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Problem
Solution
battery capacity significantly exceeds the battery
capacity of the ADVENTURER.
Therefore, a fully charged ADVENTURER will only
partially charge a cell phone or mp3/mp4 device. After
the battery stops charging the device, disconnect the
device and begin cranking if a DC power source is not
available.
I never receive weather alerts.
Verify you receive the test alert from the National
Weather Service on Wednesday as described in the
weather alert section of this manual.
Verify you have tuned the weather band to your local
area and you have reception before activating the
Weather Alert feature.
Make sure you have good weather radio reception. If
your radio reception is poor, you will not receive any
alerts.
How can I receive warnings only and not
watches or statements?
Selective filtering of statements, watches and warnings is
not possible. You will always receive all three levels.
The ADVENTURER is locked up and
will not respond to commands. How do I
reset it?
Remove the battery. Press the reset button inside the
battery compartment with a paperclip. Reinstall the
battery.
The red charging light does not illuminate
during solar charging.
There is not enough solar energy to drive the red
charging light. For solar charging, you will see a faint
green light. The brighter the sunlight, the brighter the
green charging light.
The display fades when placed in direct
sunlight.
If the display heats up outside the operational range, the
display will fade. For solar charging, partial sunlight or
shade is sufficient.
The ADVENTURER exits the alert mode
and displays time.
The weather alert mode consumes a significant amount
of power because it is constantly scanning for the
emergency 1050 Hz tone from the National Weather
Service. We recommend connecting power input to a
USB computer port or the optional USB to AC converter
for continuous alert operation (reference Section 9).
Otherwise, you must rely on hand crank power in this
mode.
9.
Accessories
The following software and hardware accessories are available for the ADVENTURER at
www.AmbientWeather.com
.
Accessory
Description
Ambient Weather
90W1-29100 USB to AC
Adaptor Converter
Converts USB cable to AC power.