30 a m 4 00 p m North American Pacific Time 1 800 872 2228 from the U S 1 800 637 1648 from Canada 1 650 903 3866 worldwide FAX 650 903 3867 customersvc etoncorp com WWW etoncorp com ailing Address et n Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 USA Service your et n or Grundig product To obtain service for your et n or Grundig product we recommend first contacting an et n service represen ative at 800 872 2228 US 800 637 1648 Canada or 650 903 3866 for problem determination and trou ble shooting Many of the common questions can be esolved quickly over the phone There are two service ypes should your et n or Grundig product need epair 1 WARRANTY f your product is still in warranty and the et n ser vice representative determines that warranty service is needed a return authorization will be issued and instructions for shipment to an authorized warranty epair facility Do Not s
131. s or meter band numbers are flashing in the display under the frequency Within 3 seconds use the numbered keys to enter the band of your choice Alternately use the SELECT button or the tuning knob to scroll through the available meter bands The new band number will replace the flashing dashes or the old band number Stop on the band that you wish to select and it will autoenter within about 3 seconds TUNING AROUND IN A SHORTWAVE BAND After you have used the techniques described above to get into a shortwave band the radio is tuned to the owest frequency in that band To tune through the band you must tune upward in frequency Use the SELECT button TUNING knob or the SEEK button to ind and tune in stations If you are new to shortwave or best results stay within the frequency ranges of the shortwave bands shown in this Quick Guide STORING FREQUENCIES INTO MEMORY f in XM mode exit it first This information is for stor ing non XM stations To store XM stations refer to the owner s manual Storing a frequency into memory involves three basic steps 1 Tune to the station fre quency that you wish to store 2 Select the memory to store it into 3 Store it First tune to the station frequency that you wish to store To store it do the following in a quick smooth sequence Press STORE then use the TUNING knob or the SELECT key to select the desired memory number hat you wish to store into Press the STORE button
132. s However holding down the LIGHT key for 3 seconds will override the time out and allow the light to remain on continuously when the receiver is ON The user must keep in mind however that keeping the light on continuously when operating on batteries will considerably reduce bat tery life More details concerning display illumination can be found on page 57 under DISPLAY LIGHTING 3 SNOOZE SLEEP When the receiver is ON or turned on by the timer press ing this bar will activate the SNOOZE mode causing the receiver to turn OFF for 5 10 20 or 30 minutes depend ing upon the setting of item 5 of the CLOCK MODES menu After the selected number of minutes have passed the receiver will turn back on To cancel a SNOOZE period early cycle power OFF ON with the POWER key When SNOOZE mode is active SNOOZE will appear on the display When the receiver is OFF other than in SNOOZE pushing this bar will activate the SLEEP timer This will turn the receiver ON for the default set time of 15 minutes after which it will turn back OFF To change the set time length from the default 15 minutes to 1 through 99 minutes turn the receiver OFF and rotate the TUNING control after pressing the SNOOZE SLEEP bar After setting the desired SLEEP time press the bar again to activate SLEEP mode or automatic entry will occur in 15 seconds The displayed time is always in minutes When SLEEP mode is active a flash
133. s All parameters associated with a particular memory channel are stored including the frequency mode bandwidth passband tuning setting fast slow or automatic AGC and synchronous detector state These memory channels may be accessed manually or through a time scan with each channel monitored for a 5 second period or carrier presence The XM mode includes an additional 20 memory locations for storing favorite XM Satellite Radio channels AC ADAPTER and EXTERNAL DC POWERING The et n E1 receiver is supplied with an AC ADAPTER The AC ADAPTER is designed to be plugged into a wall outlet that supplies AC power or another source of exter nal filtered DC power between 7 and 12 VDC may be used Connect the output connector of the AC adapter or other power source to the 9 VDC 1 amp connector on the side of the receiver If batteries are installed and external power is lost the receiver will continue to operate on battery power even with the DC plug inserted If this occurs the receiver will alert the user with a POWER LOSS indication and with a POWER LOSS beep if the POWER LOSS beep feature is enabled More details concerning power loss can be found on page 18 paragraph 27b US Connector AC ADAPTER Keep curtains and other flammable materials out of direct contact with the AC ADAPTER to avoid overheat ing BATTERY INSTALLATION The et n E1 receiver is also designed to operate from four D cell batteries
