eTon Odyssey Multi-Powered All-Band Radio User Manual
- June 13, 2024
- ETON
Table of Contents
eTon Odyssey Multi-Powered All-Band Radio
Thank you for purchasing the Etón ODYSSEY. We want you to thoroughly enjoy the use of this product. To take advantage of its many excellent and unique features, we urge you to carefully read the user’s manual.
OVERVIEW
FRONT
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Power
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Display
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Antenna
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UP/DOWN Volume
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Select/Memory Button
BACK
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Speaker
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Menu/Band Select
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Tuning UP/DOWN Button
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Auto Tune
SIDE
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Solar Panel
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Flashlight ON/OFF Button
SIDE
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Lithium-ion and Alkaline Battery Compartment
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SOS ON/OFF Alert Button
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Hank Crank
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LED Light and SOS Beacon
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Power Lock ON/OFF Switch
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USB-A OUT for phone Charging
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USB-C input Charging
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Headphone Jack
NOTE : Radio performance may be degraded while using the USB input or output charging feature. The audio from weak radio stations may no longer come in clearly.
Powering Device
- Open the rubber tab on top of the device and slide switch to turn the on position. On initial usage, crank the handle to wake up the device.
- Press the POWER button to turn on/off device. When powering off device, the display will show the time in standby mode.
- When storing or stowing the device, turn the switch off to shut down all power to the device.
Selecting Radio Band
- With Radio On, press MENU to switch between FM /AM / SW / WB /ALERT / Bluetooth
- Press or to select the station, long press for auto searching.
- Press AUTO TUNE for auto searching, press again within 3 seconds for current station.
- To automatically have stations stored. Press AUTO TUNE for auto searching from FM 76 to 108, this will automatically store the stations as P01, P02, P03 and so on (20 total slots). After the fully automatic searching is done, press the SEL button to select between the stored stations one by one. Once the stations are programed, you cannot delete them as the radio frequencies are automatically stored.
NOTE : If you are traveling to a different geographic location, your radio frequencies WILL NOT be the same. To override your current stored radio frequency, repeat #4 and this will automatically overwrite the store stations to the new frequencies in the area where you are located.
Setting Weather band Alert
Press and toggle the MENU button to switch to WB mode, tune to WB for your location. Press and toggle the MENU button to the ALERT mode. ‘Alert’ will appear in the display and the audio will turn off. The radio will continue to monitor your WB station and will activate the audio if an alert is issued. Press and toggle the MENU button or POWER button to turn off the Alert.
Bluetooth
Press and toggle the MENU to turn on the Bluetooth (display: bt). Turn on
Bluetooth on your device and connect to ODYSSEY.
Light Operation
Press and toggle through the Light button to shift lighting mode from
Spotlight, Floodlight, both on and off.
Siren
Press the SOS button to turn on the siren with the red flashing light. Note:
This is LOUD
Charge via USB-C
Insert provided Type USB-C cable into Type USB-C Charging Port and other end
into standard USB charging block and plug into wall outlet. The battery
charging icon will indicate that the unit is charging.
Solar Charging
When placed in sunlight, it will automatically start charging the lithium
battery. Indicator in the Light part will glow in RED when charging.
Crank Charging
Indicator in the Light part will glow in RED when charging.
Tablet or Cell Phone Charging
Plug your device’s USB charging cable into the USB-A out port on the ODYSSEY
and plug the other end into your device. It will automatically start to charge
your device,” OUT” shows in the display.
All feature settings below require the radio to be in the “OFF” mode.
Set Time
- Long press MENU
- Select 12H or 24H by Up or Down button
- Press SEL to enter
- The HOURS digits on the clock will flash
- Press up or down to the appropriate digit
- Press SEL to enter
- The MINUTES digits on the clock will flash
- Press up or down to the appropriate digit
- Press SEL to enter
- If no buttons are pressed for 8 seconds, the unit will go back to normal position.
Time Set
- Press AUTO TUNE, Clock icon will be displayed
- The HOURS digits on the clock will flash
- Press up or down to the appropriate digit
- Press SEL to enter
- The MINUTES digits on the clock will flash
- Press up or down to the appropriate digit
- Press SEL to enter
- If no buttons are pressed for 8 seconds, the unit will go back to normal position.
Battery Compartment
1pc 3.7V2000mAh 18650 Lithium battery and/or 3pcs AAA battery (excluded)
Note : NOAA does a test alert every Wednesday between 10 am and noon, regardless of your location.
NEED HELP?
Check our website for FAQ’s for the ODYSSEY or
www.etoncorp.com.
CONTACT US
Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto,
CA 94303, USA.
1-800-872-2228 (U.S.)
650-903-3866 (worldwide)
M-F, 8:00-4:30, Pacific Standard Time
WARNING
- Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
- Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
- Protect from high humidity and rain.
- Only operate within specified temperature range (0 °C to 40 °C).
- Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or any object has fallen into the apparatus.
- Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical solvents as this might damage the finish.
- Unplug and disconnect external antennas during lightning storms.
- Do not remove cover [or back].
- Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
Disposal
- According to the European Directive 2002/96/ EC all electrical and electronic products must be collected separately by a local collection system.
- Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste.
- Please dispose of all types of batteries per your Government, State or Local rules and/or regulations.
- If you are unsure, please call the appropriate local authority to find out how to dispose of them safely and help protect the environment.
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
To ensure full warranty coverage or product updates, registration of your
product should be completed as soon as possible after purchase or receipt.
- Please go to https://etoncorp.com/pages/contact-us to register your product.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Retain your proof of purchase or the receipt. Limited Warranty information can
be viewed at https://etoncorp.com/pages/contact-us in theSupport
section.
SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT
To obtain service for your product, we recommend first contacting an Etón
service representative at 800-872-2228
US, 800-637-1648 Canada or
650-903-3866 for problem determination
and trouble-shooting. If further service is required, the technical staff will
instruct how to proceed based on whether the radio is still under warranty or
needs non-warranty service.
WARRANTY
If your product is still in warranty and the Etón service representative
determines that warranty service is needed, a return authorization will be
issued and instructions for shipment to an authorized warranty repair
facility. Do not ship your radio back without obtaining the return
authorization number.
NON-WARRANTY
If your product is no longer under warranty and requires service our technical
staff will refer you to the nearest repair facility that will be able to best
handle the repair. For service outside of North America, please refer to the
distributor information included at time of purchase/receipt the radio is
still under warranty or needs non-warranty service.
Main Technical Parameters
- Reception scope of the FM 76 ~108 MHz
- Reception scope of the AM 520~1710KHz
- Reception scope of the SW 3.2~22MHz
- Reception scope of the WB 162.40~162.55MHz
- Distance for Bluetooth ≤10 meters
- Version of Bluetooth Version 5.0
- The audio frequency output power 2W / 4W for Bluetooth
- Specification of LED 1W 2835 4000-4500K
- Output Voltage/Current 5V/1A
- Specification of built-in battery 3.7V, 2000mAh lithium battery or 3pcs AAA battery (excluded)
- Specification of Speaker 45mm 4 5W
- Generator Power 2.5W