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GLOBE TRAVELER G3 OWNER’S MANUAL
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GLOBE TRAVELER G3 OWNER’S MANUAL
With the G3 on or off, use the +-/VOL buttons or the numeric keypad to
adjust to volume levels 0-31. The level number appears in the display. To
adjust the volume with the numeric keypad, enter the desired
volume level and press either the + or – VOL button within 3 seconds.
Please note that in North America no Longwave (LW) stations are
broadcasting on this band and that you may hear broadcast band images.
1. Turn on the G3. To select LW or AM press the AM BAND button, noting
that each press of this button ips to either LW or the AM band.
2. For FM press the FM BAND button. Note that a second press takes you to
Air Craft band.
3. To enter the Air Craft band press the FM button twice.
4. To enter a specic shortwave band, sequentially press the ‘METERBAND’
button to select the band of your choice. The most popular shortwave
bands can also be accessed with the F1-F7 buttons (F1=49m, F2=41m,
F3=31m, F4=25m, F5=22m, F6=19m and F7=16m).
When listening to FM, shortwave or Air Craft Band, fully extend the
telescopic antenna. It need not be extended when listening to LW or AM
stations (the LW/AM antenna is located inside the G3).
RDS (radio data system) allows the radio to display the station
identication, artist’s name, song title, date and other text if the station
transmits this information. The station may or may not transmit some
or part of this information. To see if the station is transmitting any RDS
information, turn RDS on by pressing the RDS button. Then press the RDS
MODE button to see what is being transmitted.
To charge batteries:
1. Connect the AC adapter/charger.
2. With the G3 turned off, install 4 NI-MH batteries and connect the
AC adapter/charger.
3. Press the F7 button for about 3 seconds, or until CHARGE 00
appears in the display.
4. Use the tuning knob to select the charging time in hours (00-36) based
on the mAh rating of your batteries: 11 hours for 1100 mAH rating; 23
hours for 2300 mAH rating, etc. and press the PAGE/TIME button when
nished.
5. In the display, the battery symbol’s segments continuously activate from
left to right during charging. Battery charging terminates once the set
charge time has been reached.
Assure that it is powered with the AC adapter or batteries, that it is
unlocked and that the DX/LOCAL switch (left side panel) is in the DX
position (up).
To use the G3 in North America (U.S. or Canada), no changes to the initial
factory settings are needed.
In North America, AM stations are spaced by 10 KHz. In Europe and other
areas, they are spaced by 9 KHz. In North America, the FM band begins at
87.5 MHz. In other parts of the world, it may begin at 76 MHz. Follow these
steps to set this for your area:
1. With the G3 off, press the F5 button for about 3 seconds – ‘9’ or ‘10’
ashes in the display.
2. Use sequential F5 presses to select 9 or 10, then press the
‘PAGE/TIME’ button – the FM frequency ashes in the display.
3. Sequentially press the F5 button until the beginning FM frequency
of your area appears, then press PAGE/TIME.
SELECTING LW, AM, FM, AIRCRAFT BAND
AND SHORTWAVE
SETTING UP AM AND FM OUTSIDE OF
NORTH AMERICA
VOLUME CONTROL
INITIAL SETTINGS
CHARGING Ni-MH BATTERIES IN THE G3 continued
FM RDS