134. s being turned If the TUNING knob is not moved for three seconds the FAST on the display will disappear and the TUNING knob will revert to tuning EMORY channels one at a time The TUNING knob is also used when programming in EMORY mode to scroll through all available alphanu meric characters when entering names for each MEMO RY entry n COUNTRY mode the TUNING knob scrolls through COUNTRY memory channels one at a time If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed FAST appears on he display and the TUNING knob scrolls through the available countries one country at a time with 10 mem ory channels being available per country n SW BAND mode the TUNING control will scroll hrough the available shortwave broadcast bands from 120 meters through 11 meters n XM mode the TUNING knob scrolls through XM ALL channels all channels in a given CATEGORY or all FAVORITE channels one at a time If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed appears on the display and FAST the TUNING knob scrolls through XM ALL chan etorn o E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION continued MANUAL E1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION continued nels six at a time If the FAST TUNING LOCK key is pressed when in the CATEGORY or FAVORITES modes the receiver will revert to XM ALL mode 19 Mode Softkeys The purpose of each of these softkeys is shown along the
135. s disabled it sets the Local time without daylight savings time compensation based on the GMT offset as entered in menu items 3 and 4 3 LOCAL TIME OFFSET The 3 key selects between a or a offset of the Local time relative to GMT The amount of the offset will be the amount entered in menu item 4 This menu item as well as item 4 can be ignored if you choose to disable AUTO CLOCK SET and set the clocks manually 4 LOCAL TIME OFFSET This menu item provides the means of telling the receiver the number of hours of offset of Local time from GMT For example if you live in the eastern USA you are in the Eastern Standard time zone so the offset is minus 5 hours To enter this information press 3 until the appears in reverse video Then press 4 This will cause a reverse video window to appear on the menu item 4 line and the menu item numbers will disappear Use the keypad to enter 5 0 0 in this reverse video window Press the STORE key to enter this information and return the menu item numbers 5 SNOOZE TIME Repeatedly pressing the 5 key toggles the SNOOZE time through 5 10 20 or 30 minutes The SNOOZE function is activated by pressing the SNOOZE bar on top of the receiver while the receiver is in the ON state 6 TIMER OVERRIDES LOCK NO YES Pressing 6 toggles between whether or not the timer when enabled overrides the locked condition if the radio is locked using the CLEAR
136. s for portable opera tion D Turn light on with LIGHT key A Connect XM antenna B Position XM antenna for maximum signal strength A Subscribe to XM Service A Select correct antenna input B Set Squelch to lower level A Check mode selection B Check external speaker C Set Squelch to lower level A Press CLEAR LOCK and hold for 3 sec onds to unlock front panel A Set clock s B Set clock s and program timer ON OFF times C Check that last displayed clock is the desired one for timer event D Enable timers Observe TIMER 1 or 2 on display Passport to World Band Radio Published by P 0 Box 300 Penn s Park Pennsylvania 18943 http www passband com World Radio TV Handbook Published by Billboard Publications Inc 1515 Broadway ew York NY 10036 http www wrth com nternational Broadcasting Services Ltd The ARRL Antenna Book Published by The American Radio Relay League 225 Main Street ewington CT USA 06111 Copyright 1988 by The American Radio Relay League Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 55 8966 http www arrl org catalog item 9043 The ARRL Handbook Published by The American Radio Relay League 225 Main Street ewington CT USA 06111 Copyright 1989 by The American Radio Relay League Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 41 3345 http www arrl org catalog item 1964 WARRANTY REGISTRATION To ensure f
137. school and are not able to listen during the day In North America daytime short wave tends to be better in the East and Midwest The day bands are 13 16 19 22 and 25 meters often with 16 and 19 being the best In the summer these bands may stay open into the evening hours EVENING NIGHT LISTENING This is the best time to listen because the broadcasters are deliberately transmitting to you wherever you are at least up to about 11 pm These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too The night bands are 25 31 41 49 and 60 meters In the winter these bands produce results earlier than in the o summer months often starting around 3 pm on 25 and 31 meters and 5 pm on 41 49 and 60 meters In the summer these bands start later around 5 pm for 25 and 31 meters and around 7 pm for 41 49 and 60 IMPORTANT NOTE Getting close to a window may substantially improve reception Shortwave signals penetrate wood frame buildings easiest while concrete and brick buildings usually block signals If you are in a building with one or more stories above you signals can also be impaired in strength In such a situation position yourself and especially the radio s antenna as close to a window as possible while listening Use an external antenna if necessary SHORTWAVE DIRECTORY We recommend the use of a comprehensive shortwave directory especially to seek specific countries or to determine what you re listening to Suc
138. service the original dated bill of sale must be presented upon request as proof of purchase to et n or et n s autho rized service center Transportation to et n or et n s authorized service center is the responsibility of the pur chaser et n will repair or replace this product at our option and at no charge with new or reconditioned parts if found to be defective during the limited warran ty period specified above The product must be returned no later than 15 days beyond the expiration of the war ranty period with transportation charges prepaid to et n or et n s designated service center for warranty cover SERVICE INFORMATION age Prior to returning any product for warranty service the purchaser must contact et n for problem determination and service procedure All replaced parts and products become the property of et n Replacement parts and products assume the remaining original warranty or ninety 90 days whichever is longer This limited warranty covers manu facturing defects in material and workmanship encoun tered in normal noncommercial use of this product and shall not apply to the following including but not limit ed to damage which occurs due to applications and uses for which the product was not intended failures or problems which are caused by products or equipment not supplied by et m accidents misuse abuse neglect misapplication fire water lightning or other acts of nature inco
139. source USB Upper Side Band The higher frequency portion excluding the carrier of an AM signal A single side band signal in this case the upper sideband contains all of the modulation information of amplitude modu lation in one half the bandwidth UTC Universal Time Coordinated VFO Variable Frequency Oscillator VHF Very High Frequency band extends from approxi mately 30 MHz to 300 MHz Problem No front panel display or light No reception in XM mode Only a few channels in XM mode No signals heard when antenna is connected or sensitivity is low Signal Strength indication but no sound heard No front panel operation such as tuning fre quency entry etc Timer does not operate Probable Cause A Power connection B Defective AC ADAPTER unit C Batteries are discharged or not installed for portable operation no AC power D Light turned off with LIGHT key A XM antenna not connected B XM antenna not properly positioned A Have not subscribed to XM service A Incorrect antenna input selected Squelch set too high mproper mode selected External speaker connected but defective Squelch set too high Lock enabled A Clock s not set B Timer not properly set Alternate clock selected Timer s not enabled C D SUGGESTED REFERENCES Solution A Check power supply cables B Check AC ADAPTER C Check install batterie
140. t band The E1 also receives XM Satellite Radio subscription equired when the optional remote XM digital antenna is connected The receiver offers excellent sensitivity selectivity dynamic range and features that permit easy tuning of desired stations Conveniently located front panel con rols allow for rapid operator programming and ease of use The units can be operated from either the supplied AC ADAPTER an external 7 to 14 VDC source or from our D cell batteries not supplied for portable opera ion A low battery voltage indication is displayed when hat condition exists Three electronically switched IF filters are provided to provide optimum interference rejection for each mode The front panel dot matrix liquid crystal display provides eedback of the current status of the receiver The seven digit frequency display provides resolution to 10 Hz in he AM broadcast and Shortwave bands Resolution to 20 kHz is displayed in the FM broadcast band Backlighting of the display is selectable by a LIGHT key on top of the cabinet To prolong battery life with internal battery operation the backlighting automatically turns off after a short delay following a function change or retuning of the receiver unless it is specifically locked in the ON mode When the receiver is turned off the display provides either the Local time or Greenwich Mean time GMT selectable in either the off or on state by the user
141. the curser to the posi tion of the next letter or number to be added Proceed in this manner until the full name of the country has been entered When all of the desired alphanumerics have been added press the STORE key You will hear a con firming beep and COUNTRY STORED will appear briefly on the display SAT XM 73 Frank s Place 74 Bluesville XM 75Luna XM 80 The Move XM 81BPM FAV LISTS A B 1 O O O AA TL JAZZ amp BLUES Ella Fitzgerald Street Of Dreams XM 76 On the Rocks The following section describes the basic XM Radio display which will be seen on et n E1 receivers when the XM digital antenna option has been plugged in This is the display that will be seen most of the time when the receiver is operating in the XM mode There are several other versions of this screen that will be seen under various conditions These additional condi tions will be covered later 1 CATEGORY This line indicates the category of the channel being received For example Urban Jazz8 Blues Dance Latin Classical News Country Rock etc 2 CHANNEL NUMBER AND NAME This line shows the name and number of the channel which is being received 3 NAME OF ARTIST This line shows the name of the artist performing on the selected XM channel 4 Title of Selection THIS DISPLAY LINE SHOWS THE name of the selection currently being played 5 ERROR The ERROR indica
142. tor accompanied by a low pitched beep will be seen when an illegal opera tion has been performed 6 TSCAN This indicator appears when a TSCAN has been initiated SCAN will be displayed on this line when the SCAN function is activated 7 XM ALL This line will indicate whether the unit is operating in FAVORITE CATEGORY or XM ALL mode 8 CURSER This reverse video line is the curser and marks the channel to be received It can be moved through the available selections one at a time using the TUNING knob or six at a time using the lt SELECT gt key 9 CHANNEL SELECTIONS Six channel selections at a time are displayed here including the one in reverse video which represents the active selection The lt SELECT gt key will scroll through the available selec tions six at a time and the TUNING knob will scroll through them one at a time If the XM ALL the CAT EGORY or the FAVORITES key is pressed a second time only two channel selections will be shown with artist and title information for both included 10 MENU The MENU softkey scrolls through the setup menus These include the following MAIN U RADIO SETTINGS AUDIO SETTINGS SET CLOCKS CLOCK MODES TIMERS XM and back to AIN MENU Note that the XM menu item 6 on the AIN MENU can only be accessed when the receiver is operating in the XM mode m 11 FAVORITE LISTS A Pressing the A softkey will cal
143. ull warranty coverage or product updates registration of your et n or Grundig product should be complete as soon as possible after purchase or receipt To register your radio please select one of the following methods 1 Register by visiting our website at http www etoncorp com 2 Call our toll free registration number anywhere in the United States or Canada at 888 889 4391 or world wide by dialing 204 336 6547 French and English speaking operators available 3 Mail your registration information to the following address et n Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 PRODUCT REGISTRATION Include your name full mailing address phone number model purchased date purchased retail vendor name and product serial number typically located in or near the battery compartment LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL CUSTOMER APPENDIX E1 MANUAL This et n or Grundig brand product as supplied and distributed by et n Corporation et n is warranted by et n against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for the following limited warranty period ONE 1 YEAR PARTS AND LABOR This limited warranty begins on the original date of pur chase and is valid only on products purchased through an authorized et n retailer and does not include trans portation installation removal or reinstallation Warranty repairs must be performed by et n or et n s authorized service center To receive warranty
144. urn to scrolling through COUNTRY channels with the TUN ING knob simply press the COUNTRY softkey again The other method is to press the TUNE softkey This will return the receiver to the VFO mode and will trans fer the COUNTRY channel frequency and all associated parameters to the VFO for further tuning DELETING A COUNTRY CHANNEL Select the COUNTRY channel to be deleted as described in RECALLING A COUNTRY CHANNEL Press and hold the DELETE key for 3 seconds A high pitched beep will be heard to indicate that the con tents stored in the selected memory channel number have been deleted and you will see the frequency dis appear from the selected MEMORY channel number CHANGING OR ADDING COUNTRY NAMES You can add to or modify the country names To do so proceed as follows Press the COUNTRY softkey and use the TUNING knob or lt SELECT gt keys to select the named ten channel block the name of which you wish to change or name Note that each ten channel block begins with on 1 and ends on 10 For example 501 510 1691 1700 The reverse video curser can be on any number within the selected block of ten Press and hold the COUNTRY softkey for 3 sec onds EDIT NAME will appear on the display and a flashing curser _ will appear e Within 3 seconds use the TUNING knob to select the first letter of the new name and press the right lt SELECT gt key to advance
145. utes are masked by an internal back up capacitor This will allow ample time for battery replacement without loss of the inter nal clock Note Any programmed memory channels and timer settings will NOT be lost under a power up reset due to the memory design of the et n El receiv er BEEP TONES The et n E1 receiver responds to nearly all key depres sions with an audible beep unless the beep has been disabled by means of menu entry 2 in AUDIO SET TINGS menu This menu is accessed by pressing the MENU softkey three times or by pressing the MENU softkey once to access the MAIN MENU and then pressing the Direct Key Input 2 key No beep is gen erated under any condition for depressions of the lt SELECT gt keys when in VFO mode Beep tones indi cate the following One short tone for a key depression One short high tone when storing a MEMORY COUNTRY or XM FAVORITE channel One long low tone for any illegal key depression Four quick beeps at one minute intervals if batteries are installed an external power source is connect ed and the external power is lost This feature must be enabled from AUDIO SETTINGS menu item 3 Note that the volume of the beep tones is controlled by the VOLUME control so if the VOLUME control is turned all the way down no beep tones will be heard MEMORY FUNCTIONS MEMORY FUNCTIONS continued E1XM MANUAL SIGNAL TED TTD 1888818188
146. vate Press TIME again twice to return to normal operation TIMER 1 and or 2 will be displayed below the clock to indicate activation Press and hold CLR LOCK until LOCK is displayed extinguishes Pushbuttons except POWER and TUNING knob are inactive active Press LIGHT to scroll display lighting through bright medium dim and off Press MENU to enable MAIN MENU Press 2 to enable the AUDIO SETTINGS menu Press 2 to toggle Beep on and off Press 9 to exit menu Select frequency bandwidth AGC and mode Press STORE This will activate MEMORY or COUNTRY memory mode Press MEMORY or COUNTRY to select your preference Select an empty location using TUNING or lt SELECT gt Press STORE to save f in MEMORY mode use TUNING and SELECT gt to assign name and press STORE again e Press MEMORY or COUNTRY Use TUNING and or SELECT gt to select desired mem ory channel Recall a MEMORY COUNTRY or XM channel as above Press TAG to mark the channel for SCAN Set SQUELCH to desired level SQUELCH inactive in XM mode Press T SCAN to activate scan Select desired XM channel Press STORE Press A or B as desired Press FAV number 0 9 of blank FAV channel to store Quick Reference Guide continued gt gt gt QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE continued xa 1XM MANUAI QUICK REFERENCE GU
147. wave or carrier u FM Signals in which the information is conveyed by frequency changes of the signal Frequency Modulation is used for the FM broadcast bands Electronically Switched Filter A multi bandwidth filter with high adjacent channel attenuationswitched electronically GMT Greenwich Mean Time HF High Frequency band This consists of the LW MW and SW bands on the E1 receiver LCD Liquid Crystal Display Low power consumption displays used for wristwatches and information dis plays on many types of electronic equipment LSB Lower Side Band The lower frequency portion excluding the carrier of an AM signal A single side band signal in this case the lower sideband contains all of the modulation information of amplitude modu lation in one half the bandwidth RF Radio frequency RTTY Radio Teletype communications Softkeys Keys surrounding the display that have dif ferent functions under different conditions The current function of each individual softkey is shown on the dis play Squelch A user controlled adjustment which mutes the audio output below a certain signal strength Synchronous Detector An amplitude modulation detector which utilizes a replica of the original trans mitted carrier signal to improve the reception of weak signals Synthesized Capable of generating a large number of different output frequencies all related to a single highly stable reference
148. will NOT how ever cause the lt SELECT gt key tuning rate to change It will continue to scroll through MEMORY channels ten channel numbers at a time If you know the number of the MEMORY channel you etorn eo MEMORY FUNCTIONS continued want to receive you can go to it directly by entering the number on the Direct Key Input keypad If less than a four digit number is entered there may be a slight delay between the time you enter the number and the time the channel change actually takes place However if you enter a four digit number the channel change will occur immediately upon entry of the fourth number Example To enter MEMORY channel 475 press 0 4 7 5 If you want to temporarily change a parameter of a received MEMORY channel or simply want to tune around the stored frequency there are two ways to do this The first is to simply press any of the Function softkeys below the display which are labeled in reverse video or the FM SW BAND or MW LW softkeys as appropriate This will cause the MEMORY softkey to COUNTRY FUNCTIONS be displayed in normal video the VFO label will be shown in reverse video and will allow you to tune the frequency change parameters or change bands To return to scrolling through MEMORY channels with the TUNING knob simply press the MEMORY softkey again The other method is to press the TUNE soft
149. will often require exten sive work by a qualified technician to res tore the product to its normal operation the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged in any way and f When the product exhibits a distinct change in perfor mance this indicates a need for service 21 Replacement Parts W hen replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts speci fied by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 22 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety Checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition 23 Wall or Ceiling Mounting The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer 24 Heat The product should be situated away from hea sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that product heat e Antenna lead in wire Ground clamp Electrical service equipment NEC National Electrical Code Antenna discharge unit Grounding conductors Ground clamps A Power service grounding electrical system E1 MANUAL 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE et n E1 RECEIVER THIS RECEIVER HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED TO HIGH QUAL ITY
150. worldwide reception at a particular time of day By entering this METER band number the receiver automatically tunes to the low frequency end of the corresponding METER band The search for the new station location is thus limited to a particular smaller section of the entire shortwave band spectrum The Shortwave Band Designators and corresponding frequency ranges are as follows High Freq 2500 kHz 3400 kHz 4000 kHz 5060 kHz 6200 kHz 7600 kHz 9900 kHz 12 100 kHz 13 870 kHz 15 800 kHz 17 900 kHz 21 850 kHz 26 100 kHz GETTING STARTED continued MEN 2i im 1XM MANUAI Press the SW BAND softkey to enter the shortwave band tuning mode The SW portion of the display indi cator will now be in reverse video Now press the SW BAND softkey a second time The display indicator will now appear as SW BAND and the METER number entry prompt on the display will be flashing See 8 on the LCD Display Description on page 18 At this point you have approximately 3 seconds to do one of the following 1 You can enter a shortwave band METER number with the Direct Key Input keys For example key in 4 1 for the 41 meter band 2 You can scroll through the available meter bands using the TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt key stopping on the desired METER band If you stop FREQUENCY RESOLUTION The E1 receive tunes in the following steps Mode Display Resoluti
151. www etoncorp com E1 MANUAL AM FM SHORTWAVE XM READY RADIO MANUAL E1 AM FM Shortwave XM Ready Radio E1 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION See page 16 SECTION MEMORY FUNCTIONS siexa Ht 1 1 11 ELTE 81818 EXT ANT DX 11 35 L TIMER 12 SLOW 70KHZ 0 0 1 SIDE PANEL m DESCRIPTION See page 18 5 9 9 o DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY RESPONSIBLE PARTY Corporation 1015 Corporation Way Palo Alto CA 94303 USA TEL 650 903 3866 TRADE NAME et n Corporation MODEL NUMBER E1 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT S AC ADAPTER TO RAIN OR MOISTURE iWARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNING An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven sur faces m ay cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn The lightning flash with arrow head symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert th
152. y and name if any programmed in for the TIMER 1 MEM CH To enable TIMER 1 press the ENABLE softkey This will cause TIMER 1 to appear in the upper right hand corner of ndicating that TIMER 1 is enabled To disable TIMER 1 press the DISABLE softkey If TIMER 1 was the only one enabled TIMER 1 will disappear from he display If TIMER 2 was also enabled only the 1 will disappear If both timers are enabled you will see TIMER 1 2 in the upper right hand corner of this and all other displays and menus To enable or disable TIMER 2 press the TIME key again This will activate the TIMER 2 display This display is identical o the TIMER 1 display except for its name Follow exactly the same procedure to enable or disable TIMER 2 To return to normal operation from the TIMER 2 display press the TIME key twice The first press will take you to the CLOCKS display and the second will take you back to the VFO MEMORY COUNTRY or XM display Note that repeat edly pressing the TIME key will cycle through the TIMER 1 TIMER 2 CLOCKS and normal screens SPECIAL USE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS The et n E1 receiver has several special features that are referred to in the main body of this USE AND CARE GUIDE but may require additional explanation LOCK ALL ENTRY TO KEYPAD The receiver front panel keys with the exception of the CLEAR LOCK key may be locked or disabled by press ing and holding the C
153. y stored name F To name the channel while the white curser is flashing use the TUNING knob to scroll through the alphanumeric characters until you find the one you want Then press the right hand lt SELECT gt key to advance the curser to the next position Repeat this process until you have entered all the characters you need Previously named channels can be revised in a similar man ner G When you have finished entering the channel name press the STORE key again You will hear a confirming beep and will be returned to the VFO mode To store a memory channel from MEMORY mode first enter MEMORY mode by pressing the MEMORY soft key Then proceed as follows A Select an empty MEMORY channel number using he TUNING knob or the lt SELECT gt keys B Press the Mode softkey for the frequency range that contains the frequency you wish to store for example FM MW LW or SW This will cause he MEMORY softkey indicator to return to nor mal video and the pressed Mode softkey indica or will appear in reverse video C Use the TUNING knob to tune in the desired fre quency and use the Function softkeys except for FM mode to set the parameters as desired Press the STORE key This will take you back to he MEMORY screen with the curser on the previ ously selected MEMORY location Then press the STORE key again You will see a white curs
154. ypad This brings up the TIMERS menu as shown below SIGNAL EE 2 111 111 EET E LG M 1 3 5 7 9410420 40 60 EXTANT DX TIMERS 1 TIMER 1 ON TIME 2 TIMER 1 OFF TIME 3 TIMER 1 MEM CH 4 TIMER 2 ON TIME 5 TIMER 2 OFF TIME 6 TIMER 2 MEM CH 7 MAIN MENU 8 MORE 9 EXIT TIMERS 1 Press 1 on the Direct Key Input keypad This will cause the menu numbers on the left to disappear and the ON time entry for TIMER 1 will turn to reverse video as shown here TIMER 1 ON TIME 11 30 2 Key in the desired ON time for TIMER 1 ignoring the colon For example for an ON time of 18 41 press the fol lowing keys 1 8 4 1 The TIMER 1 ON TIME curser will now show 18 41 3 Press STORE to save the TIMER 1 ON time in memory You will hear a beep the reverse video window will change to normal video and the menu numbers will return To set the OFF time for TIMER 1 select item 2 from the menu by pressing 2 on the Direct Key Input keypad and follow the same procedure as you used to set ON time SETTING A WAKE OR SLEEP TIMER If you want a timer to act as a wake timer only you would program an ON time and clear an OFF time This will cause the receiver to turn on at the designated time and stay on until turned off manually If you want the timer to act as a sleep timer only you would clear any existing ON time and program an OFF time This will cause the receiver to turn off at a designated time and stay off until tur

